ben brown is in west london. your sense, having spoken to people all morning, about what people all morning, about what people are saying about the response, the quarter nation, the mood there. they are still saying there is not enough communication, not enough coordination and there is supposed to be those governments task force. they were told on the grounds today, but i've been talking to some volu nteers but i've been talking to some volunteers who say they have not seen any sign of it. and they say some of those made homeless by this disaster are still sleeping on floors here and they say that is not good enough. community organisers have been telling me they have been trying to calm down that anger. in terms of the latest casualty figures, we are respecting a news conference right here. was supposed to be around now and it has been delayed. that would be with the metropolitan police commander stuart cundy and we may get an update on the casualties figures. we know the official death toll is 30. 70 we unders

let's speak to ben brown who was list tong that press conference. — listening to that press conference. what have we learned that was new, ben? well, quite a lot actually. a lot of detail, a lot of information from commander stuart cundy, saying they have formally identified the first victim. mohammed al—hajali, a 23—year—old syrian who had fled to this country actually a number of years ago from the civil war in syria. his family being comforted by family liaison officers of the metropolitan police, we we re officers of the metropolitan police, we were told. 16 bodies have been recovered so far. the police commander was telling us how difficult that work has been. he said that the officers have managed to get to the top of the building, but it is very difficult and dangerous work trying to identify and recover bodies inside what is left of grenfell tower. he was saying at one stage yesterday that they had to pause that work, yesterday afternoon, for the safety of their officers. he said we do not wa nt of their officers. he said we do not want any m

let's get more on that now from our colleague ben brown who is in west london with residents.card on the ijust saw a placard on the road next to where i am saying stay away misses may. at this methodist church, one of the emergency centres near grenfell tower where aid is still being processed and distributed, there will be a big service here tomorrow and another service here tomorrow and another service at a catholic church around the corner at midday today to remember those who are dead and missing. the prime minister has been talking about the disaster. she has promised a £5 million government fund to help those affected by the fire. this is what she told emily maitlis last night on bbc newsnight. we are committed to make sure that people have as far as possible in the borough and neighbouring boroughs, some people may want to go to another part of london where perhaps they have a greater support network and where they have friends and relatives. we are ensuring that within three weeks people will be rehoused, so they have a home to go to. i ask you again, do you accept tha

let‘s return to ben brown. rebecca, thank you.he prime minister on this latest terror attack to hit the united kingdom and to hit london as well. we will bring that to you as soon as she appears. but first of all, let‘s talk to professor andrews so at the scene, director of terrorism studies at the university of east london. we have another attack. again using a vehicle. one person dead, ten injured. your thoughts? it is the latest in a series of lethal incidents in the uk and one of the lessons that comes from it is how easy it is to carry out fatal attacks. you don‘t need to acquire weapons, attacks. you don‘t need to acquire weapons, you just need a vehicle and if you can get your hands on a vehicle you can go out and kill people. one of the concerns is that the motivation this time seems to be more right wing reactionary and that kind of feeds into the extremist narrative and makes it likely we are more likely to see more attacks rather than less. it ramps up the temperature. this supposed there is a fear there is an element o

earlier my colleague ben brown spoke to natasha green who lives in the area.sica urbano ramirez. i'm worried aboutjessica. this is my daughter's school friend, and a friend basically that we know in the area. and she got separated from her mum in the panic in the early hours of the morning. and obviously, as you can imagine, as her mother, she is frantic. she was told that she was at hospital. she went to hospital, only to find it was the same name but wrong girl, and we're just devastated. and so frantically looking for her. so if anyone, anyone knows her whereabouts, please do inform, please tell the correct numbers. and you've got that poster printed, you're going around pinning that up to walls and notice boards? yeah, we're giving it to anyone and everyone we can think of and obviously trying to use the media as well to just get her face out there, because her motherjust needs to find her daughter. and she's 12 years old, jessica, and a friend of your daughter's, you were saying. yes, a school friend of my daughter's, who has also been looking and going o

