tell muslim cultural centre. allen, tell me about the sort of support people have been needing from you? people are still deeply in trauma and so oui’ are still deeply in trauma and so our community, our sister community organisation, the clement james centre, has been working with a large number of survivors and the bereaved and that's in addition to the very wide raging community programmes which they already offer, so programmes which they already offer, so we've very extensive connections —— extensive connections with the community and many have been coming in looking for all kinds of support from us. the service today was very much a multi—faith service. our important was that? i think it was very important. somebody asked me how i would sum it up and i said in one word, hope. for people to come together and pray and reach out to god for the love of god, i said it's very important, to express your love for people, for your neighbours and things like that. i think itjust came across abundantly very well and

i felt part of it. i was in christian service, as a muslim and i felt a connection with god in the way that i didn't expect, quite frankly and i'm really pleased to say that. thank you both very much indeed. there you heard it i think, that this service was meant to provide comfort and solace to people of all faiths and people of non—, and with that, back to you. thank you. time for a look at the weather. darren bett is here to tell us all. more snow? it has been cold in southern parts of scotland, where we've had sleet and snow, especially over the hills, but it's an all or nothing sort of day because large parts are enjoying some sunshine. kent, for example, and here in the south—east, much of the south—east, east anglia and the midlands, staying dry with some sunshine this afternoon. a lot of

showers elsewhere. that wintry mix has been affecting southern scotland is heading southwards into northern england as —— and as we head into this evening will find behind that the temperatures dropping away in scotland, a frost already for eastern parts of the country. more wintry showers in western areas, more showers for northern ireland, where it's also very windy. that mixture of rain, sleet and primarily held snow will be pushing across northern england, perhaps into wales, a few heavy and blustery showers across south wales and into the south—west of england, but through this evening still largely dry. still quite cold for many eastern parts of the uk. as we run through this evening and overnight, what we find is that it stays windy for western areas. we will find these bands of rain, sleet and mainly hill slope continuing to push southwards as skies tend to clear further north we could have some icy stretches, with temperatures not far away from freezing. tomorrow, a mixture of sunshine and showers but

by this stage we have a northerly wind so the showers are in different places. more wintry showers and cloud for the eastern side of england. further west, it cloud for the eastern side of england. furtherwest, it will cloud for the eastern side of england. further west, it will be much drier and much more sunshine. wintry showers will continue in northern scotland, central scotland scotla nd northern scotland, central scotland scotland probably dry and sunny and large part inland across england and while is missing the showers, seeing some sunny while is missing the showers, seeing some sunny spells. temperatures similarto some sunny spells. temperatures similar to today but feeling chilly in the northerly wind. tomorrow night as the wind eases and the showers begin to fade away, so the temperatures will fall away sharply. there could be quite a sharp frost for many central and northern areas. we've got the cold air to start the weekend but things are going to change, because the wind direction changes. a milder west to south—westerly wind coming in, but those changes don't happen overnight and it still going to be quite chilly for the eastern side of the uk on saturday, despite some bright weather and sunshine. there's more cloud coming in from the west. a little bit of rain here and there as well. it could be quite cold for eastern areas overnight before we

all get into the milder air. it comes with some stronger winds, a lot of cloud and rain in the northwest. that's all from the bbc news that one. on bbc one, we joined the bbc‘s new steam is where you are. goodbye. bill and good afternoon, i'm hugh woozencroft with a look at the day's sport here on bbc news and there are reasons to be cheerful for dawid malan and england's cricketers. the middlesex batsman has hit his maiden test century, as england showed promise in the first day of the crucial third ashes test. after a stuttering start — malan‘s partnership of 174 withjonny bairstow helped them ended the day with england on 305 for four. with australia 2—0 up in the series england must avoid defeat to have any chance of retaining the ashes. andy swiss is in perth... just when they needed it most,

england have enjoyed their best day of the ashes obama. they did not begin to well. some hostile australian bowling. at that point, england were in some trouble at 131-4. but england were in some trouble at 131—4. but then a very good partnership withjonny bairstow gave them some impetus. bastow finished it on 75, and malan on 110. if they lose this test, they lose the ashes series as well. so, the pressure is on them, but they have given themselves a chance going into day two. it has been a futile games, but i think, apart from most of the games, we have had a chance of all of them, we havejust games, we have had a chance of all

