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And stav has the weather. Good morning. A bit of a north and south split, most places dry, brighter and cooler in the north, slightly milder in the south. All details and 15 minutes. Good morning. First, our main story. Fire safety tests on 3a samples of cladding from tower blocks in england have failed, according to new figures released by the government. That means a 100 failure rate so far. In north london, residents have spent a second night in temporary accommodation after Camden Council ev...

When a new family moves and he is furious about their presence, their noise, generally them being there. However, a woman sees behind that curudgeonly facade, he starts to break down his resistance and amazingly, she gets him to teach her to drive. Heres a clip. Horn blares. A fantastic look of exasperation on his face. He has the most fantastic face. Did you ever see the 100 year old man who climbed out the window and disappeared . No. I know the one you mean, i didnt, sadly but i read about it...

In hong kong, where there are concerns the visit of chinas president xi may have stoked divisions in the territory. 0n the face of it, mr xi was simply marking the 20th Anniversary of hong kong being handed back to china by the british, but he used the event to warn against any challenge to beijings control. The Foreign Ministry said the handover deal, Guaranteeing Two Systems until 2047, had no practical significance, and there are fears of new Education Programmes to bring the public into line...

Saif al islam gaddafi by the bolivian Group Holding him has led to the International Criminal court in the hague, the icc, demanding his arrest. Hes been indicted by the court for alleged Crimes Against Humanity, murder and persecution. The icc was set up in 2002 as a Court Of Last Resort to try such individuals, but its met a barrage of criticisms, principally that it has an anti african bias, because only africans have been convicted and nearly all the cases before it are from the continent. M...

The week in parliament. Coming up the government gets the queens speech through the commons, but only after adopting a new policy on abortions for women from Northern Ireland. I am happy to withdraw the amendment today. Let us send a message to women everywhere that, in this parliament, their voices will be heard and their rights upheld. Hear, hear also on this programme. I will be reporting on the first Prime Ministers questions of the new parliament. And in the week that saw elections for Depu...

To dateline london. Im jane hill. This week we discuss the still fragile nature of britains new government, and we try to assess where we are with the campaign against the Jihadist Group isis. With me this week michael goldfarb, host of the podcast frdh, first rough draft of history. Steve richards, the political commentator and broadcaster, and writer of the recently published rise of the outsiders. Cant think who youre writing about there, steve that may come up. Suzanne lynch of the irish tim...

British female finalist since 1978. Aims to become. And scientists have confirmed that they have found that people who drink beer live longer but they dont know why. Coffey. Coffee. Good morning. Its tuesday, july 11th. Welcome to bbc Newsroom Live. A wide ranging review of the british workplace has urged the government to provide good work for all by creating more skilled, well paid jobs. The study led by a former adviser to tony blair recommends that people working in whats known as the gig ec...

Police used the Gross Indecency laws to continue to Criminalise Gay Behaviour and social activity. Voiceover it is a deadly disease and there is no known cure. In the 80s, hiv and aids brought a new atmosphere of moral panic. By the end of the decade, the number of Gross Indecency prosecutions against gay men was as high as it had been in the 1950s. Many many lead completely double lives. The writer Maureen Duffy who campaigned for the 1977 act who campaigned for the 1967 act says it was not a m...

Police used the Gross Indecency laws to continue to Criminalise Gay Behaviour and social activity. Voiceover it is a deadly disease and there is no known cure. In the 80s, hiv and aids brought a new atmosphere of moral panic. By the end of the decade, the number of Gross Indecency prosecutions against gay men was as high as it had been in the 1950s. Many many lead completely double lives. The writer Maureen Duffy who campaigned for the 1977 act who campaigned for the 1967 act says it was not a m...

With a learning disability. 2,500 people are taking part. Coming to these games actually gives them a chance to express but aboutwhattbey can do. , and coming up in the sport on bbc news near misses for britain at the World Athletics Championships. Bbc commentator Steve Backley says its not going to plan. Good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. The organisers of the athletics World Championships in london are working with Public Health england to try to contain an outbreak of gastroen...