Mile away from a fracking side were exploratory drilling is about to begin. Site. Nearly £30 billion in mis sold Ppi Compensation has been paid out by british banks, and theres still much more to come. Ill be taking a look at when it will ever end. In sport, englands women ease into the Quarter Finals of the European Championship, with victory over portugal but for scotland its a case of so near, yet so far. And theres confusion at the races as a 50 1 winner turns out to be completely the wrong horse. An investigation has begun. And carol has the weather. Good morning. Iam i am below the Streets Of London. These tunnels were built over 100 yea rs these tunnels were built over 100 years ago. They used to be used to transport mail and parcels below the Streets Of London. They are about to be reopened to the public after being long abandoned. We will find out how and why later on. New line and sarah has the weather. 0ur unsettled theme continues. Lots of cloud and heavy showers forecast.
Workers in greece and say they are dealing with hundreds of extremely vulnerable refugees held on the island of lesbos. Bags of Rubbish Pile Up in birmingham as rubbish collectors step up their industrial action. Collection has already been disrupted for weeks. And its only just bought it. A Driver Looses Control of his new £200,000 ferrari. That was one hour after he picked it up that was one hour after he picked it up from the garage. Good morning. Its friday 28th july. Welcome to bbc newsroom live. The bbc understands that at least 60 high rise buildings, which used insulation and cladding similar to Grenfell Tower, have failed a new fire safety test. The test is seen as more thorough than previous ones, as more materials were analysed together for the first time. So farjust nine of the buildings which failed have been identified. Theyre in salford in greater manchester, where the local council is asking for help from Central Government to meet the cost of replacements. Ministers w
And coming up on bbc news theres a dream debut for Toby Roland Jones as englands bowlers run riot over south africa in the third test. Good evening. 82 buildings have Beenjudged Unsafe by the governments new Fire Safety Test in which insulation and cladding of the type fitted to Grenfell Tower were considered together for the first time. The test is more thorough than previous checks, which only tested cladding. 47 of the buildings are owned or managed by local authorities or housing associations. At least 80 people died in the Grenfell Tower fire injune and the government today announced an independent review into Building Regulations and fire safety. Heres our Home Affairs Correspondent tom symonds. Inside the burn hole, this is where the tests have been taking place upon which the fate of dozens of tower blocks hang. So by the government has refused to release video of the tests, but it involves setting light to cladding and installation fitted to a nine metre wall. This afternoon t
Trade, britains only surviving cloth hall opens after a multi Million Pound renovation. Good morning. Its tuesday 1st august. Im julian worricker. Welcome to bbc Newsroom Live. British gas has said it will increase the price of electricity for the first time in nearly four years. Its owner centrica says Electricity Prices will increase by 12. 5 from 15th september. 3. 1 million customers will be affected. But the companys gas prices will be held at their current level. The average annual dual fuel bill for households on a standard tariff will rise by £76, up by 7. 3 . Ian conn is the Chief Executive of british gass Parent Company, centrica. He explained why the price rise was necessary despite a decrease in the wholesale cost of energy. First of all, the last time we moved our Electricity Prices was in january 2014 and since then they have been held flat. From that time, and you are correct, wholesale prices have fallen, we estimate about £36 on an average bill, that is not what is d