more than 100 firefighters are tackling a blaze at the mandarin oriental hotel in knightsbridge in centralondon. the city watchdog tells mps there have been around 10,000 incidents of fraud linked to the computer problems at tsb. and bbc radio 2's 500 words competition reveals the children's word of the year — it is "plastic". the public inquiry into the grenfell tower disaster has heard that the man who lived in the flat where the fire began "did the right thing from start to finish". speaking on the third day of evidence, the lawyer for behailu kebede said his client phoned 999, and alerted his fourth floor neighbours as soon as he saw smoke. the inquiry also heard that mr kebede was left terrified by threats of reprisals, and police suggested he could go into witness protection. richard galpin reports. it's the third day of evidence into the president trump fire, and lawyers representing the victims have again been condemning the authorities —— it is the third day of evidence into the grenfell fire. fire brigade? hi, there was a foreign flag 16. this is the voice of behailu kebede, a re

as we we re the sky over knightsbridge.ondon fire brigade saying 100 firefighters now tackling that large fire at the mandarin oriental. we will keep an eye on that, any more news we will bring it straight to you. the city watchdog has said there have been around ten thousand incidents of fraud linked to the computer problems which have affected customers of tsb. the boss of the bank, paul pester, is facing questions from mps — amid continuing criticism of the way tsb has handled the technical difficulties. mr pester said he wanted to apologise to all those who were targeted by fraudsters when the bank had its computer meltdown. iam i am deeply sorry to say that i think the issues we created as a consequence of migration were an opportunity that was exploited by criminals to target tsb customers. it isa criminals to target tsb customers. it is a very sad fact that when the banks go through changes in the fraudsters tend to target customers but in particular we saw a very, very aggressive attack on tsb, soon after, about a w

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luxury hotel in central london. 120 firefighters were deployed at the mandarin oriental hotel in knightsbridgeand students demand more lectures says the i, with details of this year's national student survey which shows that the uk's top universities have been marked down for teaching. a late—breaking story this evening. the front of the i. it must be the longest—serving newspaper editor. after 26 years, just dating down. yes, i think 26 but the mail. an incredibly divisive figure. whatever you think of him, he has sort of almost been a huge influence on public life. part of the issue with mr dacre is he was in tune with middle england, the rump of british society who vote, who have mortgages, who have thoughts and feelings that they want to express publicly. he was able to enunciate that. yes, and he was no coincidence that. yes, and he was no coincidence that the mayor was the second —— mail was the second largest paper in the country. you don't have a job like that for 26 years and not be in tune with your readership. jane is right. it's a very controversial figure. very controversial stanc

slow going in knightsbridge, which remains closed after the fire yesterday.s kate with the forecast. a reasonably mild start out there. we have a bit patchy cloud around but bright and sunny spells. we will see today one or two isolated showers of. these are few and far between but could be quite sharp locally quite heavy, you may hear a rumble sharp locally quite heavy, you may heara rumble or sharp locally quite heavy, you may hear a rumble or two of thunder. some sunny spells could make things hot and some sunny spells could make things hotand humid. some sunny spells could make things hot and humid. we still have the gentle north—easterly breeze, perhaps a bit cooler on the essex coast. overnight, some clear spells but the cloud will develop, leading toa but the cloud will develop, leading to a great start on friday, remaining muggy overnight, between 12-14 remaining muggy overnight, between 12— 14 celsius. that cloud tomorrow morning will quite regularly break up, leading to a day of sunny spells. feeling quite humid. can produce at 23, a dry day for sat

a luxury hotel in london's exclusive knightsbridge neighbourhood had to be evacuated after a fire brokearin oriential hyde park had just undergone a huge refurbishment. no—one was injured. that's all from me for now. stay with bbc news. and the top story here in the uk — the editor of the daily mail, paul dacre, is to step down after more than 25 years in the role. he is to become chairman and editor—in—chief of associated newspapers. now on bbc news, all the latest business news live from singapore. five days to go before president trump pinching jongleur media in singapore. what role economics will play in brokering a deal. holiday plans are drying up as a water shortage hits the popular indian resort destination. good morning, a shower. hello, world. it is thursday. that you could join us for another action packed addition of asian business report. president trump and kim jong—un will have many issues to iron out in here in here in singapore injust iron out in here in here in singapore in just a few days, at the biggest one is over the future of pyongyang's nuclear programme. good fi

