we found that 70% of fire services would have sent an aerial ladder. gh—rise fire. however, nine fire services, including tyne & wear, leicestershire, kent, lancashire and cambridgeshire will not send aerial ladder in the first instance. the crux of the problem is this — the same fire in the same tower block elicits wildly different responses from fire services across the country. now, take this building behind me. it's a high—rise building in essex. and if there's a fire here, the first response of the local fire service won't be to send a high ladder. whereas in neighbouring suffolk, they will. lauren irish is a community nurse who cares for a resident inside a tower block. at the end of the day, it's a tower block. you hear that it is on fire, why wouldn't you send the highest ladder you've got to get them out quicker, rather than just sending a little one? what's that going to do? you know, who is going to reach the top floor? it's not fair. that's my opinion on it. it's not. i wouldn't like to be on the top floor. essex fire service say that they h

away the fire service operates is from within the tower. re is a fire in a tower block. the fire at 6runfeld tower was unprecedented. all those things are being looked into by the fire brigade. the key thing is to make sure that londoners are reassured that the fire service —— and the fire service has given us that reassurance. i have asked them to look into what the women they need, and had promised them to make sure that they get what they need. was this issue of the type of kits available to the fire service, was that something you were aware of prior to the incident? did this, then talks, planning? no, it has not been raised with me before. i undertook a review to look into the issue, to see whether we were fit for purpose. bearing in mind the huge cuts that had been made to the fire service. an urgent review is taking place in relation to the tower. there are lessons can be learned. sadiq khan speaking a little earlier on. police and firefighters were called to the blaze in bolton at around 9am. a man managed to escape the terror —— ter

problem is this — the same fire in the same tower block elicits wildly different responses from fire servicescross the country. now, take this building behind me. it's a high—rise building in essex. and if there's a fire here, the first response of the local fire service won't be to send a high ladder. whereas in neighbouring suffolk, they will. lauren irish is a community nurse who cares for a resident inside a tower block. at the end of the day, it's a tower block. you hear that it is on fire, why wouldn't you send the highest ladder you've got to get them out quicker, rather than just sending a little one? what's that going to do? you know, who is going to reach the top floor? it's not fair. that's my opinion on it. it's not. i wouldn't like to be on the top floor. essex fire service say that they have inspected all of their high—rise buildings post grenfell, and that no changes to their response plans are needed. sally leaves lee led the review to modernise fire services in queensland, australia. and aerial ladder is now essential for all tower fires in this country. the response time has

sure the london fire service, the fire brigade, get exactly what they need. continues inside the tower. answers to all the disturbing questions the disaster has raised are still a long way off. dominic casciani, bbc news. let's speak to matt wrack, general secretary of the fire brigades union, who you heard from in that report. thank you forjoining us. why, in your view, was this high ladder not sent to what was obviously a high—rise fire? sent to what was obviously a high-rise fire? i think we have to be conscience —— conscious about using terms like "failings", what was done on that night was incredible. they worked wonders in terms of what they were able to do. i think the art whole range of things that will have to be looked at. the normal expectation would be to fight the fire from inside the building, and that is the logic of wire aerial appliances would not be put onto an automatic attendance. i think now that we know this far has happened, then i think clearly fire services need to review what they are planning for because we now have are planning for

sure that the london fire service and the fire brigade get exactly what they need.f fire service equipment begins, the painstaking and emotionally painful investigation continues inside of the tower. finding answers to all of the troubling questions this disaster has raised will take a lot longer still. dominic casciani, bbc news. tens of thousands of people have taken part in the pride parade through central london, celebrating lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender rights. the parade comes on the fiftieth anniversary, of the beginning of the decriminalisation of homosexuality, in england and wales. wyre davies reports. all backgrounds, all persuasions and all colours of the rainbow. for the last 45 years, pride has been where londoners openly celebrate who and what they are. when percy and roger became a couple, publicly declaring their love for each other was still illegal. 50 years after the partial decriminalisation of homosexuality, they're enjoying the equal rights that younger people here now take for granted. now, i think, they are lucky they could do what

the review will tell me what she needs, or the fire service needs, and my promise to her is that the many londoners will be staggered to learn that there wasn't a default position to send out a high ladder in that kind of situation. the key thing is to reassure londoners that when there are fires in tower blocks, the way the fire service operators from within the tower and to reassure them, they have equipment to keep people safe when there is a fire in a tower block but 6renfell tower was unprecedented. all of us saw the speed of the fire spreading, and address concerns about the cladding and the fire doors, whether the fire engines to had blocked access issues. all of these things have been reported by london fire brigade. the key thing is to make sure londoners are reassured. in the meantime, i've asked them to look into what equipment they need and i've given them the promise that once they know what they need, we will let them have what they need. was this issue about deployment or the tape of kit that was available? was that something you are without prior to 6renfell tower? wa

