good afternoon. there'll be a trade deal and it'll be a very, very good one. donald trump's words to theresa may this morning as the us president met the prime minister at the 620 conference in hamburg. mr trump stressed the special relationship he's developed with mrs may and said the deal would be done quickly. mr trump also suggested he would be visiting britain despite previous reports than he wanted the visit put off. our deputy political editor john pienaar reports. theresa may was counting on warm words. promises of good will. and today the president had plenty of both. she sees the us relationship is key to successful brexit. he is keen to show that he's open to free trade with a major ally. when it came to encouraging language the president clearly was feeling generous. i would like to thank prime minister made for being with us. prime minister made for being with us. we had tremendous talks, there

is no country that could be closer than our two countries. and i want to say thank you very much. we are working for a trade deal which will bea working for a trade deal which will be a very big dealfor working for a trade deal which will be a very big deal for both countries. and i think we will have that done very quickly. it was not all so friendly, theresa may also urged him to drop opposition to the climate change treaty. but trade is the priority and he was still planning a visit. though not eve ryo ne planning a visit. though not everyone will be as happy as theresa may to see him. until then worth cultivating the us friendship with the president, his family and advisers. his daughter ivanka trump is both. meeting the japanese leader was also important, shinzo abe has done a trade deal with the eu and the uk would like onejust done a trade deal with the eu and the uk would like one just as favourable. warm words about trade and cooperation can be comforting, even political useful at a summit like this but striking deals with

america, india, anyone, will take ha rd america, india, anyone, will take hard bargaining and plenty of british businessmen, government officials and even the own chance of theresa may will need to be convinced that agreements around the world could even compensate for a tough, even a harsh deal with the eu. the prime minister insists it can be done. they have been ugly scenes in the streets outside. violent protests against the wealth and power gathered here. a harsh contrast with a comparatively calm summit. even one that was not quite as friendly as it seemed. let's speak to our diplomatic correspondent james robbins. what is your reading of donald trump's commitment to this trade deal with the uk? trump's commitment to this trade dealwith the uk? let's trump's commitment to this trade deal with the uk? let's remind ourselves that president trump described brexit as a beautiful thing. he said it was an inspiration to his own campaign to be elected as

president of the us. so perhaps no surprise that he was so willing to meet the needs of downing street for a positive, positive restatements to now prime minister in theresa may that america is intending to press ahead with a uk trade deal to take the place of the multilateral agreements existing within the eu framework. that is as soon as britain leaves the eu. but of course this is a statement and getting that as an agreed deal could be more difficult. and what of other issues on the agenda, what impact is donald trump having on those?” on the agenda, what impact is donald trump having on those? i think drug this summer donald trump is central frankly to the deadlocks and divisions of this summit. they're not reconciled on climate change, something that theresa may raised with him and frankly angela merkel is struggling to find a form of words for the final concluding summit text which somehow can square away president trump and his

rejection of the paris climate agreement with the overwhelming feeling of the others that nothing must be done or said in the text which seems to weaken that agreement. so a very tough summit and all the divisions with america coming to the fore. there are reports this lunchtime that iraqi forces are on the verge of recapturing the city of mosul from so called islamic state. there's been no formal announcement but one is expected with hours. these latest pictures just in show soldiers and civilians celebrating in the streets. the strategically important city of mosul has been in is hands since 2014. london fire brigade says its changing the number and type of fire engines it routinely deploys to tower block fires. it follows an investigation by the bbc‘s newsnight that found that no high ladder engine was sent in the first wave of engines sent to grenfell tower fire which has so far claimed 80 lives. the fire brigades union says the extra height provided by such an engine would have helped fight

the ire more effectively and may have saved lives. —— the fire. braving the flames just before one o'clock. fire services were on the scene in minutes from being called but firefighters said that they lacked equipment and sufficient water pressure when tackling what became an inferno at grenfell tower. it took more than 30 minutes for a high ladder to arrive at the 67 metre high blog according to a bbc newsnight investigation. 0ne metre high blog according to a bbc newsnight investigation. one was not automatically send. 0ne fire union official believes if it had arrived earlier it could have made a difference. i have spoken to aerial appliance operators in london who drive and operate those appliances and who attended the incident, who think that having that on the first attendance might have made a difference because it allows you to

operate a very powerful water tower from outside the building. operate a very powerful water tower from outside the buildingm operate a very powerful water tower from outside the building. it has also emerged there was no platform tall enough in london to suit a building of this size and help with the rescue effort so one had to be set from surrey. london fire brigade has now changed his procedures so that a high ladder is automatically sent to any tower fire straightaway. 0ther fire sent to any tower fire straightaway. 0therfire brigades sent to any tower fire straightaway. 0ther fire brigades now sent to any tower fire straightaway. 0therfire brigades now may sent to any tower fire straightaway. 0ther fire brigades now may follow suit and greater manchester fire and rescue service announced a change in their policy so that the high ladder is automatically dispatched to a tower block fire. newsnight was also told but firefighters struggled with water pressure problems and called thames water to increased pressure in the area. thames water said any suggestion that there was low pressure during this appalling tragedy is categorically false. but questions remain as to what was in place as firefighters first rushed in to help the residents of grenfell tower that night. even though some

