elaine dunkley, bbc news.respondent chris buckler is at stormont and our deputy political editorjon pienaar is in downing street. chris, the leader of the dup arlene foster, she is in london to meet the prime minister on tuesday. what does she want in return for her support? there has been a lot of talk on the dup's there has been a lot of talk on the dup‘s stance on gay marriage and abortion, but i have no down that the dup‘s priority is money not morality. northern ireland gets more per head in terms of public funding, but its economy and public services here need investment so we expect the dup to ask for cash. they will also want a say on brexit negotiations and strengthening the different parts of the uk to bring the union together. what is happening in westminster will have an impact instalment. when negotiations about power sharing are due to morrow, it will be difficult if the dup are propping up the conservatives, to see them as honest brokers for theresa may's government as facilitators and that is w

elaine dunkley, bbc news. general elections are clearly a serious business.e is counted correctly — or at least that's the theory. joseph alan meale has duly been elected... that oscars moment. they read out the wrong result, but then again mansfield has always been labour, sir alan meale has been voted time and time again since 1987. not last night. mansfield's gone conservative! crikey! i'm a socialist at heart, it sticks in your craw to vote conservative. margaret, a retired nhs cleaner, hadn't voted tory before either. it's better the devil we know and we should give theresa may a chance, she hasn't had a chance yet. lifelong labour supporter and i can't believe that mansfield has gone to conservative after all these years. i can't believe it, i can't. it's a miners' town so i'm surprised. last night's winner, ben bradley, is 27 and thinks he'll be the second youngest mp in parliament. he believes brexit won it. mansfield is changing, demographics are changing and locally people have been crying out for a change. defeated for labour, sir alan meale predic

elaine dunkley, bbc news. time for a look at the weather. here's sarah keith lucas.this picture taken by one of our weather watchers earlier in north wales. however there has been some sunshine out the too. this is deal in kent. some clear skies as we had through to this evening but there are some heavy showers around. this is the recent satellite and radar showing the heavy showers. more persistent rain across scotland and that will push its way northwards overnight so towards the north—west of scotland more persistent rain, whereas further south across the uk clearer spells and scattered showers, particularly across the west of england and wales too. during tomorrow i think we will have fewer outbreaks of rain compared to today. still some showers working from west to east during the day but equally good deal of sunshine, so the show was passing through fairly quickly on the breeze and temperatures touch warmer than today. heading through friday evening, overnight into saturday, initially drive but then the next area of frameworks in from the south—west. the wind i

elaine dunkley, bbc news.ee general elections, britain has a hung parliament. theresa may will form a government with the help of the democratic unionist party. but the process of governing with such a slender majority will be no easy task. our home editor mark easton looks at the consequences of the hung parliament — and the road ahead. the dice were thrown, and the 2017 election game just got more complicated. without enough tory mps to outvote the rest of the commons, theresa may has decided to try to play on any way. this board games from an era when britain also saw party leaders trying to run the party leaders trying to run the party without a majority in the house of commons. then, as now, they faced a choice, a formal coalition with another party, or trying to muddle through vote by the in a minority government. there was a coalition, of course, in 2010, when david cameron negotiated a formal agreement with nick clegg of the liberal democrats. but theresa may's position is more likejohn major in the mi

elaine dunkley, bbc news. —— galvanised. 0bviously general elections are a serious business, and a hugeted correctly. so when the results are declared surely nothing can go wrong... canit? 0ne constituency had its own 0scars moment last night after a slip of the tongue led to the wrong name being declared the winner. rob sissons reports. joseph alan neal has truly been elected... that oscars moment. they read out the wrong result, but then again mansfield has always been labour, so alan neill has been voted time and time again since 1987. not last night. i should have voted conservative! crikey! i'm a socialist at heart, it sticks in your claw to vote conservative. margaret, a retired nhs cleaner, hadn't voted tory before either. it's better the devil we know and we should give theresa may a chance, she hasn't had a chance yet. lifelong labour supporter and i can't believe that mansfield has gone to conservative after all these years. i can't believe it, i can't. it's a years. i can't believe it, i can't. it'sa miners years. i can't believe it, i can't. it's a miners town so i'm surpris

