end takes joanna konta into the next round at wimbledon. and coming up on bbc news. we ll have all the latest from a big day for the british players at the all england club. join me for wimbledon sportsday at 6:30. good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. knife crime is now one of the greatest challenges facing police forces across the country. in fact, the knife is britain s number one murder weapon. the figures are all the more shocking because increasingly both victims and perpetrators are young children and teenagers. last year nearly 32,500 knife crimes were committed in england and wales. that figure was up 14% on the previous year. senior police officers say there needs to be a change in attitudes and behaviour. our home affairs correspondent, june kelly, has been on police patrol in birmingham and met some of those working to end knife culture. a summer evening in birmingham and the force response teams from west midlands police are dealing with dozens of em
good evening and welcome to bbc news. the new leader of kensington and chelsea council has rated rated her apology to residents of grenfell tower, saying it was not there for them at the time it was needed has reiterated her apology. at a meeting tonight, police have updated residents about several issues, including recovery work. it comes as the government has announced a task force to run several areas, including housing. lucy manning reports. the missing posters have been here for three weeks. they flutter a painful reminder, because time has not brought any answers. now the police search through the 15 tonnes of debris on each floor, still trying to find all the grenfell victims. karim musilhy was at the meeting the police and coroner called last night. his uncle, hesham rahman, is missing from the 23rd floor. he went over to comfort some young children, which, for me, is very heroic. i want that to stick and stay with the family. we may never know if my uncle is ever
the rising tide of knife crime in britain now the number one murder weapon it s being carried by growing numbers of children. we need to step right back to nine year olds, eight year olds, and guide them in a better direction, and that s all over the uk. plugging into the future volvo becomes the first carmaker to ditch petrol and diesel only cars. and a straight sets win for andy murray takes him through to the 3rd round at wimbledon. and coming up in sportsday on bbc news: warren gatland keeps faith with his 15. the lions coach names an unchanged team for their deciding test against the all blacks on saturday. good evening. the american ambassador to the united nations has described north korea s latest missile test as a clear and sharp military escalation one that has made the world a more dangerous place. it has been confirmed that the intercontinental ballistic missile fired by north korea for the first time yesterday, could have a range of more than 3000 miles