today at five, the grenfell tower inquiry examines the causes of the fire and why it spread so quickly. experts tell the inquiry that combustible materials in the cladding led to multiple fires throughout the building. and more evidence on the cladding system suggests it didn't comply with recommended safety standards. the fundamental question which lies at the heart of our work is how, in london, in 2017, a domestic fire developed so quickly and so catastrophically. the inquiry also hears a recording of the first 999 call from the burning tower block. g re nfell tower. flat 16, and what's the postcode? wii 1tg. w11, t for tango? yeah, but come quickly. yeah, i have to get the address. grenfell tower, wii 1tg. the fire brigades are on their way.

we'll have the latest from the grenfell inquiry and the evidence from buildings experts. the other main stories on bbc news at 5... rail passengers are still facing cancellations, despite efforts to tackle major disruption caused by the new timetables. it's just been horrendous. cancellations all the time. you're just waiting on the platform, probably for 30 minutes, and then they cancel it. i'm supposed to be starting a placement today and my train has been cancelled. just a disaster. don't really know what to do with it. transport secretary chris grayling will be making a statement before long on the rail chaos. passengers on these franchises are facing totally unsatisfactory levels of service. it is mine and my department's priority to make sure

reliability for passengers is restored to an acceptable level as soon as possible. i want to assure the passengers affected that i share that frustration with what has happened and i am sorry this has taken place. this timetable was intended to deliver the benefits to passengers of major investments in the rail network, meaning new trains including all trains on the northern and trans—pennine express networks are either new or refurbished, the great northern rail rail project in future upgrades, worth well over £1 billion, and in the south—east through the thameslink programme with new trains and improved stations including london bridge and blackfriars. the huge growth in passenger numbers we have seen in recent yea rs passenger numbers we have seen in recent years demanded expanded routes, services and extra six. but this timetable change has instead resulted in an exceptional for passengers that rely on the services. the most important thing right now is to get things back to a position of stability for those passengers. but it is also vital to understand what has happened and why

we are in the situation we are in today. the circumstances for the failures are different on northern and gtr networks. the investigation is being carried out right now are giving more information about what has gone wrong. but that is worth also being clear that the industry remained of the view until the last moment that it would be able to deliver these changes. that is the bit that everyone will find hard to understand and why there has to be a proper investigation into what has taken place. on northern, which is co—managed through the rebel partnership by transport for the more than my department, early analysis shows that the key issues we re analysis shows that the key issues were not delivered in time, but it will lead the electrification scheme, with damaging consequences. this forced plans to be changed at a late stage, requiring an overhaul of logistics and crew planning. the early analysis also shows that on gtr's thameslink and great northern roots, the industry timetable developed by network rail was very late to be finalised. this meant

that train operators didn't have enough time to plan crew schedules or complete training, affecting a whole range of complexes used that impact the service on what is already congested network. it's also clear that both northern and gtr we re clear that both northern and gtr were not sufficiently prepared to manage a timetable change of this scale either. gtr did not have enough drivers with the route knowledge required to operate the new timetable, and neither northern nor gtr had a fallback plan. in gtr's case, the process of introducing the new timetable has been overseen for the last two years by an industry ready this board with some of the most senior people in the industry on it, who told me they had been given no information to suggest that the new timetable should not be implemented as planned albeit with some likely early issues as the timetable bedded down. this body was set up specifically to ensure that all parts of the rail network, network rail, gtr, other operators, were ready to implement

these timetable changes. it should have been clear that some key parties were not ready. they did not raise this risk. the department received advice from the thameslink readiness board that while were challenges delivering the may 2018 timetable, namely the logistics of moving fleet and staff, a three—week transition would allow minimal disruption. my officials were assured the other mitigations in place were sufficient. as few as three weeks before the timetable was to be incremented, gtr assured me personally that they were ready to implement the changes. clearly, this was wrong and it is totally unacceptable. the rail industry has collectively failed to deliver for the passengers it serves. it is right that the industry has apologised for the situation they are currently in and that we learn lessons for the future. right now: the focus should be on restoring the reliability of their service to passengers. this morning i met again with chief executives of network rail, gtr on northern, the latest in a series of meetings that my

department have been holding with these organisations. we have made clear to them all that current services are still not good enough. i have demanded that network rail and the train operators work more collaboratively across the industry to resolve the situation, where necessary using resources from other train operators to support the recovery effort. officials in my department are working around the clock to oversee this process. we have strength and resources in both the department and the realm of partnership which oversees the industry to account for improving services. i would like to tell the house that there is an easy solution or that the department could simply step in and make the problems go away. if there was a way to do so, i would do it without hesitation. but this solution can only be delivered by the rail industry. these problems can only be fixed by network rail at the train operators methodically working through the timetable and replanning train paths and drive are

