joining us from the united states and all around the world. a monumental week for u.s. president joe biden, as he is set to meet with world leaders at the united nations. and deal with challenges back in washington. negotiators from the united autoworkers and automakers are set to meet, as a first strike to hit all of the three drags on. and why some so-called hijacked buildings are fighting back. we ll have a live report for you from johannesburg. u.s. president joe biden is in new york, where he will be meeting with world leaders at this week s united nations general assembly. mr. biden alived sunday night and is expected to attend two campaigns. this week, the u.s. president also plans to meet with president zelensky, who will be attending the general assembly and pushing for more support for ukraine. in washington, mr. biden is facing a number of challenges. including the about of a government shutdown later this month and impeachment inquiry launched by house repub
we want you to stay. the cladding used on grenfell tower is withdrawn from around the world. the us supreme court has partially lifted an injunction against president donald trump s travel ban. and a new aircraft carrier hms queen elizabeth sets sail for the first time from the rosyth dockyard in fife. it s 5 o clock. our main story is that after more than two weeks of talks the conservatives and the democratic unionist party have agreed a parliamentary deal to support theresa may s minority government. it will mean an extra £1 billion for health, education and infrastructure in northern ireland. the conservatives have also agreed to keep the so called triple lock on pensions and maintain universal winterfuel payments for pensioners. leaders in scotland and wales have condemned the deal other parties have raised concerns that the deal will cause problems in northern ireland. our political correspondent iain watson reports. why has it taken so long? theresa may had want
to the bbc news at one. theresa may has confirmed that a retired high courtjudge, sir martin moore bick, has been chosen to lead the public inquiry into the grenfell tower fire. sir martin this morning promised a vigorous inquiry that gets to the truth and said he understood the desire of local people for justice. the prime minister told mps that she expects he will produce an interim report as early as possible into the tragedy, in which 80 people are now presumed to have died. sir martin moore bick spent 20 years as a judge and is said to be highly respected, but his appointment has been questioned by some. here s our correspondent richard lister. the family and friends of tony dissident gathered for his funeral today, a short distance from grenfell tower where he died. with an estimated 80 dead, there will be many more such funerals. looming over them, questions about why they died, who was to blame, how can others be protected. and this is the man now appointed to fin
welcome to bbc news. sir martin moore bick the retired judge chosen to lead the public inquiry into the grenfell tower fire says it s unlikely its remit would be wide enough to satisfy all survivors. sir martin promised a vigorous inquiry‘ that would look at the problems surrounding the start of the fire and its rapid development in order to prevent this ever happening again. after meeting with residents this morning he said he understood their desire forjustice and that he would produce an interim report as early as possible . critics say residents should have been consulted. 80 people are now presumed by police to have died. here s our correspondent richard lister. the family and friends of tony disson gathered for his funeral today, a short distance from grenfell tower where he died. with an estimated 80 dead, there will be many more such funerals. looming over them, questions about why they died, who was to blame, how can others be protected. and this is the man