He didnt play great tennis, but he beat Kei Nishikori to reach the semi finals of the french open for the fourth year in a row. From Colgate Lasagne to green ketchup, well look at the ill conceived products that have been consigned to the first ever museum of failure. And matt is in rochester with the weather. A bit ofa a bit of a fail as well. In morning. We are failing to know our wildflowers. I am we are failing to know our wildflowers. Iam in we are failing to know our wildflowers. I am in kent to find out more. What we do know is there is rain this week. I will have all the details coming up. Thank you. Good morning. First, our main story. In just one hour, Polling Stations will open for millions of people to cast their vote in the general election. Police forces say therell be increased security in some areas following the recent Terror Attacks in manchester and london. The first Election Results are expected at around midnight. Gary 0donoghue reports. Election day 2017, just two
Of the building tells this programme he has serious concerns about the recent refurbishment. That raises real questions about the fire safety checks that were in place to stop families getting hurt. Also, firefighters have worked through the night to dampen ablaze, although some parts of the building on the upper floors remain alight. The fire brigade say the tower block is not structurally safe for them to enter in some places. Meanwhile, local people continue to offer help to those left destitute and homeless, this is where the Relief Effort is being co ordinated, and as you can see, there are piles of clothes and toys that people have donated. We have also donated some money, given money to families, darren withdrew £1000 from his account, and we have been giving families £100 just to see them over the next couple of days. Good morning from North Kensington. This morning we are at the Westway Sports Centre on one of their basketball courts. You might be able to hear the traffic, w
To take on the all blacks. Coming up on sports day on bbc news, well look ahead to the womens cricket world cup. Hosts england start things off tomorrow against india in derby, looking to reclaim the trophy they last won eight years ago. Good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. The cladding and insulation on Grenfell Tower has failed initial fire safety tests, according to the police. They say they are now looking at criminal offences, including manslaughter, and documents and materials have been seized from a number of organisations. At least 79 people are known to be dead or missing after the blaze at the tower block last week. The nationwide hunt for high rise buildings with Flammable Cladding continues. The government says 1a buildings across nine local authorities in england have the potentially dangerous cladding, none in wales or scotland, one building is being checked in Northern Ireland. Tom symonds reports. In the first horrifying minutes of the disaster, a resident o
To the Internet Hundreds of thousands of rural homes are to get faster broadband. And coming up in the sport on bbc news. Wales will end the year above england in the fifa World Rankings their impressive displays at euro 2016 means they remain 12th. Good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. The owner of a haulage firm and one of his mechanics have been found guilty of manslaughter, after one of their trucks crashed last year, killing four people, including a four year old girl. The court had heard that the brakes had failed on the 32 tonne truck, and it careered along a village road near bath, causing what the prosecution described as absolute devastation. Matthew gordon and peter wood will be sentenced next month. The truck driver, phillip potter, was cleared of all charges. Jon kay is at Bristol Crown court. The boss of grittenham haulage and the mechanic now inside this court building, waiting to be taken to prison. They have been remanded in custody over christmas before t
Good morning, this is bbc news at 11. The Prime Minister is set to announce more training and resources for schools and companies in england to deal with what she calls the Hidden Injustice of Mental Illness. In a speech in Central London shortly, theresa may will order a review of Mental Health services and outline her plan to create a Shared Society. But her announcement has been called puny by some. Norman smith is outside the speech venue in Central London. An interesting and obviously very significant choice of subject for this first major speech of the new year . Its the first instalment of what is expected to be a series of major Domestic Policy Announcements by mrs may over the next month or so. Really to try and give substance to her governments agenda beyond brexit because other than grammar schools, really weve heard nothing from theresa may about what she actually wants to do. Today, she wa nts to actually wants to do. Today, she wants to give us some sense of what her visi