elaine dunkley bgs bbc news.accompany the queen at the state opening of parliament. buckingham palace announced that after attending royal ascot yesterday, the duke was admitted to hospital to treat an infection. 0ur royal correspondent, nicholas witchell, is at the king edward vii hospital, in west london. nick, what is the latest bulletin there? huw, i don't think anyone think it is's a serious health incident iechl don't think anyone expects the duke to in hospitalfor a couple or a few nights. he was admitted last night, brought by road from windsor as a precautionary measure for the treatment of an infection which is linked to a preexisting condition. that's thought possibly to be a reference to 2012 when he was twice admitted to 2012 when he was twice admitted to hospitalfor to 2012 when he was twice admitted to hospital for the treatment of a bladder infection. that was successful. the following year he had adoomal surgery. he recovered after a couple of months. in recent times his health has been good. how

elaine dunkley has been to birmingham to find out — a city evenly split between remain and leave in lasteu referendum. birmingham was one of the most divided cities in the uk when it comes to brexit. but can people here agree on the best course of action for britain?” best course of action for britain?|j know best course of action for britain?” know what will happen with jobs. i want to know how much it will cost. i want to know what will happen with immigration and migration. this area had the highest number of leave voters in last year's eu referendum. what are the big issues for you? since brexit was introduced, our business has declined. since all the confusion, people are holding back money, and our main clients are not spending. imports and exports. unless we get the right deal. that is what theresa may has to fight for. i don't understand what brexit actually entails. i don't think many people understand what happens. the general election was meant to make the course for brexit clearer. with theresa may firstly having to make a deal with dup, who have ruled out a hard brexit, a de

elaine dunkley reports. they came to say farewell.me to seek refuge. he was a love and caring person always showing support and solidarity with his friends and family stuck back in syria. he never forgot his friends and family stuck back in syria. he neverforgot to his friends and family stuck back in syria. he never forgot to tell us how much he loved us. his very last words to us were how much he missed us. words to us were how much he missed us. muhamed lived on the 14th floor of g re nfell tower us. muhamed lived on the 14th floor of grenfell tower with his brother, omar. as fire crews tried to evacuate the building, they became separated. his brother spoke to us days after his death. separated. his brother spoke to us days after his deathlj separated. his brother spoke to us days after his death. i called him and said, where are you, and he said iam in and said, where are you, and he said i am in the flat. i said, why didn't you come outside, he said, no one broadening outside. he said, why did you leave me? muhamed ajar and broa

elaine dunkley forums with the latest on the tributes that are being left in the streets around thishis area over the past 48 hours. that's in a few minutes' time but now let's join clive for the rest of the day's news. well, the annual mansion house dinner in the city of london, which was due to take place this evening, has been cancelled as a result of the grenfell tower tragedy. the organisers made the decision shortly after the chancellor, philip hammond, withdrew from the event where he was expected to offer reassurances to businesses worried about the impact of brexit. the treasury says the chancellor will address those issues at what it called a suitable time in the near future. 0ur economics editor kamal ahmed is here and, kamal, we were expecting a significant intervention from the chancellor tonight on brexit? we were, but understandably the normal run of news events has been postponed, given the events of the last two days. but as you say the treasury say the speech will happen, when it's appropriate. and as you say as well, it was going to be a speech which may be reveale

elaine dunkley, bbc news. may will form a government with the help of the democratic unionist party. but the process of governing with such a slender majority will be no easy task. our home editor mark easton looks at the challenges presented by a hung parliament, and what the road ahead could look like. the dice were thrown and the 2017 election game just got a whole lot more complicated. without enough tory mps to outvote the rest of the commons, theresa may's decided to try and play on anyway. this board game from the early ‘70s is from an era where britain also saw party leaders trying to run the country without a majority in the house of commons. and then, as now, they faced a choice. a formal coalition with another party, or try to muddle through vote by vote in a minority government. there was a coalition, of course, in 2010, when david cameron negotiated a formal agreement with nick clegg of the liberal democrats. the government's ability to control events was dealt a further blow today... but theresa