resorting to deliver a more reliable service. it is for reasons like this that i am committed to unifying the operation of track and trains where appropriate to make sure we don't encounter problems like this in future. northern rail have agreed an action plan with the realm of partnership. this is focused on improving driver rostering to get more trains running as quickly as possible, increasing driver training on new routes, additional contingency drivers as well as putting in extra peak services in the timetable along the bolton corridor. work on this action plan has been under way for some time. they have also published temporary timetables that will be more deliverable and will give passengers more confidence in the reliability of their service. this will mean removing certain services from the new timetable while ensuring there is still an improvement on the total number of services being run by northern compared to before the timetable change. alternative arrangements being made for

passengers negatively impacted by the changes, i believe this measure is necessary to stabilise the service, enabling improvements to be introduced gradually. on gtr, there are more services running on a day—to—day basis than before the timetable change and southern and gatwick express services are performing well on some routes but not all. gtr are not currently able to deliver all planned services on thameslink and great northern roots. in order to give passengers more confidence, gtr are moving services in advance from their timetable rather than on the day and reducing we can services to pre—may level. this will take place until a full replanning of driver resorting has been completed. while i expect to see stable timetables restored on both networks in the coming days, i expect the full may timetable and all those extra trains to be introduced in stages over the coming months to ensure that it can this

time be delivered properly. once the full service is operating on gtr, 2a thameslink trains will run through central london every hour. 80 more stations will have access to central london stations such as faringdon and blackfriars by next year. there will be 150 new trains, more than 1000 new carriages providing faster, more frequent and reliable journeys for passengers. on northern, the great north run project, an investment of well over £1 billion in the region's rail network, will enable faster and more comfortable journeys as well as new direct services across the north and beyond. stop by 2020, it will see the train operators deliver room for 40,000 extra passengers and more than 2000 extra services a week. but thatis than 2000 extra services a week. but that is the future. what matters now is restoring a stable service for passengers today. i understand that passengers today. i understand that passengers are angry at the level of disruption this timetable change has caused in recent weeks. that is why

there has to be a special compensation scheme for passengers on affected routes on both gtr and northern. in the case of northern, it will be subject to agreement with the board of transport for the north, although i doubt they will have a problem with that. it needs to be funded by the industry. it needs to ensure that regular customers receive appropriate redress for the problems they have experienced. allergen —— eligibility requirements will be set up. it is important that passengers in the north receive similar entitlements to last yea r‘s north receive similar entitlements to last year's southern compensation scheme. commuters in the north are important and as important as commuters in the south and they should receive comparable support to that received by commuters in the south. it is also clear that aside from network rail‘s late finalisation of the timetable, gtr and northern were not sufficiently prepared to manage a timetable change of this scale. so today i am

also announcing that work has started to set up an inquiry by the independent office of rail and road into the may timetable intimidation. it is necessary to have an inquiry. it is necessary to have an inquiry. it will consider wider system failed to produce an effective timetable. the findings will be shared at as early stage as possible with myself and the rail industry so that lessons and the rail industry so that lesso ns ca n and the rail industry so that lessons can be learned for future major timetable changes. the final report will be published by the end of the year, but i want initial responses much sooner than that. in parallel to the inquiry, my department will assess whether gtr and northern met their contractual obligations in the planning and delivery of this timetable change. my delivery of this timetable change. my department will assess whether theseissues my department will assess whether these issues could have been reasonably foreseen and different action taken to prevent the high levels of disruption passengers are experiencing. in gtr's case the assessment will cover whether the operator has sufficient resources and skills to deliver the timetable.

if drivers could have been trained in advance in a more effective way am and it will also examine the contingency and risk arrangements. if it is found that gtr are in breach of their contractual obligations, i will take appropriate enforcement action against them. this includes using the full force of the franchise agreement and my powers under the railways act and i will include how such a failure impacts on the eligibility to hold a franchise bidding passport. in the case of northern, my department will assess the operator's planning risk assessment and resilience in preparing for the may timetable change. bearing in mind that network rail‘s failure to deliver infrastructure on time, we will hold the operator to the terms of their contractual obligations. i will not be afraid to take action where it is necessary. but it is right to go through the process of the inquiry and understand well fault truly lies. i will not hold back from

taking appropriate action if the review finds that there has been negligent behaviour. finally, given the importance that colleagues on both sides of the house place on these issues, i have a read for both northern and gtr to come into this house this week to discuss specific issues they have with the train operators. and i am today meeting collea g u es operators. and i am today meeting colleagues from across the house to discuss these issues with them. i am incredibly frustrated that what should have been an improvement in services has turned into significant disruption and i am extremely sorry for the levels of disruption that passengers are experiencing. i am also sorry to those members of staff who have been caught at the sharp end of these changes. there have clearly been major failures that led to this situation. the industry must and will be held to account. but my immediate priority is to ensure that we improve train services to an a cce pta ble we improve train services to an acceptable level as soon as possible. mr andy mcdonald. thank

you, mr speaker. i'm gratefulfor advanced site of the secretary of state's statement, for once. here we go again, yet another chapter in the neverending story of our troubled railways. not only have train timetables been turned upside down, the transport secretary seems to have run into his own timetabling problems in meeting members today. it is said that henry kissinger once asked who he should call if you wa nted asked who he should call if you wanted to speak to europe. the a nswer wanted to speak to europe. the answer was not clear. similarly, i would ask who i should call if i wa nt to would ask who i should call if i want to speak to the uk rail industry. therein lies the heart of today's problem and the whole rail debate more generally. no one will ta ke debate more generally. no one will take responsibility for great britain's rail industry. but amid all the clamour, the recriminations and buckpassing which characterises discussions about rail, there is one person who is ultimately responsible. that is the right

