nicholas paget—brown's council was criticised for its response.kel voted against it. she changed the lives of women in france — simone weil, the holocaust survivor who became a politician has died. we'll have a tribute.

nicholas paget brown who will resign from kensington council.our reaction to their decisions to stand down at this point? i suspected that something like this was going to happen but i just something like this was going to happen but ijust see it as yet another cynical move. if they really felt genuine remorse they would have resigned as councillors and triggered by elections in their respective wards. what to say to the argument that they should stay and oversee what is being sorted out?” think that given there is an ongoing investigation and the enquiry is about to start, i think it is a mistake for them to remain in place because there could be a clear conflict of interest. the deputy leader was responsible for overseeing housing. i don't think he should have internal documents to call upon when the residents cannot even call upon services from the council that they desperately require. the mayor of london has called on theresa may to appoint independent commissioners to come in and appoint the council for quite some time. how helpful would t

nicholas paget—brown‘s council was criticised for its response.ny legalises same—sex unions — bringing it in line with most other european countries — although angela merkel voted against it. she changed the lives of women in france — simone weil, the holocaust survivor who became a politician has died. we'll have a tribute. hello and welcome to world news today. we start the programme with some breaking news coming in from the states. reports of a shooting incident inside a hospital inside the bronx in new york. unarmed man, said to be dressed as a doctor, opened fire at the bronx lebanon on hospital, according to reports. this hit is a 972 bed hospital, at least three people are believed to have been shot, although there are reports of multiple shootings and some reports describe this as an ongoing situation. messages on social media speaking of doctors and nurses having barricaded themselves inside the building and also some reports of a fire in the building. none of this is 100% confirmed. new york forrest has been briefed on the situation and

he had been calling for nicholas paget—brown to go because, he said, just in the last few minutes tod the aftermath of the tragedy. and the aftermath of the tragedy. and the fact that so many people are now of course living in temporary accommodation, lots of them not in the borough itself, and even those living in that area are still very badly affected, on top of those who used to live in grenfell tower itself. nicholas paget—brown saying that one borough alone would never have had sufficient resources to deal with this tragedy because such was its scale, but he does apologise and he stands down, as soon as a successor is in place. he described it as successor is in place. he described itasa successor is in place. he described it as a huge human tragedy for so many families. that news just in it as a huge human tragedy for so many families. that newsjust in in the last few moments, and we will bring your reaction as soon as that comes. it is 20 minutes past five. let's turn to the aftermath of the manchester arena bombing. stars from coronation street were among hundreds of people

nicholas paget—brown, from kensington and chelsea, said the scale of the tragedy inevitably meant theorough couldn't cope alone. as council leader i have to accept my share of responsibility for these perceived failings. documents obtained by the bbc suggest cladding fitted to grenfell tower during its refurbishment was changed to a cheaper version. meanwhile, the labour leader jeremy corbyn puts pressure on the prime minister to speed up the public inquiry into the tragedy and to clarify its remit. also tonight. a coroner says the presence of lifeguards on camber sands might not have prevented the deaths of seven men last summer. several people, including doctors, are reportedly shot this evening inside a hospital in new york. and the tour de france starts tomorrow, with britain's chris froome seeking a fourth win in five years. and coming up in sportsday on bbc news, the british and irish lions have been told they need to man up if they are to beat the all blacks in the second test and keep the series alive in new zealand. good evening. the leader of kensington and chelsea council,

nicholas paget—brown said he had to accept responsibility for his role in the response to the fire, andn particular for the decision to ban the public and press from a council meeting last night. the bbc has also obtained documents that show that cheaper, less fire—resistant cladding was chosen for the tower block. 80 people are believed to have died in the fire, and there is no suggestion a deliberate decision was made to cut fire safety. kensington and chelsea council says safety would not have been compromised in order to manage budgets. our home affairs correspondent tom symonds has more. where you pressured by number 10 to resign? the pressure simply got too great. the leader of the council, criticised for failing to cope with the crisis in his backyard, couldn't hold on. last week, his council offices were invaded. last night he couldn't even hold a council meeting. it was the last straw. in particular my decision to accept legal advice but i should not compromise the public enquiry by having an open discussion in public yesterday, has itself become a political story. it cannot be

the leader of kensington and chelsea council, nicholas paget—brown, has announced that he's standingown — after days of mounting criticism of the authority's response to the grenfell tower fire. it was rebuked by downing street after a decision last night to abort a public meeting — and there's been further evidence that cost—cutting resulted in a downgrading of building refurbishments. in his statement, mr paget—brown said he had to accept responsibility for what he called "perceived" failings after the tragedy — which has claimed according to police at least 80 lives. here's our home affairs correspondent tom symonds. were you pressured by no 10 to resign? the pressure simply got too great. he was the leader criticised with failing to cope with the crisis in his backyard. his council quickly lost the confidence of grenfell‘s victims. chanting: we wantjustice! we want justice! two weeks ago, his council offices were invaded. and last night, he couldn't even hold a council meeting after deciding that it wasn't possible to speak freely because journalists were in the room. in particul

