graham satchell, bbc news. legacy has been questioned by many. now, the uk has for the first time "expressed regret" to two maori tribes whose ancestors were killed by cook's crew within hours of landing in new zealand — 250 years ago. james robbins reports. reconstructing history is hazardous. reconciling it with present attitudes is harder still. commanding hms endeavour, captain james cook himself regarded his first landing 250 years ago as a disaster. he appears to have understood the maori greeting is a sign of both strength and respect but others in his crew reacted differently and killed nine people. now britain has decided to express a formal request to the victims. although the british high commissioner deliberately stop store of formal apology. it was greatly regretted at the time by the crew of the endeavour as documented in the diary ofjoseph the endeavour as documented in the diary of joseph banks. the endeavour as documented in the diary ofjoseph banks. and it is regretted here today. and here on

graham satchell, bbc news.statement the government said keeping the public safe is their top priority, and they are doing all they can to ensure a tragedy like the grenfell tower fire can never happen again. at 20 past eight we will be speaking to the general secretary of the fire union. time now to get the news, travel and weather where you are. good morning from bbc london. i'm tarah welsh. owners of big lorries who fail to comply with a new safety scheme could be fined up to £550 a day. the mayor has launched a new rating system that will eliminate the most dangerous vehicles. lorries are disproportionately involved in fatal collisions in the capital. hauliers have until this time next year to comply. new apprenticeships and training schemes are being introduced specifically for young people who've been in care. six companies including chelsea football club have joined a government programme to improve prospects for care leavers — who are statistically more likely to go to prison than university. for two dec

breakfast‘s graham satchell reports.helter and help for a 11 women and 2a children at any one time. the government ‘s domestic abuse bill comes back to the commons today after fears it would be lost when parliament was pro— road. it defines domestic abuse legally for the first time to include coercive controlling behaviour and. alleged perpetrators cross—examining victims in court. campaigners have welcomed the bill but say it does not go far enough. campaigners have welcomed the bill but say it does not go far enoughlj think for us the most important thing missing is the guarantee of funding for refugees —— refuges and other specialist services. domestic abuse murders are at a five year high and, really, this is something that we and other campaigners have been saying. unless a safe refuge is provided victims of domestic abuse, then, sadly, murder rates will increase. the government insist victims of domestic abuse should be able to access appropriate support at the appropriate time and the builders in their words an op

graham satchell reports.idemic. that is now 27 deaths linked to vaping in 22 states. every day a new report of someone dying or being hospitalised. this is the illicit market for thc vape oil. this undercover report shows why. back street stalls selling fluid laced with cannabis. most of the reported deaths have been linked to vaping unregulated, home—made cannabis oil and the panic now gripping america has prompted the uk vaping industry to act. today they have started a print campaign in national newspapers. it says... what is happening in america couldn't happen here because the uk industry is tightly regulated. we feel that it is really important that the general public and vapers can be reassured that the products they are buying here in the uk are safe to consume, and that they are dealing with facts and not fiction. vaping in the uk is controlled by an eu directive. all liquids have to be tested and registered. there are restrictions on advertising and selling to under 18s. but, as time goes on, there

graham satchell, close to grenfell tower, and that report is being published at 10am this morning.re programme and of course throughout the day on bbc news. the headlines for you now on bbc news at 9am, 9:17am. britain will head to the polls for its first december general election in almost a century, after mps approved borisjohnson‘s fourth bid to break the brexit deadlock. the house of lords will now consider the legislation for a snap election but it is not likely to be challenged. a report into the grenfell tower fire, which killed 72 people, will be published this morning. it condemns the london fire brigade for "serious shortcomings". england will be fined a four figure sum, thought to be around £2000, for crossing the halfway line during the haka in the rugby world cup semifinal win over new zealand. sam burgess has been forced to retire because of a shoulder injury. the former england rugby league captain says the decision was the hardest of his life. former australian international lisa keightley will be the first female head coach of the england women's side. she will rep

graham satchell, bbc news.re can never happen again. some young muslims in the uk are turning to speed dating to find love. they say they've tried other things including apps — but like the idea of meeting people of their own faith in real life. anisa kadri — from the bbc‘s asian network — joined a speed dating event for muslims in london. three minutes to make an impression — that's how long you get with each person before its time to rotate at this speed dating event for young muslims. yeah, there's definitely many different types of muslims so for me it would be good to ask questions like your boundaries in terms of having a relationship, it would be important to know their personal connection with god. if they pray or not. i'd say if they're practising or not practising, all information that's quite important to help decide what kind of person. the organisers say the event at a london cafe's alcohol free, in line with the religion's beliefs. i think real life meets for us was the biggest draw. there are way

