has been asked by the current archbishopjustin carey has been asked by the current archbishop justin welby been asked by the current archbishopjustin welby to step down from his position as honorary assistant bishop. the church of england says safeguarding will now be central to its mission and practice. us president donald trump has tweeted about the controversy surrounding his sacking of the former fbi directorjames comey. mr trump said that, "with all of the recently reported electronic surveillance, intercepts, unmasking and illegal leaking of information, i have no idea whether there are tapes or recordings of my conversations with james comey," adding that he did not make any recordings and does not have them. the funeral has been held of an american student who died after returning from captivity in north korea. more than 2000 people attended the service at wyoming high school in ohio, where 0tto warmbier had been a student. he was arrested in north korea while visiting as a tourist, and held in prison for 17 months. when he was released and returned to the united states he was in a

lord carey has been asked by the current archbishop, justin welby, to step down from his position asthe church of england says that safeguarding will now be central to its practice. martin beshir, bbc news, at church house in london. single parents with a child under two have won a court challenge against the government's benefits cap. a high courtjudge said the cap was not intended to cover such households and the failure to exempt them was discriminatory. the government has said it will appeal. the family of the man who died in a terror attack outside a mosque in north london say he was a gentle and peace—loving grandfather. makram ali, who was 51 and from haringey, was struck by a van in finsbury park on monday night. a post—mortem examination has found that he died from "multiple injuries". our home affairs correspondent daniel sandford reports. it now seems clear that makram ali was killed in the attack. his death from multiple injuries can only have been caused by the van. 51 years old, he moved to britain from bangladesh at the age of ten. he had six children and two grandchil

we understand the current archbishop of canterbury, justin welby, has written to lord carey asking himsistant bishop in the diocese of oxford. it is lord carey's only remaining position in the church of england. the headlines on bbc news... combustible cladding has been found on at least three tower blocks in england, with samples expected to be checked from many more. senior figures in the church of england "colluded" with a disgraced former bishop, who abused young men, according to an independent review. theresa may hasjoined eu leaders in brussels to discuss brexit as the president of the european council says he hopes the uk could still change its mind. and in sport, ireland are now a test cricket nation having been granted status by the international cricket council along with afghanistan, so increasing the number of competing countries to 12. crystal palace are close to appointing frank de boer as manager, the former netherlands international has been offered the job and negotiations are at an advanced stage. derek thomas has recovered from injuries and will support chris froome

lord carey has been asked by the current archbishop, justin welby, to step down from his position asbe central to its practice. martin bashir, bbc news, at church house in london. the population of the united kingdom has shown its sharpest increase in yea rs. has shown its sharpest increase in years. it is thought the change has been driven by immigration and buying more births and fewer deaths. the parents of a child under the age of one have won a court case against a government benefits cut. the government has said it will appeal. prince harry has suggested that no one in the royal family wants to be king or queen. in an interview with an american magazine, he said the royals were acting for "the greater good of the people". the prince also criticised the decision to make him walk behind his mother's coffin at herfuneral, when he wasjust 12. with me now is pennyjunor, prince harry's biographer. what do you make of this interview? it isa what do you make of this interview? it is a very strange one to have given, but it is also searingly honest. i think it's a very good question: wh

the archbishop of canterbury, justin welby, has urged theresa may to set up a cross—party commissionbrexit. writing in the mail on sunday, he says such a commission could "hold the ring for the differences to be fought out" and "draw much of the poison from the debate". six years since making his glastonbury debut on one of its smallest stages, ed sheeran will be closing the festival as the top billed act later on this evening. last night the us rock band foo fighters finally had their chance to headline at pilton farm two years after an injury meant they were forced to pull out of the festival. 0ur entertainment correspondent lizo mzimba is there. a headline set by rock band foo fighters... here he is, jeremy corbyn! he wasn't one of the headline artists, but perhaps unsurprisingly he drew one of the biggest crowds so far. do you know politics is actually about everyday life. the labour leader was always going to be a big draw for a left—leaning audience at a festival like this. jeremy corbyn‘s appearance is another demonstration of his current popularity with young people in partic

the archbishop of canterbury, the right reverend justin welby, with his reaction.o the bishop of southwark. we can speak now to imam who has just joined southwark. we can speak now to imam who hasjustjoined me on london bridge. what are your thoughts on the severe loss of life in this area in the last 12 hours? well, when i heard of this news, i was devastated, like everyone else. at that moment i started praying for those victims and for their families, may god almighty give them patience to overcome such a burden, to be patient enough and to see that london, not only london, but the uk stands together. do you have concerns about the community? we don't know who carried this out yet. we certainly don't know their names orany we certainly don't know their names or any motivation. nonetheless, questions will be asked immediately. they are asked immediately, rightly or wrongly. do you have concerns about reprisals? we don't have any concerns. our message about reprisals? we don't have any concerns. 0ur message is about reprisals? we don't have any concerns. our messa