in london smoke can be seen here rising from the roof of the mandarin oriental in the a fluent knightsbridgedistrict the hotel has been evacuated nearby roads closed the calls is not yet known italy's new populous government has officially taken the reins that's after the alliance between the anti-establishment five star movement and the white we could easily won parliamentary back why minister said because it is now promising to lead italy in what he said will be tough negotiations with the e.u. on the nation's finances. rescuers in guatemala are searching for more victims tonight after fresh flows of superheated ash and mud from the country's four way go volcano forced more people from their homes officials say at least seventy five people have been killed since the volcano began erupting at the weekend and almost two hundred more are still missing authorities have issued new evacuation orders and residents every portably begun to panic about what's to come president jimmy morale is calling on citizens to stay calm. or i do want to go now to our correspondent of filio harms our routine she

due to fraud, after the bank's computer meltdown in april. 100 firefighters put out the blaze in knightsbridge, with no reports of injuries. the world's most advanced fighter jets arrive at their new home in norfolk, to replace the raf‘s aging tornados. good evening and welcome to bbc news. the public inquiry into the grenfell tower fire has heard from the man who lived in the 4th floor flat where the fire started in june last year. behailu kebede had lived in the tower block for 25 years. his lawyer told the inquiry that mr kebede did the right thing from start to finish after the fire broke out, calling 999 and alerting his neighbours as soon as he saw smoke. the hearing was also told that mr kebede had been made a scapegoat by parts of the media and had been left terrified by threats of reprisals. our correspondent tom symonds reports. it's nearly a year now. the tower is slowly being covered up. but there is an unwavering determination to remember those who called it home, with these words appearing today. one of those residents was behailu kebede. his kitchen was where the fire started. f

around a hundred firefighters have been tackling a blaze at a five—star hotel in knightsbridge in centralental hotel. the cause is not yet known. there are no reports of injuries. voters in eight american states have gone to the polls to select candidates that will now compete in november's midterm elections. while some of the results are still being calculated, the big takeaway so far is that democrats have avoided being shut out of crucial house races in california. they'll need those contests in their attempt to flip the house of representatives and oust the republicans from power. a soldier in the us has been arrested after stealing an armoured military vehicle and leading police on a two—hour chase through a busy city. the vehicle was taken from the ford pickett national guard base in virginia on tuesday and was driven at speed through the state capital, richmond. footage posted on social media showed more than a dozen police cars in pursuit of the personnel carrier, which was not equipped with any weapons. no injuries or crashes were reported. president trump has granted clemency to

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almost 100 firefighters tackled the flames at the mandarin oriental hotel in knightsbridge, which hastoration in its 115—year history. the huge plumes of smoke could be seen for miles around. the cause of the fire is not yet known. the future of the discount retailer poundworld is in the balance after the main contender to buy the chain pulled out of talks. alteri investors was understood to be negotiating with poundworld's owner, tpg. like many retailers, poundworld, which employs over 5,000 people, has been hit by falling consumer confidence, rising overheads, the weaker pound, and the growth of online shopping. the boss of tsb has admitted that fraudsters targeted thousands of people's bank accounts in the aftermath of an it meltdown in april. appearing before mps, paul pester said the bank had been overwhelmed by what he called an "unprecedented attack by organised crime" after a botched systems upgrade. it resulted in money being taken illegally out of 1300 accounts. the computer problems led to almost million customers being unable to access the bank's online services. simon gom

