by storm harvey in texas. the former england captain wayne rooney has been charged with drink driving. he was stopped by police in cheshire in the early hours of this morning. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. the brexit secretary david davis says that he is a determined optimist about britain s withdrawal from the eu. his comments follows a warning from the international trade secretary liam fox that brussels should not be allowed to blackmail the uk into accepting a brexit divorce bill. the eu insists issues arising from the uk s withdrawal must be dealt with before any talks can begin about future trade relations. our political correspondent iain watson reports. liam fox exchanging a memorandum of understanding with japan on trade. but he isn t as delighted with the eu commission, she accused them of trying to exact a price for moving from the first stage of negotiations. we can t be blackmailed into paying a price on the first part, we think we should begin discu
and coming up in the sport on bbc news: liverpool talisman philippe coutinho could make his first appearance for the club this season, as they host sevilla at anfield this evening. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. fire officers say full sprinkler systems can save lives in high rise buildings and fitting them should be compulsory. but a bbc investigation has found that only 2% of council owned high rise blocks in england are fitted with them. the public inquiry into the grenfell tower fire injune which left at least 80 people dead begins tomorrow. london s fire commissioner has said that the grenfell tower fire must be a turning point in fire regulation and has called for sprinklers to be installed in all high rise council flats. graham satchell is at grenfell tower in west london. when the public enquiry officially opens tomorrow it will ask some pretty fundamental questions. how did the fire start, why did it spread so quickly and why did sony people die,
the european comission as he addresses the european parliament. and the robot making its debut as the conductor of an orchestra in italy. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. fire officers say full sprinkler systems can save lives in high rise buildings and fitting them should be compulsory. but a bbc investigation of half the association and council owned high rises in england has found that only 2% are fitted with them. the public inquiry into the grenfell tower fire injune which left at least 80 people dead begins tomorrow. london s fire commissioner has said that the grenfell tower fire must be a turning point in fire regulation and has called for sprinklers to be installed in all high rise council flats. graham satchell reports from grenfell tower in west london. when the inquiry opens tomorrow, it will ask fundamental questions, why did it start, why did it spread so quickly and why did so many die and how do we prevent a fire like this in the future? fire expe
the prime minister says there needs to be greater flexibility on public sector pay amid union criticism that the pay awards announced yesterday for police and prison officers were still below inflation. also in the next hour, warning from the president of the european commission that the uk will soon regret leaving the eu. in his annual address to the european parliament, jean claude juncker says there is a window of opportunity to build a stronger, more united union. and the robot making its debut as the conductor of an orchestra in italy. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. private healthcare firm spire has agreed to pay over £27 million to help victims of a rogue breast surgeon, who carried out unnecessary operations. ian paterson was found guilty of 17 counts of wounding with intent, relating to nine women and one man in april. spire has agreed to pay £27.2 million in all, with £10 million coming from paterson s insurers and the heart of england trust. the money wi
of course it needs it massively. you can t but be affected by the scale of devastation that the people of anguilla have endured. on the eve of the grenfell tower inquiry, a bbc survey of half the uk s tower blocks finds virtually none of them has a sprinkler system. and meet the italian robot making its debut as an orchestral conductor. it s 5 o clock. some breaking new, scotland yard is to review the security at the school in london attended by prince george after a ao year old woman was arrested on suspicion of attempted burglary. what we can say today is a ao year old woman has been arrested on suspicion of attempted burglary at the school in south london. the arrest at quarter past 2 today relates to that incident at thomas s battersea school. that is yesterday when an individual gained access to the premises. the arrested woman was taken to a south london police station where, she remains in custody and they say they are working with the school which is attended by princ