under there, according to the fire service.mation about that from ben? the weather is on the change over some of us that changes dramatic. we wait to see what the situation is own where scorn while on the grounds, but this is why can a radar rainfall for this afternoon. looking at the lizard peninsula. this does show you that, on the face of it, we have had a lot of heavy rain falling on this part of west cornwall for several hours this afternoon. there has been wet weather around and that has been wet weather around and that has been wet weather around and that has been causing major issues. we will keep a close eye on that here. not far away, in plymouth, this picture of a thunderstorm and as they continue, they are quite hit and miss through this evening. good cause further disruptions and localised flooding. this is the bigger picture, clumps of clowns coming up from northern france, reducing thunder and lightning, and pretty heavy rain as well. and during this evening and tonight, these storms will continue to move northwa

sure the london fire service, the fire brigade, get exactly what they need. continues inside the tower. answers to all the disturbing questions the disaster has raised are still a long way off. dominic casciani, bbc news. we have the general secretary of the fire brigades union. i asked him why in his view a tall ladder was not sent to what was obviously a high—rise fire. with this lot i think we have to be cautious about using words like failings and so on. i think what was done on that night was absolutely remarkable by firefighters. they coped with a completely unprecedented fire that nobody had planned for, and they performed works of wonder in terms of what they were able to do. it is important to have a balance about all of this. i think there is a whole host of things that will need to be looked at. the normal expectation of the fire service would be to fight the fire from inside the building, and that is the logic of why aerial appliances would not be put on to an automatic attendance. now that we know this fire has happened, then i think clearly fire

sure that the london fire service and the fire brigade get exactly what they need.quipment begins, the painstaking and emotionally painful investigation continues inside of the tower. it'll be months before the police have recovered all that they can. finding answers to all of the troubling questions this disaster has raised will take a lot longer still. i asked the general secretary of the firefighters union about why it was not sent earlier. we have to be cautious about using terms like "failing" and so on. what was done on that night was remarkable by firefighters. they coped with a fire no one had planned for. they performed wonders to be honest in terms of what they were able to do. i think terms of what they were able to do. ithink in terms of what they were able to do. i think in terms of... there are many things we will have to look out. the normal expectation of the firefighters is to fight the fire from inside the building. that is why aerial appliances would not be put on to automatic attendance. now that we know that this fire has happened, then i think

the fire service say that there were life—threatening incidents.escuing people from their properties and we can talk on their properties and we can talk on the line to katie wainwright. hello, sorry it is carla wainwright. sorry. just explain what you have witnessed this evening. about lunchtime, i could see the sea was getting choppy and there was a storm coming in. it didn't really kick off until about 3pm. it literallyjust came over like a mass of mist, and the restau ra nt like a mass of mist, and the restaurant area has windows although they round and between 3pm at a:30pm could see anything beyond here, and we had massive hailstones coming down the size of 50p piece coins. it wasn't until a sort of cleared up at a:30pm and we could see to the other side of coverack, we could see a strea m side of coverack, we could see a stream coming down the main road and going straight off over the wall, into the sea, and we realised how bad it had been and how much water and rain had come down. there was a business owner who was saying a forefoot torrent

sure that the london fire service and the fire brigade get exactly what they need.king and emotionally painful investigation continues inside of the tower. it'll be months before the police have recovered all that they can. finding answers to all of the troubling questions this disaster has raised will take a lot longer still. this is bbc news. the headlines: the 620 summit has ended in germany, with world leaders failing to bridge the divide over climate change, following america's withdrawal from the paris agreement. iraqi government forces have begun celebrating in mosul, with the announcement of an imminent final victory against so—called islamic state. jeremy corbyn has attended the durham miners‘ 6ala, one of europe's largest trade union events. the labour leader praised his pa rty‘s performance in the general election campaign, saying the tories had taken the electorate for granted. we raised the whole question of real solidarity, real solidarity, and what it means. but you know something? the tories went into this election thinking it was going to be a walk

sure that the london fire service and the fire brigade get exactly what they need.ins, the painstaking and emotionally painful investigation continues inside of the tower. it'll be months before the police have recovered all that they can. finding answers to all of the troubling questions this disaster has raised will take a lot longer still. a look at some other stories making the news. 85 migrants have been rescued off the coast of libya after their boat sank. fisherman alerted their boat sank. fisherman alerted the coastguard. a rescue team was sent out, but 35 people, including seven children, are feared to have drowned. supporters of the ku klux klan have had a protest against the planned removal of a statue of 6eneral planned removal of a statue of general lee from the civil war. they we re general lee from the civil war. they were met by hundreds of counter protesters. the web and agency unesco has added a new site to its list. —— the united nations. venezuelan opposition leader leopoldo lopez has been moved to house arrest after more than three yea rs house

