you fly above the water i ve been having a go at foiling. much how fun does that look! amazing. and louise has the weather. a chilly start for most of the country. mostly drive with some sunny spells. first, our main story: kensington and chelsea council is facing more criticism over its handling of the grenfell fire. the mayor of london sadiq khan is calling for commissioners to be brought in to take over the running of the authority, which he says is not fit for purpose . the council leader, nicholas paget brown, and his deputy, both resigned yesterday. simonjones reports. after angry protests at the council officers and after a meeting of the council was cut short following an attempt to land the public and press. were you pressured by number ten to resign? the pressure for the leader got too great. this isa for the leader got too great. this is a huge human tragedy. many families. the task, successor is to ensure that the strengths which also characterise this place an
we ll look back on the end of black and white television 50 years ago. and louise has the weather. good morning. it s a chilly start in the far north of the country but not a bad weekend in prospect. mostly dry with decent sunny spells. more throughout the morning. good morning. first, our main story. kensington and chelsea council is facing more criticism over its handling of the grenfell tower fire. the mayor of london, sadiq khan, is calling for commissioners to be brought in to take over the running of the authority, which he says is not fit for purpose. the council leader, nicholas paget brown, and his deputy, both resigned yesterday. simonjones reports. after angry protests at the council offices and after a meeting of the council was cut short following an attempt to ban the public and press.. reporter: were you pressured by number 10 to resign? ..the pressure for the leader got too great. this is a huge human tragedy for so many families. the task for my successor is
with new zealand s all blacks in their best chance yet to win a test. and in half an hour, the travel show heads to hong kong the trail of martial arts supremo bruce lee. the mayor of london, sadiq khan, has written to the prime minister asking her to appoint commissioners to take over the running of kensington and chelsea local authority, which he says has lost the trust of local residents. the council leader, nicholas paget brown, and his deputy, both resigned yesterday. simonjones reports. after angry protests at the council offices and after a meeting of the council was cut short following an attempt to ban the public and press.. reporter: were you pressured by number 10 to resign? ..the pressure for the leader got too great. this is a huge human tragedy for so many families. i have decided to step down as soon asa i have decided to step down as soon as a successoi’ i have decided to step down as soon as a successor is i have decided to step down as soon as a successor
but i of course we weren t immediately quick off the ground, it was an enormous ‘ immediately quick off the ground, it was an enormous “i immediately quick off the ground, it was an enormous i don t know if everyone realised how complex and how vast this fire was. i challenge any borough in the whole country to have immediately had an action plan they could put into place. the resignation has been welcomed by many, including the mayor of london, sadiq khan who urged the prime minister to get a grip and appoint commissioners to run the borough. he wrote, commissioners who are untainted should take over the running of the council to act in the best interests of residents. but some in this community that already feels like it s been failed by the authorities are sceptical of the appointment process. they cannot just impose their old boy network and theirfriends just impose their old boy network and their friends and family scheme that they seem to operate elsewhere. there
from owen farrell secures the british and irish lions victory in new zealand, levelling the three test series. and in half an hour the travel show heads to hong kong on the trail of martial arts supremo bruce lee. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. the government has indicated it won t bring in external commissioners to run kensington and chelsea council following the grenfeel tower fire disaster. the local government secretary, sajid javid, said it would monitor the process to elect a new leader of the authority following the resignation of nicholas paget brown yesterday, and it would take further action, if it was needed. frankie mccamley reports. it was the breakdown of this, the first cabinet meeting at the council since the fire at grenfell tower that led to the resignation of its leader, nicholas paget brown. that led to the resignation of its leader, nicholas paget-brown. as council leader, i have to accept my share of responsibility for these perceived failings