a nswe rs tower that night. even though some answers may not come until the public enquiry it seems that pressure for more precautions in the future means changes are already underway. hundreds of thousands of people are expected to attend the pride in london march, which gets underway this lunchtime. this year the event is marking the 50th anniversary of the first partial decriminalisation of homosexuality in 1967. wyre davies is in london's 0xford street where the march is due to set off from. it looks lively. indeed, the 45th annual celebration in the capital of diversity and equality. pride this year marking 50 years since the partial decriminalisation of homosexuality in england and wales, 26,000 official participants in ten three this year and a 2 million people spectating as it winds through central london. the festival will be officially opened by members of the emergency services, many of

whom served at grenfell tower and during the terror attacks on westminster bridge and london bridge was the security is a big issue this year. this will have the biggest police presence of any pride festival. of course amid these accusations from some quarters that it has become a bit too commercial, the parade is as colourful as ever this year and seems to have lost none of its spontaneity. it was a nail biting battle that went down to the wire but in the end it was honours even as the british lions ended their three match series in new zealand with a is—all draw with the all blacks this morning. katie gornall reports from auckland. rugby is part of the fabric of new zealand. almost everyone here is a fan although today the all blacks seemed a little outnumbered. the lions have arrived helpful and determined to leave with more than just memories. the lines are confident they are the underdogs, everywhere you look there are

reminders that new zealand are the reigning double world champion. and they will not be letting that trophy go without a fight. but in six weeks the british and irish lions have transformed from no hopers into a genuine threat. the fortress invaded by red army. it would set the tone for a breathless first half, the pace not always matched with precision. that would come from the all blacks beauden barrett who picked out his younger, taller brother to set up the opening score. try finished by ngani laumape. the new zealand captain made his 100th appearance but it weathered debutants stealing the limelight as jordie barrett made his first test start one to remember the all blacks dominance was not reflected in the scoreline, the lions were kept within reach as elliot daly kit for the horizon. new zealand strain every sting you to hold back the line. they had hoped from this yellow but playing here is a test of

nerves and owen farrell could never be folded there. this was the kick to level the match. a refereeing decision denied the all blacks a chance of victory, a draw perhaps the fitting into a thrilling series. but for the lions a sense of what might have been remains. some other brief sports news before we go. england's cricketers have taken two early wickets on the third day of the opening test against south africa at lord's. liam dawson removed kagiso rabada for 27, jonny bairstow with the catch. and after making his half—century, temba bavuma is also out — caught by ben stokes off the bowling of moeen ali. south africa are now on 259—7. england lead by 199 runs. romelu lukaku appears to be heading for manchester united, despite a late bid from his former club chelsea. united are reported to have agreed a fee of around £75 million with everton and lukaku is set to have a medical. the player is currently in america, where he'll meet his new team mates this weekend, as they arrive to start a pre—season tour of the states.

you can see more on all of today's stories on the bbc news channel. the next news on bbc one is at 6:25pm this evening. until then enjoy your afternoon. hello. you're watching the bbc news channel. there are reports in iraq that mosul‘s old city may soon be recaptured from so—called islamic state. iraq's second largest city has been under the control of the militant group for more than three years. earlier i spoke to bbc arabic‘s basheer al zaidi who's in the iraqi city of irbil. he gave us the latest on the ongoing military operation. we are hearing that the counterterrorism forces are leading

the final push to eliminate the existence or presence of is militants in the old city of mosul. both the emergency response division and the federal police have announced that they have finished the task they were assigned to. in clearing or recapturing parts of the old city. for the counterterrorism service, to reach the river bank. since yesterday we are hearing that they are tens of metres away from the bank, but it seems that things on the ground are changing rapidly. at some points, unexpectedly. there are new challenges ahead for establishing some sort of authority over the city, helping people move back, rebuilding trust. there is so much that needs to be done. absolutely. it is so disastrous, if we are looking at the scale of destruction in the old city of mosul and in the western part

of mosul generally. it would take a great deal of effort and of time to build this trust, and also to establish a reconciliation between the people and the iraqi government. however, we don't know how soon that can be. billions of dollars seem to be needed to put the city back on its feet. we are looking at tens of idp camps scattered around the city of mosul. these people don't know how soon they can get back, and they are so keen to go back to their homes. thank you. more now on the news that president trump has told theresa may he hopes to reach a trade deal with britain "very, very quickly". the two leaders are meeting at the g20 summit in hamburg. mr trump also said he would be visiting london we can cross to hamburg now and speak to my colleague, ros atkins. let's deal with trump and theresa

