today at 5, the latest from the inquiry into the grenfell tower fire. the lawyer for the man who lived in the flat where the fire began says his client was left terrified by threats of reprisals. whatever the precise cause or origin of the fire in mr kebede‘s kitchen, it was an accident and mr kebede bears no responsibility, directly or indirectly, for the fire. we'll have the latest from court. the other main stories on bbc news at 5... the government will produce backstop plans, including a "temporary customs arrangement" with the eu tomorrow. the brexit secretary david davis says ideas about how to avoid a hard border in ireland are still being discussed. more than 100 firefighters are tackling a blaze at the mandarin oriental hotel in knightsbridge in central london. the city watchdog tells mps there have been around 10,000 incidents of fraud linked to the computer problems at tsb. and bbc radio 2's 500

words competition reveals the children's word of the year — it is "plastic". the public inquiry into the grenfell tower disaster has heard that the man who lived in the flat where the fire began "did the right thing from start to finish". speaking on the third day of evidence, the lawyer for behailu kebede said his client phoned 999, and alerted his fourth floor neighbours as soon as he saw smoke. the inquiry also heard that mr kebede was left terrified by threats of reprisals, and police suggested he could go

into witness protection. richard galpin reports. it's the third day of evidence into the president trump fire, and lawyers representing the victims have again been condemning the authorities —— it is the third day of evidence into the grenfell fire. fire brigade? hi, there was a foreign flag 16. this is the voice of behailu kebede, a resident of the tower block, calling for help after seeing smoke in his kitchen, the fire later spreading through the building. the inquiry heard today that he had subsequently been vilified by some media, and his lawyer wa nts vilified by some media, and his lawyer wants the record to be corrected. whatever the precise cause 01’ corrected. whatever the precise cause or origin of the fire in mr kebede's kitchen, it was accidental and mr kebede there's no

responsibility, directly or indirectly, for the fire. it spread 01’ indirectly, for the fire. it spread or the dreadful consequences that followed. another theme being presented to the inquiry today is that the catastrophic failures in fire safety which led to the deaths of 72 people in the social housing block has also to be seen as an issue of class and race. it is no coincidence that this fire occurred ina building coincidence that this fire occurred in a building consisting of social housing and former social housing purchased under the right to buy scheme and not in one of the many posh, swanky, high—rise residential buildings around london that cater to the extremely wealthy. so race and class are at the heart of the g re nfell story. and class are at the heart of the grenfell story. whether we like it 01’ grenfell story. whether we like it or not, whether the inquiry acknowledges it or not, whether the terms of reference are extended or not, consequently, we say what

happened at grenfell tower in the early hours of the 14th ofjune last year was as political as it gets, and symbolic of a deep inequality in oui’ and symbolic of a deep inequality in our society. from other lawyers representing the families of those killed in the fire and the survivors, there were more angry words accusing the authorities and companies hired to refurbish the tower block of persistent failures. the refurbishment. we say this, that those responsible for allowing this situation to get to the stage where 72 souls were lost in the most horrendous and awful way should hang their heads in collective shame. by design, complacency, error or all of these, the state palpably failed in

its primary duty to protect its citizens. and as the corporates, silence speaks a thousand words. but 110w silence speaks a thousand words. but now the companies and organisations involved have broken their silence, mainly downplaying any possibility that what they provided or did had any bearing on this disaster, including the company which supplied the panels used to clad the external walls which were so combustible. according to the company, it was those who ordered the panels who had responsibility for safety issues. those who ordered the panels who had responsibility for safety issuesm is they who decide whether to acquire the panels and in what quantities. it is they who decide whether to use the panels for a particular project, how they are to be fabricated and how they are to be affixed. it is they who decide whether in combination with the other components of the building,

the panels can be appropriately and safely used. pinpointing where blame may live for the loss of 72 lives the fire here is one of the key goals of the inquiry. but it looks like it won't be easy. tom burridge is outside the inquiry hearing in central london. and that is a key element of this, theissue and that is a key element of this, the issue of responsibility? it's a hugely complex issue, and this afternoon we have had a degree of finger—pointing from the council and some of the companies involved. and thatis some of the companies involved. and that is almost inevitable, given the complex myriad of companies involved with the refurbishment of grenfell tower. kensington and chelsea council this afternoon have said look, we increased the budget for the project twice to more than £10 million. they sent via that you see that those were not decisions of a council determined to build on the cheap. they also said that the

tenancy management organisation set up tenancy management organisation set up by tenancy management organisation set up by the council in the 90s to run its social housing was ultimately responsible for drawing up the contracts and was a separate legal entity. the tmo than had its turn via their qc, and he said the tenancy management organisation was not—for—profit, didn't have shares. all the money was put back into social housing, any profit that it made. and it said the real reason it was refurbished was to make the building more environmentally friendly. but the tmo's qc also pointed out that it was studio e, the architects that identified the type of cladding ultimately used in the building in 2012, and it also said that the council officials had been shown samples of the cladding ultimately used on multiplications. some of these arguments that we are hearing from the companies involved with not only building the project and designing it, but also assessing the fire risk of the building, those

