this is bbc news, the headlines at 3pm. the bank of england cuts its growth forecast for the uk economy and predicts lower wage growth. as the consequences of sterling's fall have shown up in the shops and squeezed their real incomes, they cutback on spending, slowing the economy. ajudge condemns mental health support for young people, and says the state could have blood on its hands over the case of a suicidal teenager. five weeks into a bin strike that's left rubbish piling up on the streets of birmingham, we meet the volunteers taking matters into their own hands. feeling the heat — emergency measures are put in place, as temperatures hit record levels in many parts of europe. aiming to be a roaring success — england's women are ready to take on the host nation in their euro 2017 semi—final. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news.

the bank of england has downgraded the uk growth forecast for this year and next, warning that the economy will remain sluggish. its monetary policy committee has also downgraded its forecasts for wage growth. the bank left interest rates unchanged. at a quarter of 1%. our correspondent simon gompertz reports. for more than eight years, the guardian of our financial system, the bank of england, has been trying to spur on the economy by keeping interest rates at record lows and providing banks with cheap money to lend out. one day, that will have to end, but this is not that day. the anxious wait in financial markets for the monthly 12pm announcement from the bank. its base interest rate, which influences how the rates we pay move, to stay down at 0.25%. two out of eight on its rate—setting committee voted for a rise, fewer than last time.

low interest rates are designed to keep people confident, spending and borrowing, but we know the bank is now worried about that level of borrowing it wants to moderate it and cool it slightly, so so far they have had strong words and warnings, but they haven't raised interest rates to try and hold the household in its steps. what the bank of england is watching out for when it decides how to raise interest rates is whether there is a shopping spree, whether borrowing is taking off, whether wages are increasing fast. so far, it's not now, not yet. what we do have are new forecasts from the bank on how the economy is likely to develop from here. and the bank's less optimistic. in its previous forecast in may, it said total uk production would grow this year by i.9%. that has been revised down to i.7%.

the rate at which prices are rising, inflation, it sees as peaking at 3% in october, before falling to 2.6% in a year. today's report is sifted through for signs of how the governor, mark carney, and his team think we are doing in the wake of the financial crisis and with the uncertainties of brexit hanging over the economy. financial markets, particularly sterling, marked down the uk's relative prospects quickly and sharply. households looked through brexit related uncertainties initially but, more recently, as the consequences of the fall in sterling have shown up in the shops and squeezed real incomes, they have cut back on spending, slowing the economy. there are no clear answers. will be uk being good enough shape to withstand a rise in interest rates from the bank in a few months next year? some say that's what we have to be ready for. in truth, nobody knows. one of britain's most seniorjudges

has said "we will have our blood on our hands" if a suicidal teenage girl is released from custody without adequate supervision. sirjames munby says he had to speak truth to power about the case of a vulnerable 17—year—old girl identified only as x. sirjames said: it is "a disgrace to any country with pretensions to civilisation, compassion and, dare one say it, basic human decency," that a judge in 2017 should be faced with the problems thrown up by this case and should have to express himself in such terms. he went on to warn that when the girl is released in ii days‘ time, if the state does not provide the necessary support and she is enabled to make another attempt on her life, "then i can only say, with bleak emphasis: "we will have blood on our hands" earlier i spoke to our home affairs correspondent danny shaw, and i asked him to outline what thejudge had said... thisjudge, sirjames munby, is renowned for his forthright views. he has used strong language before but i don't think i've ever seen a judgment like this

that is so clearly expressed. the exasperation, the desperation, the frustration, he clearly feels powerless to do anything to prevent this girl from leaving custody in the middle of this month, going back into the community without adequate care and within 24—48 hours he has been told by experts the likelihood is she will attempt to take her own life again. so a bit of background there. in terms of the nhs response, what do they say? nhs england has issued a statement saying they are aware of what the judge has said and completely agree that a solution must be found and that the authorities are working together to make every effort to find the most appropriate care for this girl. the girl had a series of mental health problems, she is in custody and basically confined to her room, being nursed in her room, has no items of furniture

because she is a suicide risk, has attempted suidice many times and has self harmed on more than 100 occasions and she has been in custody for almost six months, has been restrained a number of times and needs treatment. all experts agree in the clinical setting, in a therapeutic environment, for adolescents. one secure service has been found but there is a waiting list of six months. so there is no way in between that. that is why the judge has said it is shameful that even going through austerity, that britain, one of the richest countries, he says, cannot find appropriate provision for her and for other young, vulnerable people in this situation. with the clock ticking as it is, is there any likelihood they will find some? they have got some time, that statement from nhs england suggest at least that minds are being concentrated on this. you would hope that somewhere, someone will come forward

