glastonbury looks dry this year. here in kew gardens, lots of sunshine. i will have the weather for you later. it s wednesday the 26th june. with just over a week to go until polling day, the prime minister rishi sunak and labour s sir keir starmer are preparing to go head to head in their final leaders debate of the election later. it comes as members of both main parties continue to face difficult questions about betting allegations. our political correspondent iain watson reports. the second and final head to head clash between rishi sunak and the man who wants hisjob keir starmer takes place tonight on the bbc. and it s worth a bet that one of the topics might just involve gambling. the conservative campaign has been buffeted by allegations that two candidates, two party officials, and now a member of the welsh senedd had bet on a date of the general election, and were facing inquiries from the gambling watchdog. it s an independent process with the gambling commissio
it s thursday 1st june. i m annita mcveigh. welcome to bbc newsroom live. this time next week, the polls will have opened across the uk for the general election. last night, key figures from the seven main parties went head to head on the bbc‘s election debate. so let s bring you up to date with the latest from the campaign trail. this morning, the prime minister is attempting to move the agenda back to brexit pledging to use the promise of brexit to build a stronger, fairer and even more prosperous country and calling for voters to unite behind her leadership. meanwhile, labour is returning to its rail policy promising to save money for rail commuters by changing the way fare increases are calculated. the party says the move would save an average rail season ticket holder £319 a year by 2022. last night key figures from the seven main parties went head to head on the bbc. theresa may was criticised for her failure to appear at that debate. our assistant political
ordered a full public inquiry, saying people deserved answers about why the blaze spread so rapidly. 17 people are known to have died at grenfell tower in north kensington. our correspondent katie razzall has spent thursday in the shadow of grenfell tower, speaking to people who have lost loved ones, and others whose friends and family members are still missing. yesterday about afternoon we were accommodated. that s where i live, 571. until the accommodated. that s where i live, 571. untilthe early accommodated. that s where i live, 571. until the early hours of wednesday morning, this man lived in g re nfell tower. wednesday morning, this man lived in grenfell tower. now his home is a hotel. he s haunted by what he saw that night and the neighbours he believes just can t have survived. that night and the neighbours he believesjust can t have survivedlj know for a fact they died and they are missing yet and being inside the building for this many hours, of course you are no
singapore, you re watching bbc world news. it s newsday. good morning. it s 8am in singapore and 1am here in london where the british prime minister theresa may has ordered a public inquiry into the fire that devastated a residential block of flats in west london. 17 people are now known to have died. many residents are missing, with whole families unaccounted for. here s the latest from our home editor, mark easton, and i must warn you, there are some distressing details in his report. slowly, inch by painstaking inch, fire officers continue their grim and dangerous work. amid the soot blackened shell of what was once home to hundreds are some who did not make it out. exactly how many, we don t know, but police today said they hoped the final death toll would not be in three figures. the scale of this tragedy is yet to become clear. sadly, i can confirm the number of people who have died is now 17. we do believe that that number will sadly increase. there are 37 people recei