let's cross to ben brown in london.e are expecting in the next few minutes a - conference with the minutes a news conference with the metropolitan police commander, who we are hoping will update us on the latest investigation into the disaster here at grenfell tower and perhaps update the casualty figures. we know 2a people are in hospital, 12 in critical care. also the death toll, which currently stands officially at 30, although we understand from sources that 70 people are either missing or have died. i may get updates on those died. we may get updates on those figures at that news conference in a few minutes. this report now on the latest developments this afternoon from our correspondent here. bringing flowers, lighting candles and leaving messages at one of many churches in the area, a sombre time for people to reflect and come to terms with what's happened here. michael used to live in grenfell tower and has come to pay respects to his friend affectately nicknamed moses. he's still missing. a lot of people are gr

that was natasha greene talking to ben brown and more from him at 5pm.e satellite sequence which shows what has been happening. a weak cold front moving east, and slightly fresher air following behind. sunshine in england and wales but wet weather at times in scotland and northern ireland. showers drifting into northern england but the main focus is the western side of scotla nd focus is the western side of scotland for rain overnight. by dawn tomorrow, not as warm as today. most places seeing temperatures down, but still 12-13 to places seeing temperatures down, but still 12—13 to start friday and it should be a bright start. by sam temperatures getting back up to 15, 16 degrees. dry and bright weather in england. the western side of wales and north—west of england seeing more cloud. it could produce rain in the northern isles and western scotland. some parts of eastern scotland getting off to a bright start. the western side of scotla nd bright start. the western side of scotland will be the focal point in the morning for wetter weather. some rain in n

i'm ben brown.at 11pm: protests in west and central london as emotions run high following the grenfell tower inferno. there are growing calls for answers as to why the building went up in flames so quickly. the prime minister already criticised for her response to the tragedy announces a £5 million fund to help the victims. what we need to do is to ensure that immediately people have the support that they need in order to deal with what is an horrific and terrible circumstance that people are in. and 30 people are confirmed to have died in the fire, but police say that number is likely to rise.

we're going back to ben brown in warrington now, on the crown prosecution service decision to charge ome of those who died in the disaster had been briefed in this building behind me by the crown prosecution service on the six individuals who are facing criminal charges. the cps have announced that for former south yorkshire police officers and two other individuals will face criminal charges, including the former south yorkshire chief superintendent david duckenfield, who was match commander on the day of the disaster and is facing a charge of manslaughter by gross negligence. sir norman bettison faces four charges of misconduct in a public 0ffice relating to alleged lies he told about his involvement in the aftermath of the disaster. sue hemming, who is head of the crown prosection's special crime division, made the announcement about these charges which the relatives say are the beginning of the end of their 28 yearjourney. there is evidence to charge david duckenfield, who was match commander on the day of the disaster. in order to prosecute this matter, the cps will need to apply

talking outside the finsbury park mosque to journalists including our colleague ben brown.ff one of the best—known streets in paris, the champs—elysees, after what is being called an attempted terrorist attack. a car crashed into a police van and burst into flames. the french interior ministry said the driver was armed. a little earlier i spoke to our correspondent hugh schofield in paris about the circumstances surrounding what happened and also that the driver of the car has died... we know he is dead. he gave a brief press c0 nfe re nce we know he is dead. he gave a brief press conference and we know he is dead. we thought he was because social media footage of him lying spread—eagled on the footage near the car and police removing his clothes to check he was not carrying some sort of explosive device. it was, it seems, a foiled orfailed terrorist attack on the champs—elysees, the second in three months. if you remember, there was a policeman killed in the shopping end of the champs—elysees. this was further down for people who know harris, the bit where there is lots of

we can return to ben brown who was by the grenfell tower.ionally we seen fla mes tower and occasionally we seen flames flaring up now and then in lower pa rt flames flaring up now and then in lower part of the building, so the fire brigade are from time to time hosing parts of the building down. they have sent in specialist teams, and reached the top floor, but they are obviously still searching the higherfloors full are obviously still searching the higher floors full forbidden to believe there will be any survivors now, and they are looking for people who are missing inside the block force of the current death toll is 17. we have come across a lot of people around here who are very distressed i have to say, in floods of tears because they are looking for loved ones, friends, relatives who are still missing, and accounted for and we spoke to natasha green is a little bit early on, who is desperately looking for a 12—year—old girl, the friend of her daughter. i'm worried aboutjessica. this is my daughter's school friend, and a friend basical

