:00:21. > :00:25.London's Mayor is urging Theresa May to appoint commissioners to run
:00:26. > :00:27.Kensington and Chelsea Council after its leader resigned over
:00:28. > :00:34.Sadiq Khan welcomed the decision by both Nicholas Paget-Brown
:00:35. > :00:43.and his deputy to quit, but said public trust could not
:00:44. > :00:45.be restored by other members of the council.
:00:46. > :00:48.One local councillor has insisted the council is capable of handling
:00:49. > :00:57.It was the breakdown of this, the first Cabinet meeting at the council
:00:58. > :01:02.since the fire at Grenfell to you they're led to the resignation of
:01:03. > :01:05.its leader, Nicolas Paget-Brown. As council leader I have to accept my
:01:06. > :01:09.share of responsibility for these perceived failings. Pressure had
:01:10. > :01:13.been mounting on the council following intense criticism of the
:01:14. > :01:20.way the disaster had been handled from day one. I completely
:01:21. > :01:24.understand the anger, the frustration of the local community,
:01:25. > :01:29.but I of course we weren't immediately quick off the ground, it
:01:30. > :01:34.was an enormous - I don't know if everyone realised how complex and
:01:35. > :01:38.how vast this fire was. I challenge any Borough in the whole country to
:01:39. > :01:44.have immediately had an action plan they could put into place. The
:01:45. > :01:49.resignation has been welcomed by many, including the Mayor of London,
:01:50. > :01:53.Sadiq Khan who urged the Prime Minister to get a grip and appoint
:01:54. > :01:55.commissioners to run the Borough. He wrote, commissioners who are
:01:56. > :02:01.untainted should take over the running of the council to act in the
:02:02. > :02:05.best interests of residents. But some in this community that already
:02:06. > :02:10.feels like it's been failed by the authorities are sceptical of the
:02:11. > :02:15.appointment process. They cannot just impose their old boy network
:02:16. > :02:19.and their friends and family scheme that they seem to operate elsewhere.
:02:20. > :02:23.There needs to be a proper process for the selection of those
:02:24. > :02:27.commissioners and that has to be community-led, they can not do that
:02:28. > :02:31.on their own, we are not going to be imposed on at state level again. But
:02:32. > :02:35.despite these calls for commissioners to be brought in, it's
:02:36. > :02:40.not yet clear whether this will actually happen. It's understood the
:02:41. > :02:44.council will elect a new leader next week with the hope of rebuilding
:02:45. > :02:50.trust with those who have had their lives shattered by this tragedy.
:02:51. > :02:52.British Airways says it's running almost all of its flights,
:02:53. > :02:58.Members of the Unite Union have begun a 16-day walkout over pay.
:02:59. > :03:01.The Government has allowed BA to lease planes and crew
:03:02. > :03:06.from its partner Qatar Airways during the industrial action.
:03:07. > :03:09.The Chinese President, Xi Jinping, has said his country won't tolerate
:03:10. > :03:11.any challenge to its sovereignty over Hong Kong.
:03:12. > :03:14.He was speaking at a ceremony to swear in the territory's
:03:15. > :03:16.new leader, 20 years after Britain handed over control
:03:17. > :03:20.Away from official events, there were some clashes
:03:21. > :03:24.between pro-democracy and pro-Beijing supporters.
:03:25. > :03:30.Our correspondent Stephen McDonell joins us live.
:03:31. > :03:42.Stephen, to what extent do these protests represent the popular view
:03:43. > :03:46.in Hong Kong? Well, I am standing here at the rowdy end point of a
:03:47. > :03:51.march of a pro-democracy protesters, in their tens of thousands they've
:03:52. > :03:56.been coming through the city, despite driving tropical rain to
:03:57. > :03:59.send a message to the visiting President of China that they're
:04:00. > :04:02.worried that the city's unique freedoms are under threat. They're
:04:03. > :04:07.talking about freedom of the press, the independence of courts, freedom
:04:08. > :04:12.to gather. The message from China's President to them has been don't
:04:13. > :04:17.worry, he says Hong Kong has a bright future under the so-called
:04:18. > :04:22.one-country, two systems model but he has drawn a line and that's this,
:04:23. > :04:26.people can't threaten the mainland sovereignty over Hong Kong. This
:04:27. > :04:31.will be especially worrying to people who have called for
:04:32. > :04:34.independence. It's not clear what that threat really from the
:04:35. > :04:40.President means. But on this 20th anniversary of the handover of this
:04:41. > :04:44.former British colony back to China, most people here are not asking for
:04:45. > :04:49.freedom, they're happy to be part of China but as long as they can have
:04:50. > :04:52.normal freedoms they've come to be used to.
:04:53. > :04:54.World leaders are gathering in Strasbourg to commemorate
:04:55. > :05:00.the life of the late German Chancellor, Helmut Kohl.
:05:01. > :05:02.Mr Kohl - who oversaw Germany's reunification -
:05:03. > :05:04.was seen as one of the driving forces behind closer
:05:05. > :05:10.His coffin, draped in the EU flag, is being taken to the European
:05:11. > :05:17.parliament, and will be buried later.
:05:18. > :05:19.Theresa May's approach to Brexit has hamstrung
:05:20. > :05:21.negotiations with Brussels, according to a former
:05:22. > :05:24.James Chapman, formerly chief of staff to the Brexit
:05:25. > :05:27.Secretary David Davis, told the BBC that Mr Davis,
:05:28. > :05:29.and other cabinet ministers, want the Prime Minister to loosen
:05:30. > :05:41.Our political correspondent Jonathan Blