mr dowden didn't feel well enough to continue his evidence today.ious questions for the fire brigade and the way it trained its firefighters. lucy manning, bbc news. now on bbc news, it is time for the travel show. this week we're in cairo, where i get to check out a new style of music that has become a youtube sensation. we head to italy for a cut—price guide to florence. there are many, many places you can see forfree in florence. florence is an open—air museum. we find out how to make your travel pictures pop online. and we take a walk on the wild side in spain. it's one of the most beautiful cities in italy, full of renaissance art and architecture. we start this week in florence. but recent price increases at art galleries and museums have scared off some travellers. so we sent keith wallace to see if there are ways to experience this iconic italian city on a budget. they call it the cradle of the renaissance, and you can see why. the streets, piazzas and galleries drip with pieces from some of the most celebrated figures in history. donatello,

mr dowden didn't feel well enough to continue his evidence today. fire brigade and the way it trained its firefighters. lucy manning, bbc news. a brief look at some of the day's other other news stories. thousands of iranians have marched through the streets of tehran to protest against the government's economic policies and rising prices. protesters demanded that iran stop its foreign interventions in syria and elsewhere and instead concentrate on the economic crisis at home. harley—davidson says it plans to move production of motorbikes intended for sale in europe out of the us in order to avoid retaliatory eu tariffs. last week, brussels imposed duties of 31% in response to president trump's measures against eu steel and aluminium. harley—davidson says moving production overseas was the only way to keep its motorbikes accessible to customers in europe. in italy, the interior minister, matteo salvini, has called for reception centres for asylum seekers to be set up on libya's southern border to stop migrants from crossing the mediterranean. 0ur eu

mr dowden didn't feel well enough to continue his evidence today.ade and the way it trained its firefighters. lucy manning, bbc news. the national health service is 70 years old and this week bbc news is looking at the past and future of the health service and the quality of the care it provides. tonight an exclusive study, carried out by four leading research organisations for the bbc, has found that while the nhs is world—leading in ensuring people are protected from financial hardship when they need treatment — its main weakness is improving outcomes for people with some of the deadliest conditions, such as cancer and heart disease. the research also finds that the nhs has fewer doctors, nurses, hospital beds and ct and mri scanners than other comparable countries. 0ur health editor hugh pym has the details. they went upstairs, i woke my wife up and i said to her, "i think i might be having a heart attack." we have fewer staff, we have fewer hospital beds than other countries. i feel really proud to be a nurse and really proud to work for the nhs

as he had watched pictures of the tower burning, mr dowden wiped tears from his eyes and asked for aok? can i take a break, please? yes, yes, of course. yes, of course you can. it won't have escaped anyone's attention, i'm sure, that mr dowden is finding giving this part of his evidence very difficult. the firefighter admitted as he requested more fire engines, six, then eight, then ten in a matter of minutes, he shouldn't have still been in charge. senior officers would normally have taken over. is it normal procedure for a watch manager to be in charge of a fire where there are more than six pumps? no, it's not normal. it was a fire, he said, that was developing rapidly. he was consumed by what was happening and wasn't aware of everything going on inside. but he said, "i was doing my best to carry out my duties." lucy manning, bbc news. that is a look at the main stories this evening. now time for the papers. welcome. with me are camilla tominey, who's the political editor at the sunday express, and pauljohnson, deputy editor of the guardian. thank you to coming back to take a look

as he had watched pictures of the tower burning, mr dowden wiped tears from his eyes and asked for atake a break, please? yes, yes, of course. it won't have escaped anyone's attention, i'm sure, that mr dowden is finding giving this part of his evidence very difficult. the firefighter admitted as he requested more fire engines, six, then eight, then ten in a matter of minutes, he shouldn't have still been in charge. senior officers would normally have taken over. is it normal procedure for a watch manager to be in charge of a fire where there are more than six pumps? no, it's not normal. it was a fire, he said, that was developing rapidly. he was consumed by what was happening and wasn't aware of everything going on inside. but he said, i was doing my best to carry out my duties. lucy manning, bbc news. as temperatures are continuing to rise, many are basking in the sun. the met office, though, has issued a heat health alert. and a fire has devastated parts of saddleworth moor in the north west of england. danny savage is in blackpool tonight. it looks gorgeous there, doesn't it? it