honourable gentleman, the memberfor epsom and ewell, the secretary of state for transport. but he blames network railfor the state for transport. but he blames network rail for the timetabling failures. yes, network rail hasn't delivered, but he seems to forget that as a company limited by guarantee, network rail has one member — the secretary of state for transport, him. he is the man in charge, allegedly. mr speaker, you might —— he might want to blame network rail, but it is he who failed in his responsibility to oversee it. the buck stops with him. what's more, he has burned his bridges with the leadership of network rail, which can only have damaged his oversight of this process. isn't this a terrible failure of him and his role at the top of the system? the northern rail thameslink contracts were awarded by his department to private operators. it is thejob

his department to private operators. it is the job of his department to ensure that companies fulfil their contracts. sarries and gtr have had yea rs contracts. sarries and gtr have had years to prepare for these timetable changes —— arriva and gtr. yet the department has failed to hold the companies to account. can he confirm that it companies to account. can he confirm thatitis companies to account. can he confirm that it is within the franchise agreement for arriva to report directly to him as the progress in recruiting and training drivers? doesn't the buck, once again, stop with him? gtr even had its own readiness board to implement the timetable changes, except it wasn't ready. mr speaker, you couldn't make this up. chris gibbs' report on southern a year ago highlighted the issue of driver numbers as a major operational issue within rail. why did the secretary of state not take the report as an alert to review the

availability of train drivers which we re availability of train drivers which were needed across the country and do something about it? he says the o r i will report on the failings by the end of the year, but with the new timetable due in december, this will be too late. what confidence can we have that it won't be another shambles? isn't the reality that this secretary of state has been asleep at the wheel and this is just the latest episode in a series of rail management failures on his watch? he determined to cling on to the micromanagement of the railway when it suits him, but he will quickly point the finger of blame when things go wrong. he cannot have it both ways. the secretary of state says he is sorry for the disruption passengers are facing. that is not good enough. he should apologise to passengers for his failures that have put theirjobs at risk and played havoc with their family life. the travelling public and the rail industry have no faith in this

transport secretary to fix the situation. worthy prime minister not so enfeebled, she would sack him. if he had any concept of responsibility, he would resign. the transport secretary should do the right thing and step aside. mr speaker, i was expecting him to say that and i would simply respond by saying it is myjob to make sure the problem is fixed. that is what i intend to do. but i would say they can't have it both ways. half the time, he is saying to me that the government should run the railways. and when something goes wrong, he says it is the government's fault but they are not running the railways properly. they can't have it both ways. two points. what are we going to do in december? i have been clear that we will not do a major change of this kind again in the weather has happened in the last couple of months. it has to be done ina couple of months. it has to be done in a measured and careful way. we are already doing work on how the

timetable change should happen and the incoming executive of network rail, andrew haines, is the person who was responsible ten years ago for the very successful timetable change on south—western. i have great confidence that as he comes into the organisation in the coming months, he will be able to put in place the planned timetable change but at the end of this year and in future that works better for passengers. the other point is, he just asked me why we didn't pay more attention to chris gibbs' report last year. actually, we did. we appointed him and he is one of the most respected figures in the rail industry. but that board still did not gather the scale of problem that lay ahead when it last reported to me in may. lessons have to be learned by the people on that board. we have to make sure this cannot happen again and that is what eve ryo ne happen again and that is what everyone in my department is working

to make sure happens. sir peter bottomley. can i say to my right honourable friend that our constituents who are passengers and who work on the railways want to get this resolved. the best thing to do is to give backing to those in the industry and the secretary of state to make sure that happens. we can anticipate an article by nigel harris in rail magazine holding of those who are in power accountable. that requires getting everyone, unions, managers and knowledgeable passengers, together to say, how best can we get out of the hole we are in thes it has been too bad for too long. i agree and i think the ra i lwa ys too long. i agree and i think the railways will have to change significantly as a result of what has happened. but for those who are saying to just sack the franchisees, i don't think sacking the people who are working to solve the problem is

going to solve the problem. we have to make sure they have all the necessary support from across the industry to deliver solutions for passengers and get back stability as quickly as possible. alan brown. mr speaker, and other week, another shambles. when will the secretary of state admit that the rail system is broken and do something to fix it properly? it was disappointing to hear travellers who are forced onto rail replacement buses at short notice and then getting turned away because buses were full or not even turning up. that is ironic considering that arriva also operate overlapping bus routes, so that highlights the farce at the moment. what assessment has he made of his department's culpability in this with regards to network rail‘s

