sit down protest blocking traffic in central london. police confirm 30 people are now known to have died in the fire. the bbc understands more than 70 are dead or missing. the prime minister already criticised for her response to the tragedy visits some of the injured in hospital. she has announced a £5 million fund to help the victims. what we need to do is to ensure that immediately people have the support that they need in order to deal with what is an horrific and terrible circumstance that people are in. and the queen and prince william visit a relief centre where some of the hundreds left homeless are staying in temporary accommodation. good evening and welcome to bbc news. there have been angry scenes in west london, as people affected by the grenfell tower fire tried to storm the offices of the local council. some protestors managed to get inside kensington and chelsea town hall where they were confronted by security guards. tonight there are two protests in lond
in the country is. we all desperately sad and angry, but none of us as angry as those directly affected. i m chris rogers, the other main headlines on bbc news. pc keith palmer who tried to stop the terror attack in westminster has been awarded the george medal for his bravery as the queen s birthday honours are announced. among others to be recognised is the scottish comedian and actor, billy connolly, who s been knighted. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. we arejust outside we are just outside the grenfell tower scene of the terrible disaster here, the official death toll currently stands at 30. the bbc understands 70 people are dead or missing and we expect a news conference with the police and fire brigade in the next hour or so, which we may get an updated casualty figure and the latest progress on the investigation inside the building. the queen has issued a statement to mark her official birthday. it has been described as unprecedented. let s read it. it is quite
his spokesman confirms they will meet on friday. a trade deal and brexit are expected to be on the agenda. as hundreds of thousands take to the streets in protest against the new president, the white house goes to war over reports of the numbers who attended friday s inauguration. we had a massive field of people. you saw them, packed. i get up this morning, i turn on one of the networks, and they show an empty field. good morning, it is sunday 22 january. also ahead: after reports that a trident missile test went wrong, the ministry of defence says it has absolute confidence in its nuclear defence system. a cancer charity calls for more to be done to encourage women to have smear tests. in sport: britain s andy murray is up against it in the last 16 of the australian open. the world number one is 2 1 down against germany s mischa zverev. and nick has the weather. good morning. it is another cold, frosty start. icy in a few spots, too, because there are some showers around. t
and it s transfer deadline day in england as premier league spending nears a january record. good morning. it s tuesday january the 31st. welcome to bbc newsroom live. donald trump has sacked the united states top legal advisor after she questioned the legality of his travel ban. sally yates, who was acting attorney general, said she couldn t defend his decision to temporarily stop refugees and citizens of seven mainly muslim countries from entering america. but the white house said in a statement that she had betrayed the department ofjustice. in the uk a former head of the horror foreign office has criticised theresa may s state invitation to the president. he said the offer had been premature and put the offer had been premature and put the queen in a very difficult situation. protests have been held in cities across the uk as of last night including in cardiff, seen here. an online petition calling for the state visit to be cancelled has gathered more than 1.6 milli
jose mourinho wants manchester united to go through an open door to win the europa league ahead of their quarterfinal first leg at anderlecht. and jenson button will return to formula one for one race only, replacing fernando alonso who s headed to the states for the indy 500. hello again. two days, two medals at the world track cycling championships in hong kong. and chris latham is the latest of the younger generation of british cyclists who s proved he can deliver on the global stage after elinor barker picked up a silver in the scratch race yesterday. latham has won a bronze in the men s event. he s just 23 and timed his finish to perfection to win a bunch sprint to cross the line in third. many of the senior riders are taking time off. many of the senior riders are taking time off. he s one of a host of athletes getting a chance at the championships with many of the senior riders taking time off following the rio olympics and also due to the odd retirement, including t