we are going to do a 72 second silence, which is in respect of the 72 that died in the grenfell tower cleaner mode of transport. but some residents have complained about their location on pavements, the sound they make and lights shining into peoples' homes. let's have a look at the travel situation now. the district line is part suspended between parsons green and wimbledon due to planned engineering works. the 0verground is also part suspended between barking and south tottenham, euston to kilburn high road and surrey quays to clapham junction again because of planned engineering works. finally the waterloo and city line is closed all day. just a reminder on the trains, there are no services to or from euston due to major works. 0n the roads, in the westend, regent street is closed between glasshouse street and shaftesbury avenue because of an accident. finally, in victoria, the traffic lights aren't working on neathouse place at thejunction with bridge place. lets have a check on the weather now with alina jenkins. good morning. after a wet day yesterday, the bank holiday monday is

silence will be held at london's notting hill carnival later, remembering the victims of the grenfell towerhalf an hour, we'll be travelling to mauritius in the travel show. un human rights investigators have released a damning report into the rohingya refugee crisis. the report, based on hundreds of interviews, is the strongest condemnation from the un so far of violence against the rohingya. it accuses the head of the army in myanmar, along with five other generals, of carrying out a genocide against the country's rohingya muslim population. the investigators have called for the generals to be tried in the international criminal court — although as myanmar is not signed up to the rome statute, any trial would need support from the un security council's five permanent members. the report also blamed myanmar‘s leader aung san suu kyi for failing to prevent the violence, saying she "has not used her de facto position as head of government, nor her moral authority" to intervene. christopher sidoti, who helped to compile the report, outlined the team's findings. the fact—finding mission has co

dancing came to a stop for 72 seconds at the notting hill carnival, to remember the victims of the grenfell tower fire. and coming up in half an hour on bbc news, weather world. this time we're in scotland. and we'll discover what scientists are doing to help protect one of scotland's most famous products. whiskey. good evening. un human rights investigators say military leaders in myanmar should be investigated for genocide, war crimes and crimes against humanity, and have called for them to be referred to the international criminal court. the investigators named six top generals, including the commander in chief of the armed forces, and his deputy. un investigators interviewed hundreds of victims and found evidence of murder, rape, and torture against the rohingya, predominately in myanmar‘s rakhine state. more than 700,000 people have fled to neighbouring bangladesh. 0ur myanmar correspondent, nick beake, sent this report from cox's bazaar in bangladesh. a warning, it contains distressing accounts and flash photography. for a year now, in this bleak landscape, the rohingya have been suffering.

dancing came to a stop for 72 seconds at the notting hill carnival to remember the victims of the grenfell tower fire. and at 11:30pm, we'll be taking an in—depth look at the papers with our reviewers jo phillips and nigel nelson. stay with us for that. good evening. un human rights investigators say military leaders in myanmar should be investigated for genocide, war crimes and crimes against humanity, and have called for them to be referred to the international criminal court. in an unprecedented move, the investigators named six top generals, including the commander in chief of the armed forces and his deputy. un investigators interviewed hundreds of victims and found evidence of murder, rape and torture against the rohingya, predominately in myanmar‘s rakhine state. more than 700,000 of them have fled into bangladesh. but myanmar‘s un representative rejected the report, describing it as one—sided. 0ur myanmar correspondent, nick beake, sent this report from cox's bazaar in bangladesh. for a year now in this bleak landscape the rohingya have been suffering. bereaved, uprooted, lost, giving ha

72 victims who lost their lives in the g re nfell tower. victims who lost their lives in the grenfell towerre we are and it is something that remains on people's minds. in terms of policing yesterday 133 people were arrested. so far today the mets have told us a further a0 have been arrested and so far it has been relatively safe. we stopped a few people who have been dancing. what is your name? i am no oil. hello, knowle, iam noel. your outfit is incredible. it is an elephant, but i have lost their headpiece. i lost it to go to the toilet. this is the back part. you look incredible. your shoes are a very high as well. yes, they are gold boots. tell me a little bit more about what this carnival means to you. despite your age, with all respect, you still seem to be standing. a lot of people are on the floor. i have been doing carnival and notting hill gate from 1968 when i arrived from trinidad. i have been in the carnival club since 1981 and since then i have been the king of the band. so that is it. this year we we re the band. so that is it. this year we were playing a celebration. it was

