And any ties to Trumps Campaign. The former tv presenter rolf harris is being released on bail tomorrow. The veteran entertainer is currently on trial accused of indecently assaulting three girls between 1971 and 1983. Retail sales rose by 2. 3 last month defying Market Expectations that rising inflation would cause a consumer slowdown. Hello and good morning. Welcome to bbc news. Im sophie long, in West Yorkshire. Where theresa may will promise to address the rising cost of social care in england and curb immigration when she launches the Conservative Manifesto shortly. It has been delayed due to Travel Problems and there have been a couple of protests which have sprung up. Small protests at this stage. One to the side of the building and another to the entrance. Shortly theresa may will arrive here and unveiled the Conservative Party plans for the election. Lets take you through what we are expecting to hear from theresa may at this stage. The party is promising that no one will have
And the fire broke out in the early hours of this morning between 12 and one oclock. The first call to the Metropolitan Police was at 1 15am. The blaze, you can see now there are no flames this stage, just smoke, and you can see the damage done to the building. Lets give you a sense from the images last night from the early hours of the morning. You can get a real sense of the scale of the blaze that was engulfing the building. Lets tell you about who is tackling the fire at the moment. Around 200 firefighters, a0 fire engines, and of course London Ambulance has sent a number of vehicles and medical staff to the scene. 0ur Correspondent is at the scene this morning. Tell us what you can see. Well, you can see the block is still alight. You can see some flames there. You can see the Fire Brigade Hosing down the lower reaches of the building. But the fire service said that this was a blaze reaching from the second floor right up to the 27th floor. Its been a blaze for five hours now. We
Business. Hsbc promises £10 billion infunding for business. Hsbc promises £10 billion in funding for small firms, but what difference will it really make . I will speak to the boss later. In sport, Englands Paul Casey is the pick of the european challengers at the us open. A first round of six under par sees him just a shot off the leader Rickie Fowler at golfs second major of the year. And sarah has the weather. Thatin that in about ten minutes. First, our main story police are warning they may never be able to identify some of those who died in the fire at Grenfell Tower in west london on tuesday night. 17 bodies have been found so far, but the number of fatalities is expected to rise significantly. Andy moore reports. The first victim of the fire to be officially named is mohammed alhajali, Assyrian Refugee who came to britain for a better life. His brother was led to safety by firefighters but in the chaos and confusion bahama got left behind. Firefighters but in the chaos and co
Also this morning Northern Irelands Power Sharing Government is expected to collapse today triggering a Snap Election to the stormont assembly. The inquests will open today into the deaths of 30 british tourists killed in a Terror Attack on a Tunisian Beach A year and half ago. The pound falls to a 31 year low, after reports suggest the Prime Minister will push for a hard brexit. Ill look at what it means for us and our money. In sport, Pep Guardiola believes Manchester City are out of the premier League Title Race after their defeat to everton. While Manchester United Rescue A Point against liverpool, thanks to Zlatan Ibrahimovic. The draw moves liverpool up to third place. And carol has the weather. Good morning. The weather this week is quiet and benign compared to last week s top today cloudy with patchy rain and a drizzle but some of us will see sunshine. Good morning. First, our main story. Donald trump has promised a trade deal between britain and the United States will be a pri
Around. Hello. This is bbc news. Prince harry reveals hes had counselling, after spending nearly 20 years not thinking about his mothers death. Theres actually a lot of stuff here i need to deal with. It was 20 years of not thinking about it and then two years of total chaos. Us Vice President mike pence tells north korea neither the United States nor south korea would tolerate further missile and nuclear tests. Turkeys president erdogan vows to press ahead with new sweeping powers after narrowly winning the constitutional referendum. Police in the us state of ohio are searching for a man suspected of posting a video on facebook of him shooting dead an elderly stranger. Police are investigating an incident in which acid was sprayed inside a nightclub in hackney in the early hours of this morning. 12 people attended hospital with burns. Now on bbc news the remarkable story of the woman thought to be the oldest living in africa as she celebrates her 117th birthday. Welcome to my Great Gr