i'm ben brown. the headlines at 11pm: protests in west and central london as emotions run high following the grenfell tower inferno. there are growing calls for answers as to why the building went up in flames so quickly. the prime minister already criticised for her response to the tragedy announces a £5 million fund to help the victims. what we need to do is to ensure that immediately people have the support that they need in order to deal with what is an horrific and terrible circumstance that people are in. and 30 people are confirmed to have died in the fire, but police say that number is likely to rise. the bbc understands more than 70 are dead or missing. on newsnight i ask the prime minister if she has misjudged the public mood of the grenfell tower disaster. good evening and welcome to bbc news. angry protests have been taking place in london as residents demand support for those affected by the grenfell tower fire. people have stormed kensington and chelsea town hall, and gathered to prote

i'm ben brown.al pitches to voters on the eve of polling day. theresa may returned to the theme she set at the start of her campaign, claiming only she could deliver a successful brexit. give me the authority to speak for britain. strength in my hand as i fight for britain. give me your backing, and i will deliver up for britain. —— give me your backing, and i will deliverfor britain. jeremy corbyn told his supporters that a labour government would end austerity — and spend more on public services. five more years of tory cuts longer waiting lists underfunded schools in many parts of the country and hope under labour.

ben brown is there.at they have in custody in care action with this attack is darren osborne, 47 from the cardiff area. it is understood that he is being held by police in south london at a police station, accused of various terrorist offences, including suspected murder and suspected attempted murder. darren osborne from the cardiff area of south wales, we know that police have been making enquiries in the south wales area. we heard earlier on from the police that a van that had been hired in the attack had been hired in south wales. the prime minister has been here today, saying that this attack was every bit as sickening as the other recent terrorist atrocities in the united kingdom in the last few months and saying that hatred and evil will never succeed. that is the latest, just hearing from the metropolitan police investigating this as a terrorism incident, saying that 47—year—old darren osborne from the cardiff area is in custody of terrorism offences, murder and attempted murder. much more from m

ben brown has been covering this over the past two days. you have been here all this time. how has this story changed while you have been here? i think we have seen more and more of generosity of spirit with people donating anything they have to help the homeless. what we have to help the homeless. what we have seen today is rising anger. a raw anger that perhaps was not there yesterday because there was shock. the mayor of london sadiq khan came here and there was heckling with people saying they want answers now. they said we want answers right now. he was getting quite a rough ride and almost anyone in authority is being challenged by residents. i have talked to people from other tower blocks who are angry and fearful. they are saying, are our home save? and the distress when you talk to people who fear they have lost loved ones, friends. there are people sobbing uncontrollably. one man we spoke to looking for his brother who these syrian solidarity campaign have confirmed have died, mohammed alhajali, who fled the syrian civil war to come to safety and died in the fire

ben brown there.r parade in memory of all those who died at grenfell tower and at the recent attacks on both ‘ and tower and at the recent attacks on both ‘and london. in a statement released to mark her official birthday, the queen said it was difficult to escape the sombre mood in the country in the wake of recent tragedies. here's our royal correspondent, nicholas witchell. 0na daily on a daily intended for celebration, the led the on a daily intended for celebration, the - led the nation in sorrow. on a daily intended for celebration, the stood led the nation in sorrow. on a daily intended for celebration, the stood with :he nation in sorrow. on a daily intended for celebration, the stood with the "nation in sorrow. on a daily intended for celebration, the stood with the duke in sorrow. on a daily intended for celebration, the stood with the duke of sorrow. on a daily intended for celebration, the stood with the duke of edinburgh she stood with the duke of edinburgh for a minute of silence. a mome

now i will hand you back to ben brown in west london. thank you.till six but that is expected to rise. we have a news conference here in the next few minutes with representatives from the metropolitan police, the fire brigade and the ambulance service, as well as the leader of the council. they may be taking questions about why this tower block could be in golf than flames so rapidly. earlier my colleague spoke toa rapidly. earlier my colleague spoke to a representative from muslim eight, who has been helping those affected by the fire. there are people who need somewhere to sleep tonight and they need food and water and blankets. we are trying to support those who have been affected and the fire. i have been here since 7am trying to support those who have lost people or are waiting for news. we are providing shelter and supporting the local services looking for ways to support the long—term housing needs of the people that have been affected. we are providing blankets and food and working with local churches and mosques and synagogues to provide h

