i'm annita mcveigh and this is bbc news.g for justice, after a damning report into the deaths of 72 people. at the end, seven years have passed, and we still have no justice. we have to fight again. i don't how many years it will take. the deputy prime minister and housing secretary — angela rayner, tells the bbc the work to fix unsafe buildings must be sped up. it is completely unacceptable that the mediation is taking as long as it is. and that is what i want to see concluded much more swiftly. police say they will follow the evidence that the charges won't be made until 2026. i'm lauren taylor. today's other stories...

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hello, i'm annita mcveigh and welcome to verified live, three hours of checking out the days main storiessidentjoe biden and uk prime minister sir keir starmer will meet in washington to discuss the next steps in their support for ukraine, including the question of whether the west will allow the use of its long—range missiles by ukraine against targets inside russia. on thursday russian president vladimir putin warned the west against changing their restrictions on the use of long—range missiles, with the kremlin saying mr putin's words were

that is it| from here, time to hand you back to annita mcveigh in london.h, hugh. 400 workers are to be made redundant at scotland's only oil refinery, at grangemouth, which is due to close by next summer. its owner, petro—ineos, said the decision would "safeguard fuel supply for scotland" by converting the site into a terminal able to import petrol, diesel, aviation fuel and kerosene into scotland — but would require a workforce of fewer than 100 employees compared to the current 475. on the northern shores of lake malawi, a group of enterprising female farmers have found a solution to the threat to their livlihoods from the devastating effects of climate change. extreme heat means their banana crops are ripening much faster than they used to. but instead of throwing the produce away, they're turning the ripened bananas into wine and have hopes to expand further into international markets. anne okumu reports. have you ever heard the expression, "when life gives you lemons, make lemonade"? well, it's a lesson that these farmers in karonga, in the north of m

i'm annita mcveigh and this is bbc news.ice, after a damning report into the deaths of 72 people. at the end, seven years have passed, we still have no justice and we have to fight again. i don't how many years it is going to take. the deputy prime minister and housing secretary — angela rayner tells the bbc the work to fix unsafe buildings must speed up. it is completely unacceptable that the remediation is taking as long as it is. an armed man is shot dead by police near the israeli consulate in german city of munich.

hello, i'm annita mcveigh and welcome to verified live, three hours of checking out the days main stories and the facts behind them. in the next few hours us presidentjoe biden and uk prime minister sir keir starmer will meet in washington to discuss the next steps in their support for ukraine, including the question of whether the west will allow the use of its long—range missiles by ukraine against targets inside russia. on thursday russian president vladimir putin warned the west against changing their restrictions on the use of long—range missiles, with the kremlin saying mr putin's words were "extremely unambiguous." the meeting between mr biden and sir keir comes as news emerged of russia's expulsion of six british diplomats from moscow, accusing them of spying and sabotage, claims the uk government says are "completely baseless." the kremlin said london had engaged in "multiple unfriendly acts" and that actions of the british embassy in moscow aimed to cause harm to russia's people, but the uk government says it believes the suspension came after it brought in measures against the

hello, i'm annita mcveigh.any say the spy agency mossad is behind the explosion of pagers that caused panic across lebanon yesterday. they were used by hezbollah which is backed by iran and has been exchanging fire with israeli forces since the exhibit seventh attacks by hamas which is an ally of. it has been described as mass murder by iran and israel has been blamed. the region is pushed to the brink of war. the israeli military has so far not commented. the lebanese health ministry said 12 people died including two children and as many as 2800 people were injured among them iran's ambassador to beirut. security sources say mossad had placed explosives inside 5000 pagers which are thought to have been brought into 11 on months ago and which detonated when a coded message was sent to them. the pagers blew up simultaneously across 11 on. the pagerfrom simultaneously across 11 on. the pager from apollo gold's boss said they were made by bac consulting, a company based in hungary with a deal signed three years ag

hello, i'm annita mcveigh.o bbc news now, three hours of fast moving news, we will begin this hour with developments in the last couple of minutes and beirut, that lebanese capital, where smoke has been seen rising from the skyline in the southern suburbs of the city. this is the live shot, but i think if we can show you some pictures from just a few moments ago, you can more clearly see in the background of that picture the smoke rising. 0ur middle east correspondent is saying this is a southern suburb which is, he says, hezbollah stronghold. in the last couple of moments the israeli military has confirmed that it has carried out what it is describing as a targeted strike in beirut. now, there have been more exchanges of fire leading up to this moment across the israel and lebanon border. the israeli military said around 60 rockets had been fired by hezbollah, aimed at three army sites in israel. and then, overnight there were israeli strikes into southern lebanon described as the most intense bombardment sinc

