my name is duncan golestani. our top stories: theresa may has discussed finalising a deal with a northern irish party to enable the minority conservative party government to pass laws. and us special forces join the fight against islamic militants holed up in the philippine city of marawi for nearly three weeks. hollow and welcome to bbc news. —— hello and welcome to bbc news. britain's minority conservative government has discussed finalising a deal with a northern irish party to help it get legislation through parliament. such an agreement is known as a "confidence and supply deal" and the aim is to finalise it when parliament returns next week. theresa may has also confirmed to german chancellor angela merkel that britain is ready to begin brexit negotiations "as planned in the next couple of weeks". our political correspondent alex forsyth reports. past friends, now even closer political allies. without enough mps of her own, theresa may has turned to the democratic unionist party to help herform a government

i'm duncan golestani. our top stories: theresa may says she's reached an outline agreement with a northern irish party that will allow her minority government to pass laws. but after mrs may's poor result in the general election, two of her key political advisers resign. us special forces join the fight against islamic militants holed up in the philippine city of marawi for nearly three weeks. rescued by a cruise ship after a storm leaves a lone yachtsman stranded in the middle of the atlantic. hello, and welcome to bbc news. britain's minority conservative government says it has struck the outlines of a deal with a northern irish party to help it get legislation through parliament. the prime minister was left eight seats short of an overall majority in the general election. theresa may has also confirmed to german chancellor angela merkel that britain is ready to begin brexit negotiations "as planned in the next couple of weeks." our political correspondent, alex forsyth, reports. past friends, now even c

i am duncan golestani. 0ur this is bbc news. i am duncan golestani. tower block fire. police warn that number is expected to rise. that number, 58, may change. i really hope it won't, but it may increase. bill cosby walks free from court after a jury is unable to reach a verdict in his sexual assault case. the prosecution wants a retrial. we can never under estimate the binding power of celebrity. butjust as worldcom. —— we can never under estimate the blinding power of celebrity.

i'm duncan golestani. our top stories: brexit, nuclear weapons and the future of social care.orbyn ahead of the uk election. the european union and china team up to say they'll keep the paris climate agreement alive, whatever president trump does. california has vowed to ignore president trump. it sees its future in developing clean energy. and is set to have a new prime minister, the openly gay son of an indian immigrant. —— ireland is set. —— ireland is set.

i‘m duncan golestani.i am feeling is that actually there is a job to be done. and i think what the public want is to ensure that the government is getting on with the job. momentum for macron. the french president looks set for a landslide victory in the country‘s parliamentary elections. president duterte denies asking the us to help fight islamist militants, as philippine troops struggle to recapture the city of marawi. thousands take to the streets for a gay pride march in washington, one of the biggest protests since president trump took office. this is what democracy looks like!

my name is duncan golestani.r is seriously damaged in a collision off the coast of japan. at least seven crew members are missing. consternation in cuba — havana says it won't be forced into making political changes despite president trump announcing tougher policies towards it. angry protests in london as residents demand justice for the victims of the grenfell tower fire and support for the survivors left homeless. we are sent from hospital to hospital, to shelters, why is there no community help for family members — why? why do we have to go there and actively look for them?

my name is duncan golestani. a northern irish party to enable britain's minority government to pass laws. also this hour, us special forces join the fight against islamic militants holed up in the philippine city of marawi for nearly three weeks. and rescued by a cruise ship after a storm leaves a lone yachtsman stranded in the middle of the atlantic.

i'm duncan golestani. a minority government after a bruising night in britain's general election. the prime minister's back in downing street but to stay there she'll have to broker a deal with northern ireland's democratic unionists. brexit talks are due to begin injust over a week. mrs may insists they will go ahead as planned. in other news: police investigating the london bridge attack say the terrorists tried and failed to hire a much bigger vehicle, a 7.5—ton lorry. president trump calls the sacked fbi directorjames comey a liar and says he's willing to testify under oath.

my name is duncan golestani.n irish party to enable the minority conservative party government to pass laws. and us special forces join the fight against islamic militants holed up in the philippine city of marawi for nearly three weeks. hollow and welcome to bbc news. —— hello and welcome to bbc news.

my name is duncan golestani.er block fire — police warn that number is expected to rise. that number, 58, may change. i really hope it won't, but it may increase. bill cosby walks free from court after a jury is unable to reach a verdict in his sexual assault case. the prosecution wants a retrial. hello and welcome to bbc news. 58 people are now presumed to have died in the grenfell tower

my name is duncan golestani.tain's general election. the prime minister's back in downing street but to stay there she'll have to broker a deal with northern ireland's democratic unionists. in other news: president trump calls the sacked fbi directorjames comey —— brexit talks begin injust over a week and theresa may says they will go ahead as planned. in other news: president trump calls the sacked fbi directorjames comey a liar, and says he's willing to testify under oath.