graham satchell, bbc news. in touch and let us know what you think about these safety concerns. or if you are a smoker that was thinking about vaping and this has cost some doubt in your mind. —— cast. coming up on breakfast this morning: she's just become the first woman to win five all—around world championships. simone biles is set to become the most decorated gymnast of all time this weekend. we'll speak to british legend beth tweddle on why the american is the greatest. time now to get the news, travel and weather where you are. good morning from bbc london. i'm sara wells. two teenagers have been stabbed to death in the capital within a few hours of each other. a 15—year—old school boy, was attacked as he got off a bus in stratford yesterday afternoon. and at around 8pm an 18—year—old was killed in camberwell. there've been no arrests in either case. a treatment trialled in south—west london to help people with chronic pain is thought to have saved the nhs £22 million. the escape—pain programme was create

graham satchell, bbc news.s to shed ten power lines, fearing they could be damaged and cause wildfires. hundreds and thousands of homes and businesses could be without power for days. some homeowners in the san francisco bay area were ordered to leave by police as fast—moving wildfire spread through the hills. for more on the extent of the damage, here is gareth barlow. california plays, homes and holiday trailers engulfed in flames. aeroplanes tackling fires is increasingly common in this part of america. look at the la county fire department has personnel committed, close to approximately 80 fire engines, and trying to get ahead. pacific gas -- pacific gas and electric cuts power to hundreds of thousands of homes. everything is closed over there, the jack in the box is closed, i went to the seventh 11, everything is closed, iwent box is closed, i went to the seventh 11, everything is closed, i went to nj few blogs and i was like, what is going on? cutting the power of this very serious. failed power lines we

graham satchell has been to meet sandra ruiz, whose12—year—old niecejessica was one of those who died answers. i often get asked, "don't you think it's time to start focusing on something else — on your own life?" no. i can't. because if there is one more loss of life out of similar circumstances, how can we move on? sandra lost her niece, jessica urbano, in the fire at grenfell tower. jessica wasjust 12. she was a beautiful, bubbly — full of life, a joy to everyone around. she was very funny. and we miss her. a lot. on the night of the fire, jessica was on her own. her mum was at work, cleaning and office overnight. jessica rang the fire service and was told to stay put. at no time was she asked to leave. um... they were told that the firemen were coming up to save them. and no—one did. no—one did. jessica was on the phone for 55 minutes. it was the longest call of the night. the line was still open when she died. to my mind, hers was a managed death. the public enquiry heard that the fire at grenfell tower was out of control after 27 minutes, but the stay—put policy, telling residen

let's get more on this from breakfast‘s graham satchell, who's in kensington this morning. morning. yes, the report is finally officially published this morning at ten o'clock. as you say, there was a link to the daily telegraph, so we know pretty much what's in it. it is a damning report. this is that the principal cause of the fire was the cladding, which didn't comply with regulations. it spread the fire very quickly up the side of the building to the top and then across and down again over a very short period of time. it says that the fire service, in particular, have questions to answer. it is highly critical of the planning, training, and the communication on the night. the radios inside the tower didn't work. and then there is a lot of discussion of this stay policy where residents were advised to stay in their flats for two hours after the fire started and the report says that had that been lifted earlier, more lives would have been saved —— stay put. as you say, borisjohnson, the prime minister, has put out a statement this morning saying" the whole world will be w

graham satchell, bbc news.s and wrongs of this. nicholas witchell referred to it as an unprecedented statement because it was very, very, highly emotionally driven wasn't it, the statement from prince harry? yes, you are so right. it was incredibly powerful. we have seen statements from prince harry before at the very early days of their dating, he issued a statement about the wave of abuse and harassment meghan markle are suffering, his girlfriend and he was upset he couldn't protect her. but this goes on about the malicious coverage, the false coverage, the relentless ca m pa ig n coverage, the false coverage, the relentless campaign and at the close, has this incredibly powerful reference to diana, prince harry is saying my greatest fear is history repeating itself. he has seen what happened to his mother and he sees his wife now falling victim to the same powerful forces. he his wife now falling victim to the same powerfulforces. he was his wife now falling victim to the same powerful forces. he was saying,

