this is bbc news. the headlines at 11pm: the government says it will keep a close eye on kensington and chelsea council, after its leader quit over the grenfell tower fire. the absolute priority remains looking after the victims, their families and friends, making sure they get everything they need and in doing so, when it comes to the local council, nothing is off the table. residents in the community who have been affected by the fire say help is there, but only if they look for it. especially for people like in the tower, a lot of them are still not out there yet, are still in bereavement and facing trauma, so to get out and get the word out to them is very difficult. after days of intense fighting, iraqi forces have taken control of the main base of the so—called islamic state in the city of mosul. the veteran film critic and television presenter barry norman has died at the age of 83. also in the next hour: protests

in hong kong on the 20th anniversary since the end of british control. pro—democracy and pro—china demonstrators clash, as the chinese president warns against any challenge to beijing's rule there. in sport, the lions win a thrilling game against the all blacks, to tie the test series, with one to play. and we'll take another look at tomorrow's front pages at 11:30. the sunday express reports on fisherman planning to take control of the shorelines in post—brexit britain. good evening and welcome.

the government says it has no plans at the moment, the government says it has no plans at the moment to send independent commissioners to kensington and chelsea, following criticism of the council's handling of the grenfell tower fire disaster. the mayor of london, sadiq khan, had urged ministers to intervene, following the resignation yesterday, of the leader of the council. but the government says it will keep a close eye on the situation. frankie mccamley reports. as the tributes continue to arrive and the missing posters line many of the streets, the anger towards the council here is clear. things were bad enough before this happened but the vacuum they left afterwards has made everything very difficult because they're such a lack of trust that i think they need not just a few lack of trust that i think they need notjust a few people to change but a real political shift and a shift in the culture of what's important

and of —— the understanding of what's needed in the area. it was the breakdown of this, the first cabinet meeting at the council since the fire at grenfell tower, that led to the resignation of its leader, nicholas paget—brown. is this the first good decision you have made? pressure had been mounting on the council, following intense criticism of the way the disaster had been handled from day one. the resignation has been welcomed by many, including the mayor of london, sadiq khan, who has urged the prime minister to appoint commissioners to run the borough. he wrote: but the government says it is keeping its options open. nothing is off the table in making sure that the local residents, especially the victims, their families and friends, get all the support they need. clearly there's a role for the local council and government and for many others, but where anyone is not stepping up and doing what is expected of them, then nothing should be off the table.

the council now needs a new leader and that person will have to be elected by the council itself, not by the people, and some residents here say they're not happy with that. they want a bigger say on who is going to be making those key decisions. they can't just impose they can'tjust impose their old boys network. their friends and family scheme that they seem to operate elsewhere. there needs to be a proper process for the selection it's understood a new council leader will be elected next week, in the hope of rebuilding trust with those whose lives have been torn apart. iraqi forces say they've taken control of the main base of the so—called islamic state group, in the city of mosul, after days of intense fighting.

the militants have been driven from a hospital compound, where several senior is leaders were thought to have been hiding. fighting continues in the old city area, but commanders say they're confident a final victory is in sight. our correspondent orla guerin reports from mosul. a symbol of victory, planted this morning in what was the main base of is in mosul. troops, weary after driving the militants from this vast medical complex, but vowing to hunt down every last one of them. "we will keep chasing them and those who support them," says this man, "and we will throw them in the garbage." commanders say they have removed a cancer here, but one that has already spread. "our message is daesh is not only an iraqi problem," says

colonel falah al—wabdan. "it's international." explosion he was interrupted by a booby—trapped bomb. the militants may have gone from here, but they left plenty of threats behind. and plenty of wreckage in iraq's second largest city. well, this is what victory looks like in mosul after more than eight months of fighting. the remaining is militants have been driven from here, but at what a cost. this hospital complex, which was a place of healing, now lies in ruins, like many other parts of mosul. the city may be regaining its freedom, but there will be a great deal of rebuilding to do. some of those who fought to reclaim this territory will never go home, including four soldiers killed yesterday by another booby—trap. the body of one of them was found

this morning by his friend. translation: yesterday, we were together, joking and laughing. he said, "i am not afraid of daesh, and you should not be either." then he went into the hospital and was mortared. the city is not fully liberated yet. commanders admit that even when it is, there is a real risk is could be back. orla guerin, bbc news, mosul. thousands of people have been protesting in central london, calling for an end to government cuts. the demonstrators marched parliament square where they were addressed by jeremy corbyn. it is socialjustice, unity, people coming together to oppose racism and