despite assurances, it's clear that there was no possibility of these timetable is being able to be operated from day one, so why did no one from the train operators, network rail or the department for transport ask for a postponement of the timetable roll—out? he said he would take enforcement action against gtr. another company have been allowed to walk away with thousands of pounds. what is his exact time frame for resolving these timetable issues? he has mentioned putting in additional resources. what is additional resources from his department and what are they doing to make sure driver shortages are not met by poaching drivers from other franchises which could then impact on services elsewhere? in terms of compensation, what will they do to make sure the rail industry does not recover the costs for compensation off other fare—paying for compensation off other fa re—paying passengers? for compensation off other

fare—paying passengers? finally, he continually highlights the network rail failings. continually highlights the network railfailings. when will continually highlights the network rail failings. when will he accept that he has responsibility and culpability for network rail and four on his own sword? an apology isn't good enough. the key issue now isn't good enough. the key issue now is to sort out the problems. he asked about failings in my department and elsewhere. i have asked for a report so that we know what has gone wrong and to make sure it cannot happen again. he asked about resources. my department is deploying extra people do this. the industry is deploying extra people. gtr has borrowed drivers from freight operators to try and deal with shortages on its rosters. in terms of compensation costs, they should be paid for by the people responsible. studio: chris grayling, the secretary of state for transport, answering questions in the commons, having made that statement on the chaos that has followed the introduction of new

timetables in some parts of the uk. mr grayling was basically being very critical of network rail and the planning they have put into the timetable changes, and also critical of the two franchise holders involved, one of them being go via thameslink railwa, who he said had assured him personally that they we re assured him personally that they were ready just assured him personally that they were readyjust three weeks before the introduction of the new timetables which have caused the disruption, neither being very critical and pointing out that mr grayling himself is responsible ultimately to parliament for the running of the railways and asking him to step aside. so an official call from labourfor mr him to step aside. so an official call from labour for mr grayling to resign. mr groening said he had to stay in post to sort things out. let's talk to our correspondent charlotte gallagher, who is at preston railway station for us. it is one of the busy interchanges in the north—west. we have had the statement from the secretary of state, but give us more detail on the kind of disruption that passengers have had to face?|j

the kind of disruption that passengers have had to face? i don't think many people here at preston train station are going to be that reassured by what chris grayling had to say. they faced weeks of misery here. they have had less minute consolations, long delays. they have had to get on the dreaded rail replacement buses. they have been late for work, later picked up their children and late for important appointments. so this new emergency timetable which was implemented today, they were hoping this would help solve the crisis and that things would be back to normal ma, but hasn't worked out like that. when they arrived at preston station this morning, you could see a line of those rail replacement buses queueing up to take people on to further destinations. so peoplejust really fed up and they want this situation sorted not in days, not in weeks, but now. as we have been standing in the station, you keep hearing, this train has been cancelled, there will now be a realm of the bus. you hear lots of sighing

and drivers walking past, saying, it's not my fault. but staff are facing a lot of abuse. so i think chris grayling and govia thameslink railway and northern rail have a double challenge. firstly, they have to sort out the services and get the job done properly stock they also have to restore the faith of the public, which from speaking to people at preston is rock bottom. charlotte, thanks. we will move onto some of the day's stories now. let's talk about events at the grenfell tower inquiry. expert reports have identified a series of design failures which allowed fire to engulf the grenfell tower block last year, leading to the deaths of 72 people. the reports were submitted to the grenfell disaster inquiry. one report says the fire brigade's policy of telling people to stay in their homes had, in its words, "effectively failed". the inquiry was also told the materials used

in the cladding system and in windows didn't comply with recommended safety standards and allowed multiple fires to take hold. our correspondent daniela relph's report contains images viewers may find distressing. the anguish and emotion of the bereaved families remain at the heart of this inquiry, but in this next stage, it is now examining the technical detail of what happened on june 14th last year. the fundamental question which lies at the heart of our work is how, in london, in 2017, a domestic fire developed so quickly and so catastrophically that an entire high—rise block was engulfed, and how it was that 71 people lost their lives in a matter of hours, leaving families and friends in shock, grief and bewilderment. to help the inquiry, five expert technical reports have been published today.

one examined the fire protection measures. it found multiple failures. the report looks at the fire service advice to stay in your flat. it says, the stay put strategy effectively failed by 1:26am, around half an hour after the fire started, and there was an early need for total evacuation. the stairwell was quickly smoke clogged. it was the main escape route. the author also says, flat doors didn't meet fire regulations, doors going to the stairs did not appear to have been upgraded since 1972, fire lifts couldn't be used properly, and the water supply system meant firefighters couldn't get adequate amounts of water to the upper levels. the author also says that at one point a body was used to hold open a fire door to a stairwell. a number of the reports highlight the failure of the cladding to meet fire safety standards. one says the main reason for the rapid spread

was the polyethylene in the cladding. as it burned, that material dripped and flowed downwards, sideways and upwards. another document looked at the cause and spread of the fire. it confirms that the blaze started in the kitchen of flat 16 on the fourth floor of the tower and, more likely than not, in or around a fridge freezer. the events that unfolded at grenfell tower... other expert analysis provided to the inquiry describe inadequate fire testing methods. it says the complex material now used in construction and cladding makes some fire safety procedures totally insufficient. this is an inquiry that wants to provide answers. what did the professionals know and do in respect of the cladding and the active and passive fire safety systems more generally in the building? how did so many people sign this building off as safe?