graham satchell reports. charlotte kneer runs a refuge in southern england.o 11 women and 2a children at any one time. the government's domestic abuse bill comes back to the commons today after fears it would be lost when parliament was prorogued. it defines domestic abuse legally for the first time to include coercive, controlling behaviour, and will stop alleged perpetrators cross—examining victims in court. campaigners have welcomed the bill, but say it does not go far enough. i think, for us, the most important thing missing is the guarantee of funding for refuges and other specialist services. domestic abuse murders are at a five—year high. and, really, this is something that we and other campaigners have been saying — that unless a safe refuge is provided victims of domestic abuse, then sadly, murder rates will increase. the government insists victims of domestic abuse should be able to access appropriate support at the appropriate time, and the bill is, in their words, an opportunity to stamp out this devastating crime for good. but charities say there

graham satchell has been to meet sandra, who's fighting forjustice after losing her 12—year—old niece else — on your own life?" no. i can't. because if there is one more loss of life out of similar circumstances, how can we move on? sandra lost her niece, jessica urbano, in the fire at grenfell tower. jessica wasjust 12. she was a beautiful, bubbly — full of life, a joy to everyone around. she was very funny. and we miss her. a lot. on the night of the fire, jessica was on her own. her mum was at work, cleaning and office overnight. jessica rang the fire service and was told to stay put. at no time was she asked to leave. um... they were told that the firemen were coming up to save them. and no—one did. no—one did. jessica was on the phone for 55 minutes. it was the longest call of the night. the line was still open when she died. to my mind, hers was a managed death. the public inquiry heard that the fire at grenfell tower was out of control after 27 minutes, but the stay—put policy, telling residents to remain in their flats, was left in place for almost two hours. the fact that no—

in the first of two reports, graham satchell has been to meet sandra, who's fighting forjustice aftero you think it is time to start focusing on something else, on your own life? no. i can't. because if there is one more loss of life out of similar circumstances,, how can we move on? sandra lost her knees in the ground fell tower fire, jessica was just 12 —— knees in the ground fell tower fire, jessica wasjust 12 —— niece. knees in the ground fell tower fire, jessica wasjust 12 -- niece. she was bubbly, full of life, very fun to be around and very funny. we miss her. a lot. on the night of the fire, jessica was on her own. her mum was at work cleaning and office overnight. jessica ran the fire service and was told to stay put. —— rang. at no time was he asked to leave. um... they were told the fireman were coming up to save them. and no—one did. no—one did. fireman were coming up to save them. and no-one did. no-one did. jessica was on the phone for 55 minutes. it was on the phone for 55 minutes. it was the longest goal of the night. the line was still open when she died. to my mind,

graham satchell reports.d. it provides shelter and help for up to 11 women and 24 children at any one time. the government's domestic abuse bill comes back to the commons today after fears it would be lost when parliament was suspended. it defines abuse legally for the first time to include coercive, controlling behaviour and will stop alleged perpetrators cross—examining victims in court. campaigners have welcomed the bill, but say it doesn't go far enough. i think for us the most important thing that is missing is the guarantee of funding for refuges and other specialist services. domestic abuse murders are at a five—year high and really this is something that we and other campaigners have been saying, that unless safe refuge is provided for victims of domestic abuse, then sadly the murder rates will go up. according to the charity women's aid, local authority funding for refuges has dropped by almost a third since 2010. and 60% of people referred to refuges last year were turned away. there are so many bar

graham satchell is at a school in west london where they are giving it a go.ns, come in. what is going on here? we are at a school in uxbridge to date with the project. project rugby aims to encourage people from nontraditional by encourage people from nontraditional rugby playing background to play the sport and looked to sustain that into local rugby clubs. do you think that rugby has a bit of an image problem. not at all. what we try to do at the saracens spot foundation is give opportunity to young people on and off the field, so using rugby and sport to empower people and change their lives for the better. we know what the rewards of sport are, mentally and physically. that is what we are trying to do here, give these guys the opportunity and put them on the right path for the future. there are nine saracens players in the england squad on saturday. are you feeling confident? i think it will be brilliant for the club. and essentially give these quys club. and essentially give these guys at some role models to look forward to in the future. good luck. we w