the key thing is to assure londoners, when there are fires in tower blocks, the fire service operate ment in place to keep londoners save in tower blocks. the fire 6renfell tower was unprecedented. all of us saw this speed of the fire, concerns over the cladding, whether the fire doors with the writers. whether the fire engines could get to the block because of access issues. all those things are being looked into by london fire brigade. the key thing is to make sure londoners are reassured. the fire service has given us that reassurance. i have asked them to look into looking to what agreement they need this we will give them what they need. was theissue will give them what they need. was the issue of the high ladder deployment or kit is available, was that something you were whereof prior to 6renfell tower? had it come up prior to 6renfell tower? had it come up in talks, planning for the city's resilience? it had not been raised with me. i took a review is looking into the issue of whether we were fit for purpose, bearing in mind the huge cuts made in the last eight yea rs huge cuts

sure that the london fire service and the fire brigade get exactly what they need.egins, the painstaking and emotionally painful investigation continues inside of the tower. it'll be months before the police have recovered all that they can. finding answers to all of the troubling questions this disaster has raised will take a lot longer still. clashes have broken out between protesters and security forces in indian—administered kashmir. it happened on the anniversary of the killing of a prominent militant leader. the indian authorities have imposed heavy restrictions in the kashmir valley for the anniversary, stopping internet access and locking down key locations. from kashmir, here's our correspondent sanjoy majumder. a battle for control in south kashmir. protesters from surrounding villages take on security forces. the troops respond with threats, a baton charge, and eventually tear gas. the protesters, mostly teenage boys, have come out on the streets and the security forces are chasing them. they're throwing rocks at them and they are being pushed back slowly

sure that the london fire service and the fire brigade get exactly what they need. equipment begins, the painstaking and emotionally painful investigation continues inside of the tower. it'll be months before the police have recovered all that they can. finding answers to all of the troubling questions this disaster has raised will take a lot longer still. jeremy corbyn has attended the durham miners‘ 6ala — one of europe's largest trade union events. the labour leader praised his party's performance in the general election campaign, saying the tories had taken the electorate for granted. we raised the whole question of real solidarity, real solidarity, and what it means. but you know something? the tories went into this election thinking it was going to be a walk in the park, and it became a walk in the dark, and a nightmare for them, by the end of it. but you know what? i'm not sure they've actually learnt very many lessons from it. i'm really not sure about that at all. because they've done a deal with the dup, which has cost them £1 billion. and, as len rightly

my response to all those with buildings covered by this through the fire safety checks with the fire service, take any measures necessary to make sure fire safety, will and doing that. >> in 2000 and only a third of new schools have sprinkler systems installed, parents are really concerned about the safety of their children. the coroner's letter formally recommended the governor should encourage providers of high-rise essential buildings with retrofitting sprinklers and two years later inside housing reported only 1% of sprinklers, and encouraging the retrofitting during the last four years. >> it did ensure, and aware of the recommendation for the foreign office. if we look at what happened, and the identification of the issues in a number of blocks so far. there are various issues that lead to concern about fire safety. if we look at what happened in camden where one was considered to be habitable but four of the five were not considered habitable, that was not just because of the clouding but other issues in relation for the gas riser. all of these issues raise wider questions, they raise

well we can now to speak to chris williamson, who's the shadow minster for fire services.joins us live from our westminster studio. good evening. one assumes that you welcome as well the resignation of nicholas paget—brown?” welcome as well the resignation of nicholas paget-brown? i think you should have gone earlier to be honest with you. the response from the authority was wonderful. i don't think it is quite good enough simply to replace the leader with another local councillor. and sadiq khan has called for the government to take more firm action and put in place commissioners to actually get the proper organisation to provide a proper organisation to provide a proper recovery service and proper support for the people who have been affected by the support and tragedy. the government has made it clear that for now, it has no plans to do that? is not acceptable. the government has been woeful in a number of different respects. the way the government is talking about providing temporary accommodation, what they should be saying and doing is providing permanent accommodati

it will tell me what the fire service needs. my tell me what the fire service needs.begins, the investigation continues inside the tower. answers to all the disturbing questions the disaster has raised are still a long way off. as you have just seen, tens of thousands of people taking part in the pride in london parade. celebrating lesbian, gay and transgender rights. celebrating lesbian, gay and tra nsgender rights. exactly celebrating lesbian, gay and transgender rights. exactly 50 years since the beginning of the formalisation of homosexuality in england and wales. —— decriminalisation. after another thriller the match the british and irish lions and the all blacks have drawn their series. the last game endedin drawn their series. the last game ended in a 15—15 draw in auckland. in six weeks the british and irish lions have transformed from no toa to a real threat. it was set hopers to a real threat. it was set the tone for a breathless first hour. the paste not always match with precision. that will come from beauden barrett, picking out his younger, taller brothe