was saving money put before saving lives? next week, around the first anniversary of the fire, the inquiry won't be sitting, to allow families to remember those they lost. this public inquiry aims to proceed as quickly as possible, to minimise any future risk to public safety. daniela relph, bbc news. tom burridge is following the events in central london, we have been talking about these reports, tell us more about the evidence presented. one and a lying thing that has come out today that grenfell tower, built in the 1970s, in fire safety terms, was probably ok. —— underlying. the

billing was concrete, which does not burn, and if the fire had been in one of the flats, it would have been contained, but it was refurbished, an envelope of plastic was placed around the building, described today asa around the building, described today as a clear and significant hazard. one expert report commissioned by the inquiry described the building materials used in the refurbishment to as inappropriate. in terms of fire safety, she said it was a culture of noncompliance, because those who refurbish the building, we believe, did not establish how the new design would perform in a fire. the doors to the flats were not fireproof enough, the ventilation system in the stairwell did not operate properly, neither did the left for the fire crews who arrived on that night. we also heard the emergency 999 call from the man who lived in flat 16 on the fourth floor of g re nfell tower, lived in flat 16 on the fourth floor of grenfell tower, where the fire started. hello, there's a fire at flat 16, grenfell tower. sorry, a fire whre?

flat 16, grenfell tower. right, hang on. g re nfell tower. flat 16, and what's the postcode? w11 1tg. w11 1 t for tango? yeah, but come quick, please. yeah, i have to get the address. grenfell tower, w11 1tg. the fire brigade are on their way. are you outside? yeah, i'm outside. well, the fire engines are on their way. tell me how many floors you've got there. it's the fourth floor. quick, quick, quick. it's burning. i know it's burning, but they're on their way. you've onlyjust called. as long as you're 0k, yeah? pardon? you wait outside. i'm outside. 0k. the fire engines are on the way. they'll be there soon, 0k? 0k.

you've onlyjust called us, so it will take a minute for them to get there. 0k. we also learnt a lot more about the fa ct we also learnt a lot more about the fact that residents, of course, were told to stay in their flats. one expert report said that given the building materials used in the refurbishment, the policy was simply inappropriate. and it believes that the policy became ineffective within 30 minutes of the fire breaking out, because the stairwell had become clogged with smoke, and that was the only escape wood from the building. incredibly, though, people were still being told to stay in their flats for a further hour and 20 minutes, by which time the building was engulfed in flames. huw. tom, thank you, with the latest evidence at the grenfell inquiry. we will

have the headlines in a moment, but first the weather with ben rich. things changing very slowly over the next few days, a lot of dry weather, some spells of sunshine, but also cloudy conditions, one or two showers this afternoon across south—west scotland, northern ireland, big thunderstorms well scattered across the south—west of wales, showers into the south—west of england and the channel islands will continue into the first part of the evening. overnight, most will fade, and will left with a lot of cloud, misty, murky and drizzly conditions in places, a mild night, 8-13d. conditions in places, a mild night, 8—13d. into tomorrow, a great start, but watch the map, from the north you can see the cloud peeling its way back, things will brighten up across scotland, northern ireland, northern england, then brighter conditions getting into the south. one or two showers across the channel islands, temperatures slightly down. towards the end of

the week, southern areas could see showers at times, most places dry with some spells of sunshine. this is bbc news — the headlines. the grenfell tower inquiry examines the causes of the fire and why it spread so quickly. experts tell the inquiry that combustible materials in the cladding led to multiple fires throughout the building. in the last few minutes, the transport secretary chris grayling has apologised to rail passengers and staff who have been affected by the changes to timetables. labour are calling for him to resign. and a teenager is found guilty of plotting a terror attack in london with britain's first all—female islamic state cell. sport with hugh ferris. hello, good afternoon to you, huw.

serena williams' fourth—round match against maria sharapova at the french open had been built up as a bit of a grudge match in the media, but it's all ended in anticlimax after williams pulled out through injury. she'd expressed some disappointment about sharapova's recent autobiography, which claimed serena was in tears following defeat in the wimbledon final in 2004. willimas did play in the doubles with her sister venus yesterday, but she was moving rather gingerly. a pectoral injury and chest muscle problem is the reason williams pulled out. she'd first felt it in her third—round match on saturday. she had only dropped one set up to this point in paris, so not the ending she'd have hoped for. i'm beyond disappointed, you know. i gave up so much, from time with my daughter to time with my family, and i put everything on the court, all for this moment. so it's really difficult to be in this situation, but i always, for now in my life i try to think positive and just think of the bigger picture

