hong kong is marking the 20th anniversary of the territory s the chinese flag was raised in a ceremony in the city s golden bauhinia square. and within the past couple of hours china s president xijinping has inaugurated the newly elected hong kong chief executive, carrie lam, and her cabinet. she s the first woman to hold the territory s top post. our correspondentjuliana liu is in hong and kong earlier she told me more about the incoming chief executive. she will be the first female chief executive of hong kong and the fourth person since 1997. she was a popular career civil servant. but five years ago, when she started serving as deputy to the outgoing chief executive, she has become more unpopular. she has become more divisive. she is a very polarising figure. she is seen as a beijing loyalist. that reputation will make it difficult to do as she has promised to heal divisions in society. she has promised to tackle that challenge. but it is difficult to see how she will do
the singer says she is heartbroken, but has damaged her vocal cords. the british and irish lions have beaten new zealand in a thrilling second test to level the series. and in half an hour dateline discusses the still fragile nature of britain s new government and the campaign against the jihadist group isis. good morning and welcome to bbc news. the mayor of london sadiq khan has written to the prime minister asking her to appoint commissioners to take over the running of kensington and chelsea local authority which he says has lost the trust of local residents. the council leader, nicholas paget brown, and his deputy, both resigned yesterday. simonjones reports. after angry protests at the council offices and after a meeting of the council was cut short following an attempt to ban the public and press. reporter: were you pressured by number 10 to resign? ..the pressure for the leader got too great. i have decided to step down as soon asa i have decided to step down as s
between demonstrators. the singer adele cancels her two concerts this weekend at wembley stadium the singer says she is heartbroken but has damaged her vocal cords. in rugby, a late penalty from owen farrell secures the british and irish lions victory in new zealand, levelling the three test series. cardiff is one of the uk s fastest growing cities but is the welsh capital expanding too fast? cardiff s growing pains is on at 1:30pm on bbc news. good afternoon. the government has indicated it won t bring in external commissioners to run kensington and chelsea council following the grenfell tower fire disaster. the local government secretary, sajid javid, said it would monitor the process to elect a new leader of the authority following the resignation of nicholas paget brown yesterday, and it would take further action, if it was needed. frankie mccamley reports. it was the breakdown of this, the first cabinet meeting at the council since the fire at grenfell tower, that le
from owen farrell secures the british and irish lions victory in new zealand, levelling the three test series. and in half an hour the travel show heads to hong kong on the trail of martial arts supremo bruce lee. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. the government has indicated it won t bring in external commissioners to run kensington and chelsea council following the grenfeel tower fire disaster. the local government secretary, sajid javid, said it would monitor the process to elect a new leader of the authority following the resignation of nicholas paget brown yesterday, and it would take further action, if it was needed. frankie mccamley reports. it was the breakdown of this, the first cabinet meeting at the council since the fire at grenfell tower that led to the resignation of its leader, nicholas paget brown. that led to the resignation of its leader, nicholas paget-brown. as council leader, i have to accept my share of responsibility for these perceived failings
the singer says she has damaged her vocal cords. in rugby, a late penalty from owen farrell secures the british and irish lions victory in new zealand, levelling the three test series. and in half an hour the click team head to los angeles and ask could intense farming in containers solve the worlds food problems in years to come. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. the government has indicated it won t bring in external commissioners to run kensington and chelsea council following the grenfeel tower fire disaster. he said the pro12 check to select a successof he said the pro12 check to select a successor would be independent of government. the london mayor has called for commissioners to take over the council. it was the breakdown of this, the first cabinet meeting at the council since the fire at grenfell tower that led to the resignation of its leader, nicholas paget brown. as council leader, i have to accept my share of responsibility for these perceived failings. p