Including motorists trying to escape the blaze. In sport, Englands Tommy Fleetwood remains firmly in contention at golfs us open in wisconsin. Hes just one shot off the leader brian harman heading into todays final round. And helen has the weather. More sunshine on the way . Good morning. Another hot day for the vast majority, the sunshine as strong as it gets and its likely to last for another few days yet for most of us. Ill have the details for you in most of us. Ill have the details foryou ina most of us. Ill have the details for you in a round about 15 minutes. Thanks, helen. First, our main story. Church services will be held today to remember the victims of the Grenfell Tower fire in west london. Police have revealed that 58 people are missing and are believed to have died but that figure could still rise. Yesterday, theresa may met with volunteers and those left homeless. Government staff have been drafted in to improve the response to the disaster, as Nick Quraishi reports. Th
Lets see. Dragons . Right. Lets see. Dragons . Check. Singing pirates . Check. Orcs. Yes. All of which can only mean it is time for e3, the worlds maddest video games expo, in the heart of downtown los angeles. This is where new games are launched and new hardware is lauded. It is always big, loud and bright but this year, for the first time, it is notjust open to those who work in the games industry. 15,000 members of the public have also been allowed in, each paying up to 250 for a ticket. You do the maths. All of which means things have got a lot bigger. Personally hasnt affected my enjoyment of the show at all. But the question is, are this years crop of announcements worth the wait . How exciting it is, depends on whether the big Console Manufacturers have any big announcements or not. This year, microsoft generated the most excitement by announcing a new console. We got hands on. Welcome to e3 2017. And with that, phil spencer kicked off the Xbox E3 Press event. It is a big yearf
And coming up in the sport on bbc news. A big loss for great britains davis cup team. They are going to be without the injured andy murray for their Quarterfinal Tie against france. Good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. A royal marine who was sent to prison for killing an injured taliban fighter in afghanistan has been told he will be freed in two weeks. Sergeant Alexander Blackman had his Murder Conviction reduced to manslaughter earlier this month, on the grounds of diminished responsibility. Hes now been sentenced to seven years but has already served three years, which means he will walk free next month. Our correspondent Duncan Kennedy is at the royal courts ofjustice. Extraordinary scenes both inside court and outside court this morning. Dozens and dozens of marines cheering, in tears, and that included Alexander Blackmans wife claire, who spoke on the steps of her relief at the decision by the judges debated rock Alexander Blackman was not in court, he was watching
And well be asking a nobel Winning Economist for his perspective. Three cheers for al blackman, hip hip hooray. A royal marine convicted of shooting dead a wounded taliban fighter in afghanistan will be freed within weeks, after his sentenced is reduced. And why sunscreen, Cold Remedies and Gluten Free Food may no longer be available on the Nhs In England, to save money. Its 5 oclock. Our main story is the vote in the Scottish Parliament, due to take place right now, on the Scottish Governments demand for a second referendum on independence. If the motion is approved, theresa may will have to respond formally to the request although shes already said this is not the time, in her view, on the eve of the start of the Brexit Process. The vote had been due to take place last wednesday, but was delayed because of the Terror Attack at westminster. Nicola sturgeon the First Minister wants a referendum by the spring of 2019. Lets ta ke lets take a look inside the Scottish Parliament right now.
If he is to compete at augusta. Good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. Any parent who takes their child out of school in england during term time could be fined, or even face prosecution. Thats the ruling of the Supreme Court after a father lost his case that he could take his daughter out of school as long as she attended regularly. Jon platt whos from the Isle Of Wight had refused to pay a fine after taking his daughter for an unauthorised holiday. The high court had originally ruled in his favour but the Supreme Court has now overturned thatjudgment saying parents need to act within school rules. Heres our education editor, branwen jeffreys. The dad who took on the system and today lost. Jon platt refuse to pay a fine for today lost. Jon platt refuse to pay afine fora today lost. Jon platt refuse to pay a fine for a term time holidays. Highest court in the land has ruled against him. I say this, the legal battle is not over. There is no right of appeal on this place. Be a