simon jones, thank you. simonjones in good time. simon jones, thank you.on jones in north good time. simon jones, thank you. simonjones in north london. the brexit secretary, david davis, has said he is "pretty sure", that the uk can reach a suitable deal with brussels, on leaving the european union but has suggested britain may need a transitional arrangement if everything isn't agreed within the two—year time frame. mr davis insisted that britain had to be ready to walk away if the deal was a bad one. susana mendonca reports. we have had some smiles and that never—ending handshake but behind the scenes of the brexit negotiations, the man charged with doing a dealfor britain negotiations, the man charged with doing a deal for britain seems uncertain as to whether he will get one. i am pretty sure, not 100% sure, one. i am pretty sure, not 10096 sure, it is a negotiation. you said at the beginning of this "we are guaranteed to get a deal, you can be sure we will get a deal." we will get a deal. i'm pretty sure, but i'm not certain. what the brexit secretar

simon jones there, thank you. chancellor, philip hammond, says brexit negotiations that end with no deal would be an extremely bad outcome for britain. it comes as formal talks with the eu are set to get under way in brussels tomorrow. labour say the government's approach so far has left the uk in the worst possible starting position. our political correspondent, susana mendonca, is in wesminster. philip hammond is taking a slightly different position on no deal than theresa may? yes, we have heard theresa may say so many times have no deal would be better than a bad deal. here we have philip hammond, the chancellor saying no deal would be a very, very bad outcome for britain and he talks about how he wants a transitional structure which means we have a slope rather than the cliff edge people have spoken about. this is contrary to what other members of the cabinet think. philip hammond has been critical also of the government's approach and the conservatives' campaign in the general election and his role which he

simon jones in camden, the heads of people who most need it.s very much. the brexit secretary, david davis, has said he is "pretty sure", that the uk can reach a suitable deal with brussels on leaving the european union, but has suggested britain may need a transitional arrangement if everything isn‘t agreed within the two—year time frame. mr davis insisted that britain had to be ready to walk away if the deal was a bad one. susana mendonca reports. we‘ve had some smiles and that never—ending handshake, but behind the scenes of the brexit negotiations, the man charged with doing a deal for britain seems uncertain as to whether he‘ll get one. i am pretty sure, i‘m not 100% sure, it‘s a negotiation. because you said right at the beginning of this, "we are guaranteed to get a deal, you can be sure we‘ll get a deal." we can be sure there will be a deal, of which the deal i want, which is the free trade agreement, the customs agreement and so on, i‘m pretty sure, but i‘m not certain. what the brexit secretary did seem certain about was that a transi

simon jones reporting. to try and contain a wild fire in central portugal that has killed more than 60 people. authorities believe dry thunderstorms sparked the blaze on saturday in pedrogao grande, which is 150km northeast of the capital, lisbon. a short time ago, we spoke to diana arauja from the international department of the portuguese red cross, who gave us this update. u nfortu nately, we unfortunately, we have had recent developments in the last hour or so and two fronts of the fire have joined so more villages have been evacuated by the red cross, the portuguese red cross, in the last hour. we have evacuated 57 people from a nursing home near a front which was active this past evening. and we are currently also evacuating civilians from another village nearby. so, yes, in the latest hour, we have had this development, so the fire is still ongoing and it is affecting other areas around pedrogao grande and other municipalities. the view of the portuguese red cross there. at this time yesterday, we in

simon jones, bbc news. simon jones is outside southwark cathedral this morning.thwark cathedral of course reopening but, iwonder, you southwark cathedral of course reopening but, i wonder, you touched on it in your report, about the fake suicide belts, have we had any indication from the police about why they were used and, as we heard there, the first time they have been used in this sort of scenario? the police have released these images as part of the investigation and they said that people on the night to sort these fake suicide belts would have believed that they we re belts would have believed that they were real, and they say it makes it even more were real, and they say it makes it even more extraordinary that people were prepared to tackle the attackers, knowing potentially they could be resulting in an explosion. they believe that the attackers may have had the suicide belts perhaps because they wanted to develop some sort of siege situation or thought, wrongly, that it might result in the police not wanting to shoot them. here at the cathedral you can