with a secure setting that has not been discovered before or an interim solution to ensure that she's not just in the community and able to kill herself or attempt to kill herself. which is clearly what has happened a number of times since she has been in custody. let's speak liberal democrat mp and former care minister, norman lamb. he's in our norwich studio. i don't think i've ever heard like would from a seniorjudge like this, but do you agree from the start?” but do you agree from the start?|j agree but do you agree from the start?” agree and welcome what the james munby has said. it is shameful what goes on. but this is not a unique case, i'm afraid. lives are lost unnecessarily because of often teenagers left without sufficient access to care. and without proper ca re access to care. and without proper care plans in place when they leave care. this is an intolerable

situation and it does shame all of us situation and it does shame all of us that it continues. what you're saying is that the state already has blood on its hands grip of i'm afraid that's the case. of course, we are all learning about mental health. ten years ago, it was hidden illness, also things —— awful things happen without public debate. there has been a revolution in the past ten years, it's now more out in the open which are welcome. i tried to play my part as minister in the coalition government but the gap now between rhetoric from the government which is on the whole pretty good, and reality, is stark. we need investment upfront. my frustration is in the last part of the coalition we secured an is in the last part of the coalition we secured an extra is in the last part of the coalition we secured an extra £1.5 billion for children and young people's mental health but not all that money promised to the budget is getting to where it was intended. is it about money? is another story we reported

this afternoon, mental health patients stranded in unit awaiting discharge when they are fit and able to leave. so there is a disconnect somewhere? it's not all about money. extra investment in children's mental health to improve access is necessary. i had someone in my advice surgery who is 17 —— her 17—year—old daughter had to wait 6—9 months to start her treatment and she was acutely unwell. so money is vital. but the system is too dysfunctional. we do notjoin up ca re dysfunctional. we do notjoin up care well enough and do not ensure that someone is ready to leave treatment and care that there was howling and support services in the community for them. what we are looking at here is a 17—year—old girl, she is vulnerable, will be discharge in 11 days, and everyone fears the worst case scenario which is one suspects what will happen? that, of course, is the massive

fear. suicide is the biggest killer of young men of any cause. in our country and across the western world. while we have made great strides in reducing the death rate from all sorts of disease like heart attacks and stroke, we have made no global process reducing the death rate from suicide. there is an imperative to do so. very we know there is evidence of what we can do to improve and there is a moral imperative that we do so. thanks for joining us. mental health patients across the uk are spending years stranded in acute units awaiting discharge. asi as i was just pointing out to as i wasjust pointing out to norman lamb. a bbc freedom of information request reveals that some people are waiting more than three years to be discharged from hospital, even though they are medically fit to leave. nhs england says it is investing in providing alternatives to hospital admissions. our social affairs correspondent, michael buchanan, reports. i enjoy doing collages... toni adeniyi likes art and music. but she loves her new home. she proudly shows me around

a supported accommodation complex that she shares with five others. the 32—year—old, who suffers from a personality disorder and schizophrenia, has spent almost half her life in psychiatric hospitals. i think we could do with some more pictures on the wall. she moved in here last year, months later than she should have done, due to arguments between health and social care agencies over who should pay for her room. i used to see other people leaving before me and i'd be like, "yeah, but i've been ready a long time and i'm more equipped", but they seem to get out quicker. many psychiatric patients will recognise toni's experience. we have discovered that at least five patients waited more than three years to be discharged. nearly 100 waited more than a year. more than 200 spent six months longer in hospital than they needed to.

the complex where toni lives is provided by a national charity, who say there simply aren't enough similar units for mental health patients. often people are in a revolving door of hospital placement and then a failed community placement, because that step is just too significant. so by providing a very comprehensive, quite intensive package of support, we hope to be able to break that cycle. delayed discharges are a problem across the nhs. but this research shows mental health patients are suffering excessive waits. spending longer than necessary in one of these units can slow a patient‘s recovery and prevent others from getting a bed. this psychiatrist, who often struggles to move her patients from hospital, says investing in community services is crucial. not all admissions can be avoided or should be avoided. but certainly there are a number when you have really good community service crisis resolution that will not need to go into hospital. and obviously, most people, for the most part, would wish

to stay in their homes. toni says she will soon move from here into a small bungalow in the complex. a further step in rebuilding her life. nhs england say they are increasingly providing alternatives to hospital admissions, but too many patients are still spending too long in psychiatric units. michael buchanan, bbc news. four men from the west midlands who plotted a terrorist attack on british police and military targets have been jailed for life. the men, from birmingham and stoke—on—trent, were told by mrjustice globe that they were dangerous offenders who had a longstanding, radical violent ideology. earlier i spoke to our correspondent nick beake and asked him how close these men were to carrying out an attack. these men were caught in a joint operation between m15 and west midlands police. they set up this fake courier company called hero couriers and got

two of the men to work as drivers for them. it was only when they tried to bug the car of one of them that they found a bag of weapons: a partially constructed pipe bomb, ammunition and a meat cleaver with the word ‘kafir‘ or nonbeliever scratched onto the blade. the judge said he thought an attack was in and and it would lead to a considerable loss of life. that is why he gave the sentences to these men. they said they would serve at least 20 years in prison. they called themselves the three musketeers. the first two had gone to a al-qaeda training camp at pakistan but they became disillusioned, rang their mothers and returned to the uk where they were arrested and jailed. a fourth man joined the plan later on, he will serve at least 15 years.