all those that will divide us, that are the ones moving forward! this is the age of imagination! this is the age in which we will achieve that decency and social justice age in which we will achieve that decency and socialjustice that age in which we will achieve that decency and social justice that we all crave. that is what brings us here together today! the president of sinn fein, gerry adams, says he doesn't believe a deal to restore power—sharing in the northern ireland assembly will be agreed by the deadline of monday. the controversy over a green energy scheme, that left the devolved administration almost £500 000 over spent led to the collapse of the assembly almost six months ago. speaking to me a little earlier northern ireland reporter sara girvin gave me this update on the story. talks between them trying to restore power sharing, they resumed after the general election and it has been a very bumpy road since then. the

two main parties involved are the democratic unionist party and sinn fein. they seem unable to reach agreement on several major issues, both blaming each otherfor the agreement on several major issues, both blaming each other for the lack of progress. 0ne both blaming each other for the lack of progress. one of the main stumbling blocks between the two seems to be the nationalist and republican demand for an irish language act and the dup's opposition to that. also the recent deals struck between the dup and theresa may to essentially prop up the government seems to have somewhat muddied the water when it comes to this political talks. last night, downing street issued a statement after theresa may spoke to both the dup and sinn fein leaders. in it she said her government could do anything it could to work with the parties and get a successful conclusion, but she urged them to find agreement themselves. there was a campaign rally today in belfast for same—sex marriage. northern ireland remains the only part of the uk where it will bad. speaking at the rally was the president of sinn

fein, gerry adams. he outlined why he things there can be no deal before monday. i do believe there will be a deal by monday. —— don't believe. the dup is showing no urgency or no real inclination to deal with the rights at the heart of the companies. i am talking about the companies. i am talking about the bill of rights, the whole issue of marriage equality, a whole range of marriage equality, a whole range of other matters, and unless that changes i can't see how we will be here on saturday afternoon. and i told them this directly. and of course if there is a staff change and part of that staff change is for everybody to understand that equality and respect has to be at

the heart of the institution. they have to deliver for everybody. not just sinn fein or dup but for everybody, including those who don't vote and those who are vulnerable, who want their rights. that is the only basis on which these institutions are going to be put together. all attention now turns to monday, but it's not a deadline as that. last thursday was the deadline for some sort of progress in these talks and that's been and gone. 0n monday the secretary of state in northern ireland plans to make a statement to update the house of commons on what steps are taken next. he has the option of extending the talks, he can call another assembly election or he can reintroduce direct rule from westminster. when it comes to the northern ireland political parties themselves, the dup traditionally don't take part in talks on sunday for religious reasons. so the talks will begin again in earnest on

monday morning, but at this point it is looking very unlikely that a deal will be struck. three men have been arrested on suspicion of the commission, preparation or instigation of acts of terrorism. detectives from the metropolitan police's counter—terrorism command, assisted by officers from sussex police, arrested two men in essex and a third in east sussex at around 6pm on friday. the men, two aged 28 and one aged 31, are being held in custody at a south london police station. and anti—terror police have arrested two men at heathrow airport after they landed on a flight from turkey. both are aged 21 and are from leicester and birmingham. the former chief of staff to the brexit secretary has said negotiations with the eu are being "hamstrung" by theresa may's lack of flexibility. james chapman worked closely with david davis, and told the bbc that the red lines set by the prime minister had made his former boss's job very difficult as he conducts talks with the european union.

she's taken some absolutist positions on particular issues, i'm thinking particularly on the european court ofjustice. she set a red line effectively for conference speech that has hamstrung these negotiations, in my view. 0n david davis, there isn't anybody better to be doing this negotiation in parliament. he is a very tough, resilient operator. there are red lines that have been set for him make thejob he has got to do extremely difficult. pro—democracy protests have taken place on the 20th anniversary of the handover of the former british colony of hong kong to china. several activists were arrested after clashing with police and pro—beijing demonstrators. the chinese president, who is visiting the territory, warned against any challenge to his government's authority. not the images china wanted for the 20th anniversary of the hong kong handover.

democracy activists trying to gate—crash the party. president xi was safely inside. swearing in a new government and delivering stern words about hong kong's future. translation: any attempt to endanger china's sovereignty and security, challenge the power of the central government is an act that crosses the red line. and is absolutely impermissible. tough love was the message throughout his tour of hong kong. "greetings, comrades", he shouted. hong kong may be special but it must learn to love the motherland. his just seems to be empire issues. but sorry, we are the ones who asked for democracy and we will not show our loyalty to the one party dictatorship leader. no sooner had president xi left, the streets filled with protesters.