hello, i'm annita mcveigh, welcome to bbc news now, three hours of fast—moving news, interviews and reactionegin this hour with a special report from afghanistan. a country where millions of children are malnourished and white in one hospital 700 children have died in just the last six months. it is a humanitarian crisis that deepens every day with much of the country living in extreme poverty after years of war, causing economic collapse. the united nations says more than three in children under the age of five are malnourished, with the delivery of aid becoming much harder since the taliban took control in 2021. the bbc�*s correspondent and producer imogen anderson have been in the country for the last two weeks, chronicling the disaster, and a warning there report shows images of children in distress. this is what an average morning looks like at the hospital. hundreds from every corner, every passage, as extreme poverty pushes more children into disease each day. zahra, 30 months old, one of 3 million malnourished children in the country. a disease that is ravaging afghanistan's youngest

i'm annita mcveigh.ing another of its anti—missile systems to ukraine, but with the country's foreign minister emphasising it does not want any conflict with russia. antonio tajani was speaking as the european commission president, ursula von der leyen, arrived in kyiv. she said the eu was focused on restoring energy supplies to ukraine, with much of the country's power the number of identified russian fighters killed on the front line in ukraine has hit 70,000 — according to bbc research. while official statistics may be hard to come by, an investigation by bbc russia and the independent russian media outlet, mediazona — has been collating data and identifying dead russian soldiers since the beginning of the war with ukraine. our analysis reveals volunteers are increasingly older men with lower incomes, and are not surviving long in battle. 0lga ivshina reports. the faces of russian fighters killed in ukraine are changed. now, more and more men in their 405, 50s and even 60s are volunteering for the fro

hello, i'm annita mcveigh. to bbc news now, three hours of fast—moving news, interviews and reaction. the industrial action to reach a hostage deal with hamas hit medical centres, schools and businesses. people are demanding the government secure the return of hostages still held by hamas. the israel defense forces say... say they were killed shortly before troops reached them on saturday. one of those found was american—israeli hersh goldberg—polin. injerusalem where people are holding a procession from his home to the cemetary where he will be buried. well the impact of todays strikes aren't yet fully clear. flights have been delayed and diverted at israel's main airport as part of the strike action. israel is boiling, the main highway being blocked with the government been told to do more to bring the remaining hostages home. last night, on the same streets, despair turned to anger and violence. saturday's shocking news that the bodies of six hostages, previously thought to be alive, has been found in a tunn

welcome back to grenfell, i'm annita mcveigh.ere continuing our coverage and's final report from the investigation into this tragedy in which 72 people died. we are continuing to look at reaction to what was said in that report. that the bereaved families and the survivors fight forjustice while the deputy prime minister angela rayner has said it is completely unacceptable that people are still living in homes covered with dangerous parting of the type that was on grenfell tower seven years after the fire. yesterday's final report into the disaster is said all toto 72 deaths were avoidable. the government also wants police and prosecutors to take action as quickly as possible. at criminal charges could include corporate manslaughter. survivors and relatives of those of diet have now said they have had apologies but carry no fight forjustice goes on. antonio and miguel managed to escape the fire. and tony and his wife knocked on the doors of other flats on the 13th floor warning friends and neighbours to get out. i friends and nei

hello, i'm annita mcveigh, welcome to bbc news now, three hours of fast—moving news, interviews and reactionurs, lawyers representing women who say they were raped or sexually assaulted by the former owner of harrods have described mohamed al fayed as a monster. they've also urged anyone else with similar claims to come forward. at least 37 women have accused the late billionaire of assaulting them. the case follows a bbc investigation in which woman who worked for him came forward accusing the egyptian billionaire, who died last year, of multiple counts of rape and attempted rape, during his 25 year reign at harrods. one of the barristers taking part in the news conference — barriser maria mulla — explained that when selected for their role, women would be sent for �*a private medical examination�* undertaken by �*three or four doctors�* whuich included a �*full cervical smear�*. ms mulla gave further detail, revealing that one woman who made a complaint to harrods was told by the then head of securityjohn macnamara that someone �*could jump out of bushes�* or she �*could have a sudden acci

hello, i'm annita mcveigh. donald trump and kamala harris will break new ground because never before has one of the parties change candidates between the meetings. forthe candidates between the meetings. for the first of this year's debates joe meetings. for the first of this year's debatesjoe biden was still the democratic candidate but a faltering performance led to him dropping out and his vice president, kamala harris, taking its place. donald trump will be up against a third opponent, having previously faced hilary clinton and joe biden. the stakes could not be higher, with most polls suggesting that the race is too close to call. we can cross live to new york and speak to clarissa, cbs correspondent. give us a little bit more detail on how things are looking. detail on how things are looking-— detail on how things are lookinu. ., . , , looking. the two latest polls of likely voters _ looking. the two latest polls of likely voters was - looking. the two latest polls of likely voters was just - of likely vo

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