their lawyers had argued that they were fitted up, framed by west midlands police and m15. but the judge said any allegation of that sort was completely unfounded. he said they were dangerous, dangerous men. he said you only have to look at the terrible events recently in manchester and in london to see the carnage that people can cause when they go out intent on killing people, equipped with an explosives and a knife. our headlines at 3:30pm. the bank of england cuts its growth forecast for the uk economy — and leaves interest rates unchanged. ajudge condemns mental health support for young people — and says the state could have blood on its hands over the case of a suicidal teenager. four men from the west midlands have been jailed for life for plotting terrorist attacks on police and military targets. there'll be no re—match between wladimir klitschko and anthonyjoshua. the 41—year—old announced his retirement from

the sport this morning. the pairfought in april and news of that rematch was expected. neymar is set to earn more than three quarters of a million pounds a week when he completes his move from barcelona to paris st—germain. he being sold for a world record £198 million. arsene wenger has said alexis sanchez will not be leaving arsenal this season. the chilean striker has one year left on his current contract and met with wenger this week after returning from south america. more on those stories just after 3:30pm. more now on our main story and the bank of england has downgraded the uk growth forecast for this year and next, warning that the economy will remain sluggish. this let's get more reaction from the labour's shadow chief he's in our liverpool newsroom. it's probably worth pointing out the bank of england forecast have not

a lwa ys bank of england forecast have not always been spot on. they may not have been but the obe are figures, the bank of england put the figure is down, it is clear the economy is sluggish. the economy relies on people's personal debt, they have maxed out credit cards, and the economy is now slowing down because of uncertainty on a range of issues likejobs and of uncertainty on a range of issues like jobs and brexit. of uncertainty on a range of issues likejobs and brexit. the rest of the comey is slowing, no doubt about. mark carney also mentioned brexit. what is it specifically about that uncertainty that you can ascertain? it is difficult to ascertain? it is difficult to ascertain exactly what the certainty is -- ascertain exactly what the certainty is —— uncertainty is. like a lot of economic situation, people start to pick feel vulnerable. i don't know how it will affect their job, pick feel vulnerable. i don't know how it will affect theirjob, their livelihood. they decided, just to be on the south side, old kerber back on the south side, old kerber back on expenditure. that starts to the

economy because there is less money in the economy, less growth subsequently as a consequence. where is the certainty about? you will say there is none in the government or people will say, hang on, even your own party seems chaotic when it comes to things like the single market and the future of it? keir starmer says one thing and diane abbott and jeremy corbyn say different things. this is the culmination of several years. carney says something similar. this is seven years of lack investment in the economy. eventually that comes home to roost, as the time we exit telling exits europe. we have the perfect storm of brexit, the government's economic policies all coming together to slow down. it's

not just the last six or 12 coming together to slow down. it's notjust the last six or 12 months since the referendum vote, it's what's happened over the past seven yea rs, what's happened over the past seven years, frankly. you pointed out at the beginning that people's credit cards are maxed out, you are suggesting people spend their way out of this? i am not saying that. we have to invest in our economy, the government have used borrowing to pay our day—to—day running costs, the equivalent of a family borrowing to pay its food bill. that has to stop and has to be turned around. you have to have investment, not just to pay the —— not to pay the electricity bill but investment in capital and country. that is the way forward. our productivity levels is rock bottom, 30% less than germany and france and italy. that is down to the government's lot of investment in the areas it needs to be in. a lot of people point out it is the inflation that is 3% later this year, the gap between that and pay rise might cause pain in the

coming months? that is part of the point, the cumulative effect. inflation is at 3%, wages around about 2%, and less in the public sector. if you want, let people's inability to fund their lifestyle, i'm not talking about the exorbitant lifestyle but a day to day lifestyle. but started impact on the economy because they aren't getting the pay they need. if i could just turn to events further to venezuela. iam turn to events further to venezuela. i am wondering, as a party, should there be condemnation now of the actions of president maduro given what has happened in the last week? i think emily thornberry, family made clear, the president's actions to clamp down are inappropriate. at the end of the day, the election that went on and the crisis there,

should not be used as an excuse to clamp down on people's rights and liberty. it is as simple as that. whatever country that is, it is the case. in this case, it is venezuela? should jeremy corbyn who has express for venezuela —— support for venezuela recently, condemned the government? what thornbury did was speedin government? what thornbury did was speed in behalf of the labour party from the shadow cabinet. and jeremy corbyn signs up to that statement. shouldn't he come out in person and say something? i think at the moment he has made it clear through his backing of statement that that is the position and maybe in due course he will, at the moment that is the position of the labour party and it is pretty unequivocal that the situation in venezuela should not be used as an excuse to challenge people's rights. the point people are making, it is fine forjeremy corbyn to support venezuela in person in a personal way and yet when it goes to the point where he is under pressure to say something

