Shouting gunfire sirens bomb blast distant bomb blast hello . Gunfire shouting distant bomb blast car horn sounds bomb blast hello there. If you have ever been on holiday in the uk and been greeted by the locals saying, should have been here last week, might well sum up the week ahead for some of you. It certainly wont rival the extreme heat we saw in which we saw the hottest conditions in 41 years. 35 celsius in london, temperatures peaked quite widely, high 20s, low to mid 30s. The week ahead, though, those peaks are most likely in the high teens, maybe possibly low to mid 20s. So a good 10, i2 celsius cooler then we saw last week and to go with it, a lot more in the way of wetter weather around. A good one for gardeners. Breezy at times and often cloudy and cool. So make the most of monday because monday will probably be the driest day of the working week. High pressure is there to begin with and after a fresh start, things should warm up quite nicely. But you will notice Waiting In
Cladding on every single high rise block tested since the Grenfell Tower disaster has failed fire safety inspections. So far, 60 high rise buildings in 25 local authorities have been tested. The public in those homes, of course, are worried, but they should be reassured that all the measures are in place and they are now safe in their homes. The brexit secretary, david davis, says hes pretty sure the uk can reach a suitable trade deal with brussels. If not, the uk must be prepared to walk away from talks. An oil tanker that crashed in pakistans Punjab Province has left at least 150 people dead, most of whom were collecting leaking fuel before it exploded. Six people were injured three of them seriously after a car ploughed into a group of pedestrians outside a Sports Centre in newcastle. Police say its not terror related. A couple of Breaking News Stories now, and a development in an incident that is alleged to have taken place in greater manchester. 16 year old boy has been charged wi
Am astonished by this headline, one hundred percent unsafe, because i sat through a couple of interminable briefings at westminster last week, we we re briefings at westminster last week, we were told that many of the towers did not have the suspicious type of cladding. We were very much led away from the idea that a huge number of tower blocks were going to have the same similar disastrous cladding that we had grenfell tower. And yet 60 tests come back, and all 60 have failed. Ifind 60 tests come back, and all 60 have failed. I find that astonishing. 60 tests come back, and all 60 have failed. Ifind that astonishing. I think local authorities were encouraged to put in samples from the cases they were most worried about first, so it is possible they have done the most dangerous ones first and the less injuries once later on, but as time goes on, it does appear that we have been looking at a Public Health scandal that only skilled because not have imagined when the tower block first cau
As Iraqi Forces Continue to fight so called Islamic State in mosul, we have a Special Report from the frontline. To fight here is out extremely close quarters. The iraqi troops tell us that the nearest Islamic State base is just 15 metres away the fight here is at. After a thrilling and chaotic race red bulls Daniel Ricciardo wins the azerbaijan grand prix. We ta ke we take a look at the latest transformers film. We will get Mark Kermodes thoughts on that and other Film Releases in the film review. That evening and welcome to bbc news. Good evening. Good more tower blocks across england, have failed Safety Checks on cladding, in the wake of the Grenfell Tower fire disaster. 60 high rise buildings in 25 local Authority Areas have now been checked, and the results show a 100 failure rate, in meeting fire safety standards. Local councils are being urged to send samples in for testing more quickly, with more than 500 other buildings nationwide, still to be checked. Duncan kennedy reports.
As Iraqi Forces Continue to fight so called Islamic State in mosul, we have a Special Report from the frontline. To fight here is out extremely close quarters. The iraqi troops tell us that the nearest Islamic State base is just 15 metres away the fight here is at. After a thrilling and chaotic race red bulls Daniel Ricciardo wins the azerbaijan grand prix. We ta ke we take a look at the latest transformers film. We will get Mark Kermodes thoughts on that and other Film Releases in the film review. That evening and welcome to bbc news. Good evening. Good more tower blocks across england, have failed Safety Checks on cladding, in the wake of the Grenfell Tower fire disaster. 60 high rise buildings in 25 local Authority Areas have now been checked, and the results show a 100 failure rate, in meeting fire safety standards. Local councils are being urged to send samples in for testing more quickly, with more than 500 other buildings nationwide, still to be checked. Duncan kennedy reports.