state m e nts the fire risk of the building, those statements will inevitably cause anger among the survivors and some of the relatives of the breed who have been at the public inquiry today. but it is a necessary part of the inquiry to let every side have its say. of course, further down the line, the public inquiry, via its barristers, will cross examine those companies and the council about their opening statement. today, the council on those companies have come inforstinging council on those companies have come in for stinging criticism not only about potentially not cooperating with the public inquiry, but the particular accusation this morning that the building was turned into a death trap, and it was refurbished not to make it more safe, but to make it more pretty for people outside. tom, thank you. the labour leaderjeremy corbyn has accused the government of disarray in its handling of the brexit negotiations. it comes as the bbc understands there is disagreement among cabinet ministers about the government's latest proposal for what will happen if there is no trade or customs agreement in place when the uk

leaves the eu. the prime minister, meanwhile, said it was labour who divided on the issue of brexit. 0ur political correspondent ben wright reports. are you bungling brexit, prime minister? a prime minister under pressure. at the end of the month, theresa may will go to brussels looking for a breakthrough. time is short, cabinet divisions are obvious, and we are still waiting for the government to publish its plan, asjeremy corbyn pointed out in the commons this lunchtime. we were told, mr speaker, three weeks ago to a great deal of fanfare, that this document, this white paper, would set out the government's ambition for the uk's future relationship with the eu, and their vision for a future role in the world. it's nowhere to be seen, no answer is there as to when it will be published. the cabinet is also trying

to agree which of the two customs options it wants to negotiate with the eu, but the prime minister insisted the white paper plan would come soon. my right honourable friend the brexit secretary and i agree that we want to publish a white paper that goes beyond the speeches... that goes beyond the speeches and the papers that have been given and published so far, that does go into more details, and that ensures that when we publish that white paper, we are able to negotiate with our european union and european commission colleagues on that. when, shouted opposition mps, incredulous at how tight the timetable is getting. from this government in the negotiations, jobs have been an afterthought. the irish border has been an afterthought. the economy at all costs has been an afterthought. he talks about the northern ireland border. the leader of the opposition claims that we are giving too much attention to getting the answer right for the northern ireland border, and the leader of the scottish national party says we are using it as an afterthought. we are committed to ensuring

that there is no hard border between northern ireland and ireland. the european union wants to know how the uk will keep the border between northern ireland and the republic open if the two sides fail to come up with a better long—term plan. it's the so—called backstop option. this morning, the government's customs plan was circulated around the cabinet's brexit committee. sources who have seen the four page document on the bbc say it is anodyne and includes no specific time limit, and the remit of the european court of justice would still apply. that is likely to anger brexiteer tories. 0utside parliament, the referendum arguments rage on, but the two main parties are divided too, on how the uk should trade with the eu after brexit. a number of labour mps say that their party's plan for sticking close to the eu after brexit doesn't go close enough. this will dominate again next tuesday when mps will have the chance to vote and potentially shape the course of brexit. ben wright, bbc news, westminster.

the brexit secretary david davis has been speaking this afternoon about his hopes for the future security partnership between the uk and the eu. he said a good deal was beneficial for both. getting a deal that reflects the deep economic ties that both the united kingdom and the european union benefit from is important for both our economies. and strong economies, of course, are vital to security and to the people whose livelihoods depend on it. so those who say or think that the uk must be seen to be damaged by brexit should think again. the truth is that if you harm britain, you are more of europe. 0ur political correspondent eleanor garnier is in westminster. 0n the david davis speech, what sort

of concrete proposals are coming out on that issue? this was pitched as a speech on security, but in the end it was more wide ranging than that. what stood out for me was that david davis was giving a stark warning to the eu. first of all on the brexit project. as we heard in that clip from david davis, he was saying if you are going to harm britain when it comes to brexit, you will end up harming the whole of the eu. and another warning when it comes to security when he was referring to the eu's plans to kick the uk out of the eu's plans to kick the uk out of the galileo satellite project, which is crucial to defence. he said the eu's position seemed to be shooting itself in the footjust eu's position seemed to be shooting itself in the foot just to eu's position seemed to be shooting itself in the footjust to prove the

gun works. so clearly, things between the two negotiating sides do not look friendly. and we should note that this all comes ahead of a crucial summit later this month, when the eu 27 leaders plus theresa may will get together. i cannot underestimate how much pressure there is to get some sort of progress in those talks. the timetable is extremely tight. to that end, we hear that there will be back stock proposals, as we have already started calling them. you had better explain what that is —— backstop proposals. the backstop plan will be published tomorrow. it has already been circulated to data key ministers, and the bbc has found out some of what is in that paper. this is a plan that would only come into play if no other agreed