against venezuela, he is not there. i don't think that's the case. at the end of the day, the labour party are making its position clear, he is the leader and that reflects his position. i refer you to what emily thornberry said that he unequivocally and an ambiguously yesterday on that matter. that is the position of the labour party. i can't say any more than that, it's perfectly clear to me. i've just had a statement from the treasury what i read to you because don't want you to say i've read it without putting it to you. theyjust issued a statement say our economy has grown continuously for 11.5 years to delivering record levels of its going to implement, we are not complacent, we need to restore productivity growth, to people across the country, that's why we're committed to investing in infrastructure, technology skills, to develop strong growth, that's just come to us from the treasury. they have failed to have growth. match the needs of the country or investment levels that match the

needs. wages are down and public sector wages down and clamp on. productivity remains brigitte graham. virtually the worst of all the six major economy. —— remains pretty grim. it is not a record to be proud of. thanks forjoining us. president trump has accused the us congress of damaging relations with russia. he took to twitter to say... that comes a day after he reluctantly signed into law new sanctions against russia; they were overwhelmingly passed by both the house and the senate. earlier the russian prime minister, dmitry medvedev, said the measures demonstrated the complete impotence of the us president. our correspondent laura bicker is in washington. the war of words, the war of twitter, it is entering a rather

dangerous phase isn't it? when you look at donald trump, former ceo of a company, he thinks he is taking the highest office in the land but because he is not experienced politics or in the machinations of american democracy, he is having to put up with congress. he ran as an outsider, which means he feels a little outside the republican establishment, and a little outside of party politics. that is one thing that he can turn to his advantage when things go wrong, like health care, you can blame congress. when it comes to something like this, where congress have drawn up a bill which constrains his ability to lift sanctions, he feels congress is now shackling him and impeding his ability to make deals with russia. so here we are, in a situation where he is having a go at congress, and if you want the old scottish term, almost giving congress a bit of a kicking. and instead, he wants a new

relationship with russia, the gulf between the politicians and the president seems to be widening. medvedev has taken to facebook, he says this is so strong's weakness and he has been humiliated by congress. it's not too long till twitter comes alive again? when it comes to trump and that comment from the russian prime minister, it's going to hit hard. it's one thing he does not like to be described as weak. when it comes to his opponents, elsewhere, in democrats or republicans, he has in the past described them as weak. he will not like that one bit. something else he worked like in the last half an hour, the washington post has just published transcripts of his goals between world leaders when he took office in january —— between world leaders when he took office injanuary —— transcripts of calls. one is with the mexican president. he seems to plead with

him not to say that he won't play for the wall. he said you cannot say that to the press, we will work out to the formula, if you say mexico white paper the wall, than a white meat for you guys in the any more —— meet with you guys any more. he described the wall as the least important thing we are talking about but politically it might be the most important. interesting comments published from his january phone calls. lawler, thank you. a surgeon given a 15 year prison sentence after carrying out needless breast operations has had his sentence increased — to 20 years. ian paterson, who left victims scarred and disfigured, was convicted in may at nottingham crown court. that speak to robert buckland, the solicitor general who argued for increased sentencing, is that you had in mind, to label products sentence? i appeared myself in court

and argued that a sentence of 20 yea rs and argued that a sentence of 20 years or more would have been more appropriate, bearing in mind there we re appropriate, bearing in mind there were ten victims of his crime who we re were ten victims of his crime who were the subject matter of a trial up were the subject matter of a trial up in nottingham. i am glad the court of appeal agreed that the sentence should be increased. and i very much hope that this will help the victims achieve something more ofa the victims achieve something more of a degree of closure on a dreadful chapter of events for them. a dreadful chapter with trust at the heart of it. the abuse of trust. quite right, abuse of trust, abuse of position of power as well. let's think about it for a moment. we all assumed their relationship of trust between ourselves and our doctors. and in the main, that works brilliantly well. but when that trust is undermined and abuse in the way we saw here, then the courts have to intervene. i think today's hearing centred powerful message to society that that bond of trust is

priceless. it must be valued. and those who abuse it will suffer the consequences. do those who abuse it will suffer the consequences. do you think iain paterson himself, because he was shaking his head during the hearing? i don't, there has been no acknowledgement by him of the gravity of his crimes. no sense of remorse. he's fought these matters to trial, a jury convicted him of 17 cou nts to trial, a jury convicted him of 17 counts of causing grievous bodily harm with intent. he seems to be a man in permanent style. looking at the case details, even though we went through them before, it is staggering hit that patients through so much. it shows the levels of premeditation and planning that went into this. there was a financial element, many of the victims spent their own savings on operations,

