country in 37 local authorities have been tested and failed the combustibility test. if you don't give me a permanent accommodation and not going to accept it. survivors of the grenfell tower fire challenge the housing minister about their living conditions. and, the end of flu jabs may be in sight — researchers in america develop a vaccine patch. and coming up in the sport on bbc news: defending champion andy murray is named number one seed for wimbledon. it's the first time in 12 grand slams that the big four make up the top seeds. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. the senior police officer at the hillsborough disaster, chief superintendent david duckenfield, is to be charged with the manslaughter, by gross negligence, of 95 men, women and children. the crown prosecution service says it has enough evidence to charge a further five people in connection with the crush at the fa cup final in 1989. the former chief constable sir norman bettison will face four charges — relating to alleged lies he told in the aftermath about the culpability of fans. a solicitor who acted for south yorkshire police is charged with perverting the course of justice by changing witness statements. the families of many of those who died were told about the decision at a meeting in warrington — from where our correspondent judith moritz sent this report. they've had enquiries, inquests and investigations but the hillsborough families have never seen in public criminal prosecutions against anyone involved in the 1989 disaster. they have waited almost 30 years for this moment. this morning they arrived full of hope and anxiety to be told that six people are to face prosecution. they include david duckenfield who was in charge of policing the match. and sir norman bettison who is alleged to have lied about fans after the disaster. there is sufficient evidence to charge former chief superintendent david duckenfield with the manslaughter by gross negligence of 95 men, women and children. he was the match commander on the day of the disaster. david duckenfield, seen here in 1989, is being charged with the manslaughter of all but one of the manslaughter of all but one of the 96 liverpool fans who died in the 96 liverpool fans who died in the disaster. we are unable to charge the manslaughter of tony bland, the 96 casualties who died almost four years labour. this is due to time limitations imposed by the law implied at the time. the liverpool fans were killed when the terraces at the sheffield ground became overcrowded during the 1989 fa cup final. david duckenfield ordered the opening of an exit gate through which fans poured into the ground. in the years after hillsborough sir norman bettison rose through the ranks to become chief constable of merseyside and later west yorkshire. given his seniority prosecutors will ask jurors to find he abused the public ‘s trust. jurors to find he abused the public 's trust. former chief constable norman bettison is charged with four offences of misconduct in public office. this relates to alleged lies he told by his involvement in the aftermath of hillsborough and the culpability of vans. the bereaved families emerged from their meeting with the cps having worked there will be prosecutions.” with the cps having worked there will be prosecutions. i am absolutely delighted. we've got today everything we could have asked for. the decisions by the cps in my opinion were correct, are correct. and we look forward to the due process through a court of law. graham mackrell was sheffield wednesday company secretary and safety officer in 1989, he is accused of failing to carry out his duties charged under health and safety law a nd duties charged under health and safety law and the safety of sports ground act. peter metcalf was the solicitor acting for south yorkshire police who is charged with perverting the course ofjustice in relation to amendments made to witness statements. former officers chief superintendent donald denton in the middle and dci alan foster who is not shown are charged with the same offence, donald denton is said to have overseen the process of altering statements. no one from the ambulance service is being prosecuted and no organisation will face corporate charges. it's the culmination of more than four years of work by hundreds of investigators, they have looked through thousands of documents including police notebooks from 1989 which were recovered from lofts, garages and offices and comb through page by page. investigations have cost in the region of £100 million and expectations of prosecutions we re and expectations of prosecutions were high. donna miller lost her brother paul carlyle, today is a ha rd brother paul carlyle, today is a hard day, her mother did not live to see the prosecutions announced. the fa ct see the prosecutions announced. the fact my mum is not here, this is the first big event she's not here, she died on the 26th of april this year and this was a day she was determined to be here for. so it's sad for me without my mum. the youngest to die was just ten years old, the oldest pensioner. they were all and lawfully killed. there have long been calls forjustice, now almost 30 years after they were killed those said to be responsible will face trial and the prospect of jail. and judith is in warrington now. give us more of the sense of what