and hopefully the next event and the rest of the year. so sharapova is through to the quarterfinals, where she'lljoin world number one simona halep. in the men's draw, rafael nadal is comfortably through to the last eight. the ten—time champion made light work of germany's maximilian marterer, winning in straight sets. nadal will play 11th seed diego schwartzman next. pep guardiola has been banned for two champions league matches by uefa, with the second suspended for a year after he was sent off during the second leg of manchester city's quarterfinal against liverpool in april. meanwhile, liverpool have been fined a total of 29,000 euros for a number of offences, including 20,000 for disturbances at the first leg against city, when the visiting team's bus was attacked on the way into anfield. the rest of the punishment is for setting off fireworks at both the etihad and then the semifinal in rome. manchester city's leroy sane,

either scored or assisted 33 goals in a sparkling season — more than any german player in europe's top five leagues — but it wasn't enough. he's been left out of the world cup holders' 23—man squad for the tournament in russia, which starts next week. sane helped city to the premier league title and was rewarded with the pfa young player of the season award. meanwhile, joachim low has picked captain manuel neuer, who's only played once since mid september. sane's manchester city teammate vincent kompany has been given two weeks to prove his fitness as he attempts to recover from a groin injury. belgium boss roberto martinez said his captain's leadership was crucial, but he's put laurent ciman on standby. crystal palace striker christian benteke has missed out. belgium are in england's group, they meet onjune the 28th. mohamed salah has been named in egypt's world cup squad, but he won't be meeting up

with his team—mates until saturday, as he continues his recovery from a shoulder injury. he was forced off during liverpool's champions league final defeatjust over a week ago. egypt's opening game is against uruguay on the 15th ofjune. england bowler chris woakes has been ruled out of sunday's one—day international against scotland. he took four wickets in the test win over pakistan, but he also picked up a thigh strain and joins ben stokes on the injury list. surrey‘s tom curran comes in. meanwhile, englnad's women have recalled pace bowler katherine brunt and wicketkeeper sarah taylor for the first two matches of their one—day series against south africa. the three—match series starts at new road on saturday that's all the sport for now. you can find more on all those stories on the bbc sport website. we will be back to the bbc sport

centre in a short while. let's return now to the transport secretary's statement on the disruption many rail passengers are facing. speaking to mps, chris grayling unveiled measures to tackle the cancellations and delays caused by changes to timetables to northern and govia thameslink. eager to point the finger of blame not just at northern eager to point the finger of blame notjust at northern and govia thameslink, but also at the national infrastructure manages, and he was pretty critical of them. labour formally calling for him to step down, because they said he was ultimately responsible for the running of the railways. joining me from our westminster studio

is lisa nandy, labour mp for wigan. thanks very much for coming in, can we start with the measures that chris grayling announced today, what did you make of them?|j chris grayling announced today, what did you make of them? i have just come from the chamber where he set our day series of announcements, most of which, to be honest, are quite thin. we talked very tough for the first time about what he will do about these train companies if they are proud to have breached their licences, he set out some sketchy details about compensation, and he said that he would set up an inquiry which would examine what had gone wrong, including failures by himself and his own department. but the trouble is that if you are a passenger in a town like wigan, where i live, trying to work out how you will get to work tomorrow morning, there was virtually nothing in this statement today that will give you any cause for reassurance or comfort at all. with that in mind, then, you know, i know labour's frontbencher called for him to step down, do you think that was

justified? if you were in any other walk of life and duo presided over such a catastrophic failings, you should be considering your position. i don't think chris grayling needs to worry as much about labour calling for him to resign as the grumblings of discontent that were audible in the chamber behind him on the conservative ventures as well. tory mp after tory mp standing up to say, my constituents have been com pletely say, my constituents have been completely cut adrift from surfaces, what is the secretary of state going to do? he will have to take some action right now to put services backin action right now to put services back in place, because our local economies will grind to a halt because people literally cannot get to work. he says he has sought reassu ra nces to work. he says he has sought reassurances from the companies involved and that two or three weeks before the changes he was given those assurances personally. in that case, again, to come back to the question, is it fair to blame him,

if you look for reassurances and he got them? i first started raising these concerns with the department of transport two years ago, when the franchise was first awarded to arriva rail north, and we have been warning chris grayling and his junior ministers about the problems that are developing, partly because of the problems with network rail, partly because of the problems with this arrogant, out of dutch company who run the northern franchise. —— out of touch. but his department would not step in and get a grip about what was happening, and in three months and then advance of this timetable, i was raising this in the chamber, writing to chris grayling, writing to the rail minister, jojohnson, i grayling, writing to the rail minister, jo johnson, i wrote grayling, writing to the rail minister, jojohnson, i wrote to the northern powerhouse minister, who didn't even bother to reply, so there is no way that chris grayling cannot say that he was not warned, that he was not aware of the problems or could not have done anything sooner. the question is, what would you do practically today,

given the scale of these problems, which you have underlined yourself, what in practical terms can be done today? a couple of weeks ago, chris grayling came to the house of commons to say he was stepping in to ta ke commons to say he was stepping in to take over the east coast main line, because of problems that had emerged. we are now in a state of emergency on our railways in my part of the country. some lines have been suspended altogether, and others have been put onto an emergency timetable which is not even running itself, even though this was meant to be the first day it would come into force. the government has to step in, take these over, and sort this out, and then i would like to see this taken out of the hands of people in whitehall and westminster, who never, ever travel on our ra i lwa ys who never, ever travel on our railways and have no idea of the human cost of their failure, and give those powers back to the north so that we can run our public transport system ourselves. lisa