insurance companies were conned into unnecessary surgery. this was a mix of financial greed, control, and they love of having power over innocent victims. you are satisfied today justice has been innocent victims. you are satisfied todayjustice has been done? i think justice has been done. there is no sentence that can ever be fully compensating to the victims who have suffered. but i'm glad that at least today, more progress has been made today, more progress has been made to help them achieve the closure that they so desperately deserve. robert buckland, solicitor general, thanks forjoining us. the latest weather forecast now. sunshine and showers today, some have been heavy across the north of the uk. some thunderstorms across aberdeenshire and india and. slowly moving showers and gusty winds. these ease down along with the showers and i think any rain and

showers and i think any rain and showers will be confined to scotland and the far north of england overnight. temperature further south around the mid teens celsius, a few cool spot in rural areas. many northern areas see more clouds and longer spells of rain across scotland. further south, it longer spells of rain across scotland. furthersouth, it should be dry and bright, farfewer showers around, lighter winds as well. a tad warmer across the south east, further north a little cool because of the northwest winds. as we head onto the weekend, a different picture on saturday and sunday, sunshine and showers on saturday with heavy showers, and dryer with sunshine and the rest of the uk, and rain in northern ireland later. this is bbc news. the headlines... the bank of england says the economy will remain "sluggish" as it cut

growth forecasts to 1.7%. meanwhile interest rates were left unchanged at a record low of 0.25%. one of the most seniorjudges in britain has warned that society will have blood on its hands if a 17—year—old girl, who has tried to kill herself a number of times, is released from custody without adequate supervision. a group of men who called themselves the three musketeers have been jailed for life, for plotting a terror attack on police and military targets. the old baileyjudge presiding over the case said the men had been gripped by a "violent ideology". a group of volunteers in birmingham are clearing streets of rubbish left piling up because bin collectors are on strike. the industrial action, over job losses, has continued for five weeks. let's go to the bbc‘s bald centre. wladimir klitschko has announced he's retiring from boxing.

that mean's there'll be no rematch with anthonyjoshua. we had been waiting for confirmation of another fight between the two in las vegas in november but the former world heavyweight champion has decided to hang up his gloves after 27 years. as an amateur he won gold at the atlanta olympics in 1996 before becoming the world heavyweight champion for over ten years. he's thanked his team, family and fans for their support. at some point in our lives, we need to switch careers and get ourselves ready for the next chapter and challenge. a new course towards a fresh challenges. i am not an exception to this. and now it is my turn. i am honestly doing this with greatest respect for the new challenges but also with tremendous excitement, passion, dedication, expecting and hoping that my next career, which i have already been planning and working on for some years, will be at least as successful as my previous one. brazilian striker neymar could become one of the world's most expensive player when he

completes his transfer. the move is from barcelona to psg for over £200 million. our correspondent richard conway is in paris where there's been a development with neymar‘s lawyers and it's not all plain sailing. it was inevitable that with a deal of this size, a snag would be encountered at some stage. neymar‘s lawyers went to the offices of la liga to try to deposit the money or a bank document to buy out neymar from his contract with barcelona for the 222 million euros that is required. but la liga have rejected that attempt to buy out the contract. they will not give any further details, but i can report that senior officials at paris st germain are sure that this obstacle can be overcome. steps are being taken, they say, and there will be no significant delay to closing this deal.

they want him to be a psg player before the weekend, before the first game of the season and they believe that what la liga has done today is not within the confines of spanish law. so a confusing position, a little uncertainty, but the main protagonist in this deal, psg who are paying all this money, they believe that the problems can be overcome and there will be no significant delay to the conclusion of neymarjoining them. arsene wenger has said alexis sanchez will not be leaving arsenal this season, despite the speculation surrounding the chilean striker. sanchez, who has one year left on his current contract, and has been strongly linked with a possible move to manchester city, returned to the uk from south america this week, and met with wenger. he is focused. my decision is clear,

he will stay and he will respect that and that is as simple as that. a frame of mind of a football player is quite easy. once you go out and play, you focus on the game and enjoy it. this is a thing that passes quickly in your life, so enjoy every single moment and he loves so much the game and what she does. —— and what he does. england manager mark sampson says he wants his side to not only become the best team in europe but the best in the world. the lionesses take on the netherlands this evening in the semifinals of the women's european championships. it'll be a sell out tonight too, with more than 27,000 expected to cheer on the hosts and england. full commentary and build up is on radio 5 live from 7.00pm. it's the opening round in the women's british open today at kingsbarn in scotland. american michelle wie is top of the leaderboard after an impressive opening round of 64 — she's one shot ahead of south korea's kim in—kyung. england's mel reid and laura davies

are both on five under. that's all. back in the next hour. more than 200 buildings have failed fire safety tests, implemented in the wake of the grenfell tower fire. in the second, in a set of six tests ordered by the government, 100 high—rises failed to meet current regulations. the bbc has learned that cladding and insulation panels failed the test within seven minutes of being set alight. sir ken knight chairs the government's independent fire safety panel. he spoke to our home affairs correspondent tom symonds who asked whether fire safety professionals had failed to protect the victims of grenfell tower. i think we've all failed in the sense that people have lost their lives so tragically and dramatically and that is why there is an absolute focus. a focus by me personally. it's in my dna to be into fire safety and fire protection. do we all feel we failed? i feel we have recognised what now needs to be done in so many ways including listening to public inquiries and listening to the outcome of the review.