position could be negotiated with the eu. the government says it doesn't intend for this backstop to come into play. it doesn't want it to and doesn't intend it to. but what is crucial about it is that so far, theresa may has managed to push significant decisions down the road. by significant decisions down the road. by doing that, she has managed to keep both brexiteers and remainers inside her cabinet on site. but what is in this paper is angering brexiteers because it says the uk would continue to abide by some of the eu's customs rules until our final trading deal is done. and crucially, it doesn't have a specific time frame that which this backstop woodend. brexiteers were initially told this might go on for months. but they fear it could go on for yea rs months. but they fear it could go on for years and they are extremely unhappy about that. until now, theresa may has managed to keep both

sides relatively happy in a fudge opposition, but the contents of this backstop position could put that fragile position at risk. thanks very much. let's speak to the conservative mp and former northern ireland secretary theresa villiers, who campaigned to leave in the eu referendum. she joins us from westminster. you must be dismayed if what we are hearing about this backstop document is accurate. it is difficult to comment without having seen it at this stage. but my understanding is that if it comes into effect, as alan pointed out, it would only do that if other processes have failed and other agreements have not come into operation. but my understanding from discussions with number ten is that it would be time limited. it sounds as if there isn't a date at the moment, but one would hope that

that would be clarified in due course. but if there is no doubt, it could go on for years. neither i nor others who voted leave in the referendum would be happy at the idea of the uk finding itself locked ina single idea of the uk finding itself locked in a single market type arrangement indefinitely. but i don't believe thatis indefinitely. but i don't believe that is what this document is going to say. therefore, i retain an open mind. iam to say. therefore, i retain an open mind. i am conscious that there is a need to compromise. this is a very large endeavour that we are undertaking, the process of unwinding a 45 year relationship ta kes unwinding a 45 year relationship takes time. and that does mean that backstop sand interim arrangements need to be considered. so i recognise the need for compromise. there are of course limits and a key issue as you and eleanor have picked up issue as you and eleanor have picked up on is, what are the arrangements

for bringing this interim arrangement to an end's city satisfy people like yourself, you would need to see what in this document? for example, would you need a specific date whereby after that, there is no form of customs union, for example? we are clearly not going to get that, given the briefing that is going out. but in due course, before these arrangements came into effect, of course it would be essential to have clarity on either a date for leaving or a method by which we could leave. what we couldn't do is find ourselves in an indefinite single market—type arrangement with the european union having the final say over changes to that and at what stage that comes to an end. that would worry my brexit supporting colleagues. but i don't think that is what the government are proposing here. they are talking about an

arrangement which is a backstop and may never happen. and if it did happen, it would be strictly time—limited. happen, it would be strictly time-limited. and theresa may said again in the commons today that she is committed to ensuring no hard border in ireland, given your expertise in that area, do not despair that still, this length of time after the referendum, the issue of the irish border seems to be holding all of this up? surely negotiators always knew that this was a point that needed resolving. the proposals the government published back in the summer for a technological solution on the irish border, including an exemption for small local businesses, are sensible and workable way to ensure that we keep the border as open in the future as it is now. at the moment, we haven't been able to persuade the eu that that will be workable. i believe it is important that the

government persists on this. we have a blueprint that i believe would work. we have had customs experts from different places in the world saying you don't need physical infrastructure to run a customs border. it is possible to resolve this, wejust border. it is possible to resolve this, we just need border. it is possible to resolve this, wejust need political will from the eu to do it. theresa villiers, thank you. let's get an update on a story that has been developing in the last hour. more than 100 firefighters are tackling a fire at a central london hotel. london fire brigade said 20 fire engines had been sent to the mandarin oriental hotel in knightsbridge. 120 firefighters are at the scene. 0n the line is our news correspondent, charlotte gallagher. for the last hour, we have been

seeing thick black smoke which in the shot and looking at now appears to be diminished, but you explain where you are and what you can see? iamjust where you are and what you can see? i am just the side the hotel. we have been pushed quite the way back. there is a cordon as more and more fire engines have arrived. when we saw these pictures on social media earlier, there was thick black smoke shooting up into the sky, really dramatic pictures that people were seeing across london. it looks like that smoke is under control. they have long extension ladders going right up this 12 storey building and they are pouring water inside the hotel. from where i am, it looks like the fire started at the top of the hotel, possibly the roof. so there is a massive amount of

emergency service personnel around. most of the road has been blocked off, as you would imagine. there are not many ambulances here, which would suggest that the hotel was not that busy when this fire broke out. we have not heard of any injuries so far. we are not sure how the fire started. that will obviously be investigated, but the hotel did undergo some renovation work recently. so we can only hope that the fact that you can't see any ambulances is a good sign and nobody needs one. but it is still not clear. but as things stand, lots of streets are cordoned off, but are people still milling around? it is an exceptionally busy area and there area an exceptionally busy area and there are a lot of shops there under tube station. and we are now in rush hour. exactly. if you are planning