nandy, thank you forjoining us today. lisa nandy, the labour mpf or are wigan, on the rail chaos that has been facing passengers. —— the labourmpfor has been facing passengers. —— the labour mp for wigan. the government's flagship brexit legislation will return to the commons next week. mps will vote next tuesday on the 15 amendments suggested by the lords to the eu withdrawal bill. in a letter sent to conservative mps this afternoon, the party's chief whip, julian smith, urged them to make sure they would be in westminster on the day. let's get more on this we can speak to our chief political correspondent, vicki young, who is in westminster for us. it would be a crucial day for the prime minister and the government, that letter from the chief whip, the man who has to make sure that conservative mps are here in

parliament at the right time, voting the right way. his letter is full of parliamentaryjargon, but the right way. his letter is full of parliamentary jargon, but it effectively says do not leave your desk, we will have all sorts of very crucial votes, and it will be a late one, we think a 12 hour session as they try to overturn probably most of those defeats that the lords inflicted on this withdrawal bill, when it went through the app house. now, some of those are pretty crucial ones, we know there will be a vote on the european economic area, whether the uk should stay in at the brexit, another one about trying to force the government to stay in it customs union, that would be pretty tricky for the government to overturn, and then one about a meaningful vote. really, this is about parliament is trying to take control of the process, trying to have a say. of course, the government was defeated in the commons before christmas, at which point there were 11 conservative rebels, and julian smith will be trying to make sure there are not that number, next week, but it could

being credibly important for the type of brexit that we end up with. and tied in with that debate, of course, the whole thing about our future trading relationship notjust with the eu but the rest of the world, and now the us has imposed ta riffs world, and now the us has imposed tariffs on steel imports, we understand the prime minister has made representations to president trump. she has already said that she is disappointed by what president trump has decided to do. we are told that she had a 30 minute conversation by phone with the president this afternoon, in which she did repeat that, said it was disappointing, deeply disappointing and an justified, and disappointing, deeply disappointing and anjustified, and she has promised to speak to them again when she heads off to quebec in canada for the g7 meeting, which will be dominated by the stew of trade. as you say, there is this issue of open trade, the uk hoping to have a free—trade deal with the us after brexit, and liam fox today talked about how the uk should respond, and

he said we will maybe go along with what the eu want to do, counter tariffs, but he did not think any of it was a good thing, the possibility ofa it was a good thing, the possibility of a trade war. the use of national defence is the rationale for this action threatens to create a worrying global precedent. we are clear that these unjustified additional tariffs could harm consumers, hold back growth, and ultimately damage industry by driving up the price of inputs and production, and diminishing global competitiveness. we remain of the view that issues of global ove rca pacity view that issues of global overcapacity in the steel market are best solved through international collaboration, not unilateral action. there are plenty of mps, labour and some conservative, on the remain side of the arguments during the brexit referendum, who point out that having a us president who seems to be very keen on protectionism does not bode well for any future trade deal with the uk. many thanks

once again, vicki. a teenager from london who became the youngest female in the country to be charged with terror offences in relation to so—called islamic state has been convicted at the old bailey of planning an attack in the uk. safaa boular, who is now 18, was 16 when she was first investigated by the police. she is part of an all—female family terror cell. her sister was shot by police when she was arrested. the women were planning two separate attacks, as our home affairs correspondent june kelly reports. gunshots. this was when armed officers moved in on the uk's first all—female terror cell, firing cs gas canisters into an upstairs flat. in the mayhem one of the women, rizlaine boular, was shot by police, and she was given medical treatment on the pavement. she was laying down with police officers on top of her, because she was putting up a horrendous struggle,

and she was screaming, in pain, and did not want to be helped. rizlaine boular had been hours away from causing carnage on the streets of london. for weeks, police and the security service, m15, had been tracking their suspects. rizlaine boular recovered from her injuries. her younger sister was already in custody and also arrested was their mother, mina dich. we believe they were going to attack members of the public at random using knives with a view to inflicting injury or killing individuals. we intervened at an early stage with a view to frustrating that terrorist plot. mina dich with her daughters when the girls were growing up. rizlaine is at the back. at the front is rizlaine's younger sister safaa. by the time she was 16, safaa, on the left, was wearing full islamic dress, as like her mother and sister, she had become more religious. all three then embraced

violent extremism. in the same month that safaa boular got her gcse results, she was trying to marry an is fighter in syria, naweed hussain, over the internet. she never met him — theirs was an online relationship — and he was in his 30s. when he was killed, she was distraught. the couple had talked about how safaa boular could carry out an attack here in the area around the british museum in central london, and they discussed an ambush involving guns or grenades and using a car and a knife. safaa boular was arrested, but she then encouraged her sister to carry out her own attack. during safaa's trial, in which she wore western clothing, the jury heard recordings of prison phone conversations where she and her sister discussed the new plot. rizlaine spoke of her plans to hold a "mad hatter‘s tea party",

which the prosecution said was code for a terror attack. safaa boular disappointed that she couldn'tjoin in. the following evening rizlaine was being driven around westminster by their mother on a reconnaissance mission scouting targets. the women had bought a knife from sainsbury‘s, and it was rizlaine who was going to be the killer. zac tye was at school with her and is perplexed at the path chosen by his former friend. rizlaine was a very outgoing person, lovely to talk to, always smiling. she became quite heavily into islam. i'm not sure what caused it. it was a very sudden thing, and she started wearing the hijab. it's strange to hear that she became such a monster in her adult life.