i think it concerns many five professionals how we find ourselves ina professionals how we find ourselves in a position that buildings of over 18 metres in order to meet building regulation requirements, have to have certain stipulations and fire safety requirements on them and we have shown in our tests, that they haven't. should councils be considering taking all these down? some of them have put in measures like fire safety route, should they ta ke like fire safety route, should they take it all down? in the case of material with the polyethylene core, we have found that whatever material is underneath it it fails the test. and we now suggest landlords and owners take advice and probably they need to take the cladding down and ta ke need to take the cladding down and take advice as to what to replace it with. it will probably be important to remove all of the cladding system

and replace it, notjust the outer shell. there are many traumatised people in west london. you are one of the specialists who have to give them answers, what is your promise, what is your commitment to them? my commitment is absolute. i am committed to learning the lessons. i come from the background of being a firefighter and seeing the sights and sounds similar to that terrible night in grenfell tower. i feel passionate about fire safety and the safety of firefighters and i will do everything that i can ensure my best possible advice is available through the expert panel, to the government. earlier i wasjoined by our home affairs correspondent tom symonds who said the failure of these tests is concerning. what the government are asking experts to do is to take cladding, the same cladding that was used on

g re nfell tower the same cladding that was used on grenfell tower and fitted to a wall, a nine metre wall with installation panels and they have changed the installation panel in the wall where they have kept the cladding. in both those first two tests, the test that was supposed to last a0 minutes had to be stopped after eight minutes because the fire reached the top of the nine metre section and could have burned down the whole building, theoretically. so clearly a major concern is that plastic with a —— cladding with a plastic call which we have seen in our tests can burn and drop plastic stuff on the floor. the other concern is that the bbc and sir ken knight can find no sign that this substance, this cladding, has ever been given the test that the government is currently putting it under. that is important, because to clear it for use on tall buildings, according to the complicated building regulations, you need to have done that test or done the desktop study based on a

test like that. as far as anybody can tell, neither of those things exist. from the outside, this looks like it is getting murkier and murkier. true. there was a recognition now that the building regulations are probably going to end up changing significantly. with regard to the cladding at grenfell tower, that would probably mean that you can only put on a tall building over 18 metres, substances that do not burn files. currently, you can put combustible substances on the side of the buildings but you have to follow other guidelines to say that they will be safe. that is one way in which the building regulations might change. but you heard sir ken knight accepting that the fire safety profession had failed because people had died at g re nfell tower. failed because people had died at grenfell tower. there is a major look now at all of this very complicated subject to see how to protect people in future. residents of a tower block in north

london have told the bbc that urgent safety work carried out in the wake of the grenfell tower disaster is either shoddy or incomplete. thousands of people living on the chalcots estate in camden were told to leave their homes, with only a few hours notice, so the work could be done. camden council has told the bbc that it's now finished, and has been signed off by building control at lambeth and westminster council. earlier i wasjoined by our correspondent sangita myska who explained what work was done on the chalcots estate. what the london fire brigade did was to denver won what needs to be done on the inside of the building. that was essential fire safety work which was essential fire safety work which was needed to be done to stop fire spreading from one part of the building to another. that is called containment. camden council say all that work has been done and signed off and people can move in. residents have told us that the work is incomplete and shoddy. they say that they don't feel safe and i was

invited in to take a look around. what did you see? one resident at the top of one block, tap the tower, asked me to walk around with him. we covered about five floors before being asked to stop recording by council officers. we continue to record inside people's flats and i also took photographs of the work donein also took photographs of the work done in the communal areas which we re done in the communal areas which were supposed to be part of the urgent fire safety work. let's run through these photos. this is a fire door leading to the only staircase. the quality of work, say the residents, is inadequate. you can see the seals which went on to stop smoke and fire, they are peeling off. the door does not shut tight. another fire off. the door does not shut tight. anotherfire door took off. the door does not shut tight. another fire door took over one minute to close on its own, it should close within seconds. meanwhile, the staircase, that shows

have nonslip strips that glow in the dark. these are worn thin and another stairs, they were completely missing. the front door to flats at the top and the bottom should be sealed off but one has a gap big enough for me to put my entire hand underneath. the danger would be that fire in the flat would spread outside. on top of that, all the front doors and the fire doors should have also called closers. they automatically close the doors when somebody goes out to stop fire spreading. you have shown these photographs to experts, what was their view? we took them to two independent experts, one said that he had been inside the building independently and said that the building was not safe for residents to live in. if second expert said that the door stood not appear to meet british current —— current

british safety standards. those photographs are available on the bbc news online side. what have the council said about this latest investigation? we put all of our allegations to the council in great detail. they said that they could not put georgia gould on the programme to review the allegations, of the sea very disappointing. they went on to the —— obviously very disappointing. they went on to say that the work to contain fires was com plete that the work to contain fires was complete and that atta was signed off by the council and they have worked closely with the fire brigade. children from the poorest families in england can be two years behind their more affluent classmates by the time they finish secondary school. that's the conclusion of the education policy institute. the department for education says the attainment gap has narrowed over the past six years.

