including in other countries. uk ministers are due to unveil further measures to help thousands of people living in buildings deemed unsafe since the grenfell tower disaster. six republican senators join democrats in voting to push ahead with donald trump s impeachment trial. and coming up this hour the perils of the zoom call a forlorn texas lawyer tells thejudge i am not a cat , as he s defeated by a kitten filter. good morning and welcome to bbc news. england s deputy chief medical officer says it s really worrying that there s lower take up of the coronavirus vaccine among ethnic minorities in the uk. in the past hour, professorjonathan van tam, has been answering audience questions about about vaccines and covid misinformation here on bbc news, and the asian network. it comes amid hesitancy in black and asian communities about vaccine uptake. i have concerns that uptake in the minority ethnic groups is not going to be as rapid or as high as in the indigenous white
but domestic abuse campaigners worry about the message it sends. and here at the home of cricket, the start of the test match summer, new captain, new coach, new england? so far, very good. good afternoon. the queen has taken the salute from the balcony at buckingham palace as trooping the colour begins four days of celebration for her platinum jubilee. there are thousands of people here lining the streets, and we ve spoken to some who ve come from as far away as australia and the us. in a message to mark the event, the queen, who is the world s oldest reigning monarch, said she hoped the celebrations would create many happy memories for people. at 96, her mobility is limited, and she restricted her appearance to the palace balcony, instead of inspecting the troops in person, as is traditional. here s our royal correspondent nicholas witchell. for all that she wants thejubilee to be about communities coming together, creating their own precious memories, in the end, it is a
of the building tells this programme he has serious concerns about the recent refurbishment. that raises real questions about the fire safety checks that were in place to stop families getting hurt. also, firefighters have worked through the night to dampen ablaze, although some parts of the building on the upper floors remain alight. the fire brigade say the tower block is not structurally safe for them to enter in some places. meanwhile, local people continue to offer help to those left destitute and homeless, this is where the relief effort is being co ordinated, and as you can see, there are piles of clothes and toys that people have donated. we have also donated some money, given money to families, darren withdrew £1000 from his account, and we have been giving families £100 just to see them over the next couple of days. good morning from north kensington. this morning we are at the westway sports centre on one of their basketball courts. you might be able to hear the