she was on the news. it s horrible for me to hear that they re missing, or they re dead, or they re in hospital or something. the local community have been leaving messages for loved ones as they try to come to terms with what has happened. good afternoon from west london. with smoke still rising from the burnt out grenfell tower block behind me, we have even seen flames at times, and the fire brigade training their hoses on the flames. relatives are still searching for loved ones. mps at westminster have been meeting to ask questions of government ministers. how could this happen? the prime minister theresa may announced there would be a full public inquiry into the blaze. the first victim has been named by his family, mohammed alhajali, a 23 year old refugee, who fled from the civil war in syria to come here, to what he thought was the safety of the united kingdom. 70 people have been confirmed dead so far. 17 people have been confirmed dead so far. but the london fire b
allegedly struck in a london pub. ajudge will decide later a judge will decide later today where the terminally ill baby charlie gard will die. at least 10,000 people have been evacuated from areas threatened by the fire, along british holiday makers. the brother of diana, princess of wales, has said he still has nightmares about the harrowing experience of her funeral. good morning. welcome to bbc newsroom live. iam ben i am ben brown. all sales of new petrol and diesel cars will be banned from 2040, as part of efforts to reduce air pollution. the government is also expected to announce more than £250 million of funding for local councils to tackle emissions from diesel vehicles. the government will publish later its clean air strategy, favouring electric cars as part of a global shift towards replacing the old combustion engines. as our reporter holly hamilton explains. he drives up in a 1908 model t. we ve come a long way, in terms of design, but for 100 years we ve bee
there have been other flight recorders found in the black sea. that is one story we will have more detail on the website, but in a moment. now, our world killing the ganges. the ganges is one of the greatest rivers in the world, but it is in trouble. pollution on a vast scale has turned its sacred waters into a stinking and lethal cocktail. oh, god. there s industrial waste. what are you stopping? why are you stopping? the sewage from a50 million people. all the while, so much water is being taken out that large stretches of the river don t flow for months. the indian prime minister has staked his political reputation on cleaning it up. but is the ganges, india s sacred river, still being killed by pollution? dawn breaks over the himalayas. and the glacier that is the source of the ganges. a small stream emerges from a cave in the ice. gomukh, the cow s mouth, they call it, one of the most sacred sites in all hinduism. as the river descends from the mountains, it gathers pa
the istanbul attack on new year s eve. we do, though, have new footage. we just showed you it briefly. let s have a look in detail. it shows the moment is the attack happened outside the nightclub. you can see the bullets coming off the tarmac. and a few moments later, the gunmen, who arrived by taxi, arrivesjust moments later, the gunmen, who arrived by taxi, arrives just the right of shot. he is already firing. then he turns to his left and makes his way into the club. he killed 39 people. is are saying this particular attack was retaliation to turkish air strikes against is positions in syria. it is worth noting how it claimed responsibility. we were talking about this early in the programme. charlie winter said it claimed it through its central media channel, which suggests, in his assessment, that it which suggests, in his assessment, thatitis which suggests, in his assessment, that it is trying to say it directed this. it coordinated this attack. this wasn t just somebo
areas will generate interest from your questions and most of the questions are about executive orders, what the presidents can use them for, if there are any checks, can they sign of funding or of congress needs to get involved. we have been looking at the questions on executive orders, anthony will join us in about 15 minutes and we can work through a lot of these issues. we must turn to some other really significant developments. let us really significant developments. let us do that. bit by bit. there are reports that mr trump might intend to lift a ban on cia black site prisons, secret prisons or non us territory used for interrogations and well president george w bush was in power. the new york times says there is a draft executive order that would roll back a series of restrictions that barack obama set on the treatment of detainees other media has this draft order, too. but let s take note of this the white house press secretary sean spicer says this document isn t