all the music will be switched off because they will pause and remember the victims of the grenfell towerl remember, reflect, because that tower, it was about a mile or so away and it's still a shadow in this community and on this carnival as well. and it's also worth remembering that the windrush generation — those migrants who came from caribbean islands all the way back in the ‘60s and ‘50s — they brought with them their culture and, according to many people here, they're the ones who inspired this carnival. if it wasn't for the windrush generation, this carnival wouldn't exist today. so there's a nod to those individuals, to those people. of course, windrush is back in the news, but people are focusing on their positive contributions today. the party is now under way and, as you can tell, i'm finding it very difficult to talk, and that's because the sound systems are getting closer and closer and people here just want to have a good time and have a dance. and hopefully, later on, we'll find out a little bit more about the costumes and try and tell you why they're pretty much a traditi

has the story of a council worker has admitted defrauding sixty—two thousand pounds from the grenfell towerhat brexit will bring back control over the uk's borders. and the guardian focuses on payday lender wonga collapsing into administration, after losing its battle to stay afloat. so, a varied set of front pages, lets see what our reviewers make of it all. it's a story that dominates quite a few of the front pages and when of labour‘s most respected longest—serving members of parliament now resigning. he stunned the political equivalent of exploding a stun grenade and it's pa rt exploding a stun grenade and it's part of this, what is now become a saga of the latest episode and the anti—semitism claims which have convulsed the party for a few months now and show no signs of abating.

the site of grenfell tower is to be handed over to the government from this autumn.ponsibility back to kensington and chelsea council. the metropolitan police are now preparing to release the site of the disaster in west london, in which seventy one people died, now on bbc news, sport today. hello, this is sport today, live from the bbc sport centre. coming up on this programme: ravi ashwin picks up four wickets as india peg england back on the opening day of the first test in birmingham. arsenal score late to equalise, and then beat chelsea on penalties, to win their international champions cup match in dublin. and south korea's in—kyung kim is the defending champion as the women's british open gets underway in the coming hours. hello and welcome to the programme, where we start with cricket, and india have the upper hand after the opening day of the first test against england at edgbaston. the home side were 216—3 at one stage, but slumped to 285—9 at stumps. ravi ashwin took four wickets for india, leaving the match delicately poised heading into day two. patrick

dancing came to a stop for 72 seconds at the notting hill carnival to remember the victims of the grenfell towern—depth look at the papers with our reviewers jo phillips and nigel nelson. stay with us for that.

results tragedy prompted us to look at —— the g re nfell tower prompted us to look at —— the grenfell towerre it never happens again and that was reviews of all the cladding on tower blocks, will we see the similar response in italy? are they going to now go through all the bridges which is exactly what you would want as an italian or a holiday—maker. think how many bricks are in italy, you would want to know the roads you are driving on our state in european country —— how many british art in italy. how has this happened. absolutely. going onto the guardian, top pay rises by 11% as worker's wages fail to match inflation, on the same that we hear that unemployment is at its lowest level since 1975. looking at the figures you have the bosses of the top ftse 100 companies, their paved raising six times the rate of their workers. it is not a good look —— their pay is rising. it is interesting to me that they use —— these stories are still coming out and these discrepancies still allowed to happen. ifeel like discrepancies still allowed to happen. i feel like we've discrepancies still allowed t

event again included a silence of seventy two seconds one for each of the victims of last year's grenfell tower for. this year's you humblest conference getting medals were presented on tuesday in the german city of weimar the awards went to colombian theatre collective makati outro swiss brazilian photographer and schumann rights activist cloudy under shot and hungry and composer and conductor peter international whose daughter accepted the award on his behalf. the go to medal is an annual accolade recognizing efforts to bring different cultures together. vienna zoo now has its very own in-house artist female pandey young young is proving to be a natural with the bamboo brush as she paints away for a crowdfunding project her favorite color scheme black paint with white backgrounds proceeds from the sale of her abstract art will go towards a book on the history of pandas at the famous should bring the zoo the limited edition series could be bought online fans can snap up an original young young for four hundred ninety euros. belgian photographer johann uno once or take us on a journey to the mo

in the wake of grenfell, structural tests were carried out on older the tower blocks on this estate.nel system in the 19705. it's the same kind of construction, which caused a section of this high—rise block, rowland point, to collapse 50 years ago. haringey council has told residents that a risk of a similar collapse is low, but the threat is sufficiently high that they need to be moved out. how are you feeling, at the moment? i'm feeling bad, because i'm scared. and my children should go to work. and i leave my children home. i'm scared. because i don't know what is going happen. it's a combination of the large panel system of construction and a gas supply that makes this block unsafe. this is my bedroom. it's all the packing. archbishop frimpong, who has lived here for over 20 years, has already started packing. he says the council has neglected the building for some time. you can see the damp in this place everywhere. people in this block, a lot of them are suffering. every situation they call me, you go to somebody‘s flat, you see the number of damp leakings and you say why? the

