this is bbc news. i'm martine croxall. the headlines at 11:00: the government says it could still ban combustible cladding, despite a review after the grenfell tower fire suggesting an outright ban is not needed. a woman is found guilty of throwing acid over herformer partner as he slept. he later died in a euthanasia clinic. hawaii's mount kilauea enters an explosive new phase, spewing ash more than five and a half miles into the sky. meghan markle confirms her father will not being attending the royal wedding due to health problems. she is a campaigning feminist and human rights spokesman and on saturday she will marry into the house of windsor. will meghan markle still manage to speak her mind? good evening and welcome to bbc news.

the government is considering a ban on flammable cladding for high—rise buildings in england after the grenfell tower fire which left 72 people dead. ministers announced that a consultation would take place just hours after the publication of an official review, into the grenfell fire, which had stopped short of recommending an outright ban. a year after the fire, survivors say they're disappointed that more hasn't been done. the labour mp and grenfell campaigner david lammy called the review a whitewash. our home affairs correspondent, tom symonds, reports. this disaster triggered a housing safety crisis. residents turfed out of their homes, buildings stripped with massive bills for putting them right. the realisation that the building regulations had failed. morning, everyone. enter damejudith hackett, the senior engineer called on to review the building regulations, under pressure for

weeks to ban materials which burn and tall buildings. but she didn't. if people look at this report and say it doesn't go far enough because it didn't ban cladding, then i will accept that as a criticism. that is the criticism. and i accept that. but what i would say in response to that is what i have found is a problem with the building of high—rise buildings which goes far beyond people putting cladding on to the building that is not compliant. but she did say, "if the government bans it, i would support that". sure enough, within a few hours, but 11 months after grenfell, the communities secretary rose to his feet in the commons. having listened carefully to concerns, the government will consult on banning the use of combustible materials and cladding systems on high—rise buildings. cladding is being removed from some buildings. but banning it completely would mean changing the complex system of guidance the industry uses to meet the building regulations

and dame judith's report does not go there. instead, she takes aim at the culture of the industry. she says it is a race to the bottom, jobs done as quickly and cheaply as possible, ignorant of the rules and indifferent to the safety aspects. she recommends a new authority to oversee safety, more rigorous enforcement, simpler rules, more powerfor residents and the industry itself to lead the change. but can it be trusted? that's a sticking point for the campaigners. we cannot have the industry regulating themselves. we need to have a group ensuring that the regulations are put under scrutiny. one group already being scrutinised, the use of studies on paperas scrutinised, the use of studies on

paper as opposed to fire tests carried out for real to assess the safety of materials. damejudith's report has been criticised all day for lacking an urgent call to action. her response to mps this afternoon... the changes are needed, and are needed now. i do not intend to wash my hands and walk away from this, having said what i was going to do. i have become emotionally involved in this, i care very much about seeing this through. but thousands of people like lucy hopkins are waiting to hear what will happen about the dangerous cladding on the outsides of their homes. i think at that moment there's so much uncertainty for me asa there's so much uncertainty for me as a flat owner, and for me and the re st of as a flat owner, and for me and the rest of the block as well, we have fio rest of the block as well, we have no idea what the financial impact of this will be. it looks like we are being left to sort out this problem ourselves. the anniversary of g re nfell tower ourselves. the anniversary of grenfell tower approaches will stop repairing the wider damage it's done is an enormous task. a woman charged with killing her ex—boyfriend in an acid attack has been found

not guilty of murder. mark van dongen was left with such catastrophic injuries that he decided to take his own life at a euthanasia clinic in belgium more than a year after the attack. berlinah wallace was acquitted of causing his death, but she was found guilty of throwing a corrosive fluid with intent. jon kay reports. 6ft 5, athletic, a dutch engineer, but mark van dongen was left paralysed, blinded and suicidal when his jealous girlfriend attacked him with acid. these police pictures show how it burned the bed sheets. translation: when it happened and i first went to the hospital, i didn't even recognise him. mark van dongen‘s father told me his son was in agony for more than a year before he was granted euthanasia at a belgian hospital. he had no life left. we had explored every avenue. and in the end, ijust had to agree and accept his decision. as for the south african fashion student he treated like a daughter,

and who's now been convicted of throwing the acid... to me, she's the devil incarnate. what happened to mark, all that suffering. mark van dongen‘s pain can be heard in this 999 call, as neighbours rang for an ambulance. he'd staggered out of the couple's bristol flat, begging for help. berlinah wallace told police she thought it was water that she'd thrown. why didn't you call the ambulance? you know, iwasjust, like, confused about loads of things. this has been a highly unusual trial.