my name is duncan golestani. our top stories — 58 people are presumed to have died in the london tower block fire — police warn that number is expected to rise. that number, 58, may change. i really hope it won't, but it may increase. bill cosby walks free from court after a jury is unable to reach a verdict in his sexual assault case. the prosecution wants a retrial. hello and welcome to bbc news. 58 people are now presumed to have died in the grenfell tower fire in west london. police have warned the death toll is likely to rise. the bbc understands the number of dead or missing could be around 70. the british prime minister, theresa may, has faced criticism over her response to the tragedy. she met with victims and community organisers at downing street. in a statement after, she acknowledged what many local people have been saying for days, that the initial response to the fire on wednesday "was not good enough". jeremy cooke reports. in the midsummer heat, grenfell tower casts a long shadow. a new dark reali

hello. lam duncan i am duncan golestani. the british prime minister has acknowledged shortcomings in the response to the devastating grenfell towerfire in london. police say at least 58 people died in the disaster — and that number could rise further. our correspondent, jeremy cooke, reports. in the midsummer heat, grenfell tower casts a long shadow. a new dark reality on the london skyline, with the power to shock, and to move. a sight which stops you in your tracks. too much to take in. it's hard to know what to say, yeah. it's just horrific. we just said that everyone's busy talking, but yet you can just feel a silence. it's really overwhelming. four days on from disaster, and with every official update, more grim news. sadly, at this time, there are 58 people who we were told... we have been told were in grenfell tower on the night that are missing, and therefore sadly i have to assume that they are dead. the investigations into how this happened will be complex and lengthy, but the residents‘ association for grenfell to

my name is duncan golestani. our top stories: theresa may has discussed finalising a deal with a northern irish party to enable britain's minority government to pass laws. also this hour, us special forces join the fight against islamic militants holed up in the philippine city of marawi for nearly three weeks. and rescued by a cruise ship after a storm leaves a lone yachtsman stranded in the middle of the atlantic. britain's prime minister theresa may has discussed finalising a deal with a northern irish party to enable her party, the conservatives, to stay in government. with no majority it needs support to get legislation through parliament. such an agreement is known as a "confidence and supply deal". the aim is to finalise it when parliament returns next week. theresa may has also confirmed to german chancellor angela merkel that britain is ready to begin brexit negotiations "as planned in the next couple of weeks". our political correspondent alex forsyth reports. past friends, now even closer political all

my name is duncan golestani. our top stories: theresa may's forced to form a minority government after a bruising night in britain's general election. the prime minister's back in downing street but to stay there she'll have to broker a deal with northern ireland's democratic unionists. in other news: president trump calls the sacked fbi directorjames comey —— brexit talks begin injust over a week and theresa may says they will go ahead as planned. in other news: president trump calls the sacked fbi directorjames comey a liar, and says he's willing to testify under oath. hello. the british prime minister, theresa may, is trying to construct a new government and face the challenge of the imminent brexit process having lost her majority in the house of commons. the conservatives emerged from thursday's election as the largest party but with no parliamentary majority. they're hoping to rely on northern ireland's democratic unionists to stay in power. our political editor, laura kuenssberg, reports on a night and day

a little while ago he told my colleague duncan golestani what he had seen.s and i was preparing the tourists on the bus to get their cameras out to get a photo of tower bridge from london bridge. as we were coming the bridge the driver and i noticed two taxis on the left—hand side and someone lying on the pavement. and we just assumed that perhaps that person may have been accidentally knocked over or something. as we continued along the bridge at a slow pace like we always do, we spotted another person lying on the pavement and we became a bit alarmed with that and then a third person and we started to think well, maybe it may have been a gang fight, because i know that area does have a few gangs. then when we saw a few more people lying down and people running up towards them we were quite concerned and eventually we had to stop the bus halfway across the bridge because the traffic had come to a stop. there were no police at the time we arrived. we are assuming it must have happened within two or three minutes prior to us arriving on the bridge. i attempte

my name is duncan golestani.vernment after a bruising night in britain's general election. the prime minister's back in downing street, but to stay there she'll have to broker a deal with northern ireland's democratic unionists. with brexit talks due to begin injust ten days, mrs may insists they will go ahead as planned. in other news: president trump calls the sacked fbi directorjames comey a liar and says he's willing to testify under oath.