fire last year the fire britain's worst since world war two swept through the twenty four story grenfell tower in west one did last summer. are it's the deal dull and strong called a rip off has been renegotiated you go from ripping to renegotiate to putting it back together in some kind of form which doesn't really look like nafta as we knew it that basically is day what we do know is that the chump administration and mexico have reached a preliminary deal to replace the north american free trade agreement that is according to the u.s. president now donald trump we all know he's been a harsh critic all for nafta he called it a job killer he said it encouraged u.s. companies to move production south of the border to exploit low wages when it comes to the need trump says it will help manufacturers and pharmacies on both sides of the border. donald trump welcome to overhaul the twenty four year trade pact as he suggested a new name for it if canada is not included in this thing. he says to do they used to call it a nap they were going to call it the united states mexico trade agreement it will g

a man who falsely claimed to be a grenfell tower resident to avoid a prison sentence has been jailed stayed at the park grand hotel in paddington after claiming he lost his friend and his possessions in the blaze injune last year. he then ran up a bill of £45,000. there is no safe level of alcohol consumption, that's the stark message from one of the most significant studies into alcohol use and its health effects to date. researchers looked at the drinking habits of people in 195 countries, including the uk. the findings suggest that even moderate consumption is asscociated with cancer and other diseases. 0ur health correspondent, dominic hughes, reports. just how much alcohol is it safe to drink? it's confusing when different studies produce apparently contradictory results. it's confusing when different studies produce apparently contradictory results. now the latest research says while alcohol might protect us from heart disease, overall there is no safe level of alcohol consumption. alcohol is linked to seven types of cancer. we know about liver disease, which has risen over dec

a special tribute was observed at the festival to remember those killed in grenfell tower fire last summerthis week looks pretty quiet weatherwise. until then, though, a couple of weather systems to affect us. this is the big picture as tuesday begins. low pressure to the north—west of us already starting to feed some rain in towards the north—west of scotland. elsewhere, quiet start to the week. this weather system eventually will make an impact. so for this week's weather, there's a chance of rain. not everybody‘s going to see it and it may not amount to too much. there will also be quite a bit of dry and occasionally sunny weather particularly later this week, as we'll see. now, these are your starting numbers for tuesday morning. temperatures into double figures for many. maybe one or two mist and fog patches around. weather particularly later this week, as we'll see. now, these are your starting numbers for tuesday morning. temperatures into double figures for many. maybe one or two mist and fog patches around. fair amount of cloud, don't expect too much in the way of morning sunshine

a second tribute to remember those killed in the grenfell tower fire will take place today on the seconde highest number for six years. metal detectors are also in place, in an attempt to reduce the risk of knife crime. it's hoped the measures will make the carnival safer and more enjoyable for everyone. 0ur reporter noel phillips is there. the three and a half mile long parade route will feature 15,000 dancers and some 30 million sequences. let me show you what they look like and try to speak to a few people. hi, guys. you are live on bbc news. what's your names? cherry. bianca. that outfit. how long did it take? it takes about 30 minutes. what is incredible, the fact that you have to keep your head very still because you have to control that big massive feather on your head. that is some talent! i am a nice peacock. it is light, really nice, like a princess. massive police presence here for the first time since last year. 7000 police officers on patrol, metal detectors on the street. how do you guys feel about that, safe? a bit safe, but there is still crime. with the police, helping u

a second tribute to remember those killed in the grenfell tower fire will take place today on the secondiced by seven thousand officers today, the highest number for six years. yesterday the metropolitan police arrested 133 people at the event — and 16 knives were seized. 0ur reporter noel phillips is there and described the atmosphere at today's event. this is one of the biggest parties in europe, the carnival began in 1965, it was only attended by 200 people, today up to 1 million pa rtygoers have people, today up to 1 million partygoers have lined the streets in west london, dancing in real caribbean style. it will cover 20 miles of this local area, come the size of 11 glastonbury festivals, and a lot of people here today dancing away, we will talk to two people who will start the parade. this is calvin, the striking thing is your outfit, how long did it take you to put together? we started right after the carnival last year but production took about six months. we have a lot of work to get 750 people in this. you are from jamaica and today the carnival pays homage to the windrush gen

