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minister if she has misjudged the public mood of the grenfell tower disaster. good evening and welcome to bbc news. angry protests have been taking place in london as residents demand support for those affected by the grenfell tower fire. people have stormed kensington and chelsea town hall, and gathered to protest outside the bbc. earlier the prime minister theresa may made her first visit to the area to meet survivors and she announced a £5 million emergency fund to help the victims. police say at least 30 people are now confirmed to have died in the blaze. the bbc understands the total number of people who are either dead or missing is around 70. our first report tonight on the latest on the tower block fire is from our correspondentjeremy cooke. this is what happens when grief turns to anger. crowd chants: we wantjustice! the target is kensington town hall, the office of the council that owns g re nfell tower. the office of the council that owns grenfell tower. the ....
the george medal in the queen s birthday honours. hello and welcome to the programme. protests have taken place in london to demand justice for the victims of the grenfell tower fire and support for survivors who ve been left homeless. the number of people known to have died has risen to at least 30 but the bbc believes that the total could be at least 70. anger boiled over at a demonstration at the headquarters of kensington and chelsea council, which owns grenfell tower, when protesters tried to force their way in. there were also demonstrations in central london. ourfirst report is from jeremy cooke. crowd chants: we want justice! the target is the council office, the council which owns the tower. the crowd demands answers. we need to be heard! we all have things to say! we are in pain! i understand that the response we get from the council is not satisfactory. they want to hear from the local authority officials who they hold responsible. justice! how could this t ....
attack in march, has been awarded a posthumous medal for his attack in march, has been awarded a posthumous medalfor his bravery. a us navy destroyer has collided with a philippine container ship off the east coast of japan. the navy says the uss fitzgerald is now heading for the nearby port of yokosuka under its own power. the japanese coast guard is at the scene. there are reports of some injuries. no details have been released about the container ship, the acx crystal. sarah corker reports. the uss fitzgerald sustained significant damage to its starboard side. in the middle of the night it somehow collided with a container ship in the approach to tokyo bay. us navy has confirmed that seven crew members are missing. up to three compartments are flooded but the ship is not in danger of sinking. the incident happened at 2:30am local time on saturday. 56 nautical miles south west of yokosuka, a busy commercial waterway. the warship has a crew of over 300 sailors. the num ....
protests have taken place in london to demand justice for the victims of the grenfell tower fire and support for survivors who ve been left homeless. the number of people known to have died has risen to at least 30 but the bbc believes the total could be at least 70. anger boiled over at a demonstration at the headquarters of kensington and chelsea council, which owns grenfell tower. protesters tried to force their way in. there were also demonstrations in central london. jeremy cooke has the story. crowd chants: we want justice! this is what happens when grief turns to anger. the tigers is kensington town hall, the officers of the council which owns grenfell tower. they are demanding answers. we need to be heard! we all have things to say! we are in pain! i understand that the response we get from the council is not satisfactory. they want to hear from the local authority officials who they hold responsible. justice! how could this tragedy have happened on this scale i ....
seven american navy crew are missing as a us warship collides with a container ship off the coast of japan. from selfless heroes to entertainment superstars: bravery and achievement are recognised in the queen s birthday honours. in sport, rory mcilroy misses the cut, but two englishmen, paul casey and tommy fleetwood, are part of a four way tie for the lead at the us open. and helen has the weather. good morning. it will be hotter still today and the first of if you hot days for many of us, with high levels of uv, very high in the south. more details in about 15 minutes. first, our main story. angry protests have been held in london as residents demand support for those affected by the grenfell tower fire. the government has pledged £5 million to help victims but labour says it isn t enough. around 70 people are thought to be dead or missing and last night london came together in grief with a candlelight vigil. frankie mccamley reports. a moment to grieve. for a commu ....