An urgent appeal has been launched to find more black blood donors for help with those with Sickle Cell Disease. We will speak to two families of those living with the disease. Hello. Welcome to the programme, were live until 11 this morning. Wed love to hear from you if youre an eu National Living in the uk. Are you reassured by what you hear . Were also talking about fire safety this morning. If your flat is covered in cladding, has your landlord been in touch about measures to keep you safe . Do get in touch on all the stories were talking about this morning use the Hashtag Victoria Live and if you text, you will be charged at the Standard Network rate. German chancellor Angela Merkel has described theresa mays offer to give european Citizens Rights after Brexit Living in the uk is a good start. At a summit last night, the Prime Minister said nobody in the uk lawfully would be forced to leave on the day of brexit, nor did she want to split up families. In return the eu would have to
There are various things i want to show you. This wall, which im just walking up to now is called the questions wall. On here, people have written, where is the money going . 7 when written, where is the money going . . When will it stop, people over profit . Why give everyone this type of suffering. Stop. Neverforgotten. Justice for grenfell. Real numbers 79 . No way. So many questions on this wall as you walk into the social club. Over here, this is a mural thats being painted. Mark is the chap who has been painting it. This is whats called wall of evidence. I dont know if you can see the words, the truth will not be hidden, the publics public inquest. Facts. When the painting is finished here, residents who escaped from the tower that night, who witnessed what happened, are being encouraged to write their first hand accounts on here. To take ownership of what happened because some people feel so much distrust now when it comes to the authorities. Lets me take you inside the social c
Believe this is happening in the uk. The funeral is held of martyn hett, a coronation street super fan, killed in the Manchester Arena bombing. Nurseries in england say councils are failing to provide enough money to fund Free Childcare for three and four year olds. Give that back and the mischievous minions return in despicable me 3 well get Mark Kermodes thoughts on this and the rest of this weeks new releases in the film review. Hello, good evening. Our main story at 5 its emerged that the cladding used to renovate Grenfell Tower was changed to a type which cost nearly 300,000 pounds less than alternatives. Documents obtained by bbc news show that officials originally chose a Zinc Cladding for the building, but then decided on a less fire resistant aluminium version. The cladding is thought to have contributed to the spread of the fire that killed at least 80 people. There is no suggestion a deliberate decision was made to cut fire safety, and kensington and Chelsea Council insists
In parliament, our look at the day at westminster. The headlines. The Northern Ireland secretary says hes still focused on a return to Power Sharing his Labour Shadow Calls for the Prime Minister to be at the forefront of negotiations. He could tell her to get more involved, get on a Plane To Belfast, i am sure Arlene Foster would not mind. Pressure from all sides of the House Of Commons for action on energy bills. There are 17 million families being ripped off. Ofgem proposals will deal with at most 3 million, a a0 million are still being preyed on by the big six. And have we told the big fish about brexit . Fish shoals cannot be maintained unilaterally. Our own fishermen often fish up to russia and down south to portugal. The Northern Ireland secretary, james brokenshire, has said he believes a deal between the parties in Northern Ireland remains achievable, but has warned that time is short. He said that long term funding decisions could not be put off much longer. Because of the sn
As an Air Ambulance Pilot to focus on royal duties. In sportsday on bbc news it is only rain and Alastair Cook that find a way to stop south africa. England struggle on the third day of the test at the oval. Good evening. For two years now a war has been raging in the middle east country of yemen, with devastating consequences for its people. A Fierce Civil War has split the country in two. A Coalition Led by the government and backed by the saudis controls the east of yemen while houthi rebels, backed by iran, the south of yemen while houthi rebels, backed by iran, control the north of the country. Yemen is now on the brink of famine and has become a Breeding Ground for disease. Cholera has swept the country with nearly 2000 deaths since the outbreak began in april. The situation there is now described as the worlds greatest humanitarian crisis. Access for International Journalists is very rare but our middle east correspondent, 0rla guerin, with her producer, Nicola Careem and camera