second silence has been held at the notting hill carnival to remember the victims of the fire at grenfell towerse to the parade. now on bbc news, weather world. the team examines extreme temperatures and their impact on the whisky and wine industries. this time on weather world, we are in north east scotland, and we will be finding out how the weather affects one of this country's favourite exports. from field to bottle, whisky. nick and ifind out what is being done now to safeguard its future whatever the weather. and i'm at a vineyard in west sussex, finding out how climate change and technology are shaping the glass of wine you drink at home. also, feeling the heat. temperatures hit new highs, ih a sweltering multi—continent heatwave. deadly wildfires and the race to escape as they spread with terrifying speed. and flash floods so ferocious they are hard to believe, we will bring you images from the world's biggest weather stories and storms. plus, out for the count. tracking puffins, as they face up to climate change in a fight for survival. whisky, a core part of scotland's national identi

second silence has been held at the notting hill carnival to remember the victims of the fire at grenfell towerh is close to the parade. hello and welcome to our look ahead to what the the papers will be bringing us tomorrow. with me are nigel nelson, who's the political editor of the sunday mirror and sunday people, and the political commentator, jo phillips. many of tomorrow's front pages are already in. the telegraph reports allegations that a labour mp used taxpayers' money in a legal case against his parliamentary assistant. the financial times focuses on reports that the us and mexico have agreed the outlines of a new trade deal. the metro leads with the foreign secretary, jeremy hunt's call for answers about what has happened to the rohingya muslims in myanmar. the i says the uk's foreign aid budget will be used to help british businesses invest in africa. the express reports violence against elderly people is on the rise. the guardian leads with new research which suggests air pollution can reduce our intelligence. the times says head teachers have been excluding some badly performing p

in the wake of grenfell tower, structural tests were carried out on all the tower blocks on this estateyle collapse is low, but the threat is sufficiently high that they need to be moved out. it's a little bit annoying but mostly sad more than anything else. upset, sad. we are standing in the gap to pray for our nation, especially our government and or so for our youth. selina has come to the local church on the estate. she is still angry that after years of being here the council has only just told her that the she's living in a home that is unsafe. how are you feeling at the moment? i'm feeling bad because i'm scared, and my children, if i go to work and leave my children at home, i'm scared because i don't know what is going to happen. so you don't feel safe at all? no. no, because the people said no one is safe for this building. selina moved here in 1996 and lives with herfour children. they have never moved house before. had you feel the has treated you and other residents? because of the council treating me, it's very bad. because i am living here 22, 23 years now. and there is g

a man who falsely claimed to be a grenfell tower resident to avoid a prison sentence has beenjailed for at the park grand hotel in paddington after claiming he lost his friend and his possessions in the blaze in june last year. he then ran up a £40,000 accommodation bill as well as £5,000 on food, drink and laundry. ryanair is changing its rules on what passengers can take into the cabin. from november, people can bring one "small personal bag" which must fit under the seat in front of them. anyone with a 10kg bag, such as a pull—along case, will have to pay a fee to bring that onboard. the airline says the move isn't about making money, but to speed up boarding. sadly, this is the last long weekend of the summer and for those of us who aren't already on holiday a chance to join the great bank holiday getaway. so what's the best way to avoid the traditional pitfalls of delays, traffic jams and cancellations? with some timely roadside assistance, here's andy moore beside the m5. you can see the traffic behind me. this is all heading down towards the west country, moving very slowly at th

has been observed on the second day of the notting hill carnival to remember those killed in grenfell towerho died at the block — which is close to the parade. more than a million people are expected to have attended the festival. the metropolitan police say a hundred and thirty—three people were arrested at the event yesterday, and 20 weapons were seized. this friday marks 21 years since the death of princess diana — and this week we're hearing from the winners of the diana award, an award established in the princess's memory to celebrate young people who have gone above and beyond to change the world for the better. earlier i spoke to benjamin bennett, who is one of the diana award winners. he won the award for his fight against discrimination and prejudice towards the roma and traveller communities. he told me some of the discrimination he has experienced. the discrimination i've faced is, you know, it's for as long as i can remember. the first time that i started in school was, from what i remember, that's when it actually started for me. and i've been to 1a different schools, and i've

finance manager for kensington and chelsea council has admitted defrauding around £60,000 from the grenfell towere tragedy and victims' grieving family members using pre—paid credit cards. she spent the funds on trips to dubai and los angeles, expensive dinners and online gambling. the 39—year—old, from south—east london, pleaded guilty to two offences of fraud, one of theft and another of concealing criminal property. a man found guilty of gross negligence after it shouldn't have died ina negligence after it shouldn't have died in a speedboat crash is a peerless topic he was absent from the old bailey injuly, where he was sentenced to six years in prison after the death of charlotte brown. the court of appeal has confirmed that shepherd, who left the country, has launched appeals against his conviction and his sentence. in germany, thousands of people have attended a protest tonight organised by the far—right after a man was murdered last weekend, allegedly by immigrants. his death sparked two days of racist mob violence involving thousands of neo—nazis and other extremists. police in the city o