may one. what are we to read into what went on there? let's go through the points you raised. 0n the visit to london, we didn't get a date, just an intention to come at some point. that's likely has gone off the boil, especially after mr trump's criticism of sadiq khan after the london bridge attack. mr trump says he wants to get the trade deal done very quickly, and he wa nted deal done very quickly, and he wanted to be a very powerful deal, but the point we need to emphasise is the uk is currently within the eu. it can't cut bilateral trade deals, certainly not on the hands of once, until it exits the eu. that won't happen until march 2019, by which an awful lot of political water will have gone under the bridge. while the uk government will be happy about the mood music coming out of that meeting, in practical terms, if not coming to have a huge influence on what kind of deal might

emerge in 2019, 2020 or whenever it can be done. what about the wider summitand the can be done. what about the wider summit and the issues they are debating? there is a communique awaited, how much waiting might be involved? i think that mccain will arrive. anglo—american, the host, wa nts to arrive. anglo—american, the host, wants to get it out. not having it out is not a notch on. —— angela merkel. it's what it says that really matters. if we look at the two major issues of this summit, trade and climate change, they are struggling on both. 0n climate change, there is an impasse and they're struggling to find wording that can accommodate the american position, which is to continue to promote the trade of fossil fuels and to take america out of the paris climate agreement. most upbeat, all of the other countries are in the paris agreement and most of them wa nt to paris agreement and most of them want to reduce trade in fossil fuels. that looks like a tough nut to crack. 0n trade, they seems you have found some form of compromise,

but they are asserting the desire to fight protectionism while at the same time asserting each country's right to protect their own markets. that is the diplomatic fudge, a compromise so wide a lot of people will doubt it has any major impact on how global trade is structured. what this really highlights is that they are searching for a unified response to the big challenges of ourtime, and finding response to the big challenges of our time, and finding it is very difficult to accommodate donald trump's position with the position most of the other leaders are seeking to adopt. it appears donald trump is isolated on a number of key things. he has his family there with them, very much a trump entourage present. what of the wider picture about events outside? we know there are about events outside? we know there a re protests. do about events outside? we know there are protests. do they have any impact inside? in the short term, i think the answer is no. the protesters, some of them, wanted to disrupt this summit will stop there

have been things like millennia trump is not being able to leave her hotel yesterday, where there was some disruption. the fundamentals of the leaders getting to where they needed to get, they have been able to do that. the protesters have not managed to derail the summit in that way. protesters would say they're playing a long game, aching big points they want to be thought about in the long term. you go back a few yea rs, in the long term. you go back a few years, there were big protests about nature of globalisation and how it was leading people behind. that analysis has been widely accepted now. all of the leaders here admit the current iteration of globalisation is not sharing benefits as equitably as adults do. not everyone agrees on how to change that. the protesters don't agree with donald trump on that, but they do all agree that the system needs to change. some would say that partly because we have been making this point for the last 20 years. thank you. margaret macmillan is a professor of international

of international history at the university of oxford. good afternoon. let's talk trade first of all, and the us and uk and what donald trump had to say about this deal being done very quickly, when they can get round to discussing the details. how realistic is that? i wouldn't at all. donald trump always says he wa nts to all. donald trump always says he wants to do things quickly, but that is his rhetoric. trade deals take a long time to negotiate. they have very, located issues between great britain and the united states. the deal that canada did with the eu took seven years. the north american free trade agreement took a number of years. these cannot be done quickly, particularly when britain is still in the eu. seriously gushy asians can't even starts. they can't start until after break that has been completed, but when they do start we are talking about two

allies for him there is a great interest in getting something done reasonably quickly. i'm not sure how strong the relationship is between the uk and the us at the moment. both sides are trying to put a good face on it, but there are a lot of reservations in the uk about this resident administration in the us. there is some goodwill but also some tensions. when it gets right down to the nitty—gritty, when you get down to the issue, things like genetically modified foods, which american farmers will want to have free access to british markets, going to have consumer resistance in britain. issues on intellectual property, i think we will see tricky issues. it is still not going to solve the difficult issues. as he -- if he does come to london, that will help the goodwill elements? you hope so, but he doesn't like demonstrations and protests, and people in the uk probably will turn

out to express their views on trump. some of those will not be favourable views. it seems that the visit is still on the cards but very much on the back earner. we don't know who will be in government in britain in the next six months. i would have thought the visit might happen at some point, but i would be surprised to see it happen early. what about the wider due 20? we are told the climate change issue might be the most problematic. is that you're reading of things? is communicator a lwa ys reading of things? is communicator always difficult. i wonder if these big meetings are actually worth all the trouble they cause, because they create such expectations, all these powerful leaders, and they can't be solved in 2.5 days. the king in a cable say something about climate change, the united states will probably not finance. that would be very bad indeed, but...