lord carey has been asked by the current archbishop, justin welby, to step down from his position asch of england says that safeguarding will now be central to its practice. martin beshir, bbc news, at church house in london. we're live from the eu summit in brussels. there is still a hubbub here because many eu leaders remain in the building. theresa may has actually left but has made a proposal to those leaders saying eu citizens living in the uk for five years will have the right to remain in the uk when the point of brexit is reached. the economy is also a big issue, migration is a big issue, but so is security. just in the last week, there have been terror attacks in london, paris and brussels. on tuesday, a man set off a bomb at the central train station before being shot by security forces. the threat of islamist extremism and terrorism is front and centre in the minds of eu leaders. the leaders have talked about the progress they've made fighting islamic state and have already agreed to tougher checks on people arriving at the eu's external borders, to boost co—operation with

the archbishop of canterbury, justin welby, has urged theresa may to set up a cross—party commissiono be "fought out" and "draw much of the poison from the debate". performances are under way on the final day of the glastonbury festival. ed sheeran will bring the show to a close on the pyramid stage later on this evening. 0ur entertainment correspondent, lizo mzimba, is there. the final day of music here is shaping up to feature a large variety of acts. right now on the pyramid stage behind me, jamie cullin is performing. 0n the second biggest stage area, there will be performances from the likes of emile sande and rag and bone man. because the rain has been quite brief over the rain has been quite brief over the weekend, there has been the least amount of mud, this is the least amount of mud, this is the least muddy glastonbury for close to a decade. glastonbury will be taking a decade. glastonbury will be taking a year off a decade. glastonbury will be taking a yearoff in a decade. glastonbury will be taking a year off in 2018, so when ed sheeran closes the ship‘s festival, regular

the archbishop of canterbury, justin welby, has urged theresa may to set up a cross—party commissione differences to be fought out" and "draw much of the poison from the debate". good news this afternoon. we've seen some more cloud breaks than expected. good news for holiday—makers. , sorry, the gardeners, not the holiday—makers. there is some rain on the rave. most will be dry. a few showers across scotland. easing down, temperatures in the teens. it does feel a bit fresher than the weak squad. and to deny cloud remaining will be dotted across northern saughton. the way from towns and cities, colder. single figures across southern areas. increasing cloud from the west through the day. initially the day in northern ireland, heavy rain taking us into the evening. the rain will spread its way eastwards. it's a week for gardeners. some heavy rain at times. breezy and cloudy, too.

lord carey has been asked by the current archbishop, justin welby, to step down from his position as that safeguarding will now be central to its practice. martin bashir, bbc news, at church house in london. the population of the uk has seen its sharpest annual increase in nearly 70 years. the office for national statistics says from june 2015 to june 2016 the population rose by 538,000 people. that takes the total estimated population of the uk to more than 65.6 million. it's thought the change has been driven by immigration, but also by more births and fewer deaths. single parents with a child under two have won a court challenge against the government's benefits cap. a high courtjudge said the cap was not intended to cover such households, and the failure to exempt them was discriminatory. the government has said it will appeal. makram ali, the only person who died in the finsbury park attack earlier this week, had suffered "multiple injuries", according to a post—mortem examination. he was formally named today by police, and his family said they were devastated by their loss. his

the archbishop of canterbury, justin welby, has urged theresa may to set up a cross—party commissionail on sunday, he says such a commission could "hold the ring for the differences to be fought out" and "draw much of the poison from the debate". ministers say 48 of the poorest countries in the world will continue to have duty—free access to the uk after it leaves the european union. the international trade department said the decision would mean prices for imports such as sugar and bananas would not be affected by brexit. our business correspondent, joe lynam, has the details. some of our most popular ingredients and products, like cocoa or bananas, are grown in some of the world's poorest countries. to help almost 50 of them expand their economies, the eu already allows them to export their goods tariff—free into europe. now the government has confirmed that this will be maintained after britain leaves the eu. it means products such as bananas, sugar and coffee should not be any more expensive for uk households when imported after 2019. the uk imports almost £20 billion a year tari

we understand the current archbishop of canterbury, justin welby, is written to lord carey asking himosition in the church of england. prince harry has suggested that none of his family wants to be a future king or queen. in an interview with the american magazine newsweek, he said the royals were acting for "the greater good of the people". the prince also criticised the decision to make him walk behind his mother‘s coffin at herfuneral when he was 12 — saying no child should be asked to do that. here‘s our royal correspondent, nicholas witchell. they were the images which came to symbolise a national and personal tragedy. the then 13—year—old prince harry, walking with his then 15—year—old brother, william, in the funeral cortege of their mother, diana. it was september 1997. now, nearly 20 years later, harry has spoken of the turmoil the event caused him. in an interview with the american magazine newsweek, he said: but it‘s harry‘s comments on what he seems to feel is the burden of being royal which may cause some surprise, particularly among older generations. the journalist who