of them, we have just not capitalised in those crucial moments. australia have been better than us in this crucial moments. we need to make sure that we don't lose any wickets, and make sure the school board ticks along. we need to put them on double pressure. steve rhodes has left his role as director of cricket at worcestershire following an internal investigation into his conduct. the club announced last month they we dealing with a disciplinary matter but wouldn't comment on reports that rhodes delayed telling the county about the arrest of all—rounder alex hepburn, who has since been charged with two counts of rape. the four—time tour de france champion chris froome has told the bbc he understands people will be ‘cynical‘ — but insists his legacy won't be tainted, after it emerged had double the allowed level of a legal asthma drug in his you're in following a test during the vuelta de espana, which he won, in september. cycling's world governing body the uci wants more details from the team but froome

has not been suspended. ido i do understand that it has come as a big shock to a lot of people, but i stand by what i have always said. i certainly have not broken any rules, here. i haven't taken more than the permissible amount, and i'm sure that at the end of the day, the truth will be told. pep guardiola praised ‘the animal‘ david silva after he inspired manchester city to extend their winning premier league run to 15 games — by hammering struggling swansea 4-0. silva scored twice, including finishing off this lovely move, while sergio augero and kevin de bruyne also found the net. guardiola puts the ‘record breaking' run down to hard work. we run behind the ball when we didn't have it, and we regained that ball. everybody is ready to make his effort, and that is why. so, of

course, effort, and that is why. so, of course , we effort, and that is why. so, of course, we need 50 games in a row. "15 course, we need 50 games in a row. —— 15 games in a row. that gave us a lot of tom darbinyan confidence, and we shall do it. ireland‘s katie taylor said she had to be ‘at her very best‘ as she successfully defended her wba world lightweight title in london. she beat american jessica mccaskill on points. the win extends her unbeaten professional record to eight fights. promoter frank warren says carl frampton will fight again in belfast on saturday the 7th of april. the former four—weight world champion nonito donaire is being tipped as a possible opponent for northern irishman. that‘s all the sport for now. you can find more on all those stories on the bbc sport website. a memorial service has been taking place at st. paul‘s cathedral, six months after 71 people died in the grenfell tower fire. the prime minister and members of the royal familyjoined survivors, those who lost family and friends and rescue workers at the multi—faith service. welker meets one of you to this

national memorial service —— welcome each one of you, to this national memorial service to celebrate community and hope. this is a nation that grieves at the unspeakable tragedy, loss and hurt of thatjune day. my dad automatically realised something was wrong, so he ran up the stairs, and told my mum to go down the stairs. ran up, and called everyone on our floor and woke me and my brother up. i smelt smoke, but i seemed it was my mother 's

little candle. i went to blow out the candle. it was a very faint smoky smell. the windows broke and things fell to the floor. in the space of six minutes, it had reached floors above. you could see the snow, it felt like it was not real. as we commit ourselves to care for each other, and to be united in the face of suffering and sorrow. as we seek each other‘s help and resolve, to bring on our —— to build on our hopes for the future, in which the tragedy that struck the people of g re nfell tower tragedy that struck the people of grenfell tower will never happen again. never did i think that people could rally around the way that the community around here managed to rally themselves around. different religions, different walks of life, all of them coming together to help.

in years to come, our hope is that the name of grenfell will notjust be known as a symbol of sorrow, of grief or injustice, but a symbol of the time that we lead a new and better ways to listen and to love. amen. after the service at st paul‘s cathedral my colleague reeta chakrabarti spoke to some of those who have been bereaved. i am joined now christie davies, who lost a family friend

in the tragedy, talking to reeta chakrabarti. very emotional. very emotional, and i don‘t think that it is going to wipe away. it is still there, and we just have to live with it. there is nothing that we can do to bring them back. only to continue to remember them, and braver than wherever they are, so that they can... that is all that we can do. the whole memorial, this is very emotional, and i am lucky to see prince harry, the royal

family, and that‘s it. especially when they play the tape —— echoing what was going on there. how have you coped in the months of this has happened? it has been very stressful, since. i happened? it has been very stressful, since. lam happened? it has been very stressful, since. i am still in school, and i still have to do exams, and it has been really weird having to deal with it, when i am still there. you have had to do exams since this is happened? how did you cope? since i didn't know then that well, and i grew up, they weren't really there. i heard a lot of stories of when they were happy. i prefer to render them by those

