against the british and irish lions, beating their visitors 30 15 in their first head to head of the three test series. good evening. 3a high rise buildings around the country have failed fire safety tests on their external cladding, according to the latest government figures. thousands of buildings, including some schools and hospitals, are now being checked following the grenfell tower disaster. so far, all the samples sent to be tested have failed. camden council in north london has defended its decision to evacuate four tower blocks at short notice, moving hundreds of people into emergency accommodation. 0ur correspondent, richard lister, reports. why was we all ordered to be evacuated at 8.30 at night? tempers were running high today, the leader of camden council took the brunt of the frustration from people evacuated overnight. i am being told they can t rehouse me because i ve got a dog. a hotel place was found for this woman and her dog, but there are thousands of oth
3a high rise buildings in england have failed fire safety tests on their exterior cladding, the government has confirmed tonight. the buildings are the first to undergo urgent checks following the g re nfell tower undergo urgent checks following the grenfell tower disaster. around 600 buildings are due to undergo the tests, with local authorities working urgently to identify the buildings at risk. duncan kennedy reports. in the subdued streets of west london, one more silent, reflective assembly, mourners and neighbours. as these people paused, elsewhere, the now relentless checking of hundreds of tower blocks was continuing. the government asked councils to send in examples of cladding from buildings they were most concerned about that it s become clear tonight that only 3a tests on cloning had so far been carried out, involving 17 councils, and everyone had failed. the council ‘s involvement instead, camden, plymouth, hounslow, barnetta and brent, with many saying the gov
the united nations fears for the safety of up to 150,000 civilians trapped in the last enclave of mosul. it s still held by the so called islamic state but the iraqi army is closing in. as it does the un humanitarian co ordinator in the country warns civilians are at extreme almost unimaginable risk. more on that in a moment. but first, our correspondent 0rla guerin reports from the front line in mosul‘s old city. she s with cameraman nicholas hameon and producer firle davies. a warning her report contains distressing images. a journey to the front line, our windscreen a reminder of the dangers ahead. 0ur escort from iraq s elite counterterrorism force. snaking forward towards an enemy that is still inflicting casualties. like this wounded soldier, being rushed away as we arrived. and families fleeing, too. 0n foot. escaping hunger and fear, and a beloved city robbed of life. no food, no water. this is the old city area, it is really the heart of the battle. and when
civilians trapped in the last enclave of mosul. it s still held by the so called islamic state but the iraqi army is closing in. the country s prime minister says mosul will be liberated within days. 0ur correspondent 0rla guerin reports from the front line in mosul‘s old city. she s with cameraman nicholas hameon and producer firle davies. and a warning their report contains some distressing images. a journey to the front line. 0ur windscreen, a reminder of the dangers ahead. 0ur escort from iraqi s elite counterterrorism force. snaking forwards towards an enemy that s still inflicting casualties. like this wounded soldier, being rushed away as we arrived. and families fleeing too, on foot. escaping hunger and fear, and a beloved city robbed of life. no food, no water. mosul is dead. this is the old city area. it is really the heart of the battle. when you look around here, you get a real sense of how fierce the fighting has been. the damage is immense in every directi
in mosul‘s old city. she s with cameraman nicholas hameon and producer firle davies. and a warning, their report contains some distressing images. a journey to the front line. 0ur windscreen, a reminder of the dangers ahead. 0ur escort from iraqi s elite counterterrorism force. snaking forwards towards an enemy that s still inflicting casualties. like this wounded soldier, being rushed away as we arrived. and families fleeing too on foot. escaping hunger and fear, and a beloved city robbed of life. no food, no water. mosul is dead. this is the old city area. it s really the heart of the battle. and when you look around here you get a real sense of how fierce the fighting has been. the damage is immense in every direction. the narrow streets, a tight squeeze as troops close in on the last pockets of is resistance. we were told the militants were just 300 metres away. some on the receiving end of an iraqi missile strike. our history is here, says this major, and we have to ge