simon jones is outside southwark cathedral this morning.ate maximum fear, these are the fake explosive belts worn by the three attackers. they're actually disposable water bottles covered in masking tape, but the police say anyone who saw them on the night would have thought they were real. they believe the attackers might have been planning to use them to create a siege situation. as part of their investigation, police spoke to 262 people from 19 different countries, 78 described as significant witnesses. three people were killed as the attackers drove across london bridge, five were stabbed to death in borough market. they were remembered last night. in a show of defiance, people flocked to the area's bars and restaurants. obviously, i still reflect upon it and think about the people. but it does not stop me from coming out at all. we cannot not think about what happened. i was wondering about what the mood would be like, but it is really celebratory and find. we stick together. that is what we do. it is what london is about. in pubs, peo

simon jones. report by the think tank the resolution foundation claims that britain's wealth inequality is growing. it suggests that a fall in the number of people who own their own home has resulted in a widening gap between the rich and poor. the government says income inequality is now at its lowest level since the mid—1980s. wealth is arguably the biggest determinant of living standards over people's lives but yet it barely features in today's living standards debates, and that's a big deal because our analysis shows wealth is far more unequally spread across scoiety than incomes are and because of declining property ownership, declining home ownership for the least wealthy households, that inequality has started to go up. that is a big concern. the government says it intends to double the length of the new parliamentary session to two years to give mps the maximum possible time to scrutinise brexit legislation. the unusual move will mean next year's queen's speech will be cancelled. our polit

church services are being held today to remember the victims of the blaze, as simon jones reports. and the grief, today, a moment of reflection — church services to mark the lives lost and the many missing, presumed dead. that anger remains palpable. the difficulty is people are now finding out who has died and that will be enormous grief as well as enormous anger. i think you will see a whole different kind of atmosphere because people... the deaths are now real. many churches opened their doors in the hours after the tragedy, offering shelter and collecting donations, but people are asking, "why did they need to step in? where was the government, the local council? why didn't they do more?" one conservative councillor from kensington and chelsea admits things have gone badly wrong. from what i can see, we have been caught off—guard. underground, people were quick to organise themselves. it has been kind of a disgraceful slow, limp, if i can put it like that. the prime minister accepts that in the hours after the disaster, the support for families was not good enough. now extra go

blocks evacuated in camden on friday evening are spending a second day in temporary accommodation as simon jones

blocks evacuated in camden on friday evening are spending a second day in temporary accomodation as simon jonesorts. i have to ask a supervisor whether they will let me back in if i leave... despite being told his tower block isn't safe, roger evans is refusing to go, believing the council is overreacting. each time he leaves, he's worried he won't be allowed back in. how do you feel about that? scared, i feel really nervous, upset, distressed. why won't you leave? as far as i'm concerned, this building is as safe now as it was last week, nothing has changed. but the council is clear — the cladding has failed safety checks and there are concerns about fire doors and gas pipes. the council have again today been knocking on the doors of people who don't want to leave, telling them that if they don't go, they risk delaying the work designed to make their homes safe. they say they could ultimately pursue a legal route to get people out, but at the moment they want to use persuasion. so far, 200 offers of accommodation have been made to residents, hundreds of others are staying with friends or famil

simon jones, bbc news. morning for the first time since the london bridge attacks. the cathedral was in the area that was cordoned off after the attack. our correspondent richard lister is outside the cathedral for us. good morning. as you can almost certainly here, the bells are ringing for the first time in a week, a glorious sound, a different atmosphere one week on from the aftermath of the appalling events last saturday night. southwark cathedral of course located right next to both london bridge where the attack began and borough market, where it ended with the killing of those three attackers by armed police. since then, this area has been pretty much on lockdown. this isa been pretty much on lockdown. this is a crime scene and police cordons we re is a crime scene and police cordons were up until yesterday. the area is not still fully open but southwark cathedral is getting back to business, there are five services here today, and there will be a special service at 11am this morning which will be at