i'm ben brown in west london, where at least six people have died in a huge fire in a high rise blocked in the building. the blaze broke outjust before 1am this morning when most were asleep. there's a dedicated line this incident. eyewitnesses say they saw people trapped in their flats, shouting from their windows, trying to throw their children to safety. it was so dark and so much smoke was there. there was people running down the stairs, some people had luggage, it was so much confusion. there was no sound of alarm or bells whatsoever. the tower is still burning more than 13 hours later. firefighters are still inside searching for survivors. the mayor of london says a lot of people are unaccounted for. our focus now is search and rescue, although we're going to move to — i'm afraid — recovery. of course, we've got to make sure that in the meantime we provide shelter to those who've had to flee their homes. grenfell tower had recently been refurbished at a cost of £10 million. residents say they were astonished by how fast the flames spread. it's not clear what started the fire. lo

i'm ben brown in warrington.nd three other officers face charges including manslaughter by gross negligence. following these thorough investigations and our careful review of the evidence in accordance with the code for crown prosecutors, i have decided there is sufficient evidence to charge six individuals with criminal offences. relatives of some of the 96 people who died at hillsborough say it's the right decision. i'm absolutely delighted. we've got today everything that we could have asked for.

earlier, my colleague ben brown spoke to him. it has been an incredibly painstaking process.now only too well having reported on it for so long, it is nearly three decades and in that situation we have seen families, members of family die, others who weren't born at the time now speaking out for families. in that situation, i think they have not only done themselves, not only should they be immensely proud of their achievement, but they have made a major contribution to the way we think about justice have made a major contribution to the way we think aboutjustice in our society and if byjustice we need accountability and that holds making state institutions to account then they have achieved that. and we know the cps were considering charges potentially against more on 20 suspects, individuals, and organisations. but in the end they have decided to go ahead with dhardges against six of those? that situation in law is complex because they have to be very careful that they have to be very careful that they are taking a case and they take major legal advice on this, they're taki

this is bbc news, i'm ben brown live in north london, where last night a van drove into a group of muslim worshipers. the head of the metropolitan police has said that the attack near finsbury park mosque was quite clearly an attack on muslims. one man died, ten people were injured. when he was on the ground i asked him, why did he do that, why? and he goes, "i want to kill muslims." we managed to surround him and protect him from any harm. we stopped all forms of attack and abuse towards him that were coming from every angle. a 48—year—old man has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder. it's been confirmed he was not known to the security services. theresa may has been visiting the finsbury park mosque. she said the attack was just as sickening as other recent terror attacks. there's no place for this hatred in our country today, and we need to work together as one society, as one community, to drive it out, this evil that is affecting so many families. i am reeta chakrabarti. in other news colombes police say at least 79 people have died in the grenfell tower fire. a minute's si

i'm ben brown live in north london, where last night a van drove into a group of muslim worshipers. the head of the metropolitan police has said that the attack here near finsbury park mosque was quite clearly a n finsbury park mosque was quite clearly an attack on muslims. one man died, ten people were injured. when he was on the ground i asked him, "why did you do that, why? innocent people." and he goes, "i want to kill muslims." we managed to surround him and protect him from any harm. we stopped all forms of attack and abuse towards him that were coming from every angle. a 48—year—old man has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder. it's been confirmed he wasn't known to the security services. i will bring you all the latest from here in finsbury park in north london. and the prime minister has been speaking about the attack in downing street. i'm reeta chakrabarti. the day's other main news. police say at least 79 people have died in the grenfell tower fire. applause a minute's silence for those who lost their lives has been observed across the uk. a year on from the br

my colleague ben brown has spent the day in kensington just next to grenfell tower, where local peoplehe fire. he spoke to one of them, swarzy macaly, a volunteer who's helping with the emergency effort and asked her how things were going. it is going really well. volunteers are in high spirits and doing everything they can to put everything they can to put everything into storage. but ijust wa nted everything into storage. but ijust wanted to touch upon your point where we are calling for people to become, and there are loads of peace ceremony is being conducted, and just a few words, we want to be peacemakers acres there is enough grief and we do not want that to be confused by that your kindness is taken confused by that your kindness is ta ken forward confused by that your kindness is taken forward this. this is an atrocity that should not have happened but we want to respond in love so that those who are grieving feel loved by the community. to you understand the anger you have seen in the last day or so? definitely, and there needs to be answers, there needs to be a response to t