as he had watched pictures of the tower burning, mr dowden wiped tears from his eyes and asked for ar dowden is finding giving this part of his evidence very difficult. the firefighter admitted as he requested more fire engines, six, then eight, then ten in a matter of minutes, he shouldn't have still been in charge. senior officers would normally have taken over. is it normal procedure for a watch manager to be in charge of a fire where there are more than six pumps? no, it's not normal. it was a fire, he said, that was developing rapidly. he was consumed by what was happening and wasn't aware of everything going on inside. but he said, i was doing my best to carry out my duties. lucy manning, bbc news. nicola sturgeon has completed the most comprehensive reshuffle of her cabinet since she took over as first minister four years ago. the most prominent departure is shona robison, who's been under huge pressure as health secretary. bbc scotland's political editor brian taylor has the details of the comings and goings. shona robinson is nicola sturgeon's old est shona robinson is nicol

the union's general secretary matt wrack said mr dowden happened to be on duty on the night of the fire directed instead at his superiors. some of britain's biggest pub chains say bars are running out of some brands of beer and cider, as a shortage of carbon dioxide continues to affect the food and drink industry. the gas is used in the production of many drinks, and also in pubs to pump beer. thejohn lewis partnership has said profits in the first half of the year will be "close to zero." the chain said the annual figure would be substantially lower than last year, and that it will be closing five of its waitrose stores in manchester, london and birmingham. one of britain's biggest car manufacturers, nissan, says it's deferring major, long—term business decisions while it waits for clarification about the outcome of the brexit negotiations. the firm's chairman said he was in the dark about how brexit would work, and the stakes were very high. nissan made half a million cars in the uk last year, and exported four—fifths of them. 0ur economics editor, kamal ahmed has the story. the large

the union's general secretary, matt wrack, said mr dowden happened to be on duty on the night of theshould have been directed instead at his superiors. some of britain's biggest pub chains say bars are running out of some brands of beer and cider as a shortage of carbon dioxide continues to affect the food and drink industry. the gas is used in the production of many drinks and also in pubs to pump beer. thejohn lewis partnership has said profits in the first half of the year will be close to zero. the chain said the annual figure would be substantially lower than last year and that it will be closing five of its waitrose stores in manchester, london and birmingham. one of britain's biggest car manufacturers, nissan, says it's deferring major long—term business decisions while it waits for clarification about the outcome of the brexit negotiations. the firm's chairman said he was in the dark about how brexit would work and the stakes were very high. nissan made half a million cars in the uk last year and exported four—fifths of them. 0ur economics editor, kamal ahmed, has the story.

blaze was burning through cladding panels in an " when shown footage from the night of the fire, mr dowdenr half an hour. two people have died after a lorry and a double—decker bus collided with each other on a busy road in cambridgeshire. the bus driver and a passenger in his 70s were killed, with 12 others left injured, several of them seriously. a french couple who murdered a 20—year—old nanny at their home in south—west london will serve at least 30 years in prison. sabrina kouider and ouissem medouni had blamed each other for killing sophie lionnet. the taxi hailing firm uber has got its licence back to operate in london. but it has been warned it is on probation for the next 15 months. transport for london refused to renew its licence when it ran out last september, saying the firm was not "fit and proper" to operate, due to safety concerns. it's been the hottest day of the year so far, and as temperatures continue to rise, the met office has issued a health alert. a fire has devastated parts of saddleworth moor in the north—west of england, and police have warned about open—water sw

mr dowden said that, "after about 20 minutes, i could see that something had failed, to make the firet? i think michael dowden is a brave and honourable man and he was placed in an impossible situation on that night dealing with an unprecedented fire, the biggest post—warfire night dealing with an unprecedented fire, the biggest post—war fire with the largest loss of life. his actions and those of the other firefighters and control workers should be applauded. since he has given evidence, the fire brigades union have received thousands of m essa g es of union have received thousands of messages of support for him thanking him for his work and i was at the inquiry yesterday when he concluded his evidence and i had a number of relatives of the victim is saying, please pass on our thanks and appreciation to him. he is a good man and he did everything he could. he could not have done more. you lost six members of your family. do you, having heard what michael dowden said this week, do you believe he did everything he could? good morning. first of all, the first thing i would say is, he sh

at the public inquiry into the fire, mr dowden said it would have been "impossible" to carry out a fullrday and what we are expecting today. it was a fairly difficult day for michael dowden, i think, but he was more confident than day one and i‘m not surprised people are coming out with a lot of sympathy for this position. the inquiry is acutely aware of the way this is playing in terms of public opinion and the fact a lot of people are critical of the nature, the way he is being forensically questioned, because this morning richard milik qc, the leading barristerfor the inquiry, started by thanking idle dowden and the other fighters from the london fire brigade who were there on the night for what they did and that was unusual that was on day three of michael dowden‘s evidence that he would do that. it has been crucial for the public inquiry to establish exactly michael dowden‘s thought process on the night, what he did and didn‘t do, because that‘s what the public inquiry is trying to establish trying to ascertain exactly what happened on that night and michael dowden, like it not, wa