the fire brigade, the fire service, are doing that.d it spreading by spending £2 more on the cladding. the fire service are looking at what the cause of the fire was. and it's important that we get to the bottom of this, that we find out exactly what happened. that's why. .. but you were recommended this in 2013. you were in government there, and the coroner said you can stop this with a sprinkler system in every block. the criticism there is she seemed to be putting personal blame for everything on theresa may. the use of the word "you," particularly in relation to who bought the cladding, and that just wasn't fair. well, the figure of speech emily was using was, "you could do this," as in, "one could do this." she was saying one could have bought a more expensive cladding. she said, "you could have spent £2 more." yes, and as you say, you can get up... well, it got the prime minister... i think what viewers were saying is some of that focused anger perhaps should be directed at the right people, that this is a scattergun approach. sa

it is a ‘postcode lottery‘ as to whether fire services deploy high ladders to major incidences — the rigade union say, following the grenfell tower disaster. also in the next hour — hundreds of soldiers in turkey tried, and failed, to seize power in the country one year ago today. events will be held in istanbul and ankara later to mark the first anniversary of a failed coup in which at least 260 people died venus williams will attempt to win her sixth wimbledon singles title this afternoon as she takes on garbine muguruza of spain. and braving the waters of bermuda in the atlantic ocean, the shipwreck capital of the world — that's coming up at 10:30 in the travel show. good morning and welcome to bbc news. tony blair has said he's been told that eu leaders are willing to consider changing rules on the free movement of people to accommodate britain. eu leaders have previously said the uk cannot stay in the single market, while limiting the free movement of people. but mr blair said he believed many of the concerns of the british public about migration were shared on the continent. wit

the fire service has been talking about life—threatening incidents.weet major flooding in coverack, please avoid this area and do not attempt to drive through floodwater. is everyone safe and well as far as you know? as far as i know, everyone is fine. it is quite a small village, so, word does tend to spread fast, so we have not heard anything and hopefully that is a good sign. more information about that rescue by the coastguard helicopter, we gather six people at least were trapped in their home, two were airlifted to safety, four others listed in the house last time we heard but were not believed to be injured and were waiting to be rescued by the helicopter. we saw it injohn kay's rescued by the helicopter. we saw it in john kay's report rescued by the helicopter. we saw it injohn kay's report from the outskirts of the village. we have had some pictures from coverack this evening showing the harbour as well. we were getting descriptions of that four foot torrent of water racing down through the village as one of the main rivers burst its banks, w

we have several other fire services operating in herefordshire and worcestershire. houses. there was one particular area where the river burst its banks, and miraculously there was not any loss of lives apart from one gentleman later on in the floods who lost his life in flood water. at one point we had every single resource we have across 27 fire stations, and 43 fire engines, every single resource was deployed. that is one of probably the only moment in my career where, as an operational commander, i was thinking to myself, that's it, we have nothing else to give out. it was a landmark occasion for us. not just for the fire and rescue services at the wider communities and the local authority and all the emergency services, and since then, we have really got our act together. we have invested very heavily now. we have invested very heavily now. we worked very heavily with volu nta ry we worked very heavily with voluntary agencies, we work well with other fire and rescue services, and we make sure we are prepared. and the residents, the communities of herefordshire

not only did they break rules, it makes the entire fire service look bad . we don't want to be portrayed like that. bihere recently with the tension of everything that's going on, this is what's happening. unfortunately until everybody has a seat at the table and can put their input on both sides i feel that this is just going to be more of an embarrassment for prince george's county, the fire service than it is for anything else. you feel like it could get >> yes, i do. >> now we're told the rivalry between the two groups dates there are about 800 careers. - firefighters and nearly double that number for volunteer firefighters in prince george's county making it one of the largest departments of its kind in the country. despite both groups responding to more than 100,350,000 calls piecefully there are incidents like what we saw over the weekend in berwyn heights, a career firefighter reportedly attacked a volunteer firefighter while they were both responding to this house fire. even so, the department says it's too early to tell if this is due to tensions b

-- the approval of oakland fire services. he plans to write the city once more before something tragic happens. >> i definitely think that we're just a couple of, you know, turns of bad luck from having a really bad incident. >> reporter: in oakland, christin ayers, kpix 5. >>> volvo is going green. the company says all their cars will be electric or hybrid starting in 2019. they will be the first car company to phase out gas-only vehicles. the ceo says they plan to sell one million electric cars within the next eight years. >>> a rare piece of history involving rapper tupac shakur and pop icon madonna is about to hit the auction block. >> i didn't know they were athing. i guess they had something -- i didn't know they were a thing. i guess they had something going. back the '90s he broke up with her because of her race and was upset about comments she said about rehabilitating rappers. the letter goes up for auction this week and expected to bring more than $100,000. >> wow. >>> it is 4:57. the latest on president trump's tr

