council in the country and maybe even the world i don't know has a council which has more money in its coffers in capital and chelsea so they're striking today they're going to be striking tomorrow striking the next day and they will continue their strike until they get their demands met they just can't accept their wages any longer the council's got the money to pay them or they're just refusing to cough it up their refusing to pay them what they need and deserve just from the ministry of justice the heart of government just really you're going to tell me and update you on this because you just counsel told us cleaners are employed by amy we don't control what they mean pays their staff though we do expect them to be their staff appropriately i understand there's an update to the royal yeah so they're now on the back of this strike care that they will be bringing the cleaners in-house and that's actually we would have one with the problem we were when we welcome the news what we haven't done yet is confirm what that means and we'll material terms to the cleaners so you know if they announce that again as we paid at

had mason i'm now with councillor pat mason he's been a council of the royal dora kensington and chelsea for twenty seven years patch two life sentences you're obviously support. this strike a labor representative labor councils are known for outsourcing which a lot of workers here say a lot of the problem. of employment why is the labor supporting them all this of course is not only because. but you know back in the thought your words when the governments were chopping and cutting budgets they said a message that just said many of your viewers not of not remember him is a structure was what i do and that you need to contract out your services to save money so a lot of them did it they all did it we are limited in the movement because i was secretary to face council here in this time we of course opposed that contracting out it was a neo liberal agenda item to cut down. the government could cut budgets and you could just get that get it cheaper it was always the workers that suffer because seventy percent of any company's bill is the wage bill so you cut down on the on the wage bill this

they are all employed by outsourced companies, but today kensington and chelsea council have told thishave organised the strikes, and emma dent coad, labour mp for kensington. thank you all very much forjoining us. first of all, willan, tell us why you went on strike and tell us what your situation has been. my situation is very difficult because we can live with the minimum wage which is very difficult. in my case i have to work very hard to get a good life, i can't say here, every day from monday to saturday i work 13 or 14 hours a day. it is very ha rd 13 or 14 hours a day. it is very hard and difficult. and how much do you earn? the minimum wage. £7.83. what does that mean in terms of managing your outgoings and what you have left at the end of that?” managing your outgoings and what you have left at the end of that? i pay my room which is £600 per month. i have to pay my transport as well, bills, also i have my parents and my sister in my country, i send some money to support, at the end of the month for me to live here in london it is around £100. petros, you organised a strike,

residents reacted angrily to the original plan to give responsibility back to kensington and chelsea councilst london, in which seventy one people died, now on bbc news, sport today. hello, this is sport today, live from the bbc sport centre. coming up on this programme: ravi ashwin picks up four wickets as india peg england back on the opening day of the first test in birmingham. arsenal score late to equalise, and then beat chelsea on penalties, to win their international champions cup match in dublin. and south korea's in—kyung kim is the defending champion as the women's british open gets underway in the coming hours. hello and welcome to the programme, where we start with cricket, and india have the upper hand after the opening day of the first test against england at edgbaston. the home side were 216—3 at one stage, but slumped to 285—9 at stumps. ravi ashwin took four wickets for india, leaving the match delicately poised heading into day two. patrick gearey reports. england fans will feel they have seen this a few times before over the course of england's 1000 seen this a few times b

a finance manager for kensington and chelsea council has admitted defrauding around £60,000 from thesurvivors of the tragedy and victims' grieving family members using pre—paid credit cards. she spent the funds on trips to dubai and los angeles, expensive dinners and online gambling. the 39—year—old, from south—east london, pleaded guilty to two offences of fraud, one of theft and another of concealing criminal property. a man found guilty of gross negligence after it shouldn't have died ina negligence after it shouldn't have died in a speedboat crash is a peerless topic he was absent from the old bailey injuly, where he was sentenced to six years in prison after the death of charlotte brown. the court of appeal has confirmed that shepherd, who left the country, has launched appeals against his conviction and his sentence. in germany, thousands of people have attended a protest tonight organised by the far—right after a man was murdered last weekend, allegedly by immigrants. his death sparked two days of racist mob violence involving thousands of neo—nazis and other extremists. polic

a woman who worked for kensington and chelsea council has been charged with fraud offences after allegedly competition for this year's bfi london film festival are from a female director or co—director. ten films have been shortlisted for the best film award. the winner will be announced during a special screening in october at vue leicester square. it will be the first time a public audience has been invited to watch the screening and award presentation. let's have a look at the travel situation now. there's a good service on the tubes this morning, however at bank station there is no step free access to the dlr following a faulty lift and it's the same at tottenham court road where there is no step free access to the northern line. on the roads, you got westbound traffic on the a 13 building into barking. in the west end, oxford street is closed between duke street and davies street. also in newbury park, the crossover between the a 12 is an avenue on —— and horns road is closed due to an earlier accident. lets have a check on the weather now with elizabeth rizzini. hello, good morning.