has the story of a council worker has admitted defrauding sixty—two thousand pounds from the grenfell towerromise from the home secretary, sajid javid, that brexit will bring back control over the uk's borders. and the guardian focuses on payday lender wonga collapsing into administration, after losing its battle to stay afloat. so, a varied set of front pages, let's see what our reviewers make of it all. let's kick off with the telegraph. frank field, corbyn‘s labour has become a force of anti—semitism. that is the front page in the telegraph. more bad news for the labour party and its leadership. frank field has lit the paper and it has gone off with a bang. it has to do with anti—semitism, another episode in this thing which has dominated the labour party, or seems to dominated the labour party for the past couple of months. it has been convulsed by these allegations, but frank field has not been staring in his language. he's talked about the party seen as racist, the thuggery in his own account of birkenhead and tom watson has come in and said this is a wake—up call. the telegraph said

been observed on the second day of the notting hill carnival to remember those killed in the grenfell towerhe 72 people who died at the block, which is close to the parade. more than a million people are expected to have attended the festival. the metropolitan police say 133 people were arrested at the event yesterday, and 20 weapons were seized. 0ur correspondent, noel phillips is in notting hill, for us today. good afternoon. a very different scene compared to 25 minutes or so ago. the 72 victims of the grenfell firepower will once again at the forefront of people's minds. we can show you some pictures from earlier sharing this entire street coming to a standstill. the steel bands and the sound systems were all turned off and hundreds of thousands of people stood silently to remember those who lost their lives injune last year. i spoke to one survivor earlier who told me it was important we must never forget those who died. this tragedy is still visible remembrance for many people here. a lot of those who died were from the local community and the carnival will continue to remember those

a second tribute to remember those killed in the grenfell tower fire will take place today on the seconday, the highest number for six years. metal detectors are also in place, in an attempt to reduce the risk of knife crime. it's hoped the measures will make the carnival safer and more enjoyable for everyone. 0ur correspondent noel phillips is in notting hill for us this morning. good morning, noel. 0verto you. good morning, noel. 0verto you. good morning. the carnival is now in full swing. if i can assure you behind, just ahead on that road, people are now starting to arrive. the second biggest street festival in the world just behind the rio carnival in brazil. it has been going for 50 years and if you have been here before then you will not ina been here before then you will not in a couple of hours this will be lined with street food and some very loud music, dancing as well. the 300 mile long parade route will feature 15,000 dancers and some 30 million sequences. 15,000 dancers and some 30 million sequences. let me show you what they look like and try to speak to a few people. hi,

in the wake of the grenfell tower today the government promised to gear its social housing policy towards a least a green paper on theissue, today at a least a green paper on the issue, among the ideas are measures to speed up the complaints process , measures to speed up the complaints process, a drive to help get rid of the stigma often attached to social housing and a scheme giving tenants the right to buy 1% of their home each year. this is the important next step, we want to consult on it further but it steps out these significant principles that are about delivering that step change in social housing. the government papers say is our priority is building the social homes we need. but it gives no details on how that will be done. which leads hundreds of thousands of people on social housing lists. freddie has been waiting for a house for more than 18 yea rs waiting for a house for more than 18 years because he cannot afford to rent or buy. i've got a very big family and its basic way to make sure my family is being supported. the situation is where we have lost money. i did not have

a man, who falsely claimed to be a grenfell tower resident to avoid a prison sentence, has been jailedr claiming he lost his friend and his possessions in the blaze, in june last year. he then ran up a £40,000 accommodation bill, as well as £5,000 on food, drink and laundry. 22 children and four women have been killed in yemen. the un has confirmed they were killed by an air strike by the saudi—led coalition as they were trying to flee fighting in and around the key port city of hodaida on thursday. let's take a look at some of the other stories making the news. us republican senatorjohn mccain will no longer be continuing treatment for his brain cancer, his family has announced. mr mccain was diagnosed with an aggressive form of the disease last summer and had been undergoing treatment since. he left washington to be with his family in arizona, though he has still been a vocal political figure. president emmerson mnangagwa's win in last month's polls has been upheld by zimbabwe's constitutional court. the opposition mdc alliance had brought a legal challenge, saying the vote was fraud