the fire service are looking at what the cause of the fire was and it is important we find out what happenede recommended this in 2013. the coroner said that you could stop it with a sprinkler system. she seemed to be putting blame on theresa may, in terms of using the word you, that was seen as unfair. the figure of speech was, you could do this, as in one could do this... "you could have spent £2 more." it is the same way as you say, you can get up... some of that focused anger should be directed at the right people. the prime minister is the leader of the conservative party, it was a conservative borough, there are responsibilities that they have as the leader of the party that runs the council. in that particular case, i don't think the emily that she personally close the cladding... what you think she said is not what viewers think they got out of it. some viewers construed it differently but i do not think they are the majority. tone is very important and many viewers said it came across as angry and emotional. should they not remain calm and measured? it often is. one of the responsib

it has prompted calls for the government to implement mandatory minimum requirements for fire services high—rise fires. we have raised concerns about this sort of issue for more than a decade. we used to have national standards of fire cover. we now have local so—called risk management plans. what they are in reality are budget management plans. you have seen that the risk assessments over time, as budgets are squeezed, the response has declined over the past few years. since grenfell tower, four services, including london and manchester, have changed their attendance plans, while nine say they still would not send an aerial ladder in the first instance. the home office says it's the responsibility of each fire and rescue authority to manage their own resources. holly hamilton, bbc news. there are plans to extend a scheme which allows members of the public to call for harsher sentences in england and wales. the unduly lenient sentence scheme already covers serious offences such as murder and rape. the ministry ofjustice now wants it to apply to people who have been convicted of offence

i'm sure all local authorities will want to follow the fire service's recommendations on this. that it can't afford it, then, obviously, central government will step in. the inquiry, he said, will establish the facts and make recommendations to avoid a repeat of the tragedy. the government will provide the inquiry with all the resources it needs to complete its work thoroughly and rapidly. this was a terrible tragedy. we must learn the lessons to ensure nothing like it can happen again. this is the measure of the government's response to the grenfell tower tragedy. too slow to act, too slow to grasp the gravity and complexity of the problems. one step off the pace at every stage. and he made this pledge... we will not rest until all those who need help and a new home have it. we will not rest until all those culpable have been brought fully to account. and we will not rest until all measures needed to make sure this can never, ever happen again are fully in place. when a country as decent and well—off as ours fails to provide something as basic as a safe home for all its citize

it has prompted calls for the government to implement mandatory minimum requirements for fire services this sort of issue for more than a decade. we used to have national standards of fire cover. we now have local so—called risk management plans. what they are in reality are budget management plans. you have seen that the risk assessments over time, as budgets are squeezed, the response has declined over the past few years. since grenfell tower, four services, including london and manchester, have changed their attendance plans, while nine say they still would not send an aerial ladder in the first instance. the home office says it's the responsibility of each fire and rescue authority to manage their own resources. holly hamilton, bbc news. identifying inherited heart conditions can save lives — but many of us don't know that we're carrying the gene that causes a disease known as hcm. sir david frost had the condition — and while it didn't cause his death — he did pass it on to one of his sons miles who died at the age of 31. now, his family is trying to help other people to find out

a spokesman for south wales fire service is two other casualties herself rescued. are running between cardiff and newport after services were initially suspended because of scaffolding on the track. south wales fire service said one person is being looked for, is in the middle of a collapsed welding, near a railway line in cardiff. any more and we will bring it to you when we get it. theresa may has told conservative mps to end what she called the ‘backbiting' over disagreements within the party. at a reception in the commons last night, the prime minister warned that the alternative to her in number 10 was jeremy corbyn. and, at cabinet this morning, mrs may is believed to have reminded ministers to keep their discussions private. 0ur chief political correspondent vicki young is in westminster. it seems theresa may week some people with the jazz, has been given clea ra nce people with the jazz, has been given clearance by a lot of her backbenchers to five ministers who step out of line. she is trying to stamp what authority she still has on to her cabinet and cabi

who are attending high—rise fires. requirements for fire services who are attending high-rise fires. about the sort of issue for over a decade. we used to have national standards of fire cover. we now have local risk management plans. they are budget management plans. they are budget management plans. they are budget management plans. we have seen the risk assessments over time, as budgets are squeezed, the response has declined over the past few yea rs. has declined over the past few years. since grown for power, for services including london and manchester have changed their attendance plans while nine say they still would not send an aerial ladder in the first instance. they say it is the responsibility of each fire authority to manage their own resources . the former prime minister tony blair has claimed seniorfigures in the eu have told him they are prepared to be flexible on freedom of movement in order to accommodate britain after brexit. mr blair made the claim in an an article written for his own charitable institute. just last week the eu's chief negotiator michel barnier s

