would be a very, very bad outcome for britain. the chancellor, philip hammond, has said leaving the eu without a deal would be a very, very bad outcome for britain. at least 62 people are killed in a forest fire in central portugal. three days of mourning have been declared. and french people are voting in the final round of parliamentary elections, with president macron‘s new party heading for a big majority. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. the leader of kensington and chelsea council has told the bbc his officials are working round the clock following the grenfell tower fire. there s been criticism of the local authority which has been accused that it isn t doing enough to help those affected. many residents have said they ve received little or no assistance, although the authority has insisted it s committed to supporting anyone affected. church services have been held today to remember the victims of the blaze, as simon jones reports. voiceover: after the
i am still a big fan of the programme. peter seabrook was one of the presenters in the 1970s and is still a big influence in gardening today. percy thrower was god, and everybody watched every friday without question. and if percy showed a plant on his programme, then by 10am the next day, they would be sold out across the country. the effect was remarkable. in 50 years, there are a number of personalities who have made their name on gardeners world, including geoff hamilton, whose garden, barnsdale, was one of the eight gardens used over the years. after geoff hamilton died in 1996, alan titchmarsh became the next main presenter. if this doesn t make you drool, nothing will. i think i am proud of having had a hand in gardeners world and having been a part of its colourful history. my mission in life is to impress upon people the pleasure to be gained from growing things and the importance of keeping our planet green. it is the sharp end of looking after the planet, gardeni
the baby blacks completely overawed the young england side and asafo amua scored three of their ten tries, including this interception. scotland took fifth place with a 24 17 victory over australia. wales beat italy 25 24 to finish seventh, while ireland beat hosts georgia 2a 18 for ninth. porsche have won the le mans 2a hours race for a third year in a row. the trio of german timo bernhard and new zealanders brendon hartley and earl bamber were driving porsche‘s number two car, and had been last yesterday. but the number one porsche retired overnight when in the lead, and two of the toyota entries also failed to finish. england blew a three goal lead to draw with argentina in their hockey world league semi finals in london. goals from mark gleghorne, sam ward and barry middleton, put them 3 0 up early in the third quarter. but, their opponents were far from defeated, replying with three goals of their own in a four minute spell later in the same quarter. england are top of
A football match played in solidarity with the Play4 Children Association and the Red Cross is being held with the goal of raising money for Algarve's most.