this is bbc news. the headlines at eleven: the prime minister agrees to two additional panel members for the grenfell tower inquiry after pressure from campaigners. we wa nt we want to know why the fire started, how the fire started. the culture of the institutions that we re culture of the institutions that were supposed to listen to the concerns of the community. why did this happen? the number of students taking their own lives is rising — university leaders say they are being failed by a lack of mental healthcare. if we ignore it, we will have failed a generation. we will be setting ourselves up for huge costs and burdens in the nhs, but more than that, we will be destroying lives. theresa may calls donald trump and reaffirms britain's commitment to the iran nuclear deal — the first time they've spoken since america pulled out of the deal. more money for grammar schools in england —

the government says it'll mean more choice for parents — labour calls it a vanity project. and on newsnight, the home office changes its policy after a newsnight investigation into students prevented from taking their exams. we will bring you the full story. good evening and welcome to bbc news. theresa may has made a significant u—turn over the inquiry into the grenfell tower fire, by agreeing to campaigners‘ demands for a broader and more diverse panel to investigate the circumstances behind the tragedy. the prime minister said two new panel members would now sit alongside a judge for the second part of the investigation, which begins this month. mrs may had previously resisted the idea.

71 people died in the fire in the tower block in west london lastjune. tom symonds reports. right from the start, the inquiry chairman was under pressure. now if i can't satisfy you because you have some perception about me as a person, that's up to you. some said sir martin moore—bick, a cambridge educated retired judge, had the wrong background to tackle the social failings they see at the heart of this tragedy. the prime minister can't afford to alienate the grenfell campaigners. they'd forced a commons debate on the issue for monday. today, she acted. that's the group which now represents many of those

whose lives have been devastated by the fire. it's been gruelling to have to get to this point but we're here and we need to look forward now. it's a first step. i mean it is positive that we now have this panel and that we'll now be able to get to the bottom of everything that happened in the run—up and during that awful night. sir martin will now have two experts alongside him, but only when the second phase of the inquiry starts, considering the wider social issues behind grenfell, next year. the culture of the institutions that were supposed to listen to the concerns of the community. why did this happen? these are all the things that need to be uncovered in the public inquiry and hopefully people to be held accountable, and for the inquiry to make recommendations so this never happens again. it's nearly a year since this, and the anger in the streets around here has not gone away.

finding two people with the expertise to dig deep into what happened will not be easy, two people the community can support. it's the prime minister who has the final decision, but there are no names yet. answers and justice — the two unyielding demands. the inquiry must provide the answers. the massive ongoing police investigation, thejustice. theresa may has reaffirmed britain's commitment to the iran nuclear deal in a phone call with donald trump this evening. it's the first time they've spoken since mr trump pulled america out of the deal. our political correspondent chris mason at downing street said the two leaders had spoken this evening. this conversation happened within the last couple of hours, the first

time they have spoken since tuesday when president trump announced the us's withdrawal from the iran nuclear deal. this was the deal signed in 2015, so almost three yea rs signed in 2015, so almost three years ago, the uk and us are monks are those injuries to it. the idea was that iran would curb its nuclear ambitions in return for an easing of sanctions. the president trump has been a long—time sceptic about the deal and announced on tuesday that america was pulling the plug on it. in this call the prime minister emphasised the wedge that exists between london and washington on this, reiterating the british government's had —— position that the uk and its european partners remain committed to the deal. also emphasising her concern about the potential impact on british businesses who do business in iran and could be impacted by these new american sanctions. what is interesting is that we were told all of this in what is known as a readout from downing street of the

telephone call from downing street's perspective. the equivalent published by the white house acknowledged that yes there have been a conversation about iran but made no reference whatsoever to the disagreement between the two leaders. increasing numbers of university students are taking their own lives — and university leaders say unless mental healthcare is improved, an entire generation could be let down. their warning comes after the university of bristol said a student had died ‘suddenly and unexpectedly‘, the third in the cityjust this month. across england and wales the most recent figures show that 146 students took their own lives in 2016. chi chi izundu looks at why this is happening and talks to some of those affected. april 21st, april 30th and the 5th of may 2018 — the student deaths which have been sudden and unexpected at the university of bristol. the two universities in the city have had 12 student deaths over the last 18 months, some

of which have been ruled as a suicide, some of which are awaiting an inquest verdict, meaning university leaders are happy to look much harder at how they can intervene earlier. are having to look much harder at how they can intervene earlier. increasing more mental health support, increasing the counselling service support for students, and also more support for vulnerable, complex cases. but, in addition, we‘ve been having a more profound review of what more we can do to take a whole institution approach. this was henry's room before he left home to go to university. suicide deaths among students have been steadily going up since 2006. pippa‘s 21—year—old son, henry, was studying photography in london. he‘s one of 146 students who took their own lives in 2016. he had lost weight. he had dark shadows under his eyes. he was clearly in crisis. he changed from being that super—confident person to just a shell of the person