vista police department's mantra of service with honor and we are fortunate to have him in our community. ur team winner for 2017 is a 355th civil engineering squadron, fire emergency services, pictured here receiving their award. the emergency services team provides fire, rescue, emergency, medical and combat support in 25 operating bases year round. in the past year they hosted over 500 firefighters from 12 neighboring departments, three local fire academies and local law enforcement agencies in joint swat rescue task force training. in the last year this team provided more than 150 hours of fire prevention education, supporting over 300 children at two schools. additionally, they volunteered 250 hours to habitat for humanity, little league, star base, arizona center for fire service excellence, the public safety and emergency services institute and numerous other organizations. despite being 30% undermanned, they protect $50 billion in assets and 14,000 personnel. even with the diverse demands, they were able to combine their experience, hard work, talent to garner the prestigious milestone of creditation internarblings an honor of 230 departments in t

the spokesman for the new jersey fire service says the fire is not threatening any structures, but is having other impact, saying people are smelling smoke as far as away as long beach island, 30 miles away. >>> police are investigating a homicide in hatfield township. officers were called to east orvilla road when they got a call about a shooting. the person who shot the man did remain at the scene. there's no word on whether or not any charges have been filed. >>> happening today, kelly hodge will be sworn in as philadelphia's interim district attorney. hodge takes the oath at city hall at noon. she will be the city's first african-american woman to serve as d.a. hodge was assistant d.a. under lynn abraham in 2004. the court of common pleas elected her to finish the term of seth williams after his guilty plea and corruption conviction. voters will elect a permanent d.a. in november. >>> turning to accuweather, seriesous flooding issues you tell -- serious flooding issue 0 out there. >> reporter: it has been, we have flooding on roads and the creeks and screens. storm tracker 6 live

council tenants, whose services have been disrupted by the grenfell tower fire, have had their rent suspended. britain is withdrawing from an agreement which allows foreign countries to fish in its waters. also in the next hour: could battery powered planes be the future of flying? we'll take an exclusive look at an experimental electric plane. and in half an hour: as the commons get back to business following the queen's speech, we take a look at the week in parliament. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. the environment secretary, michael gove, has suggested the government could support a lifting of the 1% pay cap for public sector workers as calls grow for ministers to ease austerity measures. he told the bbc‘s andrew marr show the government should "respect the integrity" of the independent bodies that review pay for groups including nurses, teachers and the police. our political correspondent emma vardy reports. complaining about seven years of austerity, "not one day more" was the slogan for protesters yesterday. the plan to drive down the deficit has meant year after year of pay fr

not only did they break rules, it makes the entire fire service look bad. we don't want to be portrayed like that. but here recently with the tension of everything that's going on, this is what's happening. and unfortunately until everybody has a seat at the table and can put their input on both sides i feel that, you know, this is going to be more of an embarrassment for prince george's county, the fire service than it is anything else . so you feel like it could get worse. >> yes, i >> there are about 800 career firefighters and nearly double that number for volunteer firefighters in prince george's county making it one of the largest apartments of its kind in the country. now we're told the rivalry between the two groups dates back more than four decades. despite both groups responding to more than 150,000 calls, piecefully there are incidents like what we saw on sunday in berwyn hietsz, a career firefighter reportedly attacked a volunteer firefighter while they were both responding to this house fire. even so, the department says it's too early to tell

well we can now to speak to chris williamson, who's the shadow minster for fire services.

the new jersey forest fire service says the fire is not threatening any homes or buildings. >> new from overnight, police are looking for a driver in a deadly hit and run on the schuylkill expressway. a man walking along 76 eastbound at montgomery drive was hit and killed around 10:30 last night. police are looking for a dark colored car with possible front end and windshield damage. >> also, an accident in philadelphia ended up with a car up against a house. the driver jumped a curb and knocked over a traffic light. medics took one person to the hospital. >> one person is dead, another in critical condition after a shooting in philadelphia. police looked for crews at eighth street. investigators say they have a lot of evidence to sift through. >> we did find 11 shell casings and blood on the highway. and we received information that a female witness took them in her own vehicle to temple hospital. >> no arrests have been made. >> the philadelphfamily of a ph woman killed by a neighbor in a double shooting is calling for him to face charges. that family held a vigil last night. lauren m

any tower fire straightaway. 0ther fire brigades now may follow suit and greater manchester fire and rescue serviceed a change in their policy so that the high ladder is automatically dispatched to a tower block fire. newsnight was also told but firefighters struggled with water pressure problems and called thames water to increased pressure in the area. thames water said any suggestion that there was low pressure during this appalling tragedy is categorically false. but questions remain as to what was in place as firefighters first rushed in to help the residents of grenfell tower that night. even though some a nswe rs tower that night. even though some answers may not come until the public enquiry it seems that pressure for more precautions in the future means changes are already underway. hundreds of thousands of people are expected to attend the pride in london march, which gets underway this lunchtime. this year the event is marking the 50th anniversary of the first partial decriminalisation of homosexuality in 1967. wyre davies is in london's 0xford street where the march is due to set off fr