people have been saying to you, as you say after so many years?” people have been saying to you, as you say after so many years? i think there is an undercurrent here of satisfaction. quiet satisfaction in some respects and that is because the families know they are at a difficult stage. nobody wants to endanger the forthcoming prosecutions from a legal point of view so we have heard in the last few minutes in fact from some of the lawyers representing the families who have said to us that they have welcomed these announcements today, that the families always knew they had justice at the inquest but accountability was going to be harder to achieve. they have gone on to say that because they want to make sure they preserve the process which will lie ahead and not endanger it that they will not speculate about the outcome of any trial. it's a similar tone taken by various organisations. we have had responses this morning from south yorkshire police for example saying similar things, they understand it's a decision for the crown prosecution service but don't want to speculate 01’ service but don't want to speculate or get involved in the detail. also the lawyer representing david duckenfield and donald denton has said it's not for them to make comment at this time. in terms of wider reaction within the house of commons, we have heard at prime minister's questions, the prime minister's questions, the prime minister welcoming the decision and praising the exemplary campaign by the hillsborough families and others and also jeremy corbyn the hillsborough families and others and alsojeremy corbyn similarly praising the campaign work. there is reaction to this, it has been welcomed but within careful boundaries. everybody now having their eyes on these court appearances we heard about today, five of the six dependents will appear before magistrates here in warrington in early august. —— five of the six defendants. let's speak to our legal correspondent clive coleman. let's focus on the charge of gross negligence, this is a charge where the bar is set high. this is a serious criminal offence carrying a maximum sentence of life imprisonment. the prosecution have to prove first of all a duty of care was awed by david duckenfield to those who did, they have to prove that duty was breached and proved it was breached by gross negligence. what is gross negligence? the bar is set high, it is more thanjust a bad mistake. in one case it is described as behaviour which is reprehensible but that gives you an illustration of the bar is set. in the past its proved challenging offence to prosecute. and a thought as well that we are hearing today about individuals, some people might have expected groups, organisations to be involved? three were considered, sheffield wednesday were considered but that company only exists on paper now really, no directors could give instructions or enter a plea. the punishment would have been a fine and it has no assets to pay. similarly south yorkshire metropolitan ambulance services cannot be prosecuted because it was pa rt cannot be prosecuted because it was part of the trent regional health authority and that has ceased to exist and the criminal responsibility has not been passed on to the successor organisation so there was no possibility of prosecuting that organisation. the football association was also considered in relation to health and safety charges but in that instance the cps said there was insignificant —— insufficient evidence to say the fa was responsible for the breach of a safety certificate at the ground 01’ a safety certificate at the ground or that the fa contributed to a material risk to safety. thank you. the government says 120 tower blocks in 37 local authority areas in england have now failed fire safety tests. theresa may gave the update as she faced mps in herfirst prime minister's questions since she lost her parliamentary majority in the general election. 0ur political correspondent iain watson reports from westminster. they say a week is a long time in politics so the eight weeks since the last prime minister's questions must seem like a lifetime for theresa may. she is putting on a brave face but the prime minister has lost majority. labour gained rather than shared seats, a third of the snp‘s contingent have gone and the snp‘s contingent have gone and the ten dup mps from northern ireland hugely influential. but an even more dramatic event dominated things, the grenfell tower tragedy. jeremy corbyn began by asking when the public enquiry will begin and was told a judge will be appointed soon. the prime minister set out the scale of the wider problem with the cladding of tower blocks. the cladding of tower blocks. the cladding of tower blocks. the cladding of 120 tower blocks this morning across the country in 37 local areas have been tested and philby combustibility test. given the 100% failure rate we are very clear with local authorities and housing associations that they should not wait for test results but get on with the job of fire safety checks and they are doing that. the exchanges became more robust when the labour leader when the tragedy to spending cuts. under her predecessor... under her predecessor fire safety audit and inspections we re fire safety audit and inspections were cut by a quarter. fire authority budgets were cut by a quarter. can the prime