over failings by police and prosecutors in england and wales according to two watchdogs. the german chancellor and chinese president welcome two pandas to berlin zoo. they re on loan from china in a gesture of friendship. and on centre court at wimbledon british number one johanna konta s second round matches going to the wire as she takes onjohn avec pitch. seven all in the final set. donna vekic. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. the government has promised that none of the residents of grenfell tower will be forced to live in a home they don t want to move into. so far,139 offers of accommodation have been made; of those, only 1a have been accepted. a taskforce will be sent in to take over the running of parts of kensington and chelsea after severe criticism of the council following the grenfell tower fire. here s our correspondent leila nathoo. the people who lost everything when grenfell tower went up in flames, where were they to go? theresa may promised ever
the government s public sector pay cap after pressure from some of her cabinet to lift it. it isn t fair to go out and tell people they can have all the public spending they want without paying for it. wages are rising by 2.1% while inflation is nearly 3%. six million workers already earn less than the living wage. what part to be quiet do you not understand? shut up! failed by the police the disabled refugee whose repeated pleas for help were ignored and who was brutally murdered. the debate over tuition fees a new report says students in england from the poorest backgrounds can expect debts of nearly £60,000. munching through the bamboo curtain angela merkel and the chinese president xi jinping hope these giant pandas will bring them closer together. and back on centre court, andy murray seeks to defend his wimbledon title in the second round against dustin brown. it s 5 o clock. our main story: the government is to send in a taskforce to take over the running of
end takes joanna konta into the next round at wimbledon. and coming up on bbc news. we ll have all the latest from a big day for the british players at the all england club. join me for wimbledon sportsday at 6:30. good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. knife crime is now one of the greatest challenges facing police forces across the country. in fact, the knife is britain s number one murder weapon. the figures are all the more shocking because increasingly both victims and perpetrators are young children and teenagers. last year nearly 32,500 knife crimes were committed in england and wales. that figure was up 14% on the previous year. senior police officers say there needs to be a change in attitudes and behaviour. our home affairs correspondent, june kelly, has been on police patrol in birmingham and met some of those working to end knife culture. a summer evening in birmingham and the force response teams from west midlands police are dealing with dozens of em
good evening and welcome to bbc news. the new leader of kensington and chelsea council has rated rated her apology to residents of grenfell tower, saying it was not there for them at the time it was needed has reiterated her apology. at a meeting tonight, police have updated residents about several issues, including recovery work. it comes as the government has announced a task force to run several areas, including housing. lucy manning reports. the missing posters have been here for three weeks. they flutter a painful reminder, because time has not brought any answers. now the police search through the 15 tonnes of debris on each floor, still trying to find all the grenfell victims. karim musilhy was at the meeting the police and coroner called last night. his uncle, hesham rahman, is missing from the 23rd floor. he went over to comfort some young children, which, for me, is very heroic. i want that to stick and stay with the family. we may never know if my uncle is ever
north korea s nuclear ambition without inflaming the region. and is there any harm in sex robots? good evening and welcome to bbc news. the united states has said it will propose new un sanctions against north korea after its latest missile test. at a un security council meeting, the us ambassador nikki haley described it as a clear and sharp military escalation one that has made the world a more dangerous place. it has been confirmed that the intercontinental ballistic missile fired by north korea could have a range of more than 3,000 miles, meaning it could reach alaska. the united states also warned it was prepared to use the full range of its capabilities, including military force if needed. here s our diplomatic correspondent james landale. today, on the coast of south korea a barrage of missiles, fired by local and us forces. a simulated attack on the leadership, a show of force and retaliation, backed up tonight by hard words from the united nations security counci