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Six. the headlines on bbc news... more than 150,000 people in the uk have now died within 28 days of a positive covid test since the start of the pandemic. lawyers for novak djokavic claim he was given a vaccine exemption to enter australia, because he'd had covid19 in december. thousands more flat—owners will be spared the expense of replacing unsafe cladding — under new government plans to make developers offer four—billion pounds towards the costs. the bbc has learned that the housing secretary michael gove will tomorrow pledge to "expose and pursue" companies responsible for the clad...

Good evening and welcome to bbc news. the housing secretary, michael gove, says he wants developers to pay up to £4 billion to fix dangerous cladding on medium height blocks of flats identified in the wake of the grenfell fire. mr gove says if they fail to co—operate, they could be taxed. until now, the government had committed money to repair only taller buildings. the new proposals do not address other fire safety defects though, such as missing firebreaks and flammable balconies. our business correspondent, sarah corker, has more. removing dangerous cladding — the grenfell tragedy expo...

The home builders federation said of the largest house—builders had already spent or committed £1 billion to remediate affected buildings, and that whilst house—builders were committed to playing their part, there were other organisations involved in the construction, which should also be involved in remediation costs. labour said the new measures appear far less significant than they sound. but making thousands of homes safe after the grenfell fire continues to be a huge financial challenge for the industry and government. simon browning, bbc news. travel firms say the demand for foreign...

Number of weeks to ensure the stability of the met and its leadership while necessary arrangements can be made for a transition to a new commissioner. undertaking this role a crown appointment as a servant of the people of london and united kingdom as being the greatest honour and privilege of my life. throughout my credit —— career i have sought to protect the people of this wonderful, thriving, and diverse city. there have been many tough calls and many challenges. the 2017 terrorist attacks, the grenfell fire, very difficult protests, the

It is rough and it is awful. but actually, that thing you're really scared about is going to be all right. tulip mazumdur, bbc news, writtle in essex. the public inquiry into the grenfell fired disaster heard that the cladding failed safety tests in 2001 resulting in a very large fire. the testing of the cladding in 2001, 16 years before the grenfell fire killed 72 people injune 2017. an official from the building killed 72 people injune 2017. an officialfrom the building research establishment told inquiry that results were passed to the government to alert and identify the problem. one of th...