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sit down protest blocking traffic in central london. police confirm 30 people are now known to have died in the fire. the bbc understands more than 70 are dead or missing. the prime minister already criticised for her response to the tragedy visits some of the injured in hospital. she has announced a £5 million fund to help the victims. what we need to do is to ensure that immediately people have the support that they need in order to deal with what is an horrific and terrible circumstance that people are in. and the queen and prince william visit a relief centre where some of the hundreds left homeless are staying in temporary accommodation. good evening and welcome to bbc news. there have been angry scenes in west london, as people affected by the grenfell tower fire tried to storm the offices of the local council. some protestors managed to get inside kensington and chelsea town hall where they were confronted by security guards. tonight there are two protests i ....
this is breakfast, with naga munchetty and charlie stayt. a big rise in the number of children declared homeless. it has increased by a third in three yea rs. councils in england say nearly a thousand each month are being forced into temporary accommodation. the government says it s taking action to tackle the problem. good morning. it s saturday the 22nd ofjuly. also ahead: people who fly drones will have to pass safety courses and register their devices following concerns over the danger they pose to aircraft. white house spokesman, sean spicer, explains why he s stepping down from the job afterjust six months. he said there were too many cooks in the kitchen. us media said he was unhappy about the new director of communications. mr spicer said he didn t want to be in the way. some of the memes you have to laugh at yourself a bit. but sometimes it goes from funny to mean. jordan spieth leads the open championship. he s two shots clear of the field, after mastering all ....
it comes to not do this. in sport, jordan spieth leads the open championship. he s two shots clear of the field, after mastering all the british summer had to throw at him, at royal birkdale. prince george at four a new official portrait is released to mark his birthday. and stav has the weekend weather. it s looking like a sunshine and showers weekend for most of us. sunday is probably looking like the better of the two. all the details in about 15 minutes. good morning. first our main story. almost 1,000 children are being forced into temporary accommodation every month because more families are becoming homeless, according to councils in england. the local government association says the number has increased by a third in three years. it wants more powers to build what are described as genuinely affordable homes . 0ur social affairs correspondent michael buchanan reports. councils say more than 900 children, what they describe as the equivalent of a secondary scho ....
pace of development. boots the chemist has apologised for its response to a row about the cost it charges for the morning after pill. the chain initially rejected calls to reduce the price, saying it didn t want to encourage the misuse of emergency contraception. but after criticism from a string of labour mps and with health campaigners talking of a sexist surcharge , it now says it s looking at lower priced alternatives. andi mohr is in central london now. good morning. this change of heart follows a successful ca m pa ig n by good morning. this change of heart follows a successful campaign by the british pregnancy advisory service. they asked which companies like this to reduce the prices, saying you could buy the drug for £5 on the continent, why should british companies covered £5 or six bromsgrove roderick tester and superdrug hold bromsgrove roderick tester and superd rug hold their tesco and superdrug hold their prices to around £13. but bsaid any reducti ....
jordan spieth takes the lead going into the third round of the open. and donald trump s stalled plans to reform obamacare will be among the topics discussed on dateline london at 11:30am with jane hill. boots the chemist has apologised for its response to a row about the cost it charges for the morning after pill. the chain initially rejected calls to reduce the price, saying it didn t want to encourage the misuse of emergency contraception. but after criticism from a string of labour mps and with health campaigners talking of a sexist surcharge , it now says it s looking at lower priced alternatives. earlier claire murphy from the from the british pregnancy advisory service said boots had made a mistake. i ve think it boots spectacularly misjudged where public opinion was on this issue and that is why they responded the way they did and we are very forthright in that position. i had correspondent says with them trying to persuade them to change their mind but they wer ....