our correspondent elaine dunkley has the latest on the community response. from all over the country donations are arriving. boxes of food and clothing. this is the al manaar mosque. many have not slept since the fire destroyed homes. we are working under an umbrella of humanity. which is absolutely amazing and say that communities do come together. like, there were muslim people donating to churches, and i was one of them, there were christian people donating to, you know, mosques. knowing whatever is easier and closer. it is just a network of not races, not colours, not anything, just us being humans. many people felt hopeless as they watched the tower block of fire. donating food and clothes is helping this community heal. i'm from new york and i lived in new york when the towers came down and it was very reminiscent of that. just generaly you want to help, you want to do whatever you can. but as well as generosity there is frustration that food and clothes are being left on the street. we are trying to create a central base here. niles is a local residen

elaine dunkley reports. they came to say farewell. allahu akbar.ria... allahu akbar. ..to bury their son in a country where he came to seek refuge. asalaam aleichem... he was a loving and caring person, always showing support and solidarity with his friends and family stuck back in syria. he never forgot to tell us how much he loved us. his very last words to us were how much he missed us. he lived on the 14th floor of the tower with his brother 0mar. as fire crews tried to evacuate the building, they became separated. hs brother spoke to us days after his death. i called them and said, where are you? he said, i am in the flat. i said, why didn't you come outside, i thought you were with us outside? he said, no—one brought me outside. he said, why you left me? mohammad alhajali was studying civil engineering with the hope of one day returning to syria to help rebuild his country, a dream which, like so many others, ended on that horrific night in grenfell tower. mohammad was living in a war zone, and it is terrible, leaving the brutality of assad a

elaine dunkley reports. they came to say farewell. allah hu akbar.eir son in a country where he came to seek refuge. asalaam aleichem... he was a loving and caring person, always showing support and solidarity with his friends and family stuck back in syria. he never forgot to tell us how much he loved us. forgot to tell us how much he loved us. his very last words to us were how much he missed us. he lived on the 14th floor of the tower with his brother 0mar. as fire crews tried to evacuate the building, they became separated, his brother spoke to us days after his death. separated, his brother spoke to us days after his deathlj separated, his brother spoke to us days after his death. i called them and said, where are you? he said, i am in the flat. i said, and said, where are you? he said, i am in the flat. isaid, why and said, where are you? he said, i am in the flat. i said, why didn't you come outside, i thought you were with us outside? he said, why you left me? mohammad alhajali was studying civil engineering with the hope of one day returning

our correspondent elaine dunkley tells us more about the way the local community came together to helpnothing and for those who want to give. they've been overwhelmed with donations. today we've been out, we've bought a load of phone chargers and we've given people the phone chargers to help them call loved ones and to make sure they're all safe and everyone knows where everybody is. we've also donated some money, we've given some money to some families. darren withdrew £1000 out of his account and we've been giving families £100 just to see them over the next couple of days. i mean, it's amazing how everyone has come out in the community, and it just shows you how people will stick together in a time like this. and how caring people are, they've been so caring. this hall is full of provisions, from shoes to toiletries. people are sharing their homes, others are offering their time. i see that london is still together and regardless of your background — i'm from brazil — and where you come from, everybody got together. it is an amazing feeling that i have. in 15 minutes, this hallway,

handing out masks to people in the street to protect them from the acrid smoke. 0ur correspondent, elaine dunkleyme together to help. this church hall, a refuge for those who have nothing and for those who want to give. they've been overwhelmed with donations. today we've been out, we've bought a load of phone chargers and we've given people the phone chargers to help them call loved ones and to make sure they're all safe and everyone knows where everybody is. we've also donated some money, we've given some money to some families. he withdrew £1000 out of his account and we've been giving families £100 just to see them over the next couple of days. i mean, it's amazing how everyone has come out in the community, and it just shows you how people will stick together in a time like this. and how caring people are, they've been so caring. this hall is full of provisions, from shoes to toiletries. people are sharing their homes, others are offering their time. i see that london is still together and regardless of your background — i'm from brazil — and where you come from, everybody got together. it i

elaine dunkley reports. they came to say farewell.came to seek refuge. he was a loving and caring person, always showing support and solidarity with his friends and family stuck back in syria. he never forgot to tell us how much he loved us. his very last words to us were how much he missed us. mohammed lived on the 14th floor of grenfell tower with his brother, 0mar. as fire crews tried to evacuate the building, they became separated. his brother spoke to us days after his death. i called him and said, where are you, and he said i am in the flat. i said, why didn't you come outside, he said, no one brought me outside. he said, why did you leave me? muhamed was studying civil engineering. he had a dream of returning to his country, a dream which ended on that horrific night in grenfell tower. he was living in a war zone. this is terrible. you have the brutality of assad and the terror of isis and he came here seeking safety. he thought he was safe. he ended up in a very tragic event. it will take us a long time to go through this orde