in the hours before her arrest, rizlaine had been practising wielding a knife. the police said they shot her because they believed she posed a risk to their lives. rizlaine boular and her mother have pleaded guilty to terrorism charges. her sister safaa has been convicted by a jury for planning a separate attack. the family are now facing long terms in prison. june kelly, bbc news. the government has announced it will offload 7.7% of shares in royal bank of scotland. the decision — which involves the sale of roughly 925 million shares — means the taxpayers' stake in the bank will be reduced from 70.1% to 62.4%. at least 38 people have died, including children, and hundreds have been injured, after one of latin america's most

active volcanos erupted suddenly. at least one village near the fuego volcano has been buried in ash and lava, and the main airport in guatemala city, 25 miles away, has been closed. a state of emergency has been declared in much of the country, as richard lister reports. el fuego is one of latin america's most active volcanoes, but sunday's eruption was the deadliest in more than a century. ash billowed thousands of metres into the sky. the explosion forced rivers of lava and mud down to the communities below. those that could fled for their lives. emergency workers urged everyone in these villages to evacuate. these people are used to living in the shadow of el fuego, but this was a close call. many in this village were injured and had to be taken to hospital.

but for some it was already too late, their homes smothered in a thick layer of mud that had raced down the volcano at terrifying speed. it could be weeks before everyone buried here is found, their stories told by those who survived. translation: not everyone escaped, i think they were buried. we saw the lava pouring through the cornfields and we ran towards a hill. the search for survivors went on into the night many people are still unaccounted for, and the total number of dead is still unclear. rescue teams are stretched, and hundreds, maybe thousands of those who escaped are now homeless. translation: we are considering the need to call for a state of emergency. we have to see, according to our legislation, what could help us to do this. we think until now that there is a state of devastation in at least three areas.

the volcano was less active today. several villagers have been left in ruins, homes, property and lives destroyed. the rainy weather means more mudslides are still possible. and, of course, another eruption like the one at the weekend could come at any time. richard lister, bbc news. just a reminder that bbc news at six is coming up with sophie, ben rich as the weather. we have had scenes like this today, blue skies and sunshine, but not quite that straightforward, because across western part of the country, shower clouds developed in the sky, this was north devon earlier on, and more generally cloudy across eastern areas, aberdeenshire covered in a

blanket of cloud. high pressure broadly in charge, thunderstorms never far away in the south, they will try to fringe in later in the week. what we have to contend with at the moment, around the area of high pressure, is north or north—easterly winds, bringing a lot of cloud in our direction. cloudy conditions across eastern areas into the evening, out west some late sunshine, but still a scattering of showers, perhaps thunderstorms towards the west, a met office weather warning and force here, a lwa ys weather warning and force here, always the potential for showers to push up from the near continent into the channel islands, that is something that will continue throughout the next few days, so some showers continuing through the night, elsewhere they will fade away, and these clouds could be thick enough to squeeze out some

drizzle, mist and american places as well. underneath the cloud, not cold, eight or nine in newcastle and aberdeen, elsewhere double figures. —— mistand aberdeen, elsewhere double figures. —— mist and murk in places. the cloud peels back from scotland, eventually northern ireland, northern england, brighter conditions with sunshine spreading southwards, dry just about wherever you are, the channel islands could see the odd shower, temperature slightly down, 20 or 21 degrees. wednesday, cloud returning from the north sea to some of those eastern areas, burning back towards the coast as the day wears on, but generally speaking not a bad day, lots of sunshine, 20—23 degrees. member those thunderstorms across the near continent? as we get into thursday, the increasing chance that some of the storms will spill into southern part of the uk, hit and miss, but if you are in southern areas, london, southampton, a couple

of examples, you could see showery rain at times towards the end of the week. further north, staying dry, still spells of sunshine, warm for many, cooler for the north still spells of sunshine, warm for many, coolerfor the north sea coasts. which led to the tower being engulfed by flames. this is where the blaze started — in flat 16 on the fourth floor, near a fridge. the 999 call made by the man who lived there was played at the hearing. can you be quick please. yeah, would you just, i have to get the address 0k. flat 16, grenfell tower, w111pg. the fire brigade are on their way. the fire claimed 72 lives. the inquiry was told the fire brigade's advice to residents to stay in their flats as it spread was wrong. we'll be live at the inquiry. also tonight... the teenager found guilty of plotting a terror attack in london with her mother and sister as part of britain's first all—woman terror cell. we believed that they were going to attack members of the public at random, using knives with a view to inflicting injury or certainly

killing individuals.