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in paris today. a french police officer was engulfed in flames and seriously burned two more were injured in clashes with protestors. this year s may day demonstrations come just six days before the final round of the french presidential election and in a divided nations it is clearly a tense time. the bbc‘s lucy williamson is in paris and i spoke to her a brief time ago. these marches come just six days before the final vote and i expect they are some gauge of the mood in france and it does not look good does it? these may day rallies are an annual event organised by the main unions here. they happen alongside the political rallies and the unions also have taken on something of a politicalflavour today. we saw clashes on the margins on some of the matches, some provocateu rs on some of the matches, some p rovocateu i’s we on some of the matches, some provocateurs we believe on the margins on one of those events through some molotov cocktails towards the police in ....
welcome to bbc news. tests are continuing on cladding from tower blocks around the country after it was revealed every one of the 3a samples tested so far has failed to meet fire safety standards. the towers tested so far are in 17 local council areas. the tests were ordered following the grenfell tower fire in which 79 people last their lives. meanwhile, residents of four tower blocks evacuated in camden on friday evening are spending a second day in temporary accomodation, as simon jones reports. i have to ask a supervisor whether they will let me back in if i leave. despite being told his tower block isn t safe, roger evans is refusing to go, believing the council is overreacting. each time he leaves, he s worried he won t be allowed back in. how do you feel about that? scared, i feel really nervous, upset, distressed. why won t you leave? as far as i m concerned, this building is as safe now as it was last week, nothing has changed. but the council is clear the cl ....
have turned up, but they have been met with a heavy police presence. performances are in full swing for the third and final day of glastonbury, with ed sheeran providing the grand finale on the main stage this evening. it s been stop start at the f1 grand prix in azerbaijan as head rest problems for lewis hamilton end his hopes of victory. and at 3:30, talking books is at the hay festival and speaks to the award winning author sebastian barry. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. tests are continuing on cladding from tower blocks around the country after it was revealed every one of the 3a samples tested so far has failed to meet fire safety standards. the towers tested so far are in 17 local council areas. the tests were ordered following the grenfell tower fire in which 79 people last their lives. meanwhile, residents of four tower blocks evacuated in camden on friday evening are spending a second day in temporary accomodation as simon jones reports. i have to ask ....
fired rubber bullets. performances are in full swing for the final day of glastonbury, where ed sheeran will bring the show to a close on the pyramid stage later tonight. and after a chaotic race, red bull s daniel ricciardo wins the azerbaijan grand prix. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. camden council in london says around 200 residents from 120 households are still refusing to leave several tower blocks that have been judged by the fire services too dangerous to live in. the council says those residents risk holding up work to make their homes say. safe. tests are continuing on cladding from tower blocks around the country after it was revealed every one of the 34 samples tested has failed to meet fire safety standards. the cladding tested so far is from buildings in 17 local council areas. i have to ask a supervisor whether they will let me back in if i leave. despite being told his tower block isn t safe, roger evans is refusing to go, believing the counc ....
and after a chaotic race, red bull s daniel ricciardo wins the azerbaijan grand prix. we ll have more on that and the rest of today s sporting action in sportsday at 7.30. good evening and welcome to bbc news. the government has revealed that 60 tower blocks, covered in supposedly fire resistant aluminium cladding, have failed tests, following the grenfell tower disaster. the department for communities and local government says checks have been made in 25 council areas across england, and so far no building has been deemed safe. 79 people died in the grenfell tower fire in west london 11 days ago, prompting the nationwide review. duncan kennedy reports. pendleton in salford the latest location where tower block cladding has been removed. it is an unsettling sight for another group of residents who have lived here many years. it has left us as residents very confused and concerned about the safety of where we live. tonight the government released new figures showing the ....