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On the bbc news at five. And in the victims and Grenfell Tower disaster have taken place. Theresa may apologised for the official response, saying it wasnt good enough. The duke of edinburgh has been admitted to hospital but is said to be in good spirits. And parts of the uk are basking in the hottestjune day since 1976 with a temperature of 33. 9c recorded at heathrow. Good afternoon from westminster. Our main story at 5pm. New measures to prepare britain for brexit have dominated the governmen...

The latter. Overcome them. We will seek to do the latter. The test for all of us. Well have reaction to the queens speech, and the latest on theresa mays attempt to strike a deal with the democratic unionists to support her government. Also tonight a funeral for the first victim named in the Grenfell Tower disaster a syrian refugee whod been studying engineering. The Duke Of Edinburgh enjoying royal Ascot Yesterday is in hospital tonight recovering from an infection. And its been the hottestjune...

And 2am in the iraqi city of mosul where the Great Mosque Of Al Nuri has been destroyed by the so called Islamic State. The announcement came from Iraqi Forces Close to the mosque as they pushed ahead with the offensive to retake the ias stronghold. The us general called it a crime against the people of muscle and all of iraq. Let me show you some of the pictures taken by a bbc cameraman just about an hour before the mosque was hit. You can see the famous leaning minaret, with the city nickname,...

Seconds , ive heard people lying about their age, people have made sexual and offensive remarks to me and ive even been shown hard core porn by kids in a classroom. Thatll is tory coming up around 9 15am. That full story. Prince harry tells us magazine newsweek that none of the royals really wants to be king or queen, but they act from duty. He also criticises the decision to make him walk behind his mothers coffin. Well be speaking to the reporter who interviewed him over the course of a year. ...

Hardtalk. Now on bbc news, its time for welcome to hardtalk, im stephen sacker. For the 17 years Vladimir Putin has ruled russia, as president or Prime Minister, he hasnt done it alone. Hes been backed by a coterie of trusted associates, connected through past ties in St Petersburg, or in the kgb or in business. One of mr putins inner circle is my guest today. Vladimir yakunin ran Russian Railways for a decade and was a close putin adviser. So much so the us made him a target of sanctions after ...

This is bbc news. The government says 27 high rise blocks of flats in 15 local authorities have failed fire cladding safety tests. Four buildings on the Chalcot Estate near Swiss Cottage in london were evacuated last night by authorities for urgent fire safety works. They identified a number of issues in the blocks around gas pipes going into flats, around fire doors and the message to me was the combination of the flammable external cladding and the issues inside the block meant the building wa...

This is bbc news. The government says 27 high rise blocks of flats in 15 local authorities have failed fire cladding safety tests. Four buildings on the Chalcot Estate near Swiss Cottage in london were evacuated last night by authorities for urgent fire safety works. They identified a number of issues in the blocks around gas pipes going into flats, around fire doors and the message to me was the combination of the flammable external cladding and the issues inside the block meant the building wa...

At the end of a week in which one leader held on Against The Odds whilst another found himself out of a job. The unlucky one was saudi arabias crown prince, replaced by a relative half his age, an encouraging sign for those hoping for reform. Britains Prime Minister theresa may, though, made it to the brussels summit of european leaders, defying predictions she would quickly be deposed after her election humiliation. It was the week where her government began negotiating brexit. Those leading th...

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...

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...