berlinah wallace was charged with mark van dongen‘s murder, even though he chose to end his life more than a year after the acid attack. but the jury concluded she was not responsible for his death, and guilty only of throwing the liquid. acid is one of the most deadly weapons out there and this case is proof of the devastation it can cause. translation: i don't want this to happen to anybody else, to any other father or mother. no—one else should go through this pain and misery. berlinah wallace was told to expect a lengthy sentence when she returns to court next week. jon kay, bbc news, bristol. hawaii's most active volcano has explosively erupted, spewing ash more than five and half miles into the sky. residents have been told to take shelter, with geologists warning that blocks of rock the size of cars could be ejected over a wide area. hawaii's mount kilauea has ejected plumes of smoke and ash

in its first eruption of this magnitude since 192a. our north america correspondent james cook reports. in the dead of night, the volcano exploded. by by dawn this web cam was splattered with ash. the cloud was rising 30,000 feet into the sky. the blast had been brewing for weeks if not years. it is one of the world's most active volcanoes. it has been erupting constantly since the 80s. it is a real dynamic situation up there. we could have additional events like this where they punch up and die down quickly. the one this morning was the biggest we have seen so far in terms of energy and how high into the atmosphere it got. 0n the ground, fissures continue to fizzle and boom. parts of the island have been ablaze

for weeks. there is no way to stop the lava oozing from the cracks in the earth. it consumes everything in its path, including at least 26 homes. and still there is no end in sight. the seething magma in the crater is now draining into the water table, producing steam and more powerful and dangerous explosions at any moment. james cook, bbc news. a murder investigation is under way in sutton coldfield after a 16—year—old boy died from his wounds following a stabbing. west midlands police were called to an incident at around 3:30 this afternoon in the town centre. the teenager was confirmed dead at the scene despite the efforts of the emergency services to say his life. detectives are appealing for witnesses to come forward. a man has beenjailed for 29 years for killing a barmaid whose body was found in a park after she went missing on christmas eve last year.

iuliana tudos, who was 22, was discovered dead in a disused building in finsbury park in london three days later. kasim lewis, from north london, pleaded guilty to her murder at the old bailey. police forces are warning that they are struggling to recruit specialist firearms officers because of the intense scrutiny they face if they use their weapons. the warning comes as the police watchdog said a firearms officer must face a gross misconduct hearing after a man was shot dead in north london three years ago. our home affairs correspondent leila nathoo reports. armed police were sent to stop these criminals and during an operation this man was shot dead. it turned out he didn't have a weapon but an imitation gun was found in the back of the car he was in. his death

stokes tensions in a community already wary of police after an independent investigation. no criminal charges were brought against the officer who fired the fatal shot, and the net refused to discipline him, but today the police watchdog has begun proceedings against the officer involved. once against the officer involved. once again the police have been forced to bring gross misconduct proceedings. this family have waited to run a half years to get answers on how jermaine died, and where the police use fatal force, there must be the highest level of scrutiny. this is where the police moved in on jermaine baker and his two accomplices. they were parked here. 0ne officer took the decision to open fire. he will have to explain himself and may lose hisjob. but the union involved says the fear of going through that sort of process is putting people off the roll. for these offices in birmingham, this is

just a routine training exercise. two years ago in light of the terror threat, the home office provided extra money for hundreds more like them across england and wales. but today police reveal that the target of 1000 new recruits by this year has been missed, and senior officers are has been missed, and senior officers a re clear has been missed, and senior officers are clear why. many worry about the level of scrutiny and the nature of investigations in the very rare occasions where a police firearm is discharged. they worry whether they will be treated as some sort of suspect of wrongdoing. this is one of the most demanding jobs in policing. they know any wrong move could have fatal consequences. meghan markle has confirmed that her father will not be at her wedding to prince harry on saturday. thomas markle had been expected to walk his daughter down the aisle. in a statement she said he is staying in the united states so he can focus on his health. prince harry and his fiance were in windsor today for wedding rehearsals.

0ur royal correpsondent nicholas witchell reports. time to end the uncertainty and focus on the wedding. harry and megan were driven to windsor castle for a private rehearsal at st george's chapel as it was confirmed that the bride's father, thomas markle, will not be at his daughter's wedding. kensington palace issued this statement from this markle: —— miss markle markle. a reversal of the armed services taking part. the most visible element will be the mounted escort by harry's old regiment. the carriage will be an open carriage procession through the centre of windsor. also rehearsing has been

the choir of st george's chapel, and preparing for his role presiding over the service, the dean of windsor. my impression is that they love one another very much. they are very committed to each other. they are very serious about their relationship. and that's why i think they particularly want to see it grounded ina they particularly want to see it grounded in a religious ceremony. the royal wedding can be said to be bad contract after three days when even its most committed supporters may have felt a little bemused. but in thomas markle's absence, who will escort miss markle to the altar? might itjust escort miss markle to the altar? might it just be escort miss markle to the altar? might itjust be that the father of the green, prince charles, whose marriage to the duchess of cornwall was blessed in the chapel — might he escort his new daughter to the altar? we will know tomorrow. that's a summary of the news. newsday is coming up at midnight. now on bbc news, it's time for newsnight with kirsty wark. almost a year since the grenfell tower fire, a tragedy we now know was caused

in part by flammable cladding. today, there was shock when the independent report did not ban combustible materials from any future building. even the architects who normally want complete freedom wanted a ban. why would you put something that could catch fire and might catch fire on the outside of a building where people sleep? so that has to go, we have to have noncombustible materials. also tonight... gunfire strabane at the height of the troubles in northern ireland, back in the days of the hard border. peter taylor reported from there in 197a. three weeks ago a bread van was hijacked and parked in the main street, there was a bomb in the back of it.