25/06/2017 BBC Weekend News

The number of high-rises failing fire-safety checks

since the Grenfell Tower disaster is now 60.

Every sample of aluminium cladding removed from the buildings

If there are local authorities that have testing to be done, the

facilities are there and ready and waiting to undertake the tests.

There are still more than 500 buildings to be tested.

So what could all this mean for thousands of residents?

Also on the programme, more than 140 are dead

after a petrol tanker explodes in central Pakistan.

The Brexit Secretary says he's pretty sure, but not certain,

the UK can secure a deal with Brussels on leaving the EU.

And the Bee Gee's Barry Gibb proves you're never to old to dance

as the Glastonbury Festival draws to a close.

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,

79 people died in the Grenfell Tower fire in west London 11 days ago,

Pendleton in Salford, the latest location where tower block cladding

is being removed, and unsettling sight for another group of residents

who have lived here many years. It has left us, as residents, very

confused and very concerned about the safety of where we live. Tonight

the Government released new figures showing the latest building still

have tests on cladding. They show a 100% failure rate on samples. 60

buildings have now failed those tests. The buildings stretch across

25 local authorities. Immediacy is to give advice to the residence, to

reassure the residence, and ensure those buildings that are high rise

buildings are as safe as they possibly can as quickly as possible.

The Government says it can test around 100 samples in any 24-hour

period, but at the moment it is only testing eight or nine a day, so with

up to 600 tower blocks in need of testing, unless those samples start

arriving much more quickly, this is going to take a very long time.

Arnold has been a fire safety expert for 20 years. He says cladding

currently only has to withstand blame tests from the front - he says

this simply isn't enough. Make the tests more robust. Test everything,

test every angle, then you will know it works. In Camden, entire families

have today been hauling their possessions away from four tower

blocks as safety measures are being put in. The room will be ready... We

went with Maureen and 87-year-old father to check out a hotel, and

sure if they should leave their tower. I have heard they are quite

hot... Lovely, OK. Maureen went in and filmed on a mobile phone,

looking for reassurance. There are flies in here! Afterwards, she

seemed satisfied with what was being offered. How was it? How was the

hotel? Not too bad. Good enough? Yeah, good enough. Will you moving?

Yes, we will. Tonight, residents in Camden who have moved out of their

tower blocks have been with Muslims celebrating the end of Ramadan, a

small moment of relaxation amid the uncertainty their lives now face.

Duncan Kennedy, BBC News, in north London.

Many of the residents affected by the Grenfell Tower disaster

have come together today to mark the Muslim festival of Eid,

But what should be a time of celebration has left many

reflecting on their loss, as Frankie McCamley reports.

Spilling out onto the streets of this mosque to pray on a day of

celebration for Muslims across the country, but here in west London it

is tainted with sadness. For us, at the centre of a wider community,...

