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workers in greece and say they are dealing with hundreds of extremely vulnerable refugees held on the island of lesbos. bags of rubbish pile up in birmingham as rubbish collectors step up their industrial action. collection has already been disrupted for weeks. and it s only just bought it. a driver looses control of his new £200,000 ferrari. that was one hour after he picked it up that was one hour after he picked it up from the garage. good morning. it s friday 28th july. welcome to bbc newsroom live. the bbc understands that at least 60 high rise buildings, which used insulation and cladding similar to grenfell tower, have failed a new fire safety test. the test is seen as more thorough than previous ones, as more materials were analysed together for the first time. so farjust nine of the buildings which failed have been identified. they re in salford in greater manchester, where the local council is asking for help from central government to meet the cost of replac ....
today. but as is typical with our weather at the moment it will be raining before the end of the day. two zones in our weather looking at the satellite picture, northern england, scotland, northern ireland, sunshine and showers. but the rest of england and wales turning cloudier as the system moves in from the south west with rain and stronger winds. that rain patchy in nature through southern england but more persistent for us and edging northwards in wales. cloud increasing in eastern england where we have seen sunshine today. patchy rain working to parts of the midlands and north west england. elsewhere in northern england we are back into sunny spells and a few showers and a few for northern ireland. more especially into scotla nd ireland. more especially into scotland and could be thundery. sunny spells in between. it s cool and breezy across the uk and a windy end to the day to the south west as this rain becomes more extensive across england and wales for a time ....
welcome to bbc news. the bbc understands officials believe at least 60 buildings have failed an official fire safety test, in which ininsulation and cladding, of the type fitted at grenfell tower, were analysed together for the first time. so far, just nine of the buildings which failed have been identified. they re in salford in greater manchester, where the local council is asking for help from central government to meet the cost of replacements. our correspondent frankie mccamley reports. as those affected by the fire at grenfell tower wait to find out how and why the fire spread, across the country, others are anxiously waiting to find out if their homes are at risk, too. but for many, it s not good news. the bbc understands officials believe at least 60 tower blocks have failed a new fire safety test. including nine in salford, where the removal of cladding began weeks ago. the thought of it not being safe and you re sleeping in bed of a nighttime, do you know, tha ....
itself around her and bit herface. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. the north korean leader, kimjong un, claims any target on the us mainland is now within striking range. it following his military‘s latest intercontinental missile test, the second test within a month. as with previous launches, the event was celebrated by north korean state media. this report by our correspondent karen allen. cloa ked in darkness, state run tv captured the final moments before the missile launch. a potent symbol of north korea s defiance in the face of international sanctions. its leader kim jong un there to witness it all. then the dramatic lift off. and the moment that pyongyang thumbed its nose at the world. the second launch of an intercontinental ballistic missile in less than a month. it travelled higher and further than the missile fired before, eventually smashing down into the ocean off the coast of japan. then came the official confirmation from pyongyang. the newsre ....
he takes up the position after reince priebus stood down from the post. the family of a 20 year old man who died after being restrained by police a week ago appeal for peace after angry clashes in east london last night where protesters threw fireworks and bottles at police. uk universities have a pension fund deficit of more than £17 billion the largest in the uk. time to cross to the bbc sport centre now for sportsday. hello and welcome to sportsday. i m karthi gnanasegaram. the headlines this evening. rain affects play but not before roland jones has his say with england in control against south africa. hungary has been a happy hunting ground for hamilton but he struggled to fourth place it s vettel on pole. and holders hull are through to the challenge cup final at wembley. it s been a rain affected day at the oval and in the last ten minutes play has finally been abandoned for the day as england take on south africa in the third test. there has been enough pla ....