i'm duncan golestani. our top stories: brexit, nuclear weapons and the future of social care. voters quiz theresa may and jeremy corbyn ahead of the uk election. the european union and china team up to say they'll keep the paris climate agreement alive, whatever president trump does. california has vowed to ignore president trump. it sees its future in developing clean energy. and is set to have a new prime minister, the openly gay son of an indian immigrant. —— ireland is set. —— ireland is set. hello and welcome. the british prime minister, theresa may, and the opposition labour party leader, jeremy corbyn, have been facing questions from voters ahead of next week's general election. they were questioned separately by members of the studio audience after mrs may refused to debate directly with other party leaders. our political editor laura kuenssberg reports. nervous? not that you would notice. the labour leader high on campaigning, his crowd was waiting. ready for the question time audience? yes! theresa may, much more to lose. a brave face after a bumpy few days. both fac

i am duncan golestani. our top stories: 58 people are presumed to have died in the london tower block fire. police warn that number is expected to rise. that number, 58, may change. i really hope it won't, but it may increase. bill cosby walks free from court after a jury is unable to reach a verdict in his sexual assault case. the prosecution wants a retrial. we can never under estimate the binding power of celebrity. butjust as worldcom. —— we can never under estimate the blinding power of celebrity. —— butjustice will come.. in the philippines, more than three hundred people have been killed in the month—long battle with islamist militants for the southern city of marawi. no sat nav, no compass and certainly no wi—fi: a team of sailors complete a three year voyage around the world in a polynesian canoe. hello and welcome to bbc news. 58 people are now presumed to have died in the grenfell tower fire in west london. police have warned the death toll is likely to rise. the bbc understands the number of dea

iam duncan i am duncan golestani.to the devastating grenfell towerfire in london. police say at least 58 people died in the disaster — and that number could rise further. our correspondent, jeremy cooke, reports. in the midsummer heat, grenfell tower casts a long shadow. a new dark reality on the london skyline, with the power to shock, and to move. a sight which stops you in your tracks. too much to take in. it‘s hard to know what to say, yeah.

hello, i'm duncan golestani. let's take a look at some of the other stories making the news.wants to make itself a hostile environment for people who carry out acts of terror. british prime minister, theresa may, called on technology companies to do more to tackle extremist content. twitter said it was systematically expanding the use of technology to remove such material and last year had suspended nearly 400,000 accounts. a mountain rescuer and a female climber have died in the austrian alps during an attempt to winch them into a helicopter. a male climber was seriously injured. all three plummeted into a ravine after a rope came loose. their identities haven't been revealed. malta's prime minister, joseph muscat, has declared victory in a snap parliamentary election that he called last month amid corruption allegations against his family and associates. mr muscat‘s victory came despite allegations linking his wife to an offshore company in panama which received payments from azerbaijan's ruling family, charges they deny. stay with us on bbc news, still to come: world leade

i'm duncan golestani. our top stories: britain's prime minister — theresa may — appoints her new cabinet and insists its business as usual. what i am feeling is that actually there is a job to be done. and i think what the public want is to ensure that the government is getting on with the job. momentum for macron — the french president looks set for a landslide victory in the country's parliamentary elections. president duterte denies asking the us to help fight islamist militants — as philippine troops struggle to recapture the city of marawi. chanting: this is what democracy looks like! thousands take to the streets for a gay pride march in washington — one of the biggest protests since president trump took office. the british prime minister theresa may says she will get on with the job of delivering a successful british exit from the european union, following thursday's disastrous election which saw her conservative party lose its parliamentary majority. making changes to her cabinet, mrs may has kept

i'm duncan golestani.s business as usual. what i am feeling is that actually there is a job to be done. and i think what the public want is to ensure that the government is getting on with the job. momentum for macron — the french president looks set for a landslide victory in the country's parliamentary elections. president duterte denies asking the us to help fight islamist militants — as philippine troops struggle to recapture the city of marawi. chanting: this is what democracy looks like!

my name is duncan golestani. our top stories: a us navy destroyer is seriously damaged in a collision off the coast of japan. at least seven crew members are missing. consternation in cuba — havana says it won't be forced into making political changes despite president trump announcing tougher policies towards it. angry protests in london as residents demand justice for the victims of the grenfell tower fire, and support for the survivors left homeless. we are sent from hospital to hospital, to shelters, why is there no community help for family members — why? why do we have to go there and actively look for them? a us navy destroyer has collided with a philippine container ship off the east coast of japan. the navy says the uss fitzgerald is now heading for the nearby port of yokosuka under its own power. the japanese coast guard is at the scene. there are reports of some injuries. no details have been released about the container ship, the acx crystal. sarah corker reports. the uss fitzgerald sustained signific

i'm duncan golestani.her new cabinet and insists its business as usual. what i am feeling is that actually there is a job to be done. and i think what the public want is to ensure that the government is getting on with the job. momentum for macron — the french president looks set for a landslide victory in the country's parliamentary elections. president duterte denies asking the us to help fight islamist militants — as philippine troops struggle to recapture the city of marawi. chanting: this is what democracy looks like! thousands take to the streets for a gay pride march in washington — one of the biggest protests since president trump took office.