that he used to be. he held my hand really tightly, and it was almost like an uncanny kind of goodbye. he took his own life five days later. anxiety, depression and other mental health conditions are increasing among students. at the university of worcester, they ta ke at the university of worcester, they take a different approach. they start with the possibility of suicide and inevitably address other mental health issues as well. it‘s possibly that the focus has been too much towards this end of the continuum, and not actually addressing that student suicide can happen, does happen and we need to have specific focus in terms of policy and in terms of training and support targeting that end too. they are focusing on every aspect of

student life. training all staff from security to cleaners and stu d e nts to from security to cleaners and students to spot signs of crisis. using tea to encourage difficult chats and therapy dogs to alleviate anxiety. things like academic and environmental pressures are being blamed. in terms of how we design the system within a university, yes, i think we have to radically change that. but we also have to change the relationships that we have with other parties, the nhs. if we ignore it, we will have failed a generation. we will be setting ourselves up for huge costs and burdens on the nhs. but more than that, we will be destroying lives, and that is something that i don‘t think we can ignore. all universities acknowledge that there

is a problem. the issue is pursuing the best way to tackle it. the foreign office says it is working with authorities in the democratic republic of congo, after two british tourists were kidnapped at gunpoint in the east of the country. the pair were ambushed by armed men at the virunga national park — a vast conservation area known for its gorillas. the bbc‘s louise dewast is in the congolese capital, kinshasa. a car was attacked by a group of unknown gunman in virunga national park in eastern congo. the attack happened near a village inside the national park with is a world heritage site known for its mattan gorillas. there are armed groups operating in and around the park and there have been kidnappings there before. the park spokesman told us, confirmed that two dished national had been kidnapped and that a female

ranger was killed in the attack. the foreign office has not given us any further information on those british national ‘s for security reasons of course, but the foreign office does advise all but essential travel to the area. conflict and strife in the country and in the region in particular, experts say there are around 70 armed groups operating in eastern congo alone which has caused about1.5 eastern congo alone which has caused about 1.5 million congolese to flee. a loyalist supergrass has been released from prison and put into a witness protection programme at a secret location outside northern ireland. gary haggerty, a former uvf leader, was sentenced to 6.5 years in january after admitting more than 500 offences, including five murders. a solicitor for the families of some of his victims said they were shocked by the news of his release. from belfast, vincent kearney reports. when he was sentenced injanuary, a judge told gary haggarty

he would normally have sent him to prison for 35 years. but his term was reduced because he agreed to give evidence against others he said were involved in those crimes and had been working as a police informer when most of them were committed. relatives of his victims were stunned when he was sentenced to 6.5 years. what is justice in this country? it‘s designed to look after the criminal. how can a man convicted of that many crimes be set free into society? lawyers for haggarty wrote to the sentence review commissioners saying he should be released from prison as soon as possible because of time already served. he had served just over four years. today was to be his last behind bars. it is just over three months since gary haggarty appeared in the dock at court

to be sentenced for a huge list of crimes. two days ago the sentence review commissioners issued a decision saying he could be released immediately, but the prison service had the final say. this morning lawyers acting for him to the prison service and warned if they did not agree to release him today, they would seek an emergency hearing in the high court behind me, to force them to do so. that hearing was not needed and he was released at around apm. relatives of some of his victims said they were shocked when told of his release by the bbc. he has been taken to a secret location and put into a witness protection scheme under the supervision of the security service m15. the self—confessed serial killer has agreed to return to northern ireland at a future date to be the star prosecution witness in the trial of a man accused of murdering two catholics. these men were shot dead in may 1994. the public prosecution service is appealing the sentence given to haggarty, arguing

it was unduly lenient. but even if the appeal succeeds, he will not be returned to prison. lawyers for relatives of some of gary haggarty‘s victims are challenging the decision by the public prosecution service not to take action against former police officers he says were complicit in many of his crimes. grammar schools in england will be given the chance to bid for funding from a £50 million pot to create new school places, if they can show they‘re helping disadvantaged pupils. the government is pressing ahead with an expansion programme for selective schools which has proved controversial. teaching unions have criticised it as a misuse of spending when school budgets are stretched. our political correspondent alex forsyth reports. this grammar school in south—east london is in demand. there is a waiting list to get in. these pupils are some of those who passed the

test and secured their place. are some of those who passed the test and secured their placelj cried, i was so happy. really relieved, because it is hard work across the whole year, everyone you know your ages doing it. when you getting it is quite a nice feeling. the head here knows grammar schools are controversial but says the idea of selecting children based on their ability does not have to be exclusive. are they in a grammar school because they are privileged? no, ithink school because they are privileged? no, i think that perception that we are full of white middle—class children is wrong, and grammar school have been doing a phenomenal amount of work in accessing disadvantaged students and creating opportunities for them. schools like this could now get funding to extra places if they take more disadvantaged pupils. it is part of a wider shakeup. the government has abandoned the plan to allow some schools to admit more pupils based on religion, but councils can