an inquiry finds that senior figures in the church of england colluded with disgraced former bishop peter ball who abused young men tributes are paid to makram ali named as the man who died in the finsbury park terror attack. and prince harry tells an american magazine that no one in the royal family wants to be king or queen but they do it for the greater good. and boys at a school in devon wear skirts to lessons in protest at not being allowed to put on shorts in the heatwave. our main story at five local authorities around the uk are checking the cladding on high rise buildings, 600 of them in england alone, because of concern about the cause of the grenfell tower fire in which 79 people died. so far, tests have found the cladding on seven buildings is combustible. the tests are on going with samples from tower blocks all over the country being sent in for testing 100 samples can be processed a day. the prime minister told the commons that steps were being taken to
out. prince harry remembers walking behind his mother s coffin and says no child should have to do that. and boys at a school in devon wear skirts to lessons in protest at not being allowed to put on shorts in the heatwave. good evening, and welcome to bbc news. ever since the grenfell tower disaster last week there s been one question uppermost on our minds how many other tower blocks are at risk? around 600 high rise buildings across england have cladding and checks are being carried out on them. already seven buildings in four local authorities have been found to use flammable cladding. our home editor mark easton has been to camden in london where the council has decided to remove the cladding. the consequences of the grenfell tower tragedy are spreading across the country got hundreds of samples of cladding similar to that used north kensington are being tested from tower blocks and other public buildings. cladding on seven blocks in four local authorities have come ba
criticises the decision for him to walk behind his mother s coffin at her funeral in 1997. our royal correspondent peter hunt has been studying the prince s comments. it s a moment seared on the nation s psyche, the funeral of a princess killed in her prime, her 12 year old son on unforgiving display. 20 years on, prince harry is critical of those who put him there. and he s voiced his considerable discomfort in an american magazine the enduring diana fascination is global. i think he has spent so much time hiding away from himself and his demons, but now he s faced them and to a large extent conquered them, he feels more confident to be optimistic, truthful and say how he feels. a monarch and three heirs, an hereditary system secure. now harry s suggesting that while the windsors are selflessly focused on the greater good, none of them is desperate to be sovereign. this interview will irritate republicans who seek an elected head of state, and upset some monarchists who be
memory of those affected by the finsbury park mosque terror attack. also coming up for you, the dawn of a new era for the navy. a new aircraft carrier, hms queen elizabeth sets off for its first sea trial at the rosyth dockyard in good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. theresa may has told mps she wants to give the three million eu nationals living in britain the same status as uk citizens after brexit. she said she wanted to provide certainty for people who were anxious, saying no eu citizen legally in the uk would be asked to go when britain left the eu. this is a fair and serious offer. 0ur obligations in the withdrawal treaty with the eu will be binding on the uk as a matter of international law. and we will incorporate commitments into uk law guaranteeing that we ll stand firmly by our part of the deal. so our offer will give those three million eu citizens in the uk certainty about the future of their lives and about the future of their lives and a reciprocal agreement
we want you to stay. the cladding used on grenfell tower is withdrawn from around the world. the us supreme court has partially lifted an injunction against president donald trump s travel ban. and a new aircraft carrier hms queen elizabeth sets sail for the first time from the rosyth dockyard in fife. it s 5 o clock. our main story is that after more than two weeks of talks the conservatives and the democratic unionist party have agreed a parliamentary deal to support theresa may s minority government. it will mean an extra £1 billion for health, education and infrastructure in northern ireland. the conservatives have also agreed to keep the so called triple lock on pensions and maintain universal winterfuel payments for pensioners. leaders in scotland and wales have condemned the deal other parties have raised concerns that the deal will cause problems in northern ireland. our political correspondent iain watson reports. why has it taken so long? theresa may had want