simon jones, bbc news.s this morning for the first time since the london bridge attacks. the cathedral was in the area that was cordoned off after the attack. our correspondent richard lister is outside the cathedral for us. yes, gorgeous, sunny day here and a change of mood, i think, is what people are trying to approach today even though it is just a week since those horrific attacks last saturday. southwark cathedral, as you say, has been closed since then, this area very much treated as a crime scene, police cordoned in place all the way around, and southwark cathedral was damaged in the aftermath of the attack, you can see the boa rded—up the aftermath of the attack, you can see the boarded—up door behind me where police forced their way through in the immediate aftermath the event on saturday night to try and see if there were any further attackers using the cathedral as a hiding place and thankfully, of course, as we know, there were not. there are five services taking place at the cathedral today, o

but first to west london and our correspondent simon jones. nity, what has been their reaction to what the prime minister said earlier? one message i am getting above all is this is all too little too late. theresa may made that statement partly to try to reassure people here that everything was now being done to help them, to support them, to find new homes for those that need it, but it was also aimed at the country as a whole, people who live in high—rise blocks who are concerned about their safety, the reassurance that checks are taking place and those checks are going to be quick. but this is a community that very much needs its confidence rebuilt. when you look around on the walls around here there are posters of the faces of people who are missing, now presumed dead. 0ne of the faces of people who are missing, now presumed dead. one man cycled past looked at the faces and said, god bless them all. another mani said, god bless them all. another man i spoke to lost five of his close family in the fire, both his pa rents, close family in th

thank you very much, simon jones at king's college hospital in london.. the mayor began by paying tribute to the victims and to the emergency services. the speed of their response led to fewer lives being lost that would otherwise be the case, but also the injuries were less severe than otherwise would be the case. it is sad that officers have been injured very seriously in the attack on saturday night. that's as a consequence of them running towards danger, encouraging others to flee and risking their lives in the process. and can ijust say this — the acts of these three men on saturday night was cowardly, was evil. and i'm angry and furious that these three men are seeking to justify their actions by using the faith that i belong to to justify their actions. the ideology they follow is perverse. it is poisonous and it has no place in islam. and i condemn this terrorist act, but also the poisonous ideology these men and others follow. many people have been in touch to ask how can we remember those who lost their lives? how can we show the world that we

church services have been held today to remember the victims of the blaze, as simon jones reports.ceover: after the shock and the grief, today, a moment of reflection, church services to mark those lives lost and the many missing presumed dead, but the anger remains palpable. the difficulties people are now finding out who has died, and that is going to be enormous grief as well as enormous anger. you will see a different atmosphere, because the deaths are how atmosphere, because the deaths are now real. many churches opened their doors in the hours after the tragedy, offering shelter and donations, but why do they need to step in, where was the government, the local council, why didn't they do more? one conservative councillor from kensington and chelsea borough council admits things have gone badly wrong. from what i can see, we have been caught off guard. on the ground, people were very quick to organise themselves. it has been kind of a disgrace, a slow limp, if ican kind of a disgrace, a slow limp, if i can put it like that. the prime minister accents that in the hours after t

simon jones is saturday. 21 of them are clit injured. simonjones is at king‘s couege injured. n, but what we do know is 21 people as you say remain ina know is 21 people as you say remain in a critical condition across five hospitals here in the capital. we‘ve also had further details of injuries to police officers. there was an officer from the british transport police who was injured in the attack. an off duty met police officer and we‘ve learnt two further police officers were injured. one was in uniform and another was a plain clothed officer and another one suffered an injury to his head and had to have stitches and another and had to have stitches and another an injury to their arm. there has been a huge amount of praise from nhs bosses and members of the public about the emergency teams who headed into that dangerous situation. we know that the ambulance service arrived on the scene within six minutes of getting the call and ran into danger when many would have had the inclination to do the opposite thing. we‘ve heard this morning from one consultant at a nearby hospital