to drive around here, i would recommend avoiding it. they have closed a lot of the roads, firstly to get people away from the fire and also because of the sheer number of fire engines and police cars. when i was walking up, there were staff from the shops walking down. they evacuated staff from the shops near here. so if you can avoid the area, i would suggest that you do. but the fa ct i would suggest that you do. but the fact that we haven't seen many ambulances so far hopefully suggests that there are not many or any injuries. but we are waiting for the official update from the ambulance service and the fire brigade. there is quite a collection of firefighters gathered outside the hotel. but there doesn't seem to be a rush of them going into the building. that also suggests that they have got the fire under control. charlotte, thanks for that. 0ur correspondent it at that fire in knightsbridge in central london, the

mandarin oriental hotel. mercifully, no reports of injuries at the moment but we will keep you up—to—date if we hear more details from police or the fire service. tsb bosses have been facing questions from mps today after a systems problem in april caused disruption for almost 2 million people using the bank's digital and mobile banking services and left many customers unable to access their accounts. it comes as the financial watchdog — the fca — has begun a full investigation into the failure of online banking at tsb., our personal finance correspondent, simon gompertz, has more. for weeks, tsb customers had trouble logging into their accounts. the service is better now, but it's still unstable, and customers phoning for help are having to wait for half an hour on average, or being cut off completely... customers like photographer paul clark, shut out of his account for long periods, in the confusion falling victim to a fraudster

who stole more than £10,000, spending three days on the phone to get the money back. i've lost all confidence now that tsb have got a grip on this. i don't know the situation of my accounts, i can't get in there. i have no confidence in their ability either to answer phones or to get my account back into a secure position. in the firing line for the failures is the chief executive, paul pester. he's directly criticised in the letter published today from the financial watchdog the fca, announcing a full investigation. the letter says at the height of the crisis, paul pester gave mps an optimistic view of services which was too positive. to customers, the bank was not open and transparent, claiming the vast majority could use their online accounts when only half could. and there's concern about an increase in customers impacted by fraud not all getting refunds as quickly as they're supposed to.

the fca's investigation into tsb will look at why the board approved the ill—fated upgrade, why it was so chaotic afterwards, and why there was no plan b. and the fca has a big stick. it can impose unlimited fines on banks, it can fine individuals, and ban them from working in the business. more than a month ago, we showed this essex delivery business which couldn't pay staff from its tsb account. today, the boss is still having to pay them from a personal account with another bank. consumer groups say even claiming compensation is a nightmare. during this afternoon's hearing, mp nicky morgan — who chairs the treasury select committee — explained that one of tsb's business customers had £24,500 taken by fraudsters but he still doesn't have full access to his account. he tried to access the money on 15th may and couldn't log

on to internet banking. meanwhile, telephone banking had problems identifying his identity because of the security questions and things not matching. so on 16th may, while he is on the phone to tsb, he gets a call on his mobile from someone purporting to be from business banking, offering him help to access the accounts. tsb staff advise him to take the call. 0bviously, he's so desperate that that's what he does. later, he suspects he might have been defrauded because he can't clear security, he can't confirm if the balance was genuine, what his balance was or if money had been transferred out. he and his wife were basically begging for assistance. after hours on the phone, he eventually speaks to the fraud team and is told that £211,550 has been taken from his account. and he's told by tsb staff that they do not know how long it will be before he gets his money back, not even whether it's days, weeks or months, because there is a "backlog of fraud cases". on 17th may he goes into a branch and speaks to the manager, who is extremely helpful, but he rang the fraud line

from his office and three hours 20 minutes later, he is still on hold. eventually, the staff member at the branch rings at 6.12 to say he now has to go home and has been on hold for a total of five hours with no response. apparently, the manager said he had had customers in for days trying to do the same, having been on hold for hours at a time. the customer, mr catherall, receives subsequent fraudulent e—mails and calls and attempted to report the new information to tsb but couldn't get through. 0n 21st may he goes to his atm, checks his account and finds that £24,500 is back in his account, but he's obviously unable to check exactly why, whether that is a real number and what the reliability of that is. the next day, he goes in and takes everything out of his account. as i said, i suspect he is one of many switchers. so yesterday, he receives a letter from tsb which accepts his description of events and says "tsb are not at fault in regards

to the activity carried out on your account". he has been offered £192 in compensation, of which £112 is for the cost of phone calls. it states that restrictions on the account cannot be lifted until he speaks to the fraud department. it doesn't say what those restrictions are. he is obviously worried about a flag on his credit file. it offers that he should phone the fraud department, offering £18 to cover the cost of waiting on the phone to do so. so they anticipated that there will be more delays, if you're offering money upfront. and it states that tsb will review other financial losses, but only if mr catherall can provide evidence "that these were a direct result of the restrictions we have imposed on your account". the financial watchdog told mps today that there have been around 10,000 incidents of fraud linked to the computer problems. paul pester from tsb was asked whether he was aware of the full scale of the problem when he initially appeared in front of the treasury select committee. the last time you came