given that people should donate only if they see appeals for specific items. 0ur correspondent elaine dunkley arriving. many have not slept since the fire destroyed homes. are arriving. many have not slept since the fire destroyed homesm is absolutely amazing. communities are to come together. there were muslim people donating to churches, christian people donate into mosques. it isjust christian people donate into mosques. it is just a network of not racist, colour, notanything, mosques. it is just a network of not racist, colour, not anything, just being human. many people felt hopeless as they watched the tower of fire. donations are helping this community heal. the towers came down in new york, it was reminiscent of that. you want to help. do whatever you can. as well as generosity there is frustration that food and clothes is frustration that food and clothes is being left on the street. liles, a local resident, has organised a sorting facility to take collection. we do not want any bags left on the street. that has been sent for people ‘s hearts. people do not need to send us a much stu

so many offers that some temporary shelters have had to turn donations away. 0ur correspondent elaine dunkleythis community together, and still more things are arriving. last night and today there was a constant stream of people donating food, clothing and offering time. right now there are people packing boxes and more things are still arriving. the message for now is no more perishable foods but charities in this area desperately need vans and storage. it is resident in this community who have taken such an active role in trying to organise the goods but there has been criticism that the council could do more to coordinate collections. from all over the country, donations are arriving, boxes of food and clothing. this is the al—manaar mosque. many have not slept since the fire destroyed homes. we are working under an umbrella of humanity, which is absolutely amazing. so that communities do come together. there are muslim people donating to churches, and i was one of them, there were christian people donating to mosques. wherever is easier and closer. it's just a network of not races, not co

elaine dunkley has spent the day looking at the response of the local community.of london is diverse. it is wealthy but there are also people who do not have much. there are many faiths and beliefs working alongside each other. as well as offering each other possessions, they have been offering moral support. people have been embracing each other. residents in this community have told me they have been overwhelmed by the generosity. this church hall a refuge for those who have nothing, and for those who want to get. they have been overwhelmed with donations. today we have been out, we bought a lot of phone chargers, we bought a lot of phone chargers, we gave them to people to call their loved ones and make sure they are all safe and everybody knows where everybody is. we've also donated money. we've given some money to some family. he took £1000 out of his account. we have been giving families £100 just to see them over the next couple of days. it's amazing how everybody has come out in the community. it shows you how people will stick together in a time like this

handing out masks to people in the street to protect them from the acrid smoke. 0ur correspondent elaine dunkleyis church hall, a refuge for those who have nothing and for those who want to give. they've been overwhelmed with donations. today we've been out, we've bought a load of phone chargers and we've given people the phone chargers to help them call loved ones and to make sure they're all safe and everyone knows where everybody is. we've also donated some money, we've given some money to some families. he withdrew £1000 out of his account and we've been giving families £100 just to see them over the next couple of days. i mean, it's amazing how everyone has come out in the community, and it just shows you how people will stick together in a time like this. and how caring people are, they've been so caring. this hall is full of provisions, from shoes to toiletries. people are sharing their homes, others are offering their time. i see that london is still together and regardless of your background — i'm from brazil — and where you come from, everybody got together. it is an amazing feeling th

elaine dunkley has been to birmingham to find out, an area evenly split between remain and leave.ain? i want to know what is happening with jobs. how much will it cost? i want to know what will happen with immigration and migration. first stop sharp bend. this area had the highest number of leave voters. what other big issues for you? since brexit was introduced, business has declined and, since all the confusion, our main clients are not spending money like they did. imports and exports will be harder unless we get the right deals, and that is what mable fight for. i do understand what brexit actually entails. i don't think many people will understand what happens. the general election was meant to make the calls for brexit clearer. with theresa may having to do a deal with the dup who have ruled out a hard brexit, a deal with brussels is anything but clear. next with brussels is anything but clear. n ext sto p with brussels is anything but clear. next stop moseley were people overwhelmingly voted to remain in the european union. the dup are sensible in the sense they want hospit