we are expecting an announcement on what if any charges that are to be from the crown prosecution servicepast 11 so we will bring that to you in a few minutes time. two weeks on from the grenfell tower fire, theresa may has called for a "major national investigation" into the use of potentially flammable cladding on high rise buildings. every one of the samples tested from 95 buildings across england have now failed safety tests. last night the government confirmed all school buildings over four storeys tall are having their external cladding analysed as well. this morning on victoria sharma the housing ministerfaced this morning on victoria sharma the housing minister faced angry clarification from residents. if you give me a house i'm not going to a cce pt if you give me a house i'm not going to accept it. i was happy in my house. i had a good house. i am to accept it. i was happy in my house. i had a good house. iam not going to accept it. no, we will come to europe, said. i promise. —— we will come to you, said. —— sid. he wa nts will come to you, said. —— sid. he wants good permanent

that has 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. we've got today everything that we could have asked for. hello, i'm simon mccoy with anita mcveigh. the other headlines here on bbc news: after the grenfell tower fire, the prime minister tells mps it appears the cladding used wasn't compliant with building regulations. 37 authority is had been tested and have failed the combustibility tests. when you cut local authority budgets by 40%, we all pay a price in public safety. a world—wide cyber attack continues to wreak havoc for a second day — france's biggest bank is its late

the crown prosecution service have announced that craig mackinlay, who is running for south thanet ine election for the conservatives, has been charged over his alleged overspending in the 2015 general election campaign. mr mackinlay defeated the then ukip leader, nigel farage, in the ballot. daniel sandford is with me now. first ball, talk us through what he has been charged with. it all goes back to the titanic battle in the 2015 general election between nigel farage and a conservative party. he was trying to get a seat in parliament for the first time. the conservative party were trying to keep them out. craig mackinlay was the candidate for the conservatives who managed to win that in south thanet. as all candidates have to do, he then filed his election expenses along with his agent. you have to say how much you have spent locally on the campaign. what is happening today is that the crown prosecution service have charged craig mackinlay and his agent, nathan grey, the man who signed off the expenses, and also a senior campaign specialist, marion little, all with taking part in fi

s crown prosecution service announced it was charging three people dating back to 2015. d the charges politically motivated. the case is caught the attention of the crown prosecution service on the 18th of april. thank you for joining us. what happened this morning, and what are conservative saying? 2015this relates to the election and one constituency. this morning, the police announced they were charging , the people craig mckinley candidate in 2015 and elected member of parliament, conservative member of parliament, and is a candidate this time. agent,gray, his election the person responsible for running your campaign, and marion little, i believe an official at the conservative headquarters are in a london. they have been charged in false statements about election expenses. the law in person is that is dividedending into local and national expenses and there are limits set for each one. it is higher for national expenses than local expenses. the ideas to stop people from buying elections. the suggestion is with they have been charged with is making false statements an

the crown prosecution service says it has enough evidence to charge a further five people in connectionthe crush at the fa cup final in 1989. the former chief constable sir norman bettison will face four charges — relating to alleged lies he told in the aftermath about the culpability of fans. a solicitor who acted for south yorkshire police is charged with perverting the course of justice by changing witness statements. the families of many of those who died were told about the decision at a meeting in warrington — from where our correspondent judith moritz sent this report. they've had enquiries, inquests and investigations but the hillsborough families have never seen in public criminal prosecutions against anyone involved in the 1989 disaster. they have waited almost 30 years for this moment. this morning they arrived full of hope and anxiety to be told that six people are to face prosecution. they include david duckenfield who was in charge of policing the match. and sir norman bettison who is alleged to have lied about fans after the disaster. there is sufficient evidence to charg

let's talk first about craig mackinlay being charged by the crown prosecution service over his 2015 electionon agent and a party official. he's released this statement on his facebook page. with me isjessica elgot from the guardian, and anne mcelvoy from the economist. we must be very careful of course because there is a potential to prejudice this case. he is onlyjust being charged. but, jessica, how much of a concern will this be for the conservatives? i think this is the conservatives? i think this is the end of another quite bad week for the conservatives and their campaign. the first signs of misfire came at the manifesto launch, launching it at the social care policy which other parties have been naming the dementia packs. throughout the week a series of criticisms for the prime minister, for not turning up for the last tv debate and sending amber rudd instead —— the dementia segment. this will be seen at conservative party headquarters i think as another knot. but so many twists and turns in this election campaign. how much, anne, could this be seen as a minor distraction? the conserv