Sorry, sorry about this... It is a day when people won't be able to see

some of their relatives for a long time... And even for those trying to

help, it's been tough. And we also know the tower block had hundreds of

residents, and maybe also more visitors, so the number of missing

or dead could be a lot higher than just 79. The mosque has not only

become a place for those affected to collect donations from the public,

but for some like Hassan, it is now his home - his wife and two

daughters are still missing. He is too upset to talk on camera. In

another show of community strength, this concert is being put on to help

bring the community together, but as people are arriving and the shock of

last week is subsiding, anger is growing. People say their questions

haven't been answered - in the shadow of Grenfell Tower. Two

adults, three children, all of them gone. They have put them is missing,

they are not missing, they were there and they are dead. All we need

to know is to confirm they are dead. A few streets away, another

carolling is getting under way in a community that clearly once

something positive to come from this tragic event. Frankie McCamley, BBC

News. The Brexit Secretary,

David Davis, says he's pretty sure but not certain,

the UK can secure a deal with Brussels as it

leaves the European Union. His remarks come after

the Chancellor Philip Hammond said no deal would be

"very, very bad" for the UK. A year after the vote to leave

the EU, talks about the terms of Britain's divorce

have now started - and Brexit looms overhead

for the Prime Minister. But a week after the Chancellor

said no deal would be very, very bad for the UK,

the Brexit Secretary, the man tasked with

securing the deal, seems uncertain

as to whether he'll get one. I'm pretty sure, I'm not 100% sure,

it's a negotiation. Again, you said right

at the beginning of this, "We are guaranteed to get a deal,

you can be sure we'll get a deal." What I want is a free-trade

agreement, the customs I'm pretty sure,

but I'm not certain. With the clock for two years

of talks ticking down, there are some key issues at the top

of the Government's in-tray - working out what form

the border between Northern Ireland and the Irish Republic will take,

with car-numberplate recognition and tagging containers

being considered. Plus, calculating how much

the UK's financial settlement - or so-called divorce bill -

will be. And, crucially, getting a deal

on the rights of EU citizens We're trying to ensure

that every individual citizen gets their current position,

as it were, locked in place for them, so that the anxiety

can go. This is the real issue,

it's about people's anxiety, it's not about the prospect

of deporting people. David Davis acknowledged,

having left, we would need a one or two-year

transitional arrangement, but he still insists a bad deal

would mean Britain walking away. What David Davis has revealed

is that his handling of this whole affair inspires

about as much confidence The problem is that, of course,

when he crashes to earth, he's going to bring the whole

of the country with him. The details of Labour's position

remains unclear, but the party insists

the economy must come first. What we have to have is a Brexit

that works for jobs and growth, and also for the protections

which working people have. How that comes out of

the negotiations remains to be seen. With rumours of potential

leadership contenders whistling around Westminster,

Theresa May is under pressure from all sides -

from within her own party, inside her own Cabinet,

and from Brussels too. It's clear there's now

a new conciliatory, far less combative tone from

those at the top of Government. She's in charge of the negotiations

for now, but many Tories aren't sure if she'll see Brexit

through to the finish, as the Prime Minister

is all too aware. Eleanor Garnier, BBC News,

Westminster. say more than 140 people

are thought to have died when an overturned petrol

tanker caught fire. had gathered by the roadside

to collect leaking oil after the tanker crashed on a main

highway, but it then exploded. Our Pakistan correspondent

Secunder Kermani reports. Hundreds of local villagers flocked

to the scene of the overturned tanker this morning,

despite being warned not to. In this impoverished area,

they collected fuel in buckets, jerry cans, and even

empty water bottles. But moments later,

grief and anguish - thousands of litres of petrol

went up in flames, Early reports suggest the blaze

began when someone lit a cigarette. TRANSLATION:

The oil tanker capsized, The local traffic police

asked people to leave, warning it may explode,

then suddenly there was fire. TRANSLATION: I had already taken

some petrol, I was about to fill another can but felt dizzy due

to the fumes so decided not Dozens of the injured

had to be airlifted to hospital. The nearest burns unit is around

100 miles away from the site. Medical teams worked flat out

to assist the injured Some in Pakistan have blamed

the victims for rushing towards the scene of the accident,

but in other quarters there is a sense of anger that

people here are not educated enough about basic safety issues,

and that poverty forces them to risk their lives for

a few litres of free petrol. The tragedy casts a shadow

over preparations for the Muslim festival of Eid al-Fitr,

due to take place here tomorrow. Instead of celebrations,

there'll be funerals. Iraqi forces fighting

so-called Islamic State in Mosul have told the BBC that British

fighters are among the militants. The battle is taking

place in the old city, and our correspondent Orla Guerin

and cameraman Nico Hameon have sent us this report

from the front line. But troops from Iraq's

emergency response division The target here -

a hospital complex. Getting a chance to see

how the fight is being taken Well, the fight

here is at extremely close quarters, this is the most forward position

the Iraqi troops have. They tell us that the nearest

IS position is just 15 metres away, and when they are firing here,

the distance is so small that sometimes they can see

the faces of the IS militants. The troops here, mostly young,

determined to end a reign of terror. "Daesh came and killed civilians,"

