Away and we should have that understanding and that sympathy of oui understanding and that sympathy of our responsibility to ensure eve ryo ne our responsibility to ensure everyone is able to live in safety, where ever they are in this country. 72 people lost their lives on that night injune 72 people lost their lives on that night in june 2017. 72 people lost their lives on that night injune 2017. If that situation rocked the community and shocks the whole country. And it brought together help from lots and lots of people, local churches, mosques, synagogues, people from Different Community organisations, and people rushed to grenfell and as the fire was still blazing, with gifts of food and toys and support and so on. That understanding, that simple Human Understanding of so many people are something that i think we have to cherish and begin to understand. Because there is a natural human instinct to help people and thats what was demonstrated and i cannot forget going there straight
The richest. And six years after the Helicopter Crash onto the clutha pub in glasgow, killing ten people, a report says pilot error was to blame. Ina in a moment, sportsday, but first lets ta ke in a moment, sportsday, but first lets take a look at what else is coming up this evening on bbc news. Inafew coming up this evening on bbc news. In a few minutes, we will be talking toa in a few minutes, we will be talking to a member of the Grenfell Action Group about the report into the fire that took the lives of 72 people. It is critical of the london fire brigade. Also tonight, the other big story of the day, the general election in six weeks. We have a former adviser to ex conservative chancellor George Osborne and an adviser to former labour leader ed miliband to shed some light on what we can all expect, and that is at half past eight. Later on as today draws to a close, we will be looking at the papers, and our guests are anna millen, director of the think tank uk change europe, and j
In the president ial race, despite controversy about employing Family Members. After a record 59 test matches as england captain, Alistair Cook steps down, but says he will carry on as an england player. And a royal salute in Central London, to mark 65 years of the queens reign. Its five oclock. Our main story is that research by bbc news has found that the number of patients on Hospital Wards in england has been at levels considered unsafe in nine out of ten nhs trusts this winter. The pressure on beds has meant that many patients have been at a higher risk of infection or have experienced delays in treatment. Nhs providers, which represents hospitals, said that what it called the extraordinary pressure on beds was no way to run a safe and Effective Health care system. Similar Bed Occupancy Data is not available for scotland, wales and Northern Ireland this winter. Our Health Correspondent jane dreaper has more details. It has been a very difficult winter at Yeovil Hospital in somerse
Until november of this year. Were not going to change the culture of something that has been prominent for a0 or 50 years and, actually, not just simply prominent for a0 or 50 years and, actually, notjust simply in russia. We do want to see some sign that there is a cultural shift. We are not going to resubmit rusaf, the newly reconstructed Russian Federation yet, then the clear indication is that they would appear, if they do, as neutral athletes. Now to the news that one of south africas most successful rugby union stars, joost van der westhuizen, has died at the age of a5. He had been diagnosed with Motor Neurone Disease in 2011 and was part of the 1995 world cup winning springbok side before going on to captain the test team for four years including the 1999 world cup. Capped 89 times for his country hes widely regarded as one of the best scrum halves to have played the game. Players and coaches past and present have been paying their respects. He has been a great servant of the ga
Nearly six months on from the first covid cases in yemen, the bbc has become the First International broadcaster to reach the country to gauge the impact of the virus. Yemen is divided between the houthi group based in the north and an internationally recognised government in the south. Even amid the pandemic fighting between the two sides has continued. Bbc arabics special correspondent, Nawal Al Maghafi reports from sanaa in northern yemen. Here in sanaa there is a sense of hopelessness. As we arrive, another victim of covid 19 is being buried. The people here are faced with the evidence of what this virus does. But this is a country already battling the worlds biggest humanitarian crisis. Years of war and starvation have made people indifferent to the threat that is a deadly pandemic. We are the First International broadcaster to get to yemen since coronavirus arrived here. And this is what we have found. There is no social distancing, and no one is taking any precautions. I go to a