i'm ben brown. the headlines at 11pm: after a seven—week battle, party leaders make their final pitches to voters on the eve of polling day. theresa may returned to the theme she set at the start of her campaign, claiming only she could deliver a successful brexit. give me the authority to speak for britain. strength in my hand as i fight for britain. give me your backing, and i will deliver up for britain. —— give me your backing, and i will deliverfor britain. jeremy corbyn told his supporters that a labour government would end austerity — and spend more on public services. five more years of tory cuts longer waiting lists underfunded schools in many parts of the country and hope under labour. for the lib dems, tim farron urged people to consider tactical voting to prevent a conservative landslide. in scotland, the snp is defending the landslide it won in 2015. it wants a strong voice in the brexit talks. and the ukip leader paul nuttall said his party was the only one to be trusted to deliver a n

i'm ben brown.ght a van was driven into a crowd of people who are helping a man. the driver has been arrested, a 48—year—old. it has been arrested, a 48—year—old. it has been described as a terrorist attack. 0ne been described as a terrorist attack. one person has died, ten people have been injured, two of them seriously. let's listen to what them seriously. let's listen to what the prime minister had to say. this morning, our country woke to news of another terrorist attack on the streets of our capital city. the second this month and every bit as sickening as those which have come before. it was an attack that once again targeted the ordinary and the innocent, going about their daily lives. this time, british muslims as they left a mosque having broken their fast and prayed together at this sacred time of the year. today we come together, as we have done before, to condemn this act and to state once again that hatred and evil of this kind will never succeed. the government's emergency committee, c

you're watching bbc news with ben brown.es: downing street and the dup have insisted that no parliamentary pact has yet been agreed between them. the dup leader said there had been some good discussions on reaching a deal. one that would bring stability to the nation, and those discussions continue. we have made good progress, but the discussions continue. borisjohnson has dismissed as tripe newspaper reports that he is preparing a new bid to become prime minister. former chancellor george osborne says that theresa may's days as prime minister are numbered. theresa may is a dead woman walking, it's just how long she will remain on death row. i think we will know very shortly, in other words, we could easily get to the middle of next week and it all collapses for her. floppy defence secretary sir michael fallon has backed the prime minister and says she was right to call a general election. the prime minister was right to ask for —— general election. the prime minister was right to ask for -- the defence secretary, sir michae

but this is bbc news, i'm ben brown, the headlines at eight. james comey, america's sacked fbi director, accuses donald trump's white house of lying when it said the bureau was in disarray and poorly led. the administration then chose to defame me and, more importantly, the fbi. those were lies plain and simple, and i am so sorry that the fbi workforce had to hear them, and i'm so sorry that the american people were told them. president trump's response to that came from his attorney. the president never told mr comey, quote, i need loyalty, i expect loyalty. he never said it in the form, and he never said it in substance. millions across the uk cast their vote in the 2017 general election, the polls due to close in two hours. new video emerges of the three london terrorists, filmed outside a gym days before their attack. it comes as three more arrests are made. also in the next hour, inside afghanistan — the bbc gains rare access into helmand province, and life under the taliban. and the one place where you never want to be the star attraction

this is bbc news with ben brown. the headlines: downing street and the democratic unionist party have both issued statements overnight, making clear that a deal between them for a parliamentary pact has yet to be finalised. borisjohnson has dismissed as tripe newspaper reports that he's preparing a new bid to become prime minister. the former chancellor, george osborne, says her days as pm are numbered. theresa may is a dead woman walking. it's just a theresa may is a dead woman walking. it'sjust a question theresa may is a dead woman walking. it's just a question of how long she will remain on death row. i think we will remain on death row. i think we will know very shortly. in other words, we could easily get to the middle of next week and it all colla pses for middle of next week and it all collapses for her. labour leaderjeremy corbyn says he can "still be prime minister" as he aims to thwart theresa may's attempt to run a minority government. scotland yard has released pictures of the fake suicide belts worn by

have the official confirmation yet from the authorities which is frustrating gs which corner, i'm ben brownngton and chelsea town hall. they're demanding answers as to why grenfell tower went up in flames. it looks like people are actually trying to get in to the council to make their point directly. we are in the richest borough in the uk, and in this borough, we have a building where the poorest people live, and the safety measures were completely inadequate. police confirm 30 people are now known to have died in the fire. the bbc understands more than 70 are dead or missing. the prime minister — already criticised for her response — visits some of the injured in hospital. she's announced a £5 million fund to help the victims.