happy moments, rather than remembering them with anything sad. i think the point has been made that people have been so busy coping or trying to cope to the last six months, that they have not had time to reflect. do you think that today provided a moment to reflect?m to reflect. do you think that today provided a moment to reflect? it is a moment to reflect, but like i said, nothing we can do, just live with it. and we are going to live with it. and we are going to live with it. and we are going to live with it until you meet them, because the memories or what ever are going on now, the memorial would bring them back. so, it is only the survivors that are going to live with this, until we meet them again. as the flames spread

across grenfell tower, people in nearby pubs, churches and community centres opened their doors to help look after some of those survivors who‘d escaped with nothing; in the days that followed, those places turned into volunteering centres...the nearby tabernacle christian centre was one of those places — six months on and our reporter ashley john baptiste went to catch up on the work that‘s still being done. six months later, and we are still here to serve the survivors, because they are still coming. the clothes, as you can see, we have the clothes here. and, we have also other donations, that have been given to us. what is going on over there right now? right now, the salvation army is in partnership with us, and they have given up vouchers for winter clothing, and we have been in touch over the weekend, last week, with the survivors, and booking appointments to receive vouchers,

because quite a view of them have been asking for winter clothes. coates, scarves and gloves. here we have, clothes, mostly summer clothes, but we have got someone to clothes, but we have got someone to clothes, too. to our left, we have got toiletries, nappies, this side, we have clothing for the mail, you can see the trousers, and other items that the survivors will go through. what is in this gazebo? this is where we store the food, that has been donated. from supermarkets, when it happened, and now, some of the nonperishable foods which has been donated by the stores like waitrose, and sainsbury‘s and tesco. did you think that six months on, in the lead up to christmas, that you would still be here with

your church, being a donations at —— being a donation centre for survivors? absolutely not. we thought that the survivors would be housed. the majority of survivors are still in hotels. we are here for the long run. as long as the survivors need us. they are still coming, they come to support, comfort, prayer. peoplesjust want to come and talk. especially when you are stuck in a hotel. some are very depressed, and so, coming here, they find some kind of solitude, and comfort. i‘m jamie robertson — in the business news. walt disney has announced a £39 billion pound takeover of 21st century fox‘s entertainment assets, including the group‘s 39% stake in sky.

the bank of england keeps interest rates unchanged at 0.5%. last month rates were raised for the first time in a decade by 0.25%. sports direct has seen pre—tax profits plunge more than 60% to just to just under £46 million. the retailer blames store closures, reduced online promotions and the knock on effect of the devaluation of the pound. walt disney is to buy rupert murdoch‘s 21st century fox. the price, as you would imagine is impressive — $53 billion, and another $13 billion if you include all the debt it is taking on as well. as for what it‘s getting. it‘s a long list — the studios that produce

the blockbuster marvel superhero pictures, the "avatar" franchise, the national geographic and hit tv shows like "the simpsons". over here it‘s getting fox‘s 39% stake in sky which broadcasts not just in the uk but across europe. it‘s not getting though, the tv channels like fox news channel, fox business network. they will be spun off and sold to shareholders. let‘s talk to our business editor simonjack. what are the motives for doing this deal? what is disney getting these things for? well, it has or has been very keen on content. as you mentioned, the star wars, lot of rhenium stuff, but it needs to... 650 million users in asia. one of the companies driving all of this is netflix. if you look at this, they

are going to get part of a streaming service, so the content that you are getting, the distribution, and the scheming part of it. it will be a powerful... scheming part of it. it will be a powerful. . . what scheming part of it. it will be a powerful... what about sky, what about the first entry folks wanting to get hold of the rest of sky. 21st century fox will continue with that deal. ultimately, it will be under disney ownership, and that is significant, because there were question marks raised about as to whether 21st century fox could beat trusted with standards here in the uk. recent stand doubles —— scandals of fox news, were relevant to broadcasting standards here in the uk, and she would to bring those issues in. that was very

uncomfortable for the murdoch family, particularly, james murdoch. putting those to one side, and spinning off into a separate company, means that this deal has got a much better chance of going through. the media plurality issue, it looked like it was over. and stabbed a bit about why disney wants to ta ke stabbed a bit about why disney wants to take over the 21st century fox assets, but what i less understand, his white magic wanted to get get... the boss of disney said that i am glad that rupert murdoch is trusting us glad that rupert murdoch is trusting us with businesses. it has taken him a lifetime to build them. james maddock, in particular would do build a massive global entertainment business. rupert was much more focused on the basics that he loves like news and sport. it looked like a massive change in direction. and then, some people say, they tried twice to buy all of sky. they could