been charged with fraud offences after allegedly obtaining money intended for victims of the grenfell towerrom a female director or co—director. ten films have been shortlisted for the best film award. the winner will be announced during a special screening in october at vue leicester square. it will be the first time a public audience has been invited to watch the screening and award presentation. let's have a look at the travel situation now. there's a good service on the tubes this morning, however at bank station there is no step free access to the dlr following a faulty lift and it's the same at tottenham court road where there is no step free access to the northern line. on the roads, you got westbound traffic on the a 13 building into barking. in the west end, oxford street is closed between duke street and davies street. also in newbury park, the crossover between the a 12 is an avenue on —— and horns road is closed due to an earlier accident. lets have a check on the weather now with elizabeth rizzini. hello, good morning. it is set to be a fairly pleasant day of weather ahead. bit

the forensic investigation of grenfell tower has been completed and the site is no longer required asncing that the forensic investigation of g re nfell tower that the forensic investigation of grenfell tower has been completed, a painstaking investigation at the site, no longer required as a crime scene. zimba bwe's electoral commission has appealed for patience as it collates the final results of monday's presidential election. three people were killed yesterday when soldiers opened fire during protests about alleged election fraud the commission said it could not say whether the results would be announced today or tomorrow — but it insisted significant progress was being made. zimba bwe's current president emmerson mnangagwa has spoken with opposition leader, nelson chamisa to try to diffuse the situation. earlier i spoke to our correspondent in harare, nomsa maseko. indeed it is a real concern, and those are also the words echoed by the commonwealth observer mission who denounced the use of excessive force on civilians by the military. it is, though, calm at this stage. i took a d

the site of grenfell tower is to be handed over to the government from this autumn. a weather front bringing rain and that will continue its progress northwards and eastwards across scotla nd northwards and eastwards across scotland and the far north—west of england as we go through this evening. while we hang on to sunshine. what we will notice is because we have picked up this south—westerly wind, with more cloud round it will be a warmer feeling night for most of us, except the far south, the more humid air couldn‘t come in until we get into thursday, it is here where we see the sunshine, and the heat, but it‘s a different story, a lot of dry weather, but there is more rain coming into northern ireland, you can see that differential in the temperature, so we so the best of the sunshine and the highest temperatures today at five — northamptonshire county council prepares for crisis talks about cuts to services — but vows to protect vulnerable people. £70 million must be cut by march — the council is meeting to decide which services it can afford to keep. we‘re notj

a man who falsely claimed to be a grenfell tower resident to avoid a prison sentence has been jailedrand hotel in paddington, after claiming he lost his friend and his possessions in the blaze, in june last year. he then ran up a £40,000 accommodation bill, as well as £5,000 on food, drink and laundry. hundreds of homes near berlin have been evacuated — as firefighters battle a blaze in a forest that‘s believed to have world war two ammunition buried underneath it. the fire, near potsdam, has spread rapidly and covers an area larger than 500 football pitches. authorities are concerned that the ammunition, thought to date from the soviet army‘s activities in former east germany, could detonate. residents in nearby berlin have been warned to close their windows to protect themselves from smoke. every alcoholic drink does you harm. that‘s the stark message from one of the most significant studies into alcohol use and its health effects to date. researchers looked at the drinking habits of people in 195 countries, including the uk. the findings suggest that even moderate consumption is a

the site of grenfell tower is to be handed over to the government from this autumn.ase the site of the disaster in west london, in which 71 people died, as their work at the tower comes to a close. farmers at a meeting with the government have demanded "emergency measures" to safeguard food production from the current drought. they're warning milk, meat and harvests will be reduced by the heatwave. the shortage of grass has led to the price of hay for livestock doubling in some areas. and some farmers are sending their animals to slaughter early as the cost of feeding them has become too high. sima kotecha reports. relentless heat and a shortage of rain, causing farmers across the country to worry. in many cases, it has led to dry ground, an early harvest, and a lighter crop. this is the cereal from last year, and as you can see, it's a much fatter, fuller grain. here in staffordshire, cereal production is down 25%. we finished harvest of cereals, we've got the potatoes to do, but we've now got to start establishing next year's crops. and if it's dry, we can't get th

the site of grenfell tower is to be handed over to the government from this autumn.ster in west london, in which 71 people died, as their work at the tower comes to a close. universal credit is leaving victims of domestic abuse at the mercy of their abusers. that‘s the warning from a group of mps. under the system, benefits are paid into one bank account per household — which the work and pensions select committee says allows abusers to take control of family finances. the government insists split payments are available for those who need them. president trump‘s former campaign manager, paul manafort, has gone on trial accused of hiding millions of dollars from the tax authorities. it‘s the first case stemming from the investigation into alleged russian interference in the 2016 presidential election. the charges, which mr manafort denies, relate to his lobbying activities on behalf of the former russian—backed government of ukraine. a ban on wearing muslim face veils in public in denmark has come into force today. women wearing the niqab face fines of around £100. bu