residents reacted angrily to the original plan to give responsibility back to kensington and chelsea councilt a meeting with the government have demanded "emergency measures" to safeguard food production from the current drought. they're warning milk, meat and harvests will be reduced by the heatwave. the shortage of grass has led to the price of hay for livestock doubling in some areas. and some farmers are sending their animals to slaughter early as the cost of feeding them has become too high. sima kotecha reports. relentless heat and a shortage of rain, causing farmers across the country to worry. in many cases, it has led to dry ground, an early harvest, and a lighter crop. this is the cereal from last year, and as you can see, it's a much fatter, fuller grain. here in staffordshire, cereal production is down 25%. we finished harvest of cereals, we've got the potatoes to do, but we've now got to start establishing next year's crops. and if it's dry, we can't get them in the ground or they won't germinate and it's affecting next year as well. so it is not only affecting this harvest, it

offer advice and support on the bbc actionline website — a finance manager for kensington and chelsea councils. she spent the funds on trips to dubai and los angeles, expensive dinners and online gambling. the 39—year—old, from south—east london, pleaded guilty to two offences of fraud, one of theft and another of concealing criminal property. scotland's first minister, nicola sturgeon, says it's important that allegations of sexual misconduct against alex salmond — her predecessor — are properly investigated and not just "swept aside". mr salmond, who strongly denies the accusations, resigned from the snp last night. he said he intends to rejoin the party once he's had an opportunity to clear his name. 0ur scotland correspondent lorna gordon sent this report. they have been side by side for decades. alex salmond and nicola sturgeon, an unbreakable political duo who made the snp the dominant force in scottish politics. now the cracks are beginning to show. ms sturgeon left defending the scottish government's complaints process her former mentor is challenging following the allegations of sexu

residents reacted angrily to the original plan to give responsibility back to kensington and chelsea councilms of domestic abuse at the mercy of their abusers. that‘s the warning from a group of mps. under the system, benefits are paid into one bank account per household — which the work and pensions select committee says allows abusers to take control of family finances. the government insists split payments are available for those who need them. president trump‘s former campaign manager, paul manafort, has gone on trial accused of hiding millions of dollars from the tax authorities. it‘s the first case stemming from the investigation into alleged russian interference in the 2016 presidential election. the charges, which mr manafort denies, relate to his lobbying activities on behalf of the former russian—backed government of ukraine. a ban on wearing muslim face veils in public in denmark has come into force today. women wearing the niqab face fines of around £100. but a small goup of women are planning to defy the new law, arguing they are being unfairly targeted. georgina smythe has more

among grenfell residents at suggestions the tower block would be handed back to kensington and chelsea councilnquiry has moved into a new phase while the interviews take place. there have been calls for the tower itself to be demolished. that isa tower itself to be demolished. that is a decision that will be taken now by the government. the tower itself has been covered. a decision that caused some disquiet among residents in the last few weeks. that is the news coming in from the communities and local government ministry, which says they will be taking over responsibility for grenfell tower once the metropolitan police release the site, when it ceases to be a crime scene. more on that later. there are 11,000 more grammar school pupils in england today than in 2010. that‘s despite a 20 year ban on building new ones. figures from a bbc analysis of official data also shows a growth in the number of grammars giving priority to poorer children. here‘s our education editor bra nwen jeffreys. like many grammar schools, it has a long history. it wants a bigger future. it is among more than 30 selecti

chelsea all winning at the moment. earlier in scotland, celtic lost to hearts. the un security councilmen that killed at least 29 schoolchildren. earlier, the saudi—led coalition — which carried out the attack on thursday — said it would investigate what it called "collateral damage". donna larsen reports — you may find some of the images in her report distressing. preparing to bury the dead. nearly 10,000 people have died in more than three years of war in yemen, but thursday's attack stands out. children, apparently on their way back from a picnic, hit by an air strike. it happened near a market in the rebel—held province of saada. un officials called it "a new low" in the conflict. what happened will change the lives of these children forever. they're now receiving what help is available in yemen's overstretched hospitals. translation: the blood bank here does not have enough blood. thank god we're doing what we can. there are multiple injuries to the brain, to the bones. at first, saudi arabia, which leads the international coalition fighting the houthi rebels in yemen, said the at