jessica parker reports. finding the solution — this imperial college london summer school is all about raising aspirations. my parents didn't go to university. so i kind of felt i wanted to go to university. my teachers and my peers especially have been encouraging, saying that i'm good enough and that i can do it. i don't think anyone should have external influences on how their education should turn out. i think everyone should have an equal chance. it should be fair. i don't think anyone should be left behind, for whatever reason. today's report works out that for some disadvantaged kids, the attainment gap has closed slightly over the last ten years. but when it comes to the very poorest children, it's a different picture. at the end of primary school they are on average over one year behind. but by the time they take their gcses, the gap has widened to nearly two years. that figure is slightly worse than a decade ago. and there are huge regional variations.

the attainment gap is generally smaller in london, but larger in areas like the east midlands and the north. we can speculate that funding would be a factor in certain parts of the country. we know that aspirations are quite important, and cultural expectations as well. so i think all of these things, and more, will be having an influence. disadvantaged children are more likely to earn less in future and suffer bad health. put simply, it leads to wasted potential. as a head teacher, it's really disappointing to read this report and see how little progress has been made. if we had the right funding, the right support for children and their families, it would make such a difference. the department of education says that through the pupil premium there is an injection of over £2 billion this year for disadvantaged pupils, as well as money to help young people in so—called social mobility cold spots.

of course, the task of making sure that every pupil reaches their full potential is a complicated science. but worryingly, today's report says that if the current rate of change continues, it will take a staggering 50 years before the gap is closed. jessica parker, bbc news. in a moment, a summary of the business news but first, the headlines on bbc news... the bank of england holds interest rates at the record low rate of 0.25% and downgrades its growth forecast for the uk. ajudge condemns mental health support for young people — and says the state could have blood on its hands over the case of a suicidal teenager. four men from the west midlands have been jailed for life for plotting terrorist attacks on police and military targets. now an update on the business news. the bank of england has

lowered its growth forecast for this year and the next. it said weak wage growth contributed to the decision. it now forecasts growth of 1.7% — that's slightly down from its previous prediction of 1.9% made back in may. the bank said rising inflation has also been weighing on household spending power. the bank also voted 6—2 to keep interest rates on hold at 0.25%. they've been at that level since august of last year. next sales have had a big boost from the retailer's directory catalogue and internet business. overall second—quarter sales rose 0.7%, beating expectations. but full—price sales at next retailfell 7.a%, and the company said it remained "cautious" about its outlook. the pay of top chief executives has fallen in the past year, but there is still "a huge gap" between them and the rest of their staff — that's according to a new report from the high pay centre. the bosses of ftse100 companies now make on average £a.5 million a year, that's down 17% from £5.a million in 2015.

the think tank said the fall was welcome but "limited and very late". july saw the first increase in the average price of petrol and diesel for three months following a late surge in the cost of oil. petrol and diesel both go up by nearly 1p a litre, so filling a small family car has gone up in price as well. the price of diesel wholesale went up. they queue forjoining me. bad news for people on the forecourt? somewhat. but we are still 5p or 6p cheaper than in february when the average

price of a litre of unleaded was 120 and diesel was one point 22. it is ha rd to and diesel was one point 22. it is hard to see how we are going. the pound is a little bit stronger and thatis pound is a little bit stronger and that is important because feel is traded in dollars so we need the pound to be strong against the dollar. it is also interesting that there is strong regional differences as to where it is now more expensive to fill up your car? we do see regional differences. generally, the southeast is the most expensive to buy fuel and northern ireland the cheapest. you sometimes see the north—east coming up and they have suffered the biggest increase this time. it very much depends where you live and what is going on at the time. there is still a global oil glut despite attempts from opec producers to reduce the supply. where could the supply price go?

prices will stay in the general region. in 2016 we were enjoying playing under £1 a userfor region. in 2016 we were enjoying playing under £1 a user for petrol and diesel. that was aged result of oil being sold for $26 a barrel. opec were over supplying the market to prevent america producing oil from fracking. unfortunately, with the price going up, america is now fracking at a greater rate. they have 500 more rigs going then a year ago which is also contributing to the glut. as long as the glut remains and the opec cuts don't take much effect, we should see prices around this mark for a while. simon williams from the rac, thank you. in other business news we've been following... the car insurance market is "dysfunctional" and does not reward loyal customers — so says the chief executive of aviva, mark wilson.