the crown prosecution service said mr mackinlay, who's standing again onjune 8th, and two other toryarty workers will faces charges under the representation of the people act. here's our home affairs correspondent daniel sandford. craig mackinlay. it was one of the big conservative wins in the last general election, stopping nigel farage in south thanet. their candidate, craig mackinlay, won byjust under 3000 votes after talking during the campaign of all the support he had had from big name politicians. we have brought many powerful members of the government team down here to show that i am part of a very strong team. but today, craig mackinlay, who is standing for re—election, was charged with making a false declaration of the money he spent on his campaign. also charged was his agent, nathan grey, and marion little, a conservative party headquarters campaign specialist accused of aiding and abetting the other two. this was the moment nigel farage found out about the charges as he was out campaigning this morning. you'rejoking? oh, my good lord. right, that is big news. craig macki

earlier today the crown prosecution service announced that the conservative candidate for south thanetg mackinlay —— had been charged in connection with expenses claimed —— during the last election —— two years ago. the party said it believed the allegations were ‘unfounded'. our home affairs correspondent daniel sandford reports. in the 2015 general election, the voters of south thanet were deluged by big—name conservative campaigners, desperate to keep the seat away from nigel farage. their candidate posed with every member of the front bench he could find. craig mackinlay. the tories won... just. today, following an investigation started by channel 4 news, craig mackinlay was charged with filing false expenses for the campaign. so was his agent, nathan grey, and senior campaigner marian little, obe, has been charged with aiding and abetting them. this, the moment this morning when nigel farage heard the news. you'rejoking? my good lord! right. that's big news. 0k. thank you. craig mackinlay has just been charged. once again, it is bad judgment from theresa may. why on earth would yo

well, here in warrington, the crown prosecution service announced earlier on today that six people are 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 through our criminal court to bear on hillsborough. it's been an incredible painstaking process. as you

that does not seem to be among the charges, but interestingly, the crown prosecution service is seeingrder. he will appear in court and then it will appear in court and then it will go through the court system being treated under the terrorism protocol, which is a system whereby a particular series of events happens when somebody is charged with murder in relation to what is deemed to be a terrorist incident. what can you tell us about the ongoing investigation into that? the police give us an update yesterday. they were very keen still to hear about details of the van that has been hired just outside cardiff. they‘re still looking for more information about the movement of the van. it was hired on saturday and incident took place late on sunday night, early hours of monday morning. you may remember that yesterday the police named a 51—year—old man as having died from multiple injuries in the incident. it's multiple injuries in the incident. it‘s in relation to that that darren osborne has been charged with murder. thank you. let me remind you we‘re anticipating hearing from the prime

the crown prosecution service says it has enough evidence to charge a further five people in connectionith the crush at the fa cup semi—final in 1989. the former chief constable sir norman bettison will face four charges relating to alleged lies he told in the aftermath about the culpability of fans. a solicitor who acted for south yorkshire police is charged with perverting the course of justice by changing witness statements. the families of many of those who died were told about the decision at a meeting in warrington from where our correspondent judith moritz sent this report. they've had inquiries, inquests and investigations but the hillsborough families have never seen public criminal prosecutions against anyone involved in the 1989 disaster. they've waited almost 30 years for this moment. this morning they arrived full of hope and anxiety, to be told that six people are to face prosecution. they include david duckenfield who was in charge of policing the match. and sir norman bettison who is alleged to have lied about fans after the disaster. there is sufficient evidence to char