before this committee, either you knew about the scale of the issues on the fraud line that had led to all of these delays and people sitting on the telephone line for hours on end. either you knew then and you didn't tell us the full picture, or you didn't know there was a serious problem with your bank's fraud line, for which you personally are accountable. which is it? i told you the information i had at the time. my understanding on the reporting of new frauds was that the waiting time was the number i gave you. so it's the latter. yes, i gave you the wrong information. there was a serious problem with your bank's fraud line for which you are accountable that guarantees the security of your bank, for which you are accountable, and you didn't know? yes. that was part of the hearing after

the enormous computer problems at tsb. more in the next half an hour. time for a look at the weather. here's tomasz. a very pleasant evening, a nice, sunny day and not much change in the next few days with a lot of sunshine but the sun is very strong and in fa ct but the sun is very strong and in fact it is with us for the next few days. i will disappear and you can have a look at the graphics! we have some nice pleasant weather with 21 degrees in london. am i back? here we go, you can see those sunny skies! that is in the west of the country. these are the temperatures first thing in the morning, 12 degrees in london, but this morning it was quite nippy and some others will feel it tomorrow morning as

well. and in the afternoon, the clock seems to be going backwards! this is thursday afternoon. 23 in london and 22 in edinburgh. we will have a full forecast at the top of the hour. this is bbc news. the headlines... the grenfell tower inquiry has heard how the man who lived in the flat where the fire began has been left terrified about unjustified reprisals. the bbc understands there is disagreement among cabinet ministers about the government's latest proposal for what will happen if there is no trade or customs agreement in place when the uk leaves the eu. more than 100 firefighters are tackling a blaze at the mandarin oriental hotel in knightsbridge in central london. the city watchdog tells mps there have been around 10,000

incidents of fraud linked to the computer problems at tsb. the chief executive of the bank says he's "deeply sorry". now the sport with steven wyeth. good evening. england manager gareth southgate has offered his and the squad's support to danny rose amid his concerns about racism in russia. rose has told his family not to travel to the world cup. the russian football union was recently fined for racist chants at a match against france in march. rose clearly doesn't feel enough is being done, claiming, "if i'm racially abused out there, nothing is going to change". the defender says he previously suffered abuse in serbia whilst playing for the under—21s in 2012. i actually had asked him, for

benefit of other players from his experiences in serbia to share some of the things that had gone on. what was very of the things that had gone on. what was very clear of the things that had gone on. what was very clear was of the things that had gone on. what was very clear was that he felt let down by the authorities. and that he was not the only one that had of that. which was sad to hear. he is pa rt that. which was sad to hear. he is part of our team and part of our family for the next few months. and we intend to support our players as well as we possibly can. southgate's also revealed that liverpool defender trent alexander—arnold will make his international debut in the world cup—warm up against costa rica tomorrow. the 19—year—old, who's impressed for liverpool, will feature at some point at elland road. jack butland will start in goal, with southgate saying the number one spot still isn't 100% decided. jordan pickford is, however, expected to be first choice in russia.

england women's striker eni aluko has joined juventus. she announced a couple of weeks ago she'd be moving abroad after her contract with english champions chelsea expired. aluko joins former liverpool midfielder katie zelem in turin. the funeral of 1966 world cup winner ray wilson took place earlier. wilson died last month aged 83. he'd suffered from alzheimer's disease for two years. he won 63 caps for his country and spent most of his club career at huddersfield, where the service took place. some of wilson's world cup winning team—mates, including gordon banks and sir bobby charlton, were there to pay their respects. maria sharapova's run at the french open has come to an unceremonious end. she was thrashed by wimbledon champion garbine muguruza, who'll play simona halep in the last four. sharapova was due to play serena williams in the last 16 before the american's withdrawal. muguruza — champion

at roland garros in 2016 — swept the russia away, winning the first set 6—2, before an even more comprehensive second set, 6—1, condemming sharapova to her worst grand slam defeat in over six years. coming into this part of the year, i was losing a few first—round matches, matches that i wanted to be winning of course. but to have at the victories i have had and the results i have had an obviously moving a step in the right direction, but today was certainly not one of those steps. rafa nadal, ten times a winner of the french open, is struggling in his quarter—final against diego schwartzmann. he lost the first set — his first in 38 at roland garros — and then went a break down in the second. play has just resumed after a breakfor rain in paris. nadal as broken back and it is 3—3

in the second set right now. that's all the sport for now. you can find more on all those stories on the bbc sport website. that's bbc.co.uk/sport. thank you. we have been talking about brexit. hundreds of thousands of british citizens living elsewhere in the european union fear they will not be able to live and work as they do now after brexit. this is despite assurances from both sides that the rights of citizens have been guaranteed. some of them have been appearing in front of the commons brexit committee to talk about their concerns. joining me for a bit of a reality check on this particular aspect of brexit is our correspondent, chris morris. what stories have we been hearing?