in the wake of the grenfell tower tragedy the government promised to gear its social housing policy towardss, a drive to help get rid of the stigma often attached to social housing and a scheme giving tenants the right to buy 1% of their home each year. this is an important next step, we want to consult on it further but it sets out these significant principles that are about delivering that step change in social housing. the government paper says a priority is building the social homes we need. but it gives no details on how that will be done. which leaves hundreds of thousands of people on social housing lists. freddie has been waiting for a house for more than 18 years because he cannot afford to rent or buy. i've got a very big family and it's basically to make sure my family is being supported. the situation is where we have lost money. i did not have that money to basically buy my own place. this is one of the sites in england where you can see new social housing being built. we are around a mile and a half from manchester city centre where 500 new units are going up. 200 of those wil

finance manager for kensington and chelsea council has admitted defrauding around £60,000 from the grenfell towerive dinners and online gambling. the 39—year—old, from south—east london, pleaded guilty to two offences of fraud, one of theft and another of concealing criminal property. scotland's first minister, nicola sturgeon, says it's important that allegations of sexual misconduct against alex salmond — her predecessor — are properly investigated and not just "swept aside". mr salmond, who strongly denies the accusations, resigned from the snp last night. he said he intends to rejoin the party once he's had an opportunity to clear his name. 0ur scotland correspondent lorna gordon sent this report. they have been side by side for decades. alex salmond and nicola sturgeon, an unbreakable political duo who made the snp the dominant force in scottish politics. now the cracks are beginning to show. ms sturgeon left defending the scottish government's complaints process her former mentor is challenging following the allegations of sexual misconduct which mr salmond denies. amidst all the focus on p

the government says it will take responsibility for grenfell tower once the metropolitan police releasesement is expected to be finalised in the autumn. universal credit is leaving victims of domestic abuse at the mercy of their abusers, according to a group of mps. under the system, benefits are paid into one bank account per household, which the work and pensions select committee says allows abusers to take control of family finances. the government insists that split payments are available for those who need them. thousands of children in the uk don't have their own bed, and have to share with a sibling or sleep on the floor — that's according to a charity which helps vulnerable families. buttle uk is calling on mps and local councils to take action. the government says its welfare reforms are "supporting those who need it most." anna crosely reports. delighted with his new bed and duvet. mikhail now has his own place to sleep, thanks to the charity buttle uk. since growing out of his cot two years ago, he had been sharing a bed with his mum at their home in bradford. i couldn't affor

dancing came to a stop for 72 seconds at the notting hill carnival, to remember the victims of the grenfell tower

i suppose the question will be what will happen next at grenfell tower.peting at the european championships, cycling and discerning taking centre stage. talking to rebecca adlington at 730 about this. laura kenny, she has her baby who is nearly one—year—old. she says she doesn't get much sleep but is hoping to get another gold again in the team pursuit. she got a silver on her comeback in march but it is gold that she wants again, having won for mike olympic golds. it is not as easy when you have a little becky —— little baby waking you up. i was thinking that the questions. some of the gets annoyed when we ask mothers about the mothers and we don't ask men at our being dad ‘s. but rebecca adlington has been vocal about saying how it affected her competitive edge and that, i think, affected her competitive edge and that, ithink, would be quite interesting to see. she felt much more that her priorities have shifted and she became much more relaxed about competing once she had had the baby. there is also the fact that the women has gone through the process

and you see the consequences of that in examples like the grenfell tower fire.s as a vital part of what enables people to get some stability and breathing space so they are able to make ends meet at the end of the month and they are able to build a better life for themselves and their families. to do that we need low—cost rental homes to be built. we will speak with the housing minister at 7:10am this morning, and if you had one point to make, would that be the one that you would try to get across, the fact that there are not enough houses built? absolutely, and the ones that are called affordable homes need to be affordable to people on lower earnings, so no matter what you do for a living, if you are a cashier or a cleaner, if you are a cashier or a cleaner, if you work behind the bar, no matter what you do for a living you should be able to afford a home, particularly when you're working. really good to talk to you. thank you. still to come on breakfast: we'll be on the hills of aberdeenshire, looking for mountain hares, after reports that their numbers have

