It comes to not do this. In sport, Jordan Spieth leads the open championship. Hes two shots clear of the field, after mastering all the british summer had to throw at him, at Royal Birkdale. Prince george at four a new official portrait is released to mark his birthday. And stav has the weekend weather. Its looking like a sunshine and showers weekend for most of us. Sunday is probably looking like the better of the two. All the details in about 15 minutes. Good morning. First our main story. Almost 1,000 children are being forced into temporary accommodation every month because more families are becoming homeless, according to councils in england. The local Government Association says the number has increased by a third in three years. It wants more powers to build what are described as genuinely Affordable Homes. 0ur social Affairs Correspondent Michael Buchanan reports. Councils say more than 900 children, what they describe as the equivalent of a secondary school, become homeless ea
Mile away from a fracking side were exploratory drilling is about to begin. Site. Nearly £30 billion in mis sold Ppi Compensation has been paid out by british banks, and theres still much more to come. Ill be taking a look at when it will ever end. In sport, englands women ease into the Quarter Finals of the European Championship, with victory over portugal but for scotland its a case of so near, yet so far. And theres confusion at the races as a 50 1 winner turns out to be completely the wrong horse. An investigation has begun. And carol has the weather. Good morning. Iam i am below the Streets Of London. These tunnels were built over 100 yea rs these tunnels were built over 100 years ago. They used to be used to transport mail and parcels below the Streets Of London. They are about to be reopened to the public after being long abandoned. We will find out how and why later on. New line and sarah has the weather. 0ur unsettled theme continues. Lots of cloud and heavy showers forecast.
Workers in greece and say they are dealing with hundreds of extremely vulnerable refugees held on the island of lesbos. Bags of Rubbish Pile Up in birmingham as rubbish collectors step up their industrial action. Collection has already been disrupted for weeks. And its only just bought it. A Driver Looses Control of his new £200,000 ferrari. That was one hour after he picked it up that was one hour after he picked it up from the garage. Good morning. Its friday 28th july. Welcome to bbc newsroom live. The bbc understands that at least 60 high rise buildings, which used insulation and cladding similar to Grenfell Tower, have failed a new fire safety test. The test is seen as more thorough than previous ones, as more materials were analysed together for the first time. So farjust nine of the buildings which failed have been identified. Theyre in salford in greater manchester, where the local council is asking for help from Central Government to meet the cost of replacements. Ministers w
A schoolteacher comes face to face with the driver responsible for her boyfriends death. Good evening and welcome to bbc news. Sinn fein are celebrating their best ever showing in elections to the Northern Ireland assembly. They have won 27 seats, just one behind the democratic irish unionists. Sinn feins president , gerry adams, said it was a Watershed Election and the end to a permanent unionist majority in Northern Ireland. The two parties now have three weeks to try to agree a new Power Sharing coalition. From belfast, Chris Buckler reports. Sinn fein believe they have changed the political picture in Northern Ireland. If this election was a battle in the long fight between unionism and nationalism, they are claiming victory. Clearly, the unionist majority in the assembly has been ended and the notion of a permanent or perpetual unionist majority has been demolished. The dup are still stormonts biggest party, but they can only watch as republicans ate into their sizeable lead from
A schoolteacher comes face to face with the driver responsible for her boyfriends death. Good evening and welcome to bbc news. Sinn fein are celebrating their best ever showing in elections to the Northern Ireland assembly. They have won 27 seats, just one behind the democratic irish unionists. Sinn feins president , gerry adams, said it was a Watershed Election and the end to a permanent unionist majority in Northern Ireland. The two parties now have three weeks to try to agree a new Power Sharing coalition. From belfast, Chris Buckler reports. Sinn fein believe they have changed the political picture in Northern Ireland. If this election was a battle in the long fight between unionism and nationalism, they are claiming victory. Clearly, the unionist majority in the assembly has been ended and the notion of a permanent or perpetual unionist majority has been demolished. The dup are still stormonts biggest party, but they can only watch as republicans ate into their sizeable lead from