negotiations, bilateral, multilateral negotiations. i sometimes wonder about utility of these big summits. thank you. a school girl who died after a minibus carrying pupils collided with a bin lorry in birmingham has been named as 14—year—old holly brown. the teenager from john taylor high school in staffordshire, was on a field trip when the bus crashed on the a38. another pupil was taken to hospital with minor injuries. the school principal mike donoghue said: "our thoughts, at this very tragic and sad time, are with the family, their friends and the pupils and staff involved. police officers in england and wales must fill out a ten—page form every time they use any kind of force —— including the use of handcuffs, cs spray or a baton. the police federation has likened it to "writing an essay" but the home secretary, amber rudd, says the rules, which were introduced in april, will create "unprecedented tra nsparency". a little earlier i spoke to simon kempton, operational

lead on policing for the police federation and i began by asking him what he made of the new police forms. my my view is that there is important information that can have real direct benefits to police officers on the street and the public. but we have to be really careful about how we collated. if we are going to ask police officers to do this, we can do it in and on bureaucratic way for a bureaucratic way that takes us off the street for hours out of our shifts. which is the case at the moment? there are parts of the country where in the form takes five minutes, and parts where it takes 2130 minutes. but what acceptable and is indefensible. —— 20 or 30 minutes. is that why some federations have been more critical than others? absolutely. we all agree that by collating this

evidence, we can dispel some of the myths about police. we don't use force that often. as of the millions of interactions we have with the public, it is really rare for us to use force. where we do use force, it is much lower level than the public believe at the moment, for whatever reason. this information will make it much clearer that we can have that trust in the police, but —— because it is rare that we use force. the other thing it shows is what equivalent works and what equipment doesn't. it helps us show that where you have a taser available, we are far less likely to have use force. where you have double crewing, more than one officer at the scene, the force that we use one we have to use it is much lower levels than when it is someone on the run. -- on their own. police in florida say evidence shows venus williams was driving lawfully when she was involved in a car crash in which a man died. an initial police report had described her as being at fault. a 78—year—old man, jerome barson, died in the collision. his family filed a lawsuit

against ms williams, alleging she was "negligently operating" her vehicle. a man has been arrested after trying to open the exit door of a delta airlines flight from seattle to china. officials say a female flight attendant was forced to hit the 23—year—old over the head with two large bottles of wine. he was finally restrained with zip ties by several passengers. conceded cloud waiting in the wings. the less cloud in the north with with sunshine, but this weather front approaching. elsewhere for scotland, northern ireland, more

sunshine. feeling warmer. further south, potentially some drizzly showers in the south and west, but break—in lands with strong sunshine is pretty warm as well. not as hot as yesterday. 0vernight the weather front makes progress across to southern central scotland and northern ireland. a different night and day to come here. tomorrow still and day to come here. tomorrow still a muggy field in southern areas, another day or so before we lose that timidity. it looks set to be another warm one across parts of england and wales. just the odd sharp shower. very different today —— today will stop the 1a degrees under that ring—bound. the us president says he expects a trade deal with the uk very quickly, as he will be coming to london soon. by as he will be coming to london soon. by minister and i have developed a special relationship, and i think trade will be a very big factor between our two countries. firefighters tell the bbc they

didn't have the necessary equipment needed to tackle the blaze at granville tower. the lions draw the final test match against the all blacks, 15— all. both sides tie the series at one game apiece. evil have been killed. this crisis began when the government appointed supreme court took away powers on the opposition controlled national assembly. a decision was reversed, but the government wants a new constitution to neutralise the assembly. now the catholic church hasjoined assembly. now the catholic church has joined the criticism. the vote for this constitutional assembly scheduled for the end ofjuly will be imposed by force. its result will be imposed by force. its result will be the constitutional invasion of a military, socialist, marxist and communist dictatorship. the

opposition has called for a boycott of the constitution vote. instead it has called its own unofficial referendum on the measure, next week. the reason for this protest is to show the will of the people, to show the government supporters are not the majority. and you achieve something in the history of our republic, and that is peace through elections. but none of this has dissuaded the president, who wants every state owned business and government office to ensure that every employee votes in the official referendum. look at the payroll. if there are 15,000 workers, or 15,000 must vote without any excuses. we are all going to vote for the constituent assembly. with the

opposition boycotting the vote, the president is likely to get his way. that is unlikely to be the end of venezuelan's crisis. to events closer to home, etxeita collection, the works