ben brown, thank you very much.dead or missing and presumed dead in the grenfell fire, and they appeal for more information from the public. theresa may meets victims and residents affected by the disaster at downing street, as she tries to respond to growing public anger. and in other news — the judge in the bill cosby sex in westminster, anti—government protesters have gathered to protest against the government's protest and supply agreement with northern ireland's dup. people have also raised concerns about the grenfell tower fire and how the situation has been handled. 0ur political correspondent spoke to some of those who took part in the demonstration. theresa may has been meeting relatives, volunteers, and local community leaders in order to restore trust with the community affected by the tower restore trust with the community affected by the - tower fire. affected by the grenfell tower fire. this morning, she was chairing a cross government meeting. she is trying to regain the trust of the nation and the co

i'm ben brown near grenfell tower in west london. minutes. they may give us an update on the casualty toll and the death toll. attack in westminster, has been awarded the george medal for his bravery, as the queen's birthday honours are announced. in rugby — the british and irish lions get a confidence boosting win, as they power to victory against the maori all blacks. and the click team try out the latest games, gadgets and consoles at the world's biggest gaming event

i'm ben brown live in warrington, where it's been announced that six people are to be charged in connectionas been announced by the crown prosecution service. following these thorough investigations and our careful review of the evidence in accordance with the code for crown prosecutors, i have decided there is sufficient evidence to charge six individuals with criminal offences. the senior police officer at the match, former chief superintendent david duckenfield, will be charged with the manslaughter of 95 people. relatives of some of those who died at hillsborough say it's the right decision. i'm absolutely delighted.

i'm ben brown. there have been multiple casualties. explosions and also gunshots as well. we willjust show you a map of where two separate incidents occurred, which may be related. this is london bridge, one of the main arteries crossing the river thames. that is where a vehicle, believed to be a white van, was driven at high speed, 50 miles

i'm ben brown. police in london say two incidents, which have left at least one person dead and others injured, are being treated as terrorism. it swerved into pedestrians deliberately causing a number of casualties on london bridge. the occu pa nts of casualties on london bridge. the occupants of the white van getting out of the vehicle and racing through to borough market, which is nearby, carrying out knife attacks. a number of casualties, we are hearing 20 people have been taken to six different hospitals nearby, 20 casualties taken to six different hospitals. there were reports of people being thrown over london bridge as that vehicle was driven at high speed. police river patrol boats looked for casualties in the water. this is one of the cordons being set up. there will be a cobra meeting, but theresa may, the british prime minister, has already said this is a potential terrorist attack. it comes not many days after the manchester attack were 22 were killed in the explosion at the magister ar

i'm ben brown near grenfell tower in west london where 30 people are confirmed dead — but with that numberxpected to rise significa ntly. the bbc understands 70 people are dead or missing. the latest headlines... the queen said it was difficult to escape a very sombre national mood in the light of recent tragedies as she leads a minutes silence for the those killed in the london fire disaster ahead of the trooping the colour ceremony. 0n on her official birthday. angry residents are demanding justice for the victims of the tower block fire — but ministers have defended theresa may's handling of the disaster. the prime minister is distraught about what has happened, as everyone in the country is. we all desperately sad and angry, but none of us as angry as those directly affected. i'm chris rogers, the other main headlines on bbc news... pc keith palmer who tried to stop the terror attack in westminster has been awarded the george medal for his bravery as the queen's birthday honours are announced. among others to be recognised is the scottish comedian and actor, billy connolly, who's been

i'm ben brown.rs injured, are being treated as terrorism. it swerved into pedestrians deliberately causing a number of casualties on london bridge. the occu pa nts of casualties on london bridge. the occupants of the white van getting out of the vehicle and racing through to borough market, which is nearby, carrying out knife attacks. a number of casualties, we are hearing 20 people have been taken to six different hospitals nearby,

i'm ben brown. the headlines...america's sacked fbi director, accuses donald trump's white house of lying when it said the bureau was in disarray and poorly led. the administration then chose to defame me, and, more importantly, the fbi. those were lies, plain and simple. and i am so sorry that the fbi workforce had to hear them. and i'm so sorry that the american people were told them. president trump's response — accusing mr comey of not telling the truth — came tonight from his attorney. here, millions across the uk cast their vote in the 2017 general election. the polls are due to close at 10pm. new video emerges of the three london terrorists, filmed outside a gym and days before the attack. it comes as three more arrests are made. let's return to the london terror attack. james comey has accused donald trump's white house staff of flying. mr trump's personal lawyer has rejected those allegations. we can speak now to our correspondent in washington. you were there actually in the room as james comey was giving