simon jones let's get an update on those who were injured. simonjones is at kings college hospital.red are still being treated in five hospitals in the capital. of those, 18 are in a critical condition and at this particular hospital, seven are receiving critical care. doctors say it is likely to remain that way for several days or even weeks. the injuries they are dealing with include stab wounds to the face, to the neck and also the torso. they are also treating people who were hit by the van driven by the attackers. for the hospital here, they entered very quickly on news of they entered very quickly on news of the attack, the emergency protocol, many the attack, the emergency protocol, ma ny staff the attack, the emergency protocol, many staff called in and some having to deal with horrific scenes at the hospital. the man in charge of the emergency department here told me despite the terrible attack, he feels they responded well. we train very hard for incidents such as this and we have also, unfortunately, been involved recently in the westminster bridge attack as well. but the

simon jones in calais, have seen, extremely dangerous. simonjones in calais, thank you.helle roberts, has more. heart disease and stroke are the world's biggest killers. millions of people in britain take cholesterol—lowering drugs to reduce their risk. although statin pills are cheap and very effective, they don't suit everyone. some people dislike taking daily medication or forget doses. a few have to stop them because of side—effects. now scientists from the netherlands organisation of applied scientific research believe they may have found an alternative treatment. it is a vaccine that helps the body's immune system get rid of bad cholesterol from the blood. studies in mice show it helps stop the buildup of fatty deposits in the arteries. the first human trials are now under way but researchers say it will take six years before they know if the jab is safe and effective enough to get regulatory approval. if it does become available, they say it shouldn't be seen as an excuse for people to eat lots of high—fat food and that eating a healthy diet, taking regular exerci

simon jones, bbc news. let's talk to our legal eagle, clive coleman.ore about this retired judge. he has coleman. tell us more about this retiredjudge. he has a kind of classic cv of a successful court of appealjudge. he was called to the bar ini986, appealjudge. he was called to the bar in 1986, served as a deputy high court judge, bar in 1986, served as a deputy high courtjudge, and bar in 1986, served as a deputy high court judge, and was bar in 1986, served as a deputy high courtjudge, and was then a high courtjudge, and was then a high court judge, courtjudge, and was then a high courtjudge, serving mainly in the commercial court, dealing with technical, engineering type evidence, in many cases, which of course is a qualification for grenfell. he retired last year, and for the last two years, he was vice president of the court of appeal‘s civil division. he is married with children. he is an establishment figure, and his brother is a retired general. why is he described as controversial by the papers today? he left the court of appeal last year, h

simon jones, heard. simon, thank you for that this morning.rmation about how the feeling has changed in the two weeks —— we'll be speaking to. will have people who were in the tower and those who had friends there. —— we'll have. and all so we'll get something from those trying to improve safety at the building. if you've looked out of the building chances are it's not looking great. not the best but carol is here with a positive spin. rain is crucial, rain is your friend? lots of people are crying out for rain and we've seen a lot of rain tonight and it is raining heavily in some parts of england and wales in particular. if you are travelling, expect a lot of surface water and spray on the roads. 0n the radar picture you can see the extent of the rainfall. at the moment it is heaviest in parts of east anglia and lincolnshire, but it is rotating around low pressure, succumbing in across eastern parts of england, wales and down into the south—west. even wales and down into the south—west. eve n a cross wales and down into the south—west. even a

cnn political commentator simone sanders was sitting on the panel last night. she jones me now. you agreed with ice cube. i want to play back a part of your response. >> we now you apologized, but in the context by referring to yourself as a -- you tend to do whitewash who was enslaved in the house, as a white president in america, you would have been the master, the slave owner, not someone enslaved in the house. it was mostly black women who were enslaved in the house, who were raped, beaten daily. they endured physical and mentality abuse, so for a lot of people in america, that was like a slap in the face for black america, particularly to black women. >> simone, how important was it for you to give bill maher user two cents and make it a teachable moment? >> i thought it was important for me personally. i'm grate much the show also thought it was important and gave myself others space and time to give our remarks. we are living in polarizing times, and we still have yet to grapple with race in america. because of that, whenever the subject comes up, it can be very, very ten

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