nicholas paget—brown, from kensington and chelsea, said the scale of the tragedy inevitably meant thei have to accept my share of responsibility for these perceived failings. documents obtained by the bbc suggest cladding fitted to grenfell tower during its refurbishment was changed to a cheaper version. meanwhile, the labour leader jeremy corbyn puts pressure on the prime minister to speed up the public inquiry into the tragedy and to clarify its remit. also tonight. a coroner says the presence of lifeguards on camber sands might not have prevented the deaths of seven men last summer. several people, including doctors, are reportedly shot this evening

in a statement, nicholas paget—brown said he accepted his share of responsibility for the perceived failingsusal to let the local residents and the press into a council meeting last night... then, when a court order overruled his decision, he shut down the meeting. he has faced a barrage of criticism since the night of the fire, criticism which came from all sides, not least about the council's chaotic response and his refusal to admit they could not cope. i have to accept my share of responsibility for these perceived failings. in particular, my decision to accept legal advice that i should not compromise the public enquiry by having an open discussion in public yesterday has itself become a political story. i therefore decided to step down as leader of the council. almost immediately after paget—brown stepped down, the deputy leader of the council also resigned and, earlier today, robert black, the chief executive of the kensington and chelsea tenant management association, announced he was stepping aside from his role in order to help the public inquiry. pilgrim tucker is a community orga

nicholas paget brown has announced he is resigning over the grenfell tower disaster.we will hear how president trump has been accused by two tv presenters of lying and trying to blackmail them on twitter. and we will have a look at the papers. that is 1045 pm. that is ahead on bbc news. now it is time for sportsday. good evening, i'm olly foster, here's what's coming up on sportsday tonight. the wimbledon draw has been made, but will andy murray be fit to defend his title? johanna konta's also a doubt for the all—england club. she had to pull out of her eastbourne semifinal with a back problem. how wounded are the lions ahead of tomorrow's second test? our correspondent katie gornall will have the latest from new zealand. coming up, we are here in wellington, new zealand where the pressure is on the british and irish lions. they have to beat the all blacks here if they are to keep the series alive. also coming up in the programme. howzat! live cricket is coming back to bbc tv. we'll be showing international and domestic twenty20s from 2020. and the tour de france star

the council's leader, nicholas paget—brown, said it was with "regret" that he'd accepted his resignationr work displayed at tate britain. the silkscreen print by khadija saye is being shown in the gallery's memorial space. it's been dedicated to the memory of all of those who lost their lives in the blaze last week. two people are still in a critical condition in hospitalfour days after the terrorist attack on muslim worshippers in north london. a 51—year—old man died after a van drove into a group of people giving him first aid in finsbury park. the cause of his death isn't yet known. nine others were taken to hospital. a 47—year—old man is still in custody. the bbc has learnt there has been an increase in the number of drug dealers from the capital targeting vulnerable people in other parts of the country. it is called cuckooing, and it is where criminals from outside of the area use people's homes to cell drugs. nearly 200 gang members from london, liverpool and other cities have been convicted of the crime in the south of the country since 2015. the tube is mostly running well, apart

a conservative leader, nick javad —— of the council a conservative leader, nickjavad —— nick nicholas pagetholas holgate was doing a greatjob and we didn't want him to leave. we haven't heard directly from sajid javiid. the only people saying that directly is labour. let's hearfrom the only people saying that directly is labour. let's hear from john healey. he had to go, his council went awol in the days after this terrible fire at the time when the victims, survivors, whose family still looking for their family members who were missing, needed help on the ground. and they needed someone to reassure them, coordinated the relief effort, we didn't see anyone on the ground in the days after the fire. he had to go. it seems the government is getting its act together. you have the prime minister in the commons yesterday saying hands up, some things went wrong at a national and local level, but then, clearly, the government strategy is all hands to the deck, they have this special task force for grenfell tower 24—hour phone lines, and they have handed out almost £600,000 to victims, survivors, re

nicholas paget brown was criticized for walking out of the meeting on the place because present.ts were he admitted that things have dealing with the aftermath of the fire. global news 24 hours a day powered by more than 2700 journalists and analysts in more than 120 countries. i am mark crumpton. this is bloomberg. dealing with the aftermath♪ julia: live from bloomberg's world headquarters in new york, i am julia chatterley. scarlet: i'm scarlet fu. joe: and i'm joe weisenthal. we're 30 minutes from the close of trading. julia: we have the countdown to the july 4 holiday. joe: but the question is "what'd you miss?" scarlet: republicans struggled to find support for their helpful. meanwhile, president trump gearing up for meeting with chinese president xi jumping -- inping next week. back, buttheir jobs what happens when wall street sees declines across the board? at the dows look major averages. the final close of the first of of the year. abigail doolittle is standing by. >> thanks so much. let's break it down in a number of ways. on the day, we're seeing gains on the major averages,