the cliche of brits in europe is of wealthy retired people having a bit of sun but the majority of them, you're talking about more than a million people, are of working age or below and a lot people who depend com pletely or below and a lot people who depend completely on being able to work in more than one country. you might live in luxembourg but work in germany and france and other places. at the moment in the withdrawal agreement, even though the eu and uk citizen ‘s rights are sorted, is the right you are being given at the moment is the right to live and work in the country where you reside. but there is nothing in the agreement guarantees you could sell your services in other countries around the eu or that your professional qualifications would be recognised around the eu. the eu negotiators are saying this will be considered as part of the negotiations on future relationships but that might not happen until after brexit is the fear from people we not happen until after brexit is the fearfrom people we heard not happen until after brexit is the fear from people we heard from today is that their livelihoods could get

mixed up in the haggling over some sort of free trade agreement. we can have a listen. they do read the press, they do follow the political situation here, they are well aware of windrush, they are aware of eu citizens being deported. and ultimately our fate will rest in the hands of, to some extent the uk government and the home office, because the eu 27, whilst they have made it clear that they do not believe that we are in any way responsible for the situation we find ourselves in, they accept that approximately 60% of us were disenfranchised in the vote, they want to make sure that their own citizens are well protected here. goodness, one woman presumably living and working in luxembourg. are they able to be specific as a group as to what they want? what they really want is what they have now. they were told that their rights would be guaranteed as they

we re rights would be guaranteed as they were before brexit. what that means is the right of freedom of movement. i was talking to a woman a couple of weeks ago who was a chef and lives in the french alps, works hard in the winter season cooking for people who come for the ski season, but there is not enough money to be made just covering the winter and in the summer just covering the winter and in the summer her and her husband go and work in greece and spain cooking in the summer. she said that is its use only it were to work in france, she and her husband, they would not be able to live like this and their livelihoods would be taken away from them. there is this demand, saying that they were promised their rights would be guaranteed but there is no guarantee at all at the moment. they are saying is they are getting support from people in the european parliament who have suggested they might be willing to block the withdrawal agreement if the rights are not in—depth, but there is still are not in—depth, but there is still a tremendous amount of uncertainty. this is another clip. 1.2 million britons, which is the population

of birmingham, we feel forgotten actually and there's a lot of frustration, uncertainty and anger because, as has been pointed out, a lot of us could not vote in the referendum to start with. so we really feel victims in this situation. a quick thought about what might happen next? they want theresa may to formally asked for a future free movement to be wrapped into the withdrawal agreement. 0ne movement to be wrapped into the withdrawal agreement. one other possibility is having dual citizenship but in some countries, the netherlands, austria, spain technically, it is not available so for hundreds of thousands of people, still no guarantee they can live their life like they do now when brexit happens. as thank you very much, chris. there have been fresh volcanic eruptions in guatemala, prompting a new wave of evacuations of people living on the slopes below. nearly 200 people are now believed to be missing, after the fuego volcano erupted on sunday, killing at least 75 people.

attempts to recover bodies are being hampered by thick layers of ash. will grant sent us this report from the village of el rodeo at the foot of the fuego volcano. it is a scene they know all too well in this part of guatemala. fuego spewing smoke and ash, desperate families running for their lives. just days after the massive volcanic eruption destroyed entire villages, the volcano began to smoke again and the emergency services decided to evacuate. following the huge pyroclastic lava flows, the ground beneath them was still dangerously hot and too precarious to keep searching for survivors. in the end they ordered everyone but essential personnel off the mountain. the tiny community of el rodeo, high on the mountain slope, will never be the same. some lost their homes,

others their entire families. buried beneath the ash are lives and livelihoods. few who return to this village will find they have been spared the grief. bodes rodriguez lost his wife and herfamily and now has nowhere to turn. translation: no one told us anything, no one came by to say, evacuate. nothing. people got out however they could. those who could get out did. and those who couldn't, well, god rest them. the emergency services are working around the clock, some literally until they drop. but they are struggling to cope. the disaster has left a trail of destruction that will take months to overcome in what is already one of the poorest countries in the americas. the search for survivors continues in el rodeo but with each passing hour the likelihood of success is growing slimmer.

and for those families still waiting for news further down the mountainside, the prospects are looking grim. will grant, bbc news, el rodeo, guatemala. manuel borjorquez from cbs news has been surveying the devastation of the eruption from the air. he sent us this update. we're going along with the guatemalan military now in this helicopter so we can survey the scope of destruction from above. from up here you can see that the flow of lava went for miles and what we're told is that it did not travel in its usual route, it went another way and that's why it caught so many people down there off—guard. we are in the community of el rodeo which is near the volcano and you can see right here where police are blocking access to a road, only letting other police officials and rescuers continue up towards the volcano as they continue to search for bodies and survivors here.