minister give an assurance to the house that the further 20% cuts to the fire service planned by 2020 will now be halted? she said it wasn't the issue. the question is why is it despite that we have seen in local authority area after local authority area materials being put up that we see not complying with building regulations? when you cut local authority budgets by 40% we all pay a price in public safety. what the tragedy of grenfell tower has exposed is the disastrous effects of austerity. this should be an issue that across this house we recognise is a matter that has been developing over decades, is a matter that has occurred under governments of both colours, under councils of all political persuasions. jeremy corbyn‘s critics will accuse him of politicising this tragedy but he believes it is already highly political, a symbol of social inequality and poor housing policies. this afternoon here in the house of commons he will broaden his attack, not just asking house of commons he will broaden his attack, notjust asking for more cash for the emergency services but calling for the public sector pay cap to be lifted. the badges worn are from the nurses union calling from a pay rise. jeremy corbyn will hope he has caught the mood of a nation but the conservatives say or maybe can deliver the strong economy necessary to fund public services. 0ur assistant political editor norman smith is in westminster. it came across as a pretty charged atmosphere. yes, i think there has been a reluctance amongst many mp‘s and main party leaders up until now not to make direct political points are arguments out of the grenfell tower tragedy. that came to a shuddering halt this lunchtime and we do seem to be in something of a blame game with jeremy we do seem to be in something of a blame game withjeremy corbyn directly suggesting cuts caused g re nfell tower, directly suggesting cuts caused grenfell tower, saying the tragedy exposed the disastrous effects of austerity, pointing in particular to austerity, pointing in particular to a 40% reduction in councilfunding which reduced their ability to cart a odd safety inspection and building regulation. that in turn seemed to sting theresa may who hit back by almost blaming the last labour government and tony blair saying it was under tony blair this cladding had gone up in the first place and it was under his government which the rules were changed on inspections and building regulations, transferring responsibility from the fire service to local councils. at that .1 tory mp got up and said we have got to have a calm, nonpartisan debate. i think theresa may realised it had got out of hand and said we will not get anywhere pointing the finger of blame. the difficulty is that until this public enquiry gets up and running there is something of a vacuum and in that vacuum inevitably the political arguments and acrimony begins to intrude. but we are still waiting for thejudge to begins to intrude. but we are still waiting for the judge to be appointed to chair the enquiry and two weeks on we still don't know who thatis two weeks on we still don't know who that is going to be or when he she will be appointed. norman, thank you. there were strong exchanges this morning when survivors of the grenfell tower fire confronted the housing minister on the bbc. residents told alok sharma that authorities had failed to provide adequate accommodation since the disaster. richard lister reports. two weeks ago, the nation looked on in horror at the worst fire in britain since world war ii. it took days for an official estimate of 79 dead to emerge and it is a number most on this estate believe is far too low. the council was overwhelmed, the relief effort too slow. it has improved. but for the survivors, every day is a new challenge. you receive a call from the council saying your hotel is booked. you go down to breakfast the next morning, they ask you what time you are checking out. you ring them up, no one seems to know what is going on. they have offered us high—rise towers and i have expressed to them that we're petrified, traumatised and so are the kids. it is very hard when you do not say goodbye to someone, but it is even worse when you do not even know you should be saying goodbye. the housing minister met residents today on the bbc derbyshire programme. it was a tense encounter. i want a permanent accommodation. if you do not give me permanent accommodation, i'm not going to accept it. the government is still struggling to convince survivors that their needs will be met. anyone whose home has been destroyed will be housed by next wednesday in good accommodation and in housing that is acceptable to them. so what we are not going to do is if you're offered a home, you do not like it, and you are still asked to go in, that is not going to happen. 68 families will be housed locally in these apartments, hopefully next month. but there are almost 400 households still in hotels. government money is being distributed, almost £1.7 million so far. including £5,000 emergency payments to more than 100 households. grenfell is a national disaster with national repercussions. it is now confirmed that cladding from 120 buildings in 37 local authority areas has failed fire safety tests. richard lister, bbc news. talks to restore northern ireland's devolved administration are continuing, with just one full day left to reach an agreement. discussions have been taking place between the five main parties and the british and irish governments to try to restore power—sharing at stormont. 