says Ali Mahdi, our duty is to bring

Mosul back to life." Here is the hospital building

where commanders say about 200 foreign militants are holed up,

including some Britons. "That is what our intelligence tells

us," says Colonel Falah al-Abdan, "And also we heard them

speaking on the radio - we can tell their nationality

from that." Now their caliphate

is turning to ash, their positions being pounded

from above Part of the final push

to eliminate an enemy that once controlled

a third of Iraq. Here, at least six people have been

injured, including three children, after a car collided

with pedestrians in Newcastle. The vehicle mounted the pavement

outside the Westgate Sports Centre. Police have arrested

a 42-year-old woman and say what happened

isn't terror related. With all the sport, here's

Olly Foster at the BBC Sport Centre. England's cricketers have won

the T20 series against South Africa. It was 1-1 heading into

the decider in Cardiff. Dawid Malan top-scored on his debut

as they won by 19 runs. One game left, a series to win, what

was England's plan? Well, change the side and the captain, shovel the

pack, hope for the ace. Every so often, the ace goes high. Sailing

over there was the second international ball Dawid Malan had

faced, instant confidence. The new boy clearly embraced the

experimental mood, not risk-free, but 50, Malan's moment, he finished

with 68, and none of his colleagues through shade on his spotlight.

South Africa said 182 tier win. The value of runs is not what it was, in

inflation inevitable with batsmen like AB de Villiers, who can make

any score and save, not to mind any spectator. But the leg-spinner stuck

at it, brave, and with bravery came revenge. De Villiers became his

first international wicket. South Africa never fully recovered from

it, England's victory was ultimately comfortable, their experiment had

worked. Patrick Gearey, BBC News. in the Formula One Championship

his lead over Lewis Hamilton after an incident-packed

Azerbaijan Grand Prix The German was fourth

but was given a time penalty for bumping into Hamilton's Mercedes

behind the saftey car, and the British world champion

had a separate fault with his car Red Bull's Daniel Riccardo

won the race. Vettel leads Hamilton

by 14 points after eight races. Feliciano Lopez is

the new champion at Queens. to beat Marin Cilic

in the Aegon Championships, and there was a very popular

winner in Birmingham. With Wimbledon starting

a week tomorrow, beat the Australian

Ashleigh Barty in three sets It was only her second tournament

after recovering from a hand injury sustained during a knife

attack last year. All this week on BBC News we have

been highlighting issues faced by women in sport. Sailing, as can be

seen from the America's Cup currently taking place, is dominated

by men, only 3% of professional sailors are women, but that could be

on the rise. Here is sports correspondent Natalie Pirks.

Skill, endurance, strength and vision -

just some of the attributes needed to make it to the top.

But for women it seems talent alone isn't enough.

the same as the guys in the Cup at the moment.

It would be good to have the same opportunities to learn.

These women are part of the Magenta Project,

a group of accomplished sailors striving to create pathways

Experience is key to sail these high-performance catamarans,

but the opportunities for women at least are not there.

We see the girls struggle to get onto these boats to get

The girls want to earn it, but they need the chance to get

The rules for this year's prestigious Volvo

have been changed to incentivise teams to employ women.

The more mixed gender the crew is, the more sailors they'll be allowed

to help navigate the toughest sees on the planet.

At least one team, though, still plans to take

One of the main reasons given why women are not as involved as men

is because the sheer physical strength needed to power

But does that argument really hold up?

Or is sailing just too much a boys' club?

For people who have never sailed with girls on board,

their initial reaction is they will not be as strong,

as fast, and it is our job as female sailors to show that is not

the case, that we can be proactively involved in the crew.

British team Land Rover BAR won the Youth America's Cup last week

with a female sailor on board, and that shows it can be done.

to ensure the dream of mixed teams stays on course.

Natalie Pirks, BBC News, Madeira. That is all you'll sport, Clive.

The country's biggest music festival at Glastonbury draws to a close

Our entertainment correspondent Lizo Mzimba is there for us.

Over to you. Yes, most people here seem to think

it has been a pretty successful Glastonbury, appearances from Katy

Perry and headline performances from the likes of Foo Fighters and

Radiohead. But perhaps one of the most prestigious parts of

Glastonbury is the Sunday afternoon legends slot. In previous years,

they have had Dolly Parton, Kenny Rogers, and this afternoon playing

to a huge audience of all ages will on the Pyramid stage was Barry Gibb.

And the singer-songwriter Ed Sheeran, who has had a hugely

successful year, dominating the singles charts, will close the

festival tonight, and Glastonbury will return in 2019.

Lizo Mzimba, thank you for that, at Glastonbury.

That's it, I'll be back with the late News At Ten.