marking the anniversary of the handover in their usual style. shouting at china patriots to go back to the mainland. taiwan flags among countless ways to defy one—party china. china controls the hard power in hong kong but this illustrates the problem it has with soft power. they didn't come out to welcome president xi, they didn't come out to celebrate 20 years since the handover of hong kong. they are here on the street to demand democracy and to cherish their right to protest. hong kong independence! 20 years since the handover and tacking between two masters is getting harder all the time. the hong kong public want more say in their lives. and so does beijing.

tonight is china's show. but this city is profoundly uncertain about what the next 20 years of chinese rule might bring. carrie gracie, bbc news, hong kong. the headlines on bbc news: the government says it will keep a close eye on kensington and chelsea council as it prepares to elect a new leader, following the grenfell tower fire. after days of intense fighting, iraqi forces have taken control of the main base of the so—called islamic state in the city of mosul. the veteran film critic and former bbc presenter, barry norman, has died at the age of eighty three. sport now, and for a full round—up, from the bbc sport centre, here's james pearce. good evening to you.

the british and irish lions have produced one of their great performances to level the series against new zealand and set up a decider in auckland next weekend. the all blacks played much of the match with only 1a men, but the lions only clinched victory with a penalty in the last few minutes. 24—21 the final score. 0ur sports correspondent katie gornall was there. weather in rugby can be a great leveller and when you're up against the all blacks, it all helps. defeat here and any dreams of the lions making history would be over. for once, the rain was welcomed. for 12 years new zealand has waited for the return of the lions and these fans know their team is going to have to produce the game of their careers in the wind and rain at wellington if they are to keep the series alive. up against the most fearsome winning machine in sport, the lions the lions had been set up for a bruising encounter. but it takes more than

brute force to knock the all blacks off their stride. beauden barrett rarely falters. the conditions made even the basics a challenge. but if there was tension, it certainly wasn't in the mind of 0wen farrell, who finished this as if he was playing in the park. in such a cauldron, cool heads were needed. not this. sonny bill williams becoming the first all black to be sent off in 50 years. now it was time to be bold. often much of what toby faletau does goes unnoticed. not this time. any lion will tell you it is better to be the hunter than the hunted and with their tails up, conor murray seized his chance. with the scores level in the final minutes, the lions needed something. a final kick, a final roar, a penalty that keeps the dream alive. i didn't even celebrate when the final whistle went, ijust thought, we are evens now. they won the first half and we won the second half and we have got one more half of rugby.

this'll be a victory that lives long in the memory. the lions have found their teeth. katie gornall, bbc news, wellington. great britain's geraint thomas has won the first stage of this year's tour de france, a 1k kilometre time trial through dusseldorf in germany. team mate chris froome was sixth, and thomas will hope to play a key role in supporting froome's bid to win his third tour in a row — but for now thomas is savouring being the first welshman in history to wear the leader's yellowjersey. this is the stuff of dreams. going to cycling as a 10—year—old, to be the other side of the camera, and taking the jersey comments incredible really. it's made tournament. to finally win a stage in the yellow jersey tournament. to finally win a stage in the yellowjersey is massive. novak djokovic has completed the ideal warm—up for wimbledon by winning his first title since january. he beat gael monfils in straight sets at eastbourne. djokovic accepted a wildcard to play on the south coast after his early

exit from the french open and he won the final 6—3, 6—4. he's looking fit for wimbledon, unlike defending champion andy murray who's still struggling with a hip injury. the world number three karolina pliskova will be one of the leading contenders for the women's title at wimbledon — she beat the former world number one caroline wozniacki in straight sets in the eastbourne final. england won their final warm—up match before the women's european championship — captain ellen white scored both their goals as they beat denmark 2—1 in copenhagen. that means the lionesses head into the euros with four wins from their last six games. i thought he was full of resilience. ata i thought he was full of resilience. at a fantastic result. sweeping gaming —— came in and lost 2— nil. looking to put a good performance in. so for us, resilient, is going to be in porton. that's all the sport for now.