the crown prosecution service said mr mackinlay, who's standing again on june eight, and two other torys under the representation of the people act. mr mackinlay has released this statement on his facebook page. that is a statement from craig mackinlay there. let's get more on labour leader, jeremy corbyn, launching a strong attack on theresa may over her decision not to sign a letterfrom european leaders protesting at president trump's decision to pull out of the paris climate accord. mr corbyn said it showed mrs may's "silence and subservience" towards the president. but downing street said she'd expressed her "disappointment," and a source said other major countries had refused to sign. a short time ago the prime minister gave this response. we remain committed to the paris agreement. it is an important international agreement on climate change. i made my position clear to president trump last week at the g—7 meeting, as did other leaders, and i make my point clear last night. canada and japan have not signed the letter, neither has the uk, but we all have the same view that we remai

today, the crown prosecution service announced charging decisions in relation to hillsborough. families when i was home secretary that this will be a day of mixed emotions for them. but the house will understand that i cannot say anything further on matters that are not subject to a criminal prosecution. this prosecution, the enquiry, and this development only happened because of the incredible work done by the hillsborough justice campaign, andy burnham, steve rotherham and other colleagues around this house. and i think... i think we should pay tribute to all of those that spent a great deal of time trying to ensure there was justice for those that died at hillsborough. jeremy corbyn. securing trade deals after brexit will be like "filling a swimming pool with a teaspoon", one of the government's top infrastructure advisers has said. labour's lord adonis, the head of the national infrastructure commission was moving an amendment to the queen's speech regretting that it contained no plan for britain to remain in the customs union and the single market. if we are leaving the eu

what has probably felt like a long week for theresa may, we heard that a conservative the crown prosecution servicey, who defeated nigel farage in south thanet in one of the constituency battles of the night, with offences under the representation of the people act. david grossman has been to south thanet, and brings us this. is this battlebus full of conservative activists visiting south thanet in the 2015 general election part of national or local campaigning? it might seem like a dull question, but the two are treated differently, and have different spending limits. knowingly failing to declare election spending correctly is a criminal offence. the then—victorious candidate, craig mackinlay, has been charged with two offences relating to election spending between december 2014 and may 2015. also charged are his election agent, nathan gray, and a party organiser, marion little. back in 2015, this was the front line of the conservatives‘ battle with ukip. it was such a ukip—supporting area that nigel farage had chosen it to stand in the election. the tories thought if they could beat him here, wel

relatives of the victims were told of the charges at a private meeting with the crown prosecution services been hell on earth. and they need an end to this. and now this, hopefully, this is definitely the start of the end. we'll have more detail of the charges being brought and reaction of the families. also tonight... pay in the public sector — the cap on pay rises could be reviewed later this year, according to some ministers.

relatives of the victims were told of the charges at a private meeting with the crown prosecution service. it's about all of these families, 28 years they've had of torture, really. it's been hell on earth. and they need an end to this. and now this, hopefully, this is definitely the start of the end. we'll have more detail of the charges being brought and reaction of the families. also tonight... pay in the public sector — the cap on pay rises could be reviewed later this year, according to some ministers. police investigating the grenfell tower fire say they may not be able to confirm how many died before the end of the year. we talk to the police officer who fought off the london bridge attackers and undoubtedly saved lives. ijust had one voice in my head saying, "don't go down, don't go down." and all i know is, i was just swinging all over the place. and tributes to the author who created paddington bear, one of the best—loved children's characters. and coming up in sportsday on bbc news, business as usual for bolt as the legendary sprinter eases to victory in the first european 100m

. >> mister speaker, i welcome announcement by the crown prosecution service that we are going to prosecute 6 people in relation to hillsboro, inquiring the development, only happened because of the incredible work done by the hillsboro justice campaign and other colleagues around this house. pay tribute to all of those that spends a great deal of time trying to ensure there was justice that diane hillsboro. 79 people are thought, the families and friends, those are still unaccounted for and those who will live with the trauma of this horrific and utterly avoidable tragedy. and appoint a judge to share the inquiry in the next few days. and an appointment, the inquiry. >> i think we are all welcome the fact that after so many years of waiting the hillsboro families and those who were different groups in hillsboro not just the justice campaign but hillsboro families who came together and the work that was done has been -- as i said obviously today will be a day of mixed emotions for them. i welcome the fact that charging, the right honorable gentleman asked me in relation to dreadful tower, i

that has been announced by the crown prosecution service.e 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.