hundred and twenty firefighters tackled the flames on the roof of the mandarin oriental hotel in knightsbridgetion in its iis—year history according to its owners. the huge plumes of smoke could be seen from miles around. the cause of the fire is not yet known. a service of remembrance has been held at arlington national cemetery to mark the assassination of robert kennedy, 50 years ago. family, friends and dignitaries paid tribute to the senator and former us attorney general — shot dead as he campaigned for the presidency in 1968. the bbc‘s tim allman reports. it was a moment when a different type of america seemed possible. robert kennedy had won the california primary and was closer to the white house. moments later, he lay mortally wounded on the floor of a hotel kitchen. another kennedy brother killed by an assassin‘s bullet. 50 years later, his life and legacy were remembered by some who never knew him and some who miss him most. you share our deep sense of loss and our happy memories. your presence is deeply moving and a tribute to the love that my father inspired. thank you for rememb

and this video is trending on bbc.com: a luxury hotel in london's exclusive knightsbridge neighbourhoodvacuated after a fire broke out. the mandarin oriental hyde park had just undergone a huge refurbishment. no—one was injured. that's all from me now. stay with bbc world news. now on bbc news it's time for hardtalk with zeinab badawi. now on bbc news it's time for hardtalk. welcome to hardtalk with me, zeinab badawi. with brexit the main preoccupation for politicians in britain, here in parliament. and now the opposition labour party has announced a new proposal. it wants britain to have access to the eu single market while not actually being inside it. even that does not go far enough for some labour mps. my go far enough for some labour mps. my guess is that prominent pro—eu campaigner, chuka umunna. he wants britain to be a part of the european economic area, just like norway. but is he going against the spirit of brexit while also being disloyal to his own party leadership question mark ——7 chuka umunna, welcome. this new amendment would give britain full access to the single marke

been completed. 120 firefighters tackled the flames on the roof of the mandarin oriental hotel in knightsbridgerestoration in its 115—year history, according to its owners. the huge plumes of smoke could be seen from miles around. the cause of the fire is not yet known. the former chief executive of cambridge analytica says the company did receive data from the researcher at the centre of the facebook data scandal. alexander nix said he'd not intended to mislead mps during a previous appearance when he suggested that the group had not been given the data. he had simply misunderstood their line of questioning. at least 75 people are now known to have died in guatemala after the huge volcanic eruption on sunday. almost 200 people are still missing. nearby villages remain buried in volcanic ash and mud which is hampering the rescue operation. the bbc‘s will grant reports from one of the hardest hit areas, los lotes. the tiny community of los lotes stood no chance. flimsy shacks of tin and corrugated iron offered residents no protection when the awesome power of volcan de fuego thundered through th

the five—star mandarin oriental hotel in knightsbridge in central london, just by hyde park. if you can see just behind me, the hotel, there is an extension ladder right up to the roof at this point. when we first arrived here, there was still smoke coming out of the roof and there were firemen on top of those ladders pouring water down onto the hotel. and it's believed at this point that the fire may have started on the roof. there were builders there working at the time. as you said, the hotel has just undergone this massive renovation and it's believed the builders could have been part of that. we heard from one person who was an engineer working at the hotel at the time, and he said they saw fire and just shouted "quick, everybody out!" and the hotel was quickly evacuated after that. and i'm pleased to say that the ambulance service have said they haven't treated anyone for any injuries, so the hotel was quickly evacuated and it looks like nobody was injured at the hotel. we don't have the figure so far of how many people were in the hotel. of course, it was daytime, so i

in london smoke can be seen here rising from the roof of the mandarin oriental in the affluent knightsbridge district the hotel is great if accurate and nearby roads close calls is not yet. israel's prime minister benjamin netanyahu is in britain for the third stop on a tour. pushing european allies to take a tougher line on iran but like the leaders of germany and france british prime minister theresa may stressed her country's commitment to the iran nuclear deal it's a long list meets its obligations. jordan has a second nationwide strike demonstrations against a controversial plan to raise income taxes continues the country's prime minister has already stepped down as a result of days of public protests the king has asked the new prime minister to review the tax system. fresh flows of superheated. from guatemala volcano a fire a force more than forced more people from their homes officials say at least seventy five people have been killed since of all kind of began erupting at the weekend and almost two hundred more are still missing or have issued new evacuation orders and residents have