the archbishop of canterbury, justin welby, has urged theresa may to set up a cross—party commissioncould "hold the ring for the differences to be "fought out" and "draw much of the poison from the debate". performances are under way on the final day of the glastonbury festival. ed sheeran will bring the show to a close on the pyramid stage later on this evening. our entertainment correspondent, lizo mzimba, is there. we were here four years ago, and it was insane, so god only knows what is quick happen today. you play all over the world, of course. what makes glastonbury so special? the numbers are pretty insane. wejust like the vibe. it is interesting but ijust happened like the vibe. it is interesting but i just happened to like the vibe. it is interesting but ijust happened to come here at a time where london feels... i do not know if the word is magical, that probably is not the right word, but i landed the day after the fire, and i volunteered, and i was hanging out with a lot of the kids who are volunteering, and it wasjust amazing to me. a real sense of community. i was blown

the archbishop of canterbury, justin welby, has added that it is wrong to argue, as some politicians reeta chakrabarti reports now on tackling extremism. leaders in search of answers. these men, senior british muslims, appalled at what's been done in their religion's name, made this play. every time a terrorist attack ta kes pla ce play. every time a terrorist attack takes place muslim communities either face takes place muslim communities eitherface orfear a takes place muslim communities either face or fear a backlash against them. the muslim community appeals to all sections within their own communities to root out the scourge own communities to root out the scourge of terrorism, which hides amongst their own people. and masquerades as is lamb. it was the same message from lambeth palace. —— islam. the archbishop of canterbury said senior christian figures had to lead if attacks took place in the name of christianity and muslims had to do the same. by saying it's not pa rt to do the same. by saying it's not part of christianity or whatever, is lahm, we avoid the hard questions of

the archbishop of canterbury, justin welby, has urged theresa may to set up a cross—party commissionsuch a commission could "hold the ring for the differences to be fought out" and "draw much of the poison from the debate". the former snp leader, gordon wilson, has died after a short illness. he was seventy—nine. mr wilson led the party from 1979 to 1990 and represented dundee east at westminster for 13 years. scotland's first minister, nicola sturgeon, said he'd made an "immense" contribution to the success of the snp. it's one of the biggest sporting events taking place this year, but the chances are you've never heard of it! thousands of athletes from 23 islands around the world have travelled to gotland in sweden for the 2017 island games. jen smith has the details. 23 island nations, each with small populations, come together every two years to compete in their own bespoke competition. some have travelled from the arctic, others from warmer climes. so, why? the island games is a wonderful event for islands with a population of less than 100,000. but it is an event where we can c

some reaction from the archbishop of canterburyjustin reaction from the archbishop of canterbury justin welbysaturday's atrocity. throughout certainly the last 500 years, throughout history in many ways, that religious tradition, scriptures have been twisted and misused by people, and sometimes the way in which religious leaders through history of all the major faiths have behaved permits and occasionally encourages that. and we have to say that if something is happening within our own faith tradition, we must take responsibility for being very, very clear in countering it. the struggle we're in is it has short—term securities aspects, it has medium term community and educational aspects, but long—term i would say it's global, it's generational and it's ideological. but when politics have told us, as they have done, this is nothing to do with islam, you are saying that is a mistake, it's a cul—de—sac, it's not getting us anywhere. i don't think it is getting us anywhere, any more than if we said that srebrenica had nothing to do with christianity. i think we need to say that we have to take r

we understand the current archbishop of canterbury, justin welby, has written to lord carey asking himy assistant bishop in the diocese of oxford. it is lord carey's only remaining position in the church of england. our correspondent, helena lee, is at church house in westminster. this is a very difficult report for the church of england. it's a difficult dare for the church of england but not to forget the victims in are case, the survivors of it who found it incredibly distressing. we know that the victims were asked to give their thoughts for this review, to tell the review what happened to them but many of them found itjust too distressing to talk to the people here about it all. we know one of peter's victims, he took his own life in 2012, so he never got justice himself. but the church of england, once again here, apologised for what had happened, we heard in martin's report there, that lord cary, who was the then archbishop has been highly criticised in this report as he has been accused of not passing on some of the accusations to the police at the time. we have had a statement

