And gromit, has died. He was 96. And coming up at midnight tim farron and Nicola Sturgeon face audience questions in a Question Time leaders special. Good evening and welcome to bbc news. Two of the three attackers on London Bridge on Saturday Night have been named by the police. Khuram butt, 27 years old, british, living in barking, was known to the police and mi5. He had been a supporter of a banned islamist Extremist Group and had been reported to the Anti Terrorist hotline by suspicious neighbours. But the police say they had no intelligence to suggest he was planning Saturday Nights attack. One other attacker was named Rachid Redouane who was thirty and claimed to be moroccan libyan and also lived in barking the police say he had not previously come to their attention. Tonight questions as to why Khuram Butt In Particular was not a greater priority for the Security Services and how they missed a plot that has killed seven people. Our home editor mark easton has more. They knew him
Crashes into the side of a house and bursts into flames. Welcome to bbc newsroom. The Foreign Secretary has become the latest member of the cabinet to put pressure on the chancellor to relax the Public Sector pay cap. The limit is due to be in place by 2020, that a Government Source says borisjohnson 2020, that a Government Source says Boris Johnson strongly 2020, that a Government Source says borisjohnson strongly believes pay writers can be achieved without putting undue pressure on public finances. How would this pay cap be paid for. I think what it tells us is the chances of being able to stick by the Public Sector pay cap for the next couple of years looks increasingly remote because we have now had up to six Cabinet Ministers weather themselves through their intermediate trees, saying that they need to look again at this i intermediate trees, saying that they need to look again at this 1 cap. Borisjohnson suggesting this can be done without what he calls fiscal pressure, without
Bowlers channelling australian bowlers chanbeling beyonce. Good morning. Its wednesday, 2nd august. Welcome to bbc Newsroom Live recent unrest in english and welsh jails is causing grave concern, according to the Prison Governors Association. In an open letter, the president of the organisation said governors were facing unacceptable stress. The letter comes after two days of unrest at the mount establishment in hertfordshire. Mark lobel reports. There have been days of disorder at prisons in wiltshire and hertfordshire where riot trained officers were deployed to subdue unruly prisoners. This past year has brought an average of 20 attacks a day on staff in prisons in england and wales, following a decline in the number of Prison Officers over the past few years and complaints over pay. Now the president of Prison Governors Association is publicly blaming the government for what she calls a crisis in many jails and unacceptable stress and anxiety amongst workers. In an open letter to P
Were live until 11 this morning. Well also be discussing what trumps been up to in his first days as president. And have you had toast this morning . Government food scientists are warning that toast along with other Starchy Foods like chips and roast potatoes could cause cancer if they are overcooked. We will have your Essential Guide to the perfect slice. Do get in touch on all the stories were talking about this morning. Our top story today the Prime Minister, theresa may, is to announce her plans to boost industry in britain. She sees the government having a new, more active role, intervening where necessary to help businesses. Her strategy will be unveiled at a Cabinet Meeting in the North West Of England later. 0ur industry correspondent, john moylan, has more. How can the government ensure the economy is fit for the future . For the business secretary, greg clark, places like this are part of the answer. It is a new Automotive Innovation Centre in warwick, backed by government a
Also in the next hour abuse by home carers. There have been more than 20,000 allegations made against Home Care Workers over the last three years, according to data obtained by the bbc. Prison officers in england and wales are to withdraw from riot duty in a dispute over pay and pensions. And private Rocket Company spacex has announced that two private citizens have paid to be sent around the moon. It is the final day of the inquest into the deaths of the british citizens who died in sousse when a gunman carried out a massacre at the hotel where they were staying. The coroner at the inquests into the deaths of 30 british tourists in tunisia has begun delivering his conclusions. The families had been asking for neglect by the Holiday Company to be considered. The coroner has said that he can and can do that because he said that would have meant a gross cannot do that because it would be a gross failure by the company. But he had very severe criticism for the Tunisian Police. An arms pat