first, rugby, and the british and irish lions are making final preparations before their opening test match against the all blacks this weekend. tulsen tollett, bbc sport centre. shaping up as a big game? the three tests, the first one getting underway this weekend in auckland, that is where we can go now, sports correspondent katie joining us, go through some information, katie, peter 0 mahony, of the munster men, captaining the lions, in favour of sam warburton, taking his place on the bench, should we be surprised at the time only should we be surprised that peter o mahony is captaining the team? welcome to auckland, top of the sky town, what a murky day, the lines will be very happy if the weather stays like this for the big test of course on saturday. sky tower. in answer to your question about peter 0 mahony, sam warburton has been struggling for fitness on this tour. he has come in great game against the maoris, in the backline, taking the armband, we expected hi
china s richest man heads to detroit s uluru is small american business tallulah small american businesses. and how do you keep track of 1.2 billion people? we look at the new biometric identification system. welcome to asia business report. i m sharinjit leyl. most americans have never even heard of alibaba even though it s a household name right here in asia, so the giant has gone to detroit s. it s a first major eventin to detroit s. it s a first major event in the us since it debuted on the new york stock exchange two yea rs the new york stock exchange two years ago, but the challenge is both to introduce and convince americans to introduce and convince americans to use the platform. alibaba has to use the platform. aliba ba has come to use the platform. alibaba has come to america with a bang. the chinese commerce giant is here to show businesses what the company is all about and how it can bea company is all about and how it can be a gateway to the chinese market. th
thousands of people are being evacuated from five tower blocks in north london, so that urgent fire safety work can be carried out. the buildings in camden have the same type of cladding that contributed to a huge blaze last week at grenfell tower. at least 79 people are known to be dead or missing after the blaze, and authorities are now looking at criminal offences including manslaughter. tom symonds reports. there was no warning, just a request. we need you to move out because we can t be sure you are safe. i just don t want to go now. i feel bad to just suddenly i have to leave my flat. tonight, camden council s mobilising its staff, block booking hotels, opening a rest centre in an attempt to find somewhere to sleep, for 4000 people. individuals have been told to leave for their own safety and it s down to them to make the decision. i intend to stay put. i intend to go there tonight. in the aftermath of the grenfell tower the cladding on these towers had already been rul
you fly above the water i ve been having a go at foiling. much how fun does that look! amazing. and louise has the weather. a chilly start for most of the country. mostly drive with some sunny spells. first, our main story: kensington and chelsea council is facing more criticism over its handling of the grenfell fire. the mayor of london sadiq khan is calling for commissioners to be brought in to take over the running of the authority, which he says is not fit for purpose . the council leader, nicholas paget brown, and his deputy, both resigned yesterday. simonjones reports. after angry protests at the council officers and after a meeting of the council was cut short following an attempt to land the public and press. were you pressured by number ten to resign? the pressure for the leader got too great. this isa for the leader got too great. this is a huge human tragedy. many families. the task, successor is to ensure that the strengths which also characterise this place an
for british players as andy murray takes to centre court again and johanna konta leads the way for the women. the british and irish lions captain sam warburton says there s a genuine belief in the team that they can become the first lions side to win a series in new zealand since 1971. and coming up in the sport on bbc news. joe root‘s debut innings as england captain is finally over he s out for 190 on day two of the opening test against south africa at lord s. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. the us president donald trump and russia s vladimir putin have met face to face for the first time shaking hands at the start of the 620 summit in germany. it follows months of speculation about their relationship and allegations of russian intervention in the us presidential election. the two men are due to hold an official meeting at the summit in hamburg later. with issues like climate change on the agenda protestors have brought police onto the streets once