i'm duncan golestani.orthern irish party to enable britain's minority government to pass laws. one of germany's key ministers tells us that mrs may's poor performance was the result of a change of mood across europe. also this hour, us special forces join the fight against islamic militants holed up in the philippine city of marawi for nearly three weeks. and rescued by a cruise ship after a storm leaves a lone yachtsman stranded in the middle of the atlantic.

my name's duncan golestani. our top stories: angry protests in london as residents demand justice for the victims of the grenfell tower fire and support for the survivors left homeless. we are sent from hospital to hospital, to shelters, why is there no community help for family members? why? why do we have to go there and actively look for them? theresa may is jeered as she visits displaced residents. she's promised a £5 million relief fund. government is making money available, we will ensure we get to the bottom of what happened, we will ensure people are rehoused but we need to make sure that actually happens. a us navy destroyer is seriously damaged in a collision off the coast of japan — at least seven crew members are missing. consternation in cuba. as an assessor will not be forced into making political changes despite president trump announcing tougher policies towards it. keith palmer — the policeman who died confronting the westminster attacker in march — has been awarded a posthumous medal for his br

my name's duncan golestani.tims of the grenfell tower fire and support for the survivors left homeless. we are sent from hospital to hospital, to shelters, why is there no community help for family members? why? why do we have to go there and actively look for them? theresa may is jeered as she visits displaced residents. she's promised a £5 million relief fund. government is making money available, we will ensure we get to the bottom of what happened, we will ensure people are rehoused but we need to make sure that actually happens. a us navy destroyer is seriously damaged in a collision off the coast

my name is duncan golestani. our top story this hour: new details of the terror attack that killed seven and injured many more here in the heart of london. eight minutes after the terror began, police shot dead the attackers. so who were they and why did they strike? world leaders express support for london. the australian prime minister calls it the cruel, new reality. # so, sally can wait, she knows it's too late...# and in manchester, the scene of the previous uk attack, a tribute concert with some of the world's biggest stars. police in london have been searching four properties in the capital late into the night as part of the investigation into saturday's attack which left seven people dead and about 50 others injured. they are trying to establish if the three men who rammed their van into pedestrians before stabbing many others received any help. this report from our home editor mark easton does include some distressing images. sirens wail policeman: clear the area now! and a country cried, "please not aga

i‘m duncan golestani. pass laws. but after mrs may‘s poor result in the general election, two of her key political advisers resign. us special forces join the fight against islamic militants holed up in the philippine city of marawi for nearly three weeks. rescued by a cruise ship after a storm leaves a lone yachtsman stranded in the middle of the atlantic. hello, and welcome to bbc news.

my name is duncan golestani. northern irish party to enable britain's minority government to pass laws hello and welcome to bbc news. britain's prime minister theresa may has discussed finalising a deal with a northern irish party to enable the minority conservative party government to get legislation through parliament. such an agreement is known as a "confidence and supply deal". the aim is to finalise it when parliament returns next week.

i'm duncan golestani. our top stories: brexit, nuclear weapons and the future of social care.uropean union and china team up to say they'll keep the paris climate agreement alive, whatever president trump does. when he announced his decision the president said he was elected to serve the voters of pittsburgh, not paris. so what do voters there make of his decision? 0ur our president is trying to do everything that he can that is good for the american people, and that's what i like. and ireland's set to have a new prime minister, the gay son of an indian immigrant.

my name is duncan golestani.n crew members are missing. consternation in cuba — havana says it won't be forced into making political changes despite president trump announcing tougher policies towards it. angry protests in london as residents demand justice for the victims of the grenfell tower fire, and support for the survivors left homeless. we are sent from hospital to hospital, to shelters, why is there no community help for family members — why? why do we have to go there and actively look for them?

my name is duncan golestani.d seven and injured many more here in the heart of london. eight minutes after the terror began, police shot dead the attackers. so who were they and why did they strike? world leaders express support for london. the australian prime minister calls it the cruel, new reality. # so, sally can wait, she knows it's too late...# and in manchester, the scene of the previous uk attack, a tribute concert with some of the world's biggest stars.

my name is duncan golestani. minority government after a bruising night in britain's general election. the prime minister's back in downing street but to stay there she'll have to broker a deal with northern ireland's democratic unionists in other news: president trump calls the sacked fbi director james comey a liar, and says he's willing to testify under oath. a new government and face the challenge of the imminent brexit —— the british prime minister, theresa may, is trying to construct