0ur ireland correspondent chris buckler is at stormont, as the deadline approaches. injust over 2a hours in just over 2a hours the northern ireland assembly is supposed to meet, a first and deputy first minister supposed to be appointed and months of political crisis supposed to be over. that was the plan but it does not seem like a certainty at this juncture. the democratic unionist party and sinn fein are still deeply divided on a range of issues but there is one in particular causing a lot of disagreement. that is about an irish language act. i is the first language act. i is the first language ofjust over a quarter of 196 language ofjust over a quarter of 1% of the population here but it is deeply important to nationalists and republicans and as a result they're pushing for official status for it. but the dup are against that and what a much wider legislation that would look at languages and culture more generally. as a result we had something of a stand—off and last night angry words from sinn fein in response to the dup, talking about having a parallel process, trying to get back into government and continue talking. that gives you no indication that a deal is likely any time soon. but there has been a warning from the northern ireland secretary james brokenshire today of serious implications for northern ireland if no deal is agreed. the clock is ticking was not long to find out if the deadline is met. the supermarket chain tesco has announced it is to cut 1,200 jobs at its head office. it comes a week the loss of up to 1,100 jobs was announced at tesco's call centre in cardiff. our business correspondent emma simpson is here. tesco says it needs to make money and supply business. if you are a retailer one of your biggest costs and staff. so it announced what it calls a significant step by cutting numbers at its headquarters, across all centralised functions from buying and marketing to finance and property. of course staff at headquarters have faced job losses before because they closed the old hq so the news today will be very ha rd hq so the news today will be very hard indeed. since in two dozen 1a this business has cut at least 10,000 jobs across the board and i do not think this is the end of it because like other retailers it is grappling with a whole host of challenges. rising wage bills thanks to the new minimum wage, rising costs partly due to the slump in the pound and of course changing shopping habits. it is having to pay the costs and investment in online. so these job losses are happening right across the industry but of course with tesco, the biggest retailer in the uk, these numbers are retailer in the uk, these numbers a re pretty retailer in the uk, these numbers are pretty big. emma simpson. our top story this lunchtime. six people are to be charged in connection with the hillsborough football stadium disaster, 28 years ago. the senior police officer at the match — former chief superintendent david duckenfield — will be charged with the manslaughter of 95 people. coming up in sport: mixed news for britain at the world taekwondo championships in south korea. heavyweight mahama cho has guaranteed the british team a second medal, but lutalo muhammad is out. if you're not keen on needles, research from the united states may offer some comfort. scientists there are developing a skin patch to deliver the flu vaccine — it's similar to a plaster, and contains hair—like needles which penetrate the skin and then dissolve. the patch has been described as a potential "game changer" for vaccination campaigns in developing countries. tulip mazumdar has more details. vaccines save millions of lives around the world but getting them to people in remote parts of developing countries is a major challenge. some vaccines must be kept refrigerated, and train staff must administer them and train staff must administer them and needles must be disposed of safely. but what if you could vaccinate people as simply as this. it might look like a plaster for a small cut but zoom in and you will see 100 microscopic hairlike needles containing the flu vaccine. they penetrate the skin surface and dissolve. a small study in the us found that they are just as effective as the regular injectable vaccine. this is potentially a game changer that we have. we have a technology that potentially we could use not just for the flu vaccine technology that potentially we could use notjust for the flu vaccine but vaccines more generally. we could do away with needles. the vaccines appear to be stable at a0 degrees for a year or more which is really good. so potentially it could be a lot cheaper than current technology and you do not need train staff to administer them. here in the uk you can geta administer them. here in the uk you can get a flu jab quite easily by coming to your local pharmacy but many people still choose not to. sometimes because they're worried about needles. some participants in the trial were scared of needles and excited about having a technology that will help them go through their phobia. most people in the study said that the patch was painless but some experienced mild side effects for a few days such as redness