following the grenfell tower disaster, the experiences of those living in social housing were thrownntil early november, a consultation will run, which ministers say it will examine ways of ensuring that social housing can be both a safety net and a springboard into home ownership. amongst the ideas in the green paper discussion document published today are suggestions for a new system so residents with safety concerns about their home can get a resolution. there are proposals to tackle the stigmatisation and stereotyping of those living in social housing. and there is discussion of a tougher regulator to drive up standards and ensure social homes are well—managed, better places to live. the number of homes being built in britain today is a crucial part of this discussion. interrupting it to take you to bristol for breaking news for development in the ben stokes case. this is the trial of ben stokes, accused of affray, he has been found not guilty, i repeat, ben stokes has been found not guilty of affray. his co—accused, ryan ali, also found not guilty. this was a seven—day trial, th

following the grenfell tower disaster, the experiences of those living in social housing were thrownt. the government now says it's listening. it says it wants a new deal to rebalance the relationship between tenants and landlords. from now until early november, a consultation will run, which ministers say it will examine ways of ensuring that social housing can be both a safety net and a springboard into home ownership. amongst the ideas in the green paper discussion document published today are suggestions for a new system so residents with safety concerns about their home can get a resolution. there are proposals to tackle the stigmatisation and stereotyping of those living in social housing. and there is discussion of a tougher regulator to drive up standards and ensure social homes are well—managed, better places to live. the number of homes being built in britain today is a crucial part of this discussion. campaigners for better social housing say more low—cost rented homes are required. the national housing federation and the chartered institute of housing put the number neede

a council as we know who is very happy to value engineer on social housing as we have seen at grenfell toweren and they really struggled to put food on the table. it is not acceptable. it is still a rich council. they haven't committed and they have to commit to that themselves and do it now. they have to stand for election and these are issues that have been around for some time. people know what they're for. interestingly one of the commitments that the council made a few years ago was to give people back their council money and council taxes for election and that cost than £7 million in one year. this is something they have wasted. some of the conservative voters. the point is that people are voting for... they can actually change the councils mind and it has to be quite a big swing to make people commit to radical political change. but a lot of conservatives said we don't want this £100 and we're giving it to local charities so people were quite shocked by even conservative voters by what the council had decided to do and we are hoping today that having bought this to national attention

in the wake of the grenfell tower today the government promised tragedy the government promised to gearilding the social homes we need. but it gives no details on how that will be done. which leaves hundreds of thousands of people on social housing lists. freddie has been waiting for a house for more than 18 years because he cannot afford to rent or buy. i‘ve got a very big family and it‘s basically to make sure my family is being supported. the situation is where we have lost money. i did not have that money to basically buy my own place. this is one of the sites in england where you can see new social housing being built. we are around a mile and a half from manchester city centre where 500 new units are going up. 200 of those will be social housing. but campaigners say it‘s not enough, they want more concrete plans from the government. this green paper was an opportunity for the government are right that for the government to right that wrong and set out an ambitious target to deliver the low—cost rented homes england needs. unfortunately what we see in the green paper is a restateme

in the wake of grenfell, structural tests were carried out on older the tower blocks on this estate. the building for some time. you can see the damp in this place everywhere. people in this block, a lot of them are suffering. every situation they call me, you go to somebody‘s flat, you see the number of damp leakings and you say why? the neglect of the block over many years might have put residents‘ health at risk but the council also failed to heed warnings about the danger to people‘s lives. we‘ve been told by one expert who raised concerns as far back as the 1980s that residents have long been at risk. well, the council has always had people at risk here, ever since they put the gas in in the 80s. in the mid to late 80s, the building research establishment did a report on large panel systems saying that they were dangerous and you should regularly check them. what has happened to those reports? what has happened to all the reports in between? lord heseltine, who was responsible for reviving rundown estates in high—poverty areas across in the 1980s wants the government to offer mo

in the wake of grenfell, structural tests were carried out on older tower blocks on this estate.t the moment? i'm feeling bad, because i'm scared. and my children should go to work. and i leave my children home. i'm scared. because i don't know what is going happen. it's a combination of the large panel system of construction and a gas supply that makes this block unsafe. this is my bedroom. it's all the packing. archbishop frimpong, who has lived here for over 20 years, has already started packing. he says the council has neglected the building for some time. you can see the damp in this place everywhere. people in this block, a lot of them are suffering. every situation they call me, you go to somebody‘s flat, you see the number of damp leakings and you say why? the neglect of the block over many years might have put residents' health at risk but did the council also failed to heed warnings also fail to heed warnings about the danger to people's lives? we've been told by one expert who raised concerns as far back as the 19805 that residents have long been at risk. well, the cou