this is a thank you to the california fire service. >> reporter: in marin county, fox 2 news. >> so nicef her to share her appreciation. those firefighters, there are thousands of them now stretched across california putting out fires. >> yeah, it's july. and this is what you get. it's summer time in the bay area. and it's just on! it's game on. even though today was cooler by a good 10 to 20 degrees, we still have super dry fuels and no rain in the immediate forecast, obviously. we won't see rain until late october, november. so here's where we are. we've cooled off today. and a little bit tomorrow. and a little bit on wednesday. we'll stay on the mild side. that's important when you talk about firings because you're with this marine -- fires because you're with this marine layer. 20 degrees cooler in some places today than it was yesterday. but when it does it here, it cools everywhere else as well. so you kind of knew that. and you can see the fog now. you're looking south now from san francisco. and you can see the fog well over the hills. 1800, 2,000-foot marine layer. and this is n

council tenants whose services have been disrupted by the grenfell tower fire have had their rent suspendediraqi forces say they've taken control of the main base of the so—called islamic state in mosul. also in the next hour, could battery powered planes be the future of flying? we'll take an exclusive look at an experimental electric plane. in half an hour — the welsh capital is one of the uk's fastest growing cities, but cardiff boyjason mohammad asks if his city is expanding too fast. good morning and welcome to bbc news. pressure is growing on theresa may and the chancellor, philip hammond, to lift the 1% cap on pay increases for public sector workers. in a newspaper article today, the environment secretary michael gove suggests ministers should heed the recommendations of the pay review bodies that are currently examining the issue. some backbench tory mps have argued austerity lost the party seats at last month's general election. with me is our political correspondent, emma va rdy. emma, what has michael gove been saying? there has been a series of hints from government ministers th

but a bbc newsnight investigation has found that is different from 70% of fire services in the uk withcks in their region. the investigation also revealed significant variations in the number of fire engines dispatched across the country. it has prompted calls for the government to implement mandatory minimum requirements for fire services who are attending high—rise fires. we have raised concerns about this sort of issue for over a decade. we used to have national standards of fire cover. we now have local risk management plans. what they are in reality is budget management plans. we have seen the risk assessments over time, as budgets are squeezed, the response has declined over the past few years. since grenfell tower, four services, including london and manchester, have changed their attendance plans, while nine say they still would not send an aerial ladder in the first instance. the home office says it is the responsibility of each fire authority to manage their own resources. the former prime minister tony blair has that claimed senior figures in the eu have told him they are pr

council tenants whose services have been disrupted by the grenfell tower fire have had their rent suspendedthree blocks have been without hot water since a boiler, located beneath the tower, was destroyed in the blaze. britain says it'll withdraw from an agreement that lets other countries fish in its territorial waters. the government says ending the agreement would help the industry with access to its fishing rights. now on bbc news, it's time for the week in parliament. hello and welcome to the week in parliament. coming up: the government gets the queen's speech through the commons, but only after adopting a new policy on abortions for women from northern ireland. i am happy to withdraw the amendment today. let us send a message to women everywhere that, in this parliament, their voices will be heard and their rights upheld. hear, hear! also on this programme... i will be reporting on the first prime minister's questions of the new parliament. and in the week that saw elections for deputy speakers to help outjohn bercow, we've got some top tips on delivering that famous line. a little b

fire services outside of london may have responded differently had the grenfell tower fire happened in area, a bbc study has found. fire unions say it's a postcode lottery over deployment of high ladders. events will be held in turkey later to mark the first anniversary of a failed coup in which at least 260 people died. since the coup, the government has dismissed more than 150,000 employees from state institutions. now on bbc news, it's time for the travel show. this week on the travel show, we're in bermuda. where i'll be diving into hundreds of years of nautical history, and finding out how a new project will let you explore these shipwrecks from your smartphone. that was, quite literally, breathtaking! we head to canada's remote cape breton for a unique taste of scottish culture. and, we'll be meeting the couple on a global honeymoon that they hope could last a lifetime. we start this week in the north atlantic ocean. this tiny collection of subtropical islands spans just 22 miles. but they are ringed by more than 200 square miles of coral reef. these beautiful shallow reefs make

. >> reporter: while new jersey fire service reports no damage to homes they expect the fire to grow before it is completely contained, the fact that smoke could last several days has some people concerned >> with the heat and weather being dry it is worry some. >> as a general safety issue in the pennsylvania when we had forest fires if the smoke does, continue to be strongest specially in the morning they warned people with asthma and other breathing difficulties to stay inside. live from brigantine, cleve bryan for cbs-3 "eyewitness news". >>> cleve, thank you this hot weather is not helping as crew s work to contained the fire. our stretch of sweltering heat continues and excessive heat warning remains in effect tonight. meteorologist chelsea ingram, tracking it all from ocean city, chelsea. >> reporter: hi there, guess contact one thing to tell you place to get relief from the heat is right here in ocean city, new jersey. beautiful evening. it is hot across the delaware valley. we will look at the numbers across the region. temperatures in the 90's, once again even at this hour.

