Becomes the most senior woman in the church of england appointed bishop of london. And a dark day down under for englands cricketers as australia take an unassailable 3 0 lead in the ashes. Good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. A review of fire and building regulations, following the Grenfell Tower fire, says the Current System isnt fit for purpose, and a culture change is required to ensure that safety is prioritised over cost. Damejudith hackitt, in her interim review for the government, makes a series of recommendations to simplify the rules and change the way they are overseen. She says shes been shocked by some of the practices shes heard about. Heres our Home Affairs Correspondent tom symonds. G re nfell tower Grenfell Tower and that horrifying loss of life demonstrated for all to see, that something had gone badly wrong with fire safety. But the scale of that only became clear in the weeks that followed. Confidence in the safety of Public Housing was left in pieces,
Time for sportsday. Hello and welcome to sportsday im katherine downes. 0n tonights programme. Australia blow england away as they regain the ashes in perth with an innings victory. We look back at a night of sporting celebrations and surprises as mo farah is crowned bbc Sports Personality of the year. And we talk to the volunteer Denise Larrad, who took home the bbc get inspired Unsung Hero Award. Yes, well look back at a remarkable spoty a little later in the programme but we start with cricket, and australia have regained the ashes. And theyve done so in some style, victory in perth giving them a 3 0 lead in the series with two tests to play. And theyll be targetting a second successive 5 0 whitewash on australian soil. For england, theyve plenty to ponder in a series in which theyve been second best in every area. Andy swiss was watching at the waca. It has been coming for some time, but for english cricket, that doesnt make it any less painful. 0nce doesnt make it any less painful
In the third test in perth. Massive win. Good morning. Its monday 18th december. Im annita mcveigh. Welcome to bbc newsroom live. A review into building regulations following the Grenfell Tower fire says there should be a culture change to ensure that safety is prioritised over cost. Dame Judith Hackitt, who is carrying the review for the government, makes a series of recommendations to simplify the rules and change the way they are overseen. In her first report out this morning, she also says regulations are confusing and open to interpretation. The interim report tells us that what we have in place today is a system which has evolved over a number of years. It is overly complex and that complexity does not lead to it being as effective as it needs to be. What sort of things specifically are we talking about . Were talking about a system where there is too much prescription, where there is a very heavily layered system of guidance currently, which is not helpful in terms of leading pe
Is declared the new leader of south africas governing party, the anc. Following the killing of British Embassy worker rebecca dykes in lebanon local Police Arrest a man, believed to be a taxi driver. And from nurse to bishop, Sarah Mullally becomes the most senior woman in the church of england, appointed bishop of london. Its 5 oclock. Breaking news from johannesburg, lets see the images in south africa. A very significant election has taken place. We have the congratulations, because Cyril Ramaphosa has been duly elected as the leader of the anc, the ruling party in south africa. He beat the former foreign minister, Nkosazana Dlamini zuma, by 2240 votes, to 2461. He is the Deputy President currently, in line for greater things, because he hasjust been elected leader of the anc in johannesburg. The electoral commission, doing lots of its work this afternoon, looking and monitoring at the validity of the vote. There were talks about a conference of recount at one point, as it is, we be
But how do we stay healthy . And coming up on sportsday on bbc news, well be looking back at a night of sporting celebrations and surprises after mo farah is crowned bbc sport personality of the year. Good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. An official report into the case of an iranian refugee who was murdered in bristol has concluded there was institutional racism on the part of the authorities who dealt with him. Bijan ebrahimi was killed by a neighbour in the summer of 2013, and his body set alight. Todays report, by the safer bristol partnership, found that avon and Somerset Police and Bristol City Council repeatedly sided with those who had abused him over a period of years. But while the report found evidence of collective failure, it said that individuals were not intentionally racist. Jon kay reports. He came to britain for safety, but Bijan Ebrahimi was brutally beaten to death and his body set on fire. Dont you dare take pictures of me, all right . this is the neigh