we understand the current archbishop of canterbury, justin welby, has written to lord carey asking himthe diocese of oxford. it is lord carey's only remaining position within the church of england. martin bashir, bbc news, at church house in london. the man who died at the scene of the terrorist attack in finsbury park in north london on monday has been named as 51—year—old makram ali from haringey. his family have been paying tribute. our home affairs correspondent daniel sandford sent us this update from scotland yard. makram ali, the only person to have died on the attack on sunday night going into monday morning, being formally named by the police today. a 51—year—old who moved to this country aged ten from bangladesh. a man who had four daughters, two sons and two grandchildren. a man who suffered from a weak leg and who had collapsed on his way back from pairs in the early hours of monday morning collapsed on his way back from prayers in the early hours of monday morning and was being looked after by some fellow worshippers, chatting to them, expressing his desire to get home to

the archbishop of canterbury, justin welby, has urged theresa may to set up a cross—party commission a commission could "hold the ring for the differences to be fought out" and "draw much of the poison from the debate". the former snp leader, gordon wilson, has died after a short illness. he was 79. mr wilson led the party from 1979 to 1990 and represented dundee east at westminster for 13 years. scotland's first minister, nicola sturgeon, said he'd made an "immense" contribution to the success of the snp. performances are under way on the final day of the glastonbury festival. ed sheeran will bring the show to a close on the pyramid stage later on this evening. our entertainment correspondent lizo mzimba is there. he's spoken to chic guitarist, nile rodgers, who is playing at the festival for the second time. we were here four years ago, and it was insane, so god only knows what's going to happen today. you've played all over the world, of course. what makes glastonbury special? what made you agree to come back? well, the numbers are pretty insane. we just like the vibe. it's intere

because of the collapse of the health system during the civil war the archbishop of canterbury, justin welbyet up a cross—party commission to advise her on brexit. writing in the mail on sunday, he says such a commission could hold the ring for the differences to be fought out and draw much of the poison from the debate. the government says imports such as coffee, clothing and cocoa products should not see any notable price rise after brexit. a8 of the world's poorest countries will continue to have duty free access to the uk. our business correspondent joe lynam has more. some of our most popular ingredients and products, like cocoa or bananas, are grown in some of the world's poorest countries. do help almost 50 of them expand their economies, the eu already allows them to export their goods tariff free into europe. now the government has confirmed that this will be maintained after britain leaves the eu. it means products such as bananas, sugar and coffee should not be any more expensive for uk households when imported after 2019. the uk imports almost £20 billion a year tariff free from

the archbishop of canterbury, justin welby, responded to this report, saying it makes for harrowing readingable. criticising not only the church but how it dealt with the victims at the time. i have with the victims at the time. i have with me bishop peter had been come, the lead bishop in safeguarding at the lead bishop in safeguarding at the church. what went through your mind? harrowing. it is a harrowing and a disturbing report, clear in 5peak being the nature of the abuse and the fact that the church failed to respond, adequately, appropriately and effectively when the abuse was brought before them and at the knew of this. so, therefore, today i offer the victims of the survivors and the families of thi5 abu5e my wholeheartedly sincere this abuse my wholeheartedly sincere apology. it is now my responsibility to make sure that going forward we ta ke to make sure that going forward we take the recommendations that has been given in the report and that they are swiftly, decisively and effectively ta ken forward. clearly all of the recommendations are important. but is there any one partic

the archbishop of canterbury, justin welby, has urged theresa may to set up a cross—party commission the ring for the differences to be fought out" and "draw much of the poison from the debate." holly is back with the sport. so, the lions team for tuesday? yes, it has all have a bit of a shake—up, we are getting over the disappointment that we have been told to stop complaining, it was a good match. the british and irish lions against new zealand but it did feel a little bit inevitable, certainly in the second half. there were areas where we thought we would be stronger and we went and gatland will be having a look at that with this selection. we will... we have been given a few names. he said yesterday he wanted the team to be more physical. the problem is, this is when the togetherness spirit starts to split, we say, "why isjoe mahler not in the side?" and you are sticking up for the irish! rory best has been named captain and he is the right man for thejob! i may be slightly biased, but he is pa rt may be slightly biased, but he is part of the shake—up, along with george north and

grenfell tower, i am joined by jim fitzpatrick, mp, a former firefighter himself, and archbishop justin welbyogether of people, of communities, archbishop, helping each other? it has been the most extraordinary sight around here. people filling out churches but people from all faiths using the church buildings, using holes, using whatever centres they can find, working together, huge teams of volu nteers working together, huge teams of volunteers together working effectively. as someone said to me earlier, it's the community of christ in hospitality, in partnership with everybody else and eve ryo ne partnership with everybody else and everyone can just get stuck in. and then of course this extraordinary work by the emergency services. i've been with them, talking to them, and just exhaustion written across their faces. stress and yet courage. and this is what is becoming typical of london, the way people come together. they forget their differences. ed smith —— its mosques, synagogues, all areas taking in people as well as churches. absolutely. as we have seen, and we saw in manchester as wel