let us have a quick look at some of those front pages. we will start in the mail on sunday which claims the prime minister is considering a dramatic u—turn on university tuition fees to attract younger voters to the tory party. the 0bserver reports a tory revolt against public—sector cuts suggesting theresa may is facing pressure from within the cabinet for demanding a radical overhaul of state funding for public services. meanwhile, the sunday telegraph reports claims that number ten has told business leaders that theresa may could walk out of brexit talks over the so—called divorce bill as a move designed to appeal to british voters. the express reports that british fishermen will be given exclusive rights to a 12 mile zone around the coastline. and a rogue

sas unit accused of executing civilians. that is the headline on the cover of the sunday times. a much longer look at the papers later. the late german chancellor helmet kohl is due to be buried in germany, or was buried in germany. he was honoured at a ceremony in strasbourg. he oversaw germany's reunification and was a major driving force behind closer european integration. helmet kohl's coffin brought into one of europe's high places, the parliament, as old faces a new came to bid farewell to one of the greats. this was a man revered for doing what many thought impossible, making germany one nation again but within your up making germany one nation again but within yourup and making germany one nation again but within your up and without waking the dark memories of an inglorious past. in speeches, they paid

tributes to his achievements and his large personality. brands like the spanish prime minister gonzalez and president clinton, who delivered a tour de force. helmet kohl gave us the chance to be involved in something bigger than ourselves. bigger than our terms of office. bigger than our terms of office. bigger than our terms of office. bigger than a fleeting careers. because all of us sooner or later will be in a coffin like that. and the only gift we can leave behind is a better future for our children and the freedom to make their own choices, including their own mistakes. angela merkel, who had a notoriously difficult relationship with helmet kohl in recent years, said that was all forgotten and europe would be forever grateful for what her predecessor had done. thank

you to the chances of the opportunities you gave me. thank you to the chances you gave to many others as well. thank you very much for the chances that we as germans and europeans have received thanks to you, you achieved a huge amount, may you rest in peace. now it is up to us to actually preserve and guide your legacy. i bow before you and your legacy. i bow before you and your memory, in gratitude and humility. it has of course been a sad occasion. the presence of his widow a reminder that this was the death of a man, notjust a politician. but it is more than that because this has in effect been the european union's first—ever state funeral and if it's been conducted with such a sense of ceremony it's because europe's new leaders, especially ancient —— angela merkel and emanuel micron, want to capture and emanuel micron, want to capture and is still something of the spirit

of helmet kohl. after the european farewells, the german. his body transported to his hometown of ludwigshafen where he was born and died and buried in the 1000 your building that he loved and he said symbolised the essence of european union. the film critic and journalist barry norman has died. for more than 25 yea rs norman has died. for more than 25 years he hosted a film show for the bbc which was regarded by many as essential viewing. he had been suffering from lung cancer. tonight, joseph losey talks about the assassination of trotsky... it began in 1972, a slightly stiff and nervous

his father was the producer and director leslie norman, and his relaxed style, shrewd opinions and comfy jumpers were perfect for the late—night movie show. is this superstardom you now have, is this going to change your life at all? no dear, i've had my change of life. to meet you, ijust have to make a movie. that's right. ijust have to go up and like spend $55 million... good evening, or rather, where you are, good morning he came over on the screen, quite rightly, as a man who really knew his subject, an expert, a man who knew what he was talking about. and somebody said this very day, a very serious man. i said, no, not when you were with him. he liked people, he was gregarious, he loved a laugh. oh boy, i miss him. hello, and why not?

that, in a sense, is why it's there. or is it? but by 1998, frustrated at being bounced around the schedule, he left the bbc for sky, but his place in tv history was already assured. he was, for more than a quarter of the century, tv‘s face of film. remembering barry norman, who died in the age of 83. still, it is nice to know that summer has returned. depending where you are today. you obviously fared quite well. it wasn't like that every word. we have got a weather front at the moment which come the morning would have slumped its way into the south—eastern corner of the british

isles. shallots from the word go across scotland where it will have been a windy night. probably severe gale force winds that year we are, the middle part of the afternoon on sunday. doesn't time fly when you're having fun? decent amounts of sunshine and a lot of dry weather. much of england and wales, dry, find and sunny. not wall—to—wall sunlight —— sunshine. you got a game of cricket, this weather will not get in the way. a little bit cloudy. beyond passing shall here perhaps. certainly more in the way shallots. a bit ofa certainly more in the way shallots. a bit of a nagging westerly or south—westerly for the greater part of the day, a assuming —— ushering in copious showers. some of those will turn more fun to read. 0n into monday, another weather front

slumping its way down the british isles. maybe the odd shall read burst. towards the west, more in the way of cloudy for the south—western quarter of wales, the south—west of england. thankfully all about a good way from wimbledon. just the chance ofa way from wimbledon. just the chance of a shower late on. there is the bigger clown i was talking about bringing. a passing shall not much more than that. we're just going to have this fast—moving little weather feature into the heart of the dish isles. that is going to be wet for a while. high—pressure tries to knows its way in. july to the north and

south of the british isles. wednesday, a mixture. also wanted to showers. i will see when half an hour.