i want you to look over here because not only do we have a point where you have ambulances standing by for any potential patients, but we have also seen here that there are family members who have been showing up, still looking for answers as to the whereabouts of their loved ones, even as officials tell us that the window of finding survivors is starting to close. there were torrential downpours overnight here and that is adding to the problems of course because you have the ash now seeping into the streets and mixing into a toxic, almost concrete—like substance, and that will make things even harder for officials who are going into the hardest hit communities and trying to find again bodies and possibly, if they can, survivors. yesterday we were on this road when all of a sudden we noticed people starting to run and that's because there was a new plume of smoke and ash in the air. it was a new lava flow that had just opened up on the ridge that was next to us and we were part of the evacuation at that point. what is difficult about a situation

like that is you do have people who are running and trying to drive away and then there becomes a traffic clog. you have these roads like this which you can see are already heavily commuted. when you have everybody trying to get out, it creates a problem. luckily that lava flow did not reach any populated areas but it gives you a sense ofjust how tense the situation is here as people continue to try to figure outjust how bad the damage is, the scope of all the devastation here and the death toll continuing to climb. i'm manuel bojorquez, cbs news for bbc news in guatemala. let's return to that fire in central london at the mandarin oriental hotel. more than 100 firefighters are tackling the blaze. on the line is raddy dimitrova, who was evacuated

from the building next door. thank you for talking to us. you we re thank you for talking to us. you were evacuated from the building next door? yes, i work at the 64 knightsbridge will blink. how far away are you? are you safe? —— building. we are safe, the building where i work was evacuated immediately as soon as they saw the smoke coming out. we are literally the building next door to the mandarin. there was a lot of people outside, now there is still a few fire engines outside the hotel on knightsbridge road. it is still very busy, the roads are closed off. i don't know how many people got hurt

but there was a bit of a panic at the time. can you still see smoke coming out of the hotel? not at the moment. the fire engines are sort of packing and it is quiet now. there is not many people any more. when you were moved out of your building, we re you were moved out of your building, were people quite calm and understand what was happening?” think so, yes. it was crowded and busy but the police got here immediately and they guided us away from the buildings and made sure eve ryo ne from the buildings and made sure everyone was from the buildings and made sure eve ryo ne was safe . from the buildings and made sure everyone was safe. could you tell whether people were being moved out of the hotel itself? do you know if people are staying there? it has recently people are staying there? it has rece ntly ha d people are staying there? it has recently had a big renovation. yes, but i don't know about the guests of the hotel to be honest. our

managementjust made sure we were moved weight safely —— moved away. we are glad you are safe and thank you for talking to us. that was someone you for talking to us. that was someone who works in the building next door to the mandarin oriental. in the last hour we have had no word, mercifully come on any casualties so little unclear as to the state the hotel was in, if people were staying in it. but the london fire brigade are saying they sent 120 firefighters to the scene and a large number of roads in the area are cordoned off. every year thousands of children write imaginative stories for bbc radio 2's 500 words competition. their work is also analysed by oxford university press to see which words are the most popular. the words dominating this year include everything from unicorns and slime to donald trump

and emmeline pankhurst. but the word of the year is plastic, which has seen a big increase since last year, appearing a total of 2,259 times, which is a rise of more than 100% in the past 12 months. thatin that in itself is interesting. joining me now from plymouth is elliejackson, a former geography teacher who's written a series of books to help educate children about the impact of plastics on the oceans. you can explain to me, it is about the dangers and problems of plastic? that's right, is aimed at primary and preschool children and it is to do with a true story about a turtle who eats too much plastic and get sick. she is rescued by fishermen and taken to the turtle hospital where she is rehabilitated and released so it is a positive and

happy ending story designed to inspire the children to want to make a difference. at the back of the book there is ideas for them for the future and things they can do to help. it is trying to put a positive, hopeful message behind this global devastating issue. and the fact that when the stories that we re the fact that when the stories that were submitted for the competition we re were submitted for the competition were analysed, these are written by five to 13—year—olds, when it emerged there have been this enormous increase in the use of the word plastic which has do is suggest increased awareness, i am guessing you were not surprised?” increased awareness, i am guessing you were not surprised? i was not because i get so many e—mails from schools, teachers, desperate to find a way to end the use children about theissue a way to end the use children about the issue and the children want to learn. —— away to enthuse the children. it features their best loved animals, turtles and whales and seals, dear to their hearts and they are full of passion is to do something about it. because they know they can do something, it is

within their power, to write letters and stop using plastic, to speak to their parents and do beach cleans of their parents and do beach cleans of their own, as it is wonderful to see their own, as it is wonderful to see the children so motivated. their own, as it is wonderful to see the children so motivatedm their own, as it is wonderful to see the children so motivated. it is interesting because we all know about the power, pester power! is often used in a negative way, especially at christmas, but i suppose your point is that if you raise awareness among children they might badger the older generation to behave a bit better? that is exactly what we need and they are, they really are. they are making comments, daddy, you have too recycled to save the turtles, money, you can't throw that away because it ends up in the sea and hurts the animals. these are the kind of comments we are seeing from children. the back they are writing to letters and local business to get them to stop serving plastic straws, it is powerful for business owners to see that they need to step up and do something because it is the future of the children and they have to be the ones to inspire the adults