more from me in a few minutes but first back to my colleague ben brown in the studio.f measures it hopes to bring into law over the next two years — with brexit at the top of the agenda. and still to come... the chief executive of uber has resigned following months of turmoil at the company. coming up in sport later on bbc news. england's cricketers are back in the action later today, they are in southampton playing the first of three 20/20 matches against south africa. the uk could be experiencing its hottestjune day for more than a0 years with temperatures in some parts forecast to soar to 3a degrees later today. the heatwave has seen five sizzling days in a row for the country, with temperatures topping 30c since saturday. 0ur correspondent, duncan kennedy reports from reading. the sight and sound of summer. at the stones where dawn and legend combine in almost mystical unison. and where around 13,000 people came to the stonehenge solstice. it was a different kind of tradition, underway at this shelter in berkshire. nhs england has asked elderly people especially to

hello this is bbc news. lam ben i am ben brown reporting live from the grenfell tower in west london where the death toll remains at 30 but is expected to rise significantly. the headlines. in an unprecedented statement on her official birthday the queen has said it is difficult to escape a very sombre national mood in the light of recent tragedies. angry residents are demanding justice for the victims of the tower block fire but ministers have defended theresa may ‘s handling of the disaster. ministers have defended theresa may 's handling of the disaster. the prime minister is distraught about what has happened as is everyone in the country. we are all desperately sad, we are all angry but of course none of us as sad, we are all angry but of course none of us as angry as sad, we are all angry but of course none of us as angry as those directly affected. hundreds of mourners attended a late night vigil for the dead and the missing as the search for victims and as its fourth day. i'm chris rogers. the other main headlines on bbc news. pc keith palmer, who tried to stop the terror att

i'm ben brown. there have been multiple casualties. in the last few minutes, there have been reports of explosions and also gunshots as well. we willjust show you a map of where two separate incidents occurred, which may be related. this is london bridge, one of the main arteries crossing the river thames. that is where a vehicle, believed to be a white van, was driven at high speed, 50 miles per hour, we understand, swerving and hitting pedestrians causing multiple casualties on london bridge, around half a dozen. shortly afterwards, reports of a series of stabbings at borough markets, close to london bridge. that is where we are, at one of the many police cordons thrown up around london bridge and in the borough markets area around central london. i am joined by tom symons, who has been following events as they unfold. what do we know so far? as you know well, when we speak to witnesses in these situations, they tell us what they saw. we are getting reports that a fitting together into a narrative of what happened here. we are lookin

we cross live to west london and speak to ben brown.eah, we're expecting a news conference later on here this afternoon from the metropolitan police, where we may get an update on the casualty figures from the disaster. we know at the moment the official death toll is 30. though the bbc understands the total number of dead and missing is 70. 2a in hospital, 12 in critical care. but those numbers may change when we get that news conference a little bit later on. let me also tell you that 15 residents who managed to survive the disaster and also volunteers who we re the disaster and also volunteers who were helping those made homeless, those affected by the tragedy here have gone into downing street this afternoon to meet theresa may. the prime minister has been criticised for failing prime minister has been criticised forfailing to meet prime minister has been criticised for failing to meet residents, prime minister has been criticised forfailing to meet residents, when she came here initially after the disaster, only meeting the emergen

this is bbc news with ben brown.nist party have both issued statements overnight, making clear that a deal between them for a parliamentary pact has yet to be finalised.

