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welcome to bbc news. the bbc understands officials believe at least 60 buildings have failed an official fire safety test, in which ininsulation and cladding, of the type fitted at grenfell tower, were analysed together for the first time. so far, just nine of the buildings which failed have been identified. they re in salford in greater manchester, where the local council is asking for help from central government to meet the cost of replacements. our correspondent frankie mccamley reports. as those affected by the fire at grenfell tower wait to find out how and why the fire spread, across the country, others are anxiously waiting to find out if their homes are at risk, too. but for many, it s not good news. the bbc understands officials believe at least 60 tower blocks have failed a new fire safety test. including nine in salford, where the removal of cladding began weeks ago. the thought of it not being safe and you re sleeping in bed of a nighttime, do you know, tha ....
good morning. it s 9am in singapore, iam in london, and 8:00 in the evening in washington, where president obama has held the final press conference of his eight years in the white hous just 48 hours before his successor is inaugurated, a reflective mr obama, touted his achievements from gay rights to lifting the trade embargo with cuba. he had words of advice for donald trump don t try and do it all yourself, listen to your advisers. and there was a final thought in my heart, i think we re going to be ok . here sjon sopel. for one last time, barack obama came to the white house briefing room to joust with the press. good afternoon, everybody. but amid reports that his successor wants to limit access and regularly accuses journalists of being dishonest and liars, the outgoing president spoke of the importance of a strong and free media. you are not supposed to be sycophants, you are supposed to be sceptics. you re supposed to ask me tough questions. you re not supp ....
commission, jean claude juncker, has told the bbc that the eu will not seek to punish britain during brexit negotiations. hosni mubarak has been freed after yea rs hosni mubarak has been freed after years in detention following his overthrow in the arab spring revolution in his country. a warning that bad behaviour in english schools is not being dealt with properly and pupils performance is being negatively affected. good morning. we re live at westminster, where it seems life is returning back to normal as the roads have opened for the first time since wednesday s terror attack here. in the past few hours, we have had more information from the metropolitan police who are investigating the attack. they are appealing for anyone with information on khalid masood, previously known as adrian russell ajao. they say they ve made two further significant arrests in the west midlands and north west england. a total of nine people are in custody. one woman has been released on ....
re m na nts of moment, it is quite great, the remnants of a weather front and some rain, but i m glad to say the ring is petering out here. some rain across the far north of scotland, there is the sunshine, increasing amounts for parts of the midlands and wales. it will feel a little warmerfor most, more and wales. it will feel a little warmer for most, more sunshine, still a chilly breeze blowing against the southern half of the country, israeli quite nippy. without the breeze in the sunshine, northern ireland, parts of northern england feeling quite nice although there is patchy rain and cloud. a feature for much of the weekend, when we say for most it will be dry, the exception is the far north of scotland. in the south, you can see the cloud clearing overnight, it will be colder, again come down 2-3 , will be colder, again come down 2 3 , sharp frost in the countryside, watch out for a little bit of eyes first thing tomorrow, potentially some freezing fog. the high ....