to be the ones to inspire the adults to make the changes we need to make. and we saw some photos you sent us of your own children stepping up to the mark! where has this real awareness and interest in this topic come from so recently? is it really all down to blue planet?” come from so recently? is it really all down to blue planet? i think there are three things among the primary schoolchildren. the blue kaepernick sacre planet, obviously david adam brat, a world leader on ocean health and when he speaks, everybody listens and it was a family friendly tv documentary —— blue planet with david attenborough. they have seen it on the news and understand there is a problem but it is not on their level so the bug i have written puts it on their level ina have written puts it on their level in a story, beautifully illustrated. it explains through the use of something they can relate to, a familiar format. the third thing is i believe is the surfers against

sewage campaign which is putting the focus on each community to become plastic free. there is a lot of information going into communities around the country on what they can do to make changes. together with the schools, children writing to local businesses, the campaign groups on the ground, you can quickly start to the result is happening. lovely to talk to you, thank you very much forjoining us. now, something rather different. in 12 days' time, england kick off their world cup bid. they play tunisia in volgograd, formerly known as stalingrad, a city devastated by world war ii, in which britain and russia fought as allies. with the poisoning of sergei skripal and his daughter in salisburyjust the latest in a series of hostile acts blamed on russia, our correspondent sarah rainsford has been to volgograd to find out what sort of welcome awaits the england team. she is the image of power and defiance — mother russia, calling on a nation to stand firm

against the enemy. the monument to the brutal battle of stalingrad is now a place of pilgrimage, and it looms over the site where england's world cup bid will begin. but the alliances of world war ii have been forgotten by some here. translation: i'm wearing this because the west is russia's enemy. they want to kill us all. i see that they hate us. but russia insists it is no threat. in volgograd, the mayor turned tour guide to show off his city, spruced up to welcome the world. i want people who may be a bit wary to come to love russia, he told me. so there is plenty of this now. and fans who say the political chill won't affect the football. no politics, yes.

with love from russia. there is a lot invested here in putting on a good show. at this new ground, the russian cup final was the last test game ahead of the england match. for russia, this match is all about proving that a brand—new stadium is ready for the world cup. but, for the visiting fans, it is not the infrastructure that they are most worried about. some people don't want to come here at all in the current political climate, and others are worried about the reception they are going to get from the fans. but russia doesn't want violence to mar its world cup, like it did the euros in france. so roman tells me he and others have been issued official warnings to behave, but he did have this caution of his own. translation: you know,

our lads are fit, and they know what they're doing. and if england fans dare do take us on, on our own turf, well, that won't go unanswered. i know it's the world cup and everything, but there has to be mutual respect. russia is hoping all hostile talk will be sidelined when the tournament starts. it is promising a party. but politics will hang over this world cup, even as england play here beneath a potent symbol of a time when russia and britain were united. sarah rainsford, bbc news, volgograd. time for a look at the weather with tomasz. these are the pictures of britain's next generation of fighter jets. these are actually from the us because the jets have just taken off from the usa and are on their way

towards raf marham in norfolk where they will be based and i am told they will be based and i am told they will be based and i am told they will arrive this evening. the first of the new f35 lightning aircraft, taking off from south carolina and being flown by the newly re—formed 617 squadron they will land in norfolk tonight. i will leave you with a look at the weather. it has been a fine day across most of the uk with lots of sunshine around and not a lot of change in the coming days. the sun is very strong, as strong as it gets at this time of the year with high uv levels across many southern and western parts of the country. not in northern england near the north sea

coast, temperatures here have been quite a bit lower. these are the evening values. still around 20 at a pm in the south. this evening a lot of clear whether, apart from the eastern areas where there will be a fair bit of cloud and much of that will filter inland so that means that cloudy conditions first thing in the north whereas western parts will have some sunshine. also some showers tomorrow in the southern counties, probably from the morning onwards and some might affect the midlands. top temperatures on thursday low to mid 20s in the south, more like 16 on the north sea coast. it looks like friday will bring little change once again, a lot of sunshine across the uk and fairly similar weather. and the good news that weekend is looking relatively settled as well. have a good evening. shops and.

the hearing was told that behailu kebede had been terrified about giving evidence and had lived in fear of reprisals. but his lawyer said when the blaze broke out in the kitchen, he did everything right from start to finish, calling 999 and alerting his neighbours. it was accidental, and mr kebede bears no responsibility — directly or indirectly — for the fire, its spread, or the dreadful consequences that followed. we'll have the latest from the inquiry. also tonight... are you bungling brexit, prime minister? under pressure over brexit — cabinet divisions as the government prepares to set out its plans to avoid a hard border in northern ireland. targeted by hackers — the boss of tsb admits that more than a thousand customers lost money due to fraud after the bank's computer meltdown in april.