opposition to gay marriage won t be allowed to shape government policy. the government s chief whip is in belfast for talks with the dup. the metropolitan police has revealed the london bridge attackers tried to hire a 7.5 tonne lorry to carry out last saturday s attack but the payment was declined. the three left eight people dead when they drove a van donald trump has said he s willing to testify under oath about his conversations with james comey, the former fbi director he sacked. mr trump said he rejected mr comey‘s assertion that he had urged him to drop an investigation into links between his election campaign team and russia. and now on bbc news, it s time for the travel show. this week on the travel show: we re in chile exploring a town that was knocked down by nature and how it splitting itself back together again. also coming up on this week s show: it looks incredible. we re dangling over new york in virtual reality. it s the superman experience. doo doo doo! an
this is a fair and serious offer. that is a first step but this step is not sufficient. the development of the new nuclear power station at hinckley point in somerset is described as risky and expensive by the public spending watchdog. also: a strain on police after recent terror attacks. police chiefs say they d struggle to deal with any future serious public disorder, due to cuts in their budgets. and 77 not out, but test match special cricket commentator, henry blofeld, decides to finally call it a day and hang up his mic. good morning. it s friday, 26thjune. 23rd june. welcome to bbc newsroom live. in the last few minutes, the police have said that the cladding and insulation on the grenfell tower block has failed safety tests designed to see how quickly they catch fire. at least 79 people died, or are missing presumed dead, in the fire at the toiwer block last week. the police also confimed that the fire started in a faulty fridge and that there is a possibility of
across wales. some picture across wales. some brighter skies for the east of wales. across the midlands and southern england, variable amounts of cloud. most places dry with temperatures up to 23 or 2a degrees. if you are following the coverage at glastonbury, it looks like the next three days should remain dry and bright. heading through this evening, we have a lot of cloud still, particularly across england and wales. some outbreaks of rain shifting south overnight. patchy hill fog across england and wales. clear skies further north. temperatures much pressure overnight. much more comfortable for sleeping. as we move awards the weekend, we have this frontal system. it will shift south on saturday. then further showers in western and northern scotland, also into north west england and wales as well. there will be zones of wet weather at times on saturday. they will clear through on the westerly breeze. some sunny spells to be enjoyed. temperatures up to 22 degrees. as a bit
point. we cannot come back to all the pieces of the negotiation in the next european council. the next question. translation: he speaks german and less question. the loss question. to just come back that the british a few below expectations, can you just spell out why that seems to be the case? and a question on trade and investment for any of the leaders. it s the watering down of the language in the conclusions on trade and particularly on investment screening. is that a sign of the limits of macron‘s charm offe nsives ? of the limits of macron‘s charm offensives? it s obvious that the impact of brexit on citizens writes is negative. and our role is to. reduce this negative. but unfortunately, objective outcomes and stop mac and that s now go to theresa may, also speaking in brussels. that is why we will play a full role well we are members of the european union and why we want a deep and special partnership with oui’ deep and special partnership with our eu friends
but it is pandemonium.. good morning, it s saturday 24th june. also ahead. the leader of the commons, andrea leadsom, tells broadcasters they should be more patriotic in their coverage of brexit talks. in sport, can the lions roar in auckland? they face the mighty all blacks in the first test at eden park where new zealand are unbeaten for 23 years. # i wish #iwish| # i wish i was #iwish|wasa # i wish i was a special # but i am a creep. and 20 years since their first headline set, we ll get reaction after radiohead played the pyramid stage on the opening night of glastonbury. a big difference in the weather this weekend compared to last weekend s heat wave. it is cool, fresh with more cloud this week and windier in the north. details on 15 minutes. good morning. first, our main story. around 4,000 people were told to evacuate their homes in camden, north london last night due to concerns about fire safety. camden council told people in five towers on the chalcots estate t