the crown prosecution service said mr mackinlay, who's standing again onjune 8th, and two other toryorkers will faces charges under the representation of the people act. here's our home affairs correspondent daniel sandford. craig mackinlay. it was one of the big conservative wins in the last general election, stopping nigel farage in south thanet. their candidate, craig mackinlay, won by just under 3000 votes after talking during the campaign of all the support he had had from big ben politicians. we have brought many powerful members of the government tea m powerful members of the government team down here to show that i am pa rt team down here to show that i am part of a strong team. but today, craig mackinlay, who is standing for re—election, was charged with making a false declaration of the money he spent on his campaign. also charged was his agent, nathan grey, and marion little, a conservative party headquarters campaign specialist accused of aiding and abetting the other two. this was the moment nigel farage found out about the charges are he was out campaigning this morning

but the crown prosecution service and the police in their statements have described it as terrorism related if it came to trial and it was proved that it was terrorism related, could possibly produce a longer sentence. it means in the meantime, this will be dealt with under the terrorism protocol which is a series of events as the case goes through the courts which means it will be dealt with as a terrorism case. there is a seniorjudge who manages the terrorism cases and this case will come under him. darren 0sborne is 47 years old, from cardiff. the allegation is he was the driver of this white van which ploughed into muslims leaving the mosque in the early hours of monday morning. a man was killed. we learned yesterday he died of multiple injuries after being struck by the van. his family describing how completely distressed they were by the course of events and of course, nine people were taken to hospital. darren 0sborne will appear in this court around two o'clock this afternoon in person, and the only thing that can happen is the magistrate can refer it onto the central criminal court

today having reviewed thousands of documents from two seperate inquiries, the crown prosecution servicenced it will be prosecuting six people in connection with the disaster. our correspondentjudith moritz has the story. they've had inquiries, investigations and inquests, but the hillsborough families have never had public prosecutions. they've fought for nearly 30 years for this moment. i'm absolutely delighted. we've got today everything we could've asked for. the decisions by the cps in my opinion were correct, or are correct. and we look forward to the due process through the courts of law. in 1989 the police officer in charge at hillsborough was david duckenfield. he will now face prosecution. there is sufficient evidence to charge former chief superintendent david duckenfield with the manslaughter by gross negligence of 95 men, women and children. the match commander ordered the opening of an exit gate, through which the fans poured onto overcrowded terraces. he is charged with the manslaughter of all but one of the victims. tony bland died four years later, too late to be include

the crown prosecution service will allege duckenfield's failure to discharge his responsibility at hillsboroughbettison faces four charges of misconduct in public office. sir norman, who later became chief constable of merseyside and later still west yorkshire — an apparently glittering career — was a south yorkshire superintendent at the time of hillsborough. the cps allege he told lies about his involvement in the aftermath of the disaster and the culpability of the fans. he maintained today he was innocent and would contest the charges. peter metcalf, the solicitor for south yorkshire police during the original inquiry and the first, discredited, inquests, is accused of perverting the course of justice. metcalf reviewed accounts provided by officers and, according to the prosecutor, made suggestions for alterations, deletions and amendments for which there appears to be no justification. metcalf refused to speak today. no comment. former south yorkshire chief superintendent don denton and former deputy chief inspector alan foster are also charged with perverting justice. both are said to be

relatives of those who died 28 years ago were briefed today by the crown prosecution service on the cpscision to bring criminal charges against six individuals, six people, in connection with that disaster in 1989 in which 96 liverpool football fa ns 1989 in which 96 liverpool football fans lost their lives. so, four of those six people were formally members of the south yorkshire police force and they include former south yorkshire chief superintendent, david duckenfield. he was match commander on the day of the disaster. he is accused of manslaughter by gross negligence. also charged is the former chief co nsta ble, also charged is the former chief constable, sir norman bettison, facing four charges of misconduct in a public office relate to go the telling of alleged lies in the aftermath of the tragedy. well, relatives of those who died, who have been briefed here, by the cps, have been briefed here, by the cps, have welcomed the charges against the six individuals. they've had inquiries, inquests and investigations but the hillsborough families have never seen public criminal prosec