and itching. researchers at emory university and the georgia institute of technology say it will be some yea rs before of technology say it will be some years before the patch is widely available and more studies are needed. the ultimate goal is for people to buy their vaccine off—the—shelf and even immunise themselves. tulip mazumdar, bbc news. the co—op bank has agreed a rescue package with shareholders worth about £700 million. it should mean the bank — which almost collapsed in 2013 — will no longer need to be sold. our business editor simon jack is here. how secure is its future? this is good news for a bank which had little of that over the last few yea rs, little of that over the last few years, it has been walking would ever since 2013 when it almost collapse, discovering a huge hole in its finances. a bunch of american investors said it then and since thenit investors said it then and since then it has been limping along unable to earn its way out of trouble, they could not find a buyer when i wanted to do so those same investors have doubled down and written off some of the money in. that will mean that their shareholding is almost not entirely owned by us investors. the co—op group will now own just 1%. so it will be very different, their branding will stay and the ethical values will also stay. but the agreement between the co—op group which does gross restores and funeral services and co—op bank will terminate. so it is a big change from 1872 when it was founded. to be almost majority—owned by hedge funds. it will be interesting to see how a million of their customers, who have been very loyal, will be when there are no longer part of the group. simon jack, thank you. services which provide support for older people with complex needs face more cuts, even though extra money is being put into the system — that's according to a survey of more than 150 adult social services directors in england. the report found that three quarters of council directors are worried about the quality of care available. here's our social affairs correspondent alison holt. they are packing the room at the university of the third age at minehead in west somerset. a third of the population here is aged 65 or over, the highest proportion in the country. today's report warns despite the growing demand for support as people get older, councils are still having to cut services. i don't think it's a matter of what side of the political divide you are on. but to me the main question is, what's going to happen to me when i'm a lot older? essentially people have got to pay more taxes. you can't carry on relying on ad hoc sticking plaster solutions. i think it's terribly important that this age group is remembered, i'm not going to say looked after is difficult, because i don't know where the money is coming from. nearly all of the directors who run council care services in england responded to the survey. they expect to make more than £820 million in savings this year. most councils had to use their reserves to pay for last year's care overspend. companies providing care are still handing back local authority contracts. and three quarters of council directors worry about the quality of care available. cliff edge, tipping point, i think nearly every organisation that has an interest in social care in the last year has used those sorts of phrases. and certainly in my number of years of working in this industry, i have not seen a situation like this before. this care company provides support for people across the south. much of it funded by local authorities. the government has put extra money in to ease the pressures, but here they say it is not reaching the front line. we certainly have not seen any material increase in fee rates, virtually nothing in care homes. in—home care actually in some cases the fee rates have gone down. we have had to hand back further local authority contracts, we are just in the process of handing two more back right now. and we have closed another care home unfortunately. how we pay for support as we get older became a particularly toxic issue for the conservatives during the election. but in places like this there is an increasing demand for some sort of plan. which underlines why this is an issue that is not going to go away. the government says as well as additional money in the short term, it will be consulting on how to improve care and put it on a firm financial footing. alison holt, bbc news, somerset. the creator of paddington bear, author michael bond, has died aged 91. he proved to be a favourite ever since he went into print. we look back at the life of michael bond. paddington, charming, peruvian, accident prone. the creation of a former bbc cameraman, michael bond. and modelled on his father. good afternoon, he said, coming help you. my father was a very polite man and always wore a hat in case he met someone. and paddington has a lot of him in it. he wrote the first or after it bought the toy bear. he never thought it would be published but it was just the beginning, millions were sold and translated into more than 30 languages. there was of course the tv programme. 32 winter gardens. paddington musical. paddington film. mrs bird made very good stew. friendly, polite, fond of marmalade. there have been many fictional bearers but none quite like michael bond's paddington bear. the author