he said firms were tempting in new customers with prices that were "too low", which put prices up for existing customers. car insurance premiums have gone up by 11% in the last year, according to the association of british insurers — abi. it also said that the typical bill for an annual policy is now £a8a. a fresh new shirt delivered at the push of a button is now according to the association of british insurers. a fresh new shirt delivered at the push of a button is now on offerfor travellers in the us. japanese fashion brand uniqlo has installed a vending machine dispensing clothing at oakland airport in california. nine other machines will pop up at airports and malls at sites including los angeles, houston and new york in the coming months. they will stock men and women's shirts and lightweight jackets. green and black is launching its first uk chocolate bar that is neither organic nor fairtrade—certified. the move by the organic chocolate maker, owned by us food giant mondelez international, parent of cadbury,

is likely to further undermine the fairtrade movement. founded in 1991 as a pioneering organic brand, the new velvet edition dark chocolate bars which go on sale in uk supermarkets this month, will make no claim to be organic. now in the wake of the bank of england's dovish decision to keep rates on hold whilst downgrading growth — shares across europe have rallied, including the ftse100. meanwhile, sterling, which often moves inversely the blue—chip index, has hit a nine—month low against the euro — investors now thinking that the bank is in no hurry to raise rates. on the ftse100 british retailer next is top riserjumping 9% after returning to sales growth in its latest quarter. meanwhile medical technology company co nvatec posted lower first—half profit that fell short of expectations as expenses rose, sending its shares down.

i will be back later. a full weather forecast later. while it might feel like autumn in many parts of the uk, huge swathes of europe are in meltdown. health warnings are in place as a record—breaking heatwave is sweeping the continent — from romania to portugal. in southern italy it's forecast to hit a5 c. richard lister reports. southern europe is sweltering. the swimming pools may be full but many rivers and reservoirs have been emptied by drought. millions of people are struggling to stay cool on a continent getting hotter. normally across southern europe temperatures are generally between 28 and 30 degrees. those temperatures are around ten to 15 celsius above average at the moment. very high. and the persistence of the heatwave is causing problems across the region. there is no relief at night either. in the south of france it is 31 degrees. that is at half past ten.

this constant heat has consequences. wildfires have become a growing problem across europe. this one is in croatia, where more than 150 people battled through the night to protect those living nearby. climate change means problems like this are likely to get worse. southern european climate is variable year—on—year but the evidence would suggest that what we are seeing here is out of the ordinary, and perhaps evidence that these extreme temperatures, heatwaves, are becoming more extreme and also more frequent. 2003 saw the hottest european temperatures in 500 years. its impact was devastating. it caused the biggest fall in agricultural output in a century and tens of thousands of deaths, most of them in france. that is something else we may have to be ready for. if left unchecked, its estimated the rising global temperatures could cause a0% more heat related deaths in britain by the end of the century, more than 18,000 a year. but in central and southern europe,

those deaths could double to more than 173,000 each year. for those on the beach at weston—super—mare today, a little bit of sunshine might have been welcome. europe's heatwave is not expected to reach the uk this week at least. but climate change means we could all be in for some unwelcome weather in the years to come. richard lister, bbc news. well, it is british holiday time, so perhaps you can tell is why it is not as warm year? it's all due to the jet stream. it is staying low. this area of low pressure has brought thunderstorms

to this area of scotland. and gale force winds in kent. plenty of showers rattling through across northern and western areas. and thunderstorms across eastern scotland. they will ease and the winds across southern areas will ease overnight. showers continuing over northern parts of england, northern ireland western scotland and northern ireland. with the mixture of cloud and breeze, temperatures overnight around the low teens. tomorrow we start on a breezy note. to the south, some sunshine, doesn't look too bad across seven, central and south—eastern areas. far fewer showers and we will hold onto the sunshine. to the north, more showers around. wind moving in north—western area. cold air moving in with the

showers. fewer showers in southern england and in the sunshine, it will feel quite pleasant. temperatures could be up in the south—east corner. we could be looking at 23 celsius. and the winds a bit lighter. cooler in the north and the north—westerly breeze and showers. that area of low pressure will move slowly off into the near continent and this high pressure will nudge in. it will not be completely dry to start the weekend, there will be showers which could be quite heavy across northern and western areas and possibly central parts of the uk. on sunday, a better chance of much of the country saying drive. we will have the weather front bringing rain to northern ireland and western scotland, but elsewhere, largely dry, light winds and sunshine.

saturday, a mixture of sunshine and showers and much of the cup —— country, showers peshmerga sunshine and light winds. this is bbc news. the headlines at a:00: the bank of england cuts its growth forecasts and warns that uncertainty over brexit is weighing on businesses and households. as the consequences of sterling's fall have shown up in the shops and squeezed their real incomes, they cut back on spending, slowing the economy. ajudge condemns mental health support for young people and says the state could have blood on its hands over the case of a suicidal teenager. five weeks into a bin strike that's left rubbish piling up on the streets of birmingham, we meet the volunteers taking matters into their own hands. feeling the heat — emergency measures are put in place, as temperatures hit record levels in many parts of europe. and can they roar to glory?

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