transportation says he would need signatures from 2/3 of the neighbors and approval of oakland fire services. he plans to write the city once more before something tragic happens. >> i think that we are just a couple, you know, turns of bad luck from having a really bad incident. >> reporter: christin ayers, kpix 5. >>> tonight prosecutors say the out of control driver accused of slamming into a family killing two children was intoxicated. lemuel sirvonn wilson was charged today with two counts of murder. dui and felony hit and run. prosecutors say he was also driving without a license when he went off the off ramp on friday and crashed into the family's suv. two boys 5 and 10 were thrown out of the vehie killed. the mother and brother were badly hurt. witnesses reported seeing the other driver running from the scene. lemuel sirvonn wilson was arrested later when he turned up at the hospital where he remains tonight. >>> tonight a family of a grad is blasting a fraternity after their son died. the 18-year-old just entered his freshman year at the university of nevada reno. he was pledging wh

look at what they its a little hard to tell with the fire and darkness but in there capable hands are two little off and ons. the u.s. forest servicethe two off and ons were separated from their mom trapped in the path of the goodwin fire as of saturday afternoon the goodwin fire burned more than 25,000 acres. now a nearby brian head utah evacuees of the brian head fire finally allowed to go home after nearly two weeks away. the brian head fire. >>> ed more than 59,000 acres. firefighters are fortunately continuing to contain those flames. >> welcome back. the home. world famous ringling brothers and even a community used to clowning around when an 8,000-pound elephant got loose. according to her handlers kelly the elephant and another elephant worked together to unlatch the gate to her enclosure on friday morning . >> [laughter] >>> kelly took off. >> there's not a lot of places where elephants would be on the loose. just another day in circus city for us. >> very fun sort of playful personality mischievous in way. it was sort of out of the box for her, out of our grounds of course. >> kelly had a partner in crime in her escape. t

fire. >> the woman had reached out to marin county firefighters with a simple phone call to thank them for their service. >> chief weber, my name is lois. i'm calling you from or about california. >> reporter: lois nearly lost everything in the wall fire, in more than 6000 acre fire that ripped through southeast oroville like a tornado in early july. 41 homes were destroyed but all the houses on miller's street were spared things to butte county fire, cal fire in marin county fire pit two i'm sorry i get emotional. they saved the house on our street and we would really like to thank them. she left a voicemail for marin county fire chief jason weber commending chris, particularly from the throckmorton station, which sits on top of mount emma pius. >> they literally fought that fire to the front door. stomach it is a heartfelt message and i felt it was great to pass it along to the firefighters. >> reporter: the chief posted it on social media and now not only does the strike team know about the appreciation, nearly 40,000 others do as well. >> it was very touching. not that we want to be recognized for a

. >> i can understand it because growing up as a kid i never considered a career in the fire service. it was never something introduced to the females. the young boys would go and see fire trucks while i was playing with dolls. but now times are changing. >> reporter: but change doesn't come easy. still only 5% of firefighters nationwide are women, so sometimes young girls just need that push like the one katelyn matthews got from firefighter tara reid. >> she is just an amazing woman. you know, she uplifts me and she is always on my back in a good way just making sure i do my best. >> reporter: so back to the stigma, is fire fighting just for men? >> not anymore. we're in 2017. >> i think as women we need to, you know, kind of woman up per se and just start because we're just as strong, if not stronger. >> reporter: in arlington kevin swain wusa9. >>> check out why some say you should slather on the sunscreen even when you're indoors. >>> talk about a rude awakening. a colorado teen explains what happens when a bear decides to wander around its camp site while he for millions who suf

i wasn't looking for like any fame, just with the fire service i'm just -- we're always here just top people. >> medford dragged the wife out of the plane. he went back for the husband and an off duty nurse and nurse practitioner took care of them until paramedics arrived. >>> also tonight young students are learning life and basketball lessons at the same time. acadia hosting hoops against bullying tournament. "eyewitness news" in glenside montgomery county. dozens of children separated into 18 teams to shoot hoops and to participate in anti-bullying workshops. acadia partnered with the community coalition for youth to teach the children. >>> and was it a tornado in maine? that is what folks saw. thunderstorms made their way through parts of the state today and at one point people captured this terrifying image over a lake. it appears to be a funnel cloud over the water there. we'll have to filling out if that's going to be confirmed but that's pretty frightening. we had pretty frightening storms earlier. >> we had severe thunderstorm warnings earlier this evening. we also had a fla