our colleague ben brown has been in west london today.agonising two days for the families of the missing, going from hospitals, to care centres, looking for information. for some of them, there is no news? that's right. it is a terrible period of uncertainty that could last for days, christian. people walking around the streets with pictures and photographs of loved ones, begging for information. people still, almost two days on, in floods of tears, very distressing indeed. as you saw in that report, there is some raw anger really bubbling up. people demanding a nswe i’s. bubbling up. people demanding answers. anybody in authority, almost, is being challenged. we know that the death toll is 17 at the moment. it is expected to rise. the number of people in hospital is 30, with 15 in critical care. as well as the physical injuries, there are mental injuries, people that escaped from grenfell tower, but who will be traumatised for a long time. we are going to talk about that with doctor alistair bailey, a clinical psychologist, based very ne

ben brown was there. he joins us now from one of the police cordons. what is the latest?ath toll had doubled from six to 12. they say they fear it will rise further as there are still people unaccounted for. 68 people were taken to hospital. ten took themselves to hospital. 18 are in critical care. if we can show you the state of the building. there are still parts burning. the london fire brigade have said that they are still trying to distinguish those fla mes still trying to distinguish those flames —— extinguish those flames that remain. they have a lot of work to do. they say that it is challenging inside. they have been to the top of the building, it is 24 stories high, they have been to the top floor on their search for survivors. they said that there were no survivors. but they did manage to rescue no survivors. but they did manage to rescu e over no survivors. but they did manage to rescue over 60 people. thank you. within just a few hours of the fire breaking out people were arriving at the shelters that have been set up hearing charges, sports and community cen

my colleague, ben brown, who's there, has been following developments throughout the day. are to face criminal charges in connection with the hillsborough stadium disaster of 28 years ago. now among those six are four former south yorkshire police officers. they include david duckenfield, a former south yorkshire chief superintendent who was match commander on the day of the disaster. he is facing a charge of manslaughter by gross negligence. it is alleged by the cps, his failures were, "extraordinarily bad and contributed substantially to the deaths of the 96." also former chief constable, sir norman bettison, accused of four offences of misconduct in public office relating to allegations that he told lies in the aftermath of the tragedy. he has said he's disappointed to be charged and will vigorously defend his innocence. i've been getting reaction to news of these charges from professor phil scraton, co—author of the hillsborough panel report, an inquiry into the disaster. i think the families and survivors, for years, have had any attempt to bring real accountability t

i'm ben brown live in north london, where last night a van drove into a group of muslim worshipers. clearly an attack on muslims. one man died, ten people were injured. when he was on the ground i asked him, "why did you do that, why? innocent people." and he goes, "i want to kill muslims." we managed to surround him and protect him from any harm. we stopped all forms of attack and abuse towards him that were coming from every angle. a 48—year—old man has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder.

i'm ben brown live in warrington. in the next half hour, we'll find out which individuals and organisation — if any — will face criminal charges in relation to the hillsborough tragedy in which 96 football fans died. the families of those who died have waited 28 years, and have gone through two inquiries and two inquests, to reach this now they'll find out if anyone is to be held criminally to reach this point. now they'll find out if anyone is to be held criminally responsible for what happened. they're currently being told the decision privately; we'll bring you all the reaction throughout the day. hello i'mjoanna gosling — the other headlines here on bbc news. two—week old from the growing photo disaster. the families look for a nswe i’s. —— grenfell tower disaster. labour urges mps to back an amendment to the queen's speech calling on the government to recruit more police officers and firefighters — and to end the public sector pay cap. no more needles — a flu jab using a sticking plaster passes safety tests in it

i'm ben brown. 12 arrests are made by police investigating last night's terrorist attack here on londoninjured. avan a van drove into pedestrians before three men jumped out a van drove into pedestrians before three menjumped out and began stabbing people in nearby streets. they were running in all the pubs, all the bars, can't remember all of them, they were stabbing everyone. i was going to people, run, run. several homes have been raided in barking, it's thought four of the 12 people arrested are women. we are making significant progress now in identifying three attackers and confirming that there were no other attackers on the scene

this is bbc news, i'm ben brown, live at the scene of the tower—block fire in west london.he headlines at two o'clock. the london fire brigade say the death toll here has risen to 17, but their warnings that the number rise considerably, and many people are still missing. firefighters have reached the top floors of the building, but they say there is no hope of finding anyone else alive. my firefighters were desperate to get in there and desperate to rescue people, and we committed crew after crew into a very dangerous, very hot, and very difficult situation. specialist teams are now trying to make the tower safe so they can search for the missing. the faces of some of those still unaccounted for, young and old, many of whom were trapped on the upper floors of the building. jessica, she is still missing, she was on the news, and it is horrible for me to hear they are missing or they are dead or they are in hospital or something. how did the fire start, and why did it engulf the entire building injust minutes? questions — but as of yet no answers. good afternoon and welcome