the crown prosecution service will reveal its intentions at a meeting with victims‘ relatives this morningelly's brother, michael, died in the disaster. it's paramount in this whole case to give the families respite and the survivors of hillsborough and you know, to truly let us put to rest the 96. it's got to. news on that throughout the day for you across the bbc. two weeks on from the grenfell tower fire, theresa may has called for a major national investigation into the use of potentially flammable cladding on high rise buildings. every one of the samples tested from 95 buildings across england have now failed safety tests. last night the government confirmed all school buildings over four storeys tall are having their external cladding analysed as well. labour says it will challenge mps today to oppose further austerity. the party will call for more spending on the police and fire services as an amendment to the queen's speech, as well as an end to the 1% cap on public sector pay rises. the conservatives say only they will deliver the economy needed to properly fund the emergency serv

to us in relation to charges brought against the former professional football coach, the crown prosecution servicecourt on wednesday, 28th of june, cheshire magistrates' court on wednesday, 28th ofjune, in relation to these charges. former professional football coach, charged with 14 counts of historic child sexual abuse against boys aged 11 to 14. that just sexual abuse against boys aged 11 to 14. thatjust came into us from the crown service. following the recent terror attacks in london and manchester, there has been a rise in hate crimes targeting muslims. london's mayor, sadiq khan, says islamophobic attacks in the capital have increased five—fold since the london bridge attack. there has also been a sharp increase in manchester following the concert bombing. but nationally, the figure isn't exactly clear. that's because the home office, which monitors hate crimes, doesn't specify which religions are targeted when offences are committed. our reality check correspondent, chris morris, has been looking at the official numbers to try to gauge how big this problem is in britain. hejoins me now. ch

thanet, when nigel farage was beaten by craig mackinlay and in the last two minutes, the crown prosecution servicefalse expenses, his agent has been charged with the same and marion little, who was given obes after the 2015 election for services to the conservative pa rtypa rty as for services to the conservative partyparty as a campaign specialist has been charged with aiding and abetting and they will all appear at west meta magistrates' court onjuly four, just a few weeks after this election is over. —— westminster magistrates' court. what does that mean for this election? is he still able to stand ? mean for this election? is he still able to stand? he is still able to stand on rumba to put him in a difficult position with his constituents because he will go into the election next week with having been charged after the last election. thank you for dropping by to tell us that. still to come... the new song that criticises the government and could end up being number one on the official chart this afternoon. we find out why radio stations are reluctant to play it. and how thousands of people ha

had justice at a far earlier stage but of course the issues are ongoing in terms of the crown prosecution serviceor the truth for them to know the truth of what happened to know the truth of what happened to their loved ones and for the public to know the truth of hillsborough. i was also pleased to set up the child sexual abuse inquiry because as i said when i set up inquiry because as i said when i set up that inquiry, for too long people made assumptions about certain people in our society and how they should be treated and those assumptions are wrong and we need to dig into that and find out why it happened and change it.|j dig into that and find out why it happened and change it. i am very keen to accommodate the level of interest in this extraordinarily important and great subject. i appeal to colleagues to help me to help them, a premium upon brevity, i feel sure now it will be exemplified by mr iain duncan smith. may i welcome the prime ministers statement and the actions she said she will take the government will ta ke she will take the government will take under hearts and prayers go ou

it has been announced by the crown prosecution service today that six people will face criminal chargese hillsborough stadium disaster of almost three decades ago. among the six, fourformer south almost three decades ago. among the six, four former south yorkshire police officers. they include david duckenfield, the former chief superintendent, the match commander on the day of the disaster in 1989. accused of manslaughter by gross negligence. also former chief co nsta ble negligence. also former chief constable sir norman bettison, accused of four offences of misconduct in public office. relating to the alleged telling of lies in the aftermath of the disaster. in the last few minutes he has said he is disappointed to be charged and will vigorously defend his innocence. in this building behind me in warrington, relatives of some of those who died in the disaster in 1989 were briefed by the crown prosecution service about the criminal charges that are being brought. this report from judith roberts. they've had enquiries, inquests and investigations but the hillsborough families have neve