For theresa mays Minority Government, mps will vote on the queens speech later. In half an hours time the culture and Media Secretary will announce whether 21st Century Fox will be allowed to takeover sky. The deal would give Rupert Murdoch total control of the broadcaster. And Dame Katherine grainger, the incoming chair of uk sport, says she has huge concerns about Athlete Welfare. I think there is huge concerns, without a doubt, no one is pretending there isnt. Good morning. Its thursday 29th july. Im annita mcveigh. Welcome to bbc newsroom live. A retired Court Of Appealjudge, sir Martin Moore Bick, will be appointed to lead the Public Inquiry into the Grenfell Tower disaster. The news comes as police say at least 80 people are believed to have died in the fire, but they dont expect to be able to confirm the final number for at least another six months. This morning the Prime Minister theresa may released a statement on the appointment of sir Martin Moore Bick to lead the inquiry. T
The cost of a degree. Students from the poorest backgrounds could leave university with debts of over £57,000. Also coming up, its day three of wimbledon. First up on centre court this afternoon isjohanna konta, who plays donna vekic, the player who beat her in the final of the Nottingham 0pen Last month. And Mark Cavendish is out of the Tour De France, following a crash which saw his sprint rival peter sagan disqualified from the race for his involvement. Good morning and welcome to bbc newsroom live. Its understood the goverment is to send a taskforce in, to take over parts of Kensington Council, in the wake of the grenfell fire tragedy. It is thought the Housing Department and other departments will be run by an outside organisation, but the council itself will not be taken over. Most of the families who lost their homes are still living in hotels, despite government pledges to rehouse them all by today. There was anger and frustration at a meeting with police and the westminster c
End takes joanna konta into the next round at wimbledon. And coming up on bbc news. Well have all the latest from a big day for the british players at the all england club. Join me for Wimbledon Sportsday at 6 30. Good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. Knife crime is now one of the greatest challenges facing Police Forces across the country. In fact, the knife is britains number one murder weapon. The figures are all the more shocking because increasingly both victims and perpetrators are Young Children and teenagers. Last year nearly 32,500 knife crimes were committed in england and wales. That figure was up 14 on the previous year. Senior Police Officers say there needs to be a change in attitudes and behaviour. Our home affairs correspondent, june kelly, has been on Police Patrol in birmingham and met some of those working to end knife culture. A Summer Evening in birmingham and the force Response Teams from West Midlands police are dealing with dozens of emergencies. Proc
The rising tide of knife crime in britain now the number one Murder Weapon its being carried by growing numbers of children. We need to step right back to nine year olds, eight year olds, and guide them in a better direction, and thats all over the uk. Plugging into the future volvo becomes the first carmaker to ditch petrol and diesel only cars. And a straight sets win for andy murray takes him through to the 3rd round at wimbledon. And coming up in Sportsday On Bbc News Warren Gatland keeps faith with his 15. The lions coach names an Unchanged Team for their deciding test against the all blacks on saturday. Good evening. The American Ambassador to the United Nations has described north koreas latest missile test as a clear and sharp Military Escalation one that has made the world a more dangerous place. It has been confirmed that the Intercontinental Ballistic Missile fired by north korea for the first time yesterday, could have a range of more than 3000 miles meaning it could reach
And its game, set and. Mo . Four time Olympic Champion sir mo farah is the latest athlete to take on our Breakfast Mug challenge. The scotland and Northern Ireland there are changes from this is as weather, i will fill you there are changes from this is as weather, iwill fill you in there are changes from this is as weather, i will fill you in on the details in 15 minutes. Good morning, first our main story. The number of Mobile Phones and drugs smuggled into prisons is unacceptable, according to the government. More than 20,000 phones and sim cards and over 200 kilograms of narcotics were found in jails in england and wales last year. The seizures follow a £2 Million Investment in technology to detect contra band, as James Waterhouse reports. Many will say this continuing trend of contraband being smuggled into jails through whatever means possible only highlights the scale of the challenge facing Prison Officers, whove had to deal with staff cuts and growing violence over recent yea