the birthplace of the nation. and louise has the weather. it is chilly start in the north of the country but not a bad start to the country but not a bad start to the day. good morning. 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 offices and after a meeting of the council was cut short following an attempt to ban the public and press. reporter: were you pressured by number 10 to resign? ..the pressure for the leader got too great. this is a huge human tragedy for so many families. the task for my successor is to ensure that the strengths would also characterise this place, and north kensington in particular,
saturday istjuly. a former hospital employee opens fire with an assault rifle in new york killing one doctor and injuring six other people. ten years after smoking was banned in public places in england we ll be asking how much difference it s made. in sport, it s make or break for the british and irish lions in one of the most significant games in their history. owen farrell has just levelled for the lions. and it s the sailing sport that sees you fly above the water. i ve been having a go at foiling. and louise has the weather. good morning. it s a chilly start in the far north of the country but not a bad weekend in prospect. mostly dry with decent sunny spells. more throughout the morning. first, our main story. kensington and chelsea council is facing more criticism over its handling of the grenfell tower 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. th
office. canada marks the 150th anniversary of its confederation. half a million people are due to attend celebrations in ottawa. and in rugby union, the lions square the series in new zealand, ending the all blacks eight year winning streak at home. hello and welcome to world news today. we begin in mosul, where after intense fighting, iraqi forces say they ve taken control of the so called islamic state s main base. the militants have also been driven from a hospital compound, where several senior is leaders were thought to have been hiding. but fighting is continuing around part of the old city. commanders say they are confident a final victory is in sight. our correspondent orla guerin reports from mosul. a symbol of victory, planted this morning in what was the main base of is in mosul. troops weary after driving the militants from this vast medical complex but vowing to hunt down every last one of them. we will keep chasing them and those who support them, says this man.
canada marks it s 150th anniversary. 500,000 people attend celebrations in ottawa. hello and welcome to bbc news. we begin in mosul, where, after intense fighting, iraqi forces say they ve taken control of the so callled islamic state s main base. the militants have also been driven from a hospital compound, where several senior is leaders were thought to have been hiding. but fighting is continuing around part of the old city. commanders say they are confident a final victory is in sight. a symbol of victory, planted this morning in what was the main base of is in mosul. troops, weary after driving the militants from this vast medical complex, but vowing to hunt down every last one of them. we will keep chasing them and those who support them, says this man, and we will throw them in the garbage. commanders say they have removed a cancer here, but one that has already spread. 0ur message is daesh is not only an iraqi problem, says colonel falah al wabdan. it s interna