not be seen to fail again. maybe there was questions asked. a massive change in direction, and, back to basics form rupert maddock, who is doing what he loves doing. that is news and sport. and here's a lot richer? yes. 52 billion for the 21st century fox. they own a lot of shares. they control it because of the way that those shares were allowed to vote. there is a peculiar voting structure. they were that about $10 million. the bank of england‘s monetary policy committee has announced its latest interest rate decision — with no change. in november the mpc decided by 7—2 to increase the bank rate by 0.25 percentage points to 0.5% — the first rise in interest rates in a decade. it seems in normal times that the

bank of england should be thinking about raising rates again. the policymakers will proceed very cautiously. the statement today from the bank of england has suggested that... they are going to be gradual and limited, and the market expects just to raise height in the next three years. by historical standards, that is extreme the flat. it just goes to

standards, that is extreme the flat. itjust goes to show that for now, the bank of england is only holding period, waiting to see some of that uncertainty about the future deal with brexit, but also waiting to get more evidence about some of the... what what is your view about inflation? that is the point. i think the question here is, is it going to go much further down from here. if indeed, 3.1% was big. these expectations that it won‘t, although it is not driven by domestic demand pressures , it is not driven by domestic demand pressures, measures from the wages, in the labour market, it is driven by things outside the bank of england‘s control, the exchange rate, the fall in the pound, said the referendum last year. the volatility in the markets, and the investments is the difficulty... that means that the future inflation

will very much depend on the exchange rate. we are probably going to see a decline, but i don‘t think it is going to fall further, than the bank of england‘s target in the next few years. it probably would fall below wages growth, which means a real squeeze on incomes. a quick look at the markets. that‘s the business news, back again in an hour. it isa it is a bit cold and, today. there are some changes to come this weekend. as far as today is concerned, we have seen some sleet

and snow. it has been pretty rough across morning, across some parts of scotland. other areas have been enjoying some sunshine. kent, large pa rt enjoying some sunshine. kent, large part of the south—east and east anglia. the midland still dry with some sunshine. the wintry mix that we have seen further north is pushing its southwards. we will see frost developing quickly. some really strong winds for northern ireland. and, this wintry mix, rain, sleet and mostly hills though, pushing down into northern england, there will be some heavy showers again this evening. blustery downpours in the south—west. add further east and it is still dry this evening. although, rather chilly. as we run through this evening and overnight, it was a windy for many western areas. we will also seem bands of cloud, rain and sleet moving upwards. we will have the mighty stretches around, with capital is not far away from freezing in many areas. tomorrow, we

will see more sunshine and showers. by will see more sunshine and showers. by the morning, more of a northerly wind, and that means, more showers and cloud. wintry showers than the eastern side of england, whereas further west will be much drier, today. wintry showers continuing northern scotland, that northerly wind. temperatures similar to today, northerly winds, mind you, now as that eases down on friday night. the showers will become fewer and temperatures will fall away quickly. it could be quite a sharp frost across the northern half of the uk. we have got the cold air to start the weekend, but things will change, mainly because we change the wind direction. instead of that northerly wind, we pick up a mother at antic wind, we pick up a mother at antic wind, although certainly, the changes don‘t happen overnight. it will be bright, they may well be some sunshine, but it will be rather cold. further west, the cloud

increasing. as we move into the second half of the weekend, we pick up second half of the weekend, we pick up this westerly, south—westerly wind, strongly, and that will blow the milder air across the uk. ten or 11 degrees, but with the cloud and stronger winds, we will get some rain pushing down from the north—west. that is it, i will see you later. hello, you‘re watching afternoon live — i‘m martine croxall. today at 2pm: a memorial service at st paul‘s cathedral to remember the 71 victims of the grenfell tower fire. more than 1500 people attended the multi—faith service for the 53 adults and 18 children who died. iamat iam at st i am at st paul‘s where we have been

talking to survivors and family members attending the service alongside members of the royal family. in the next half hour the prime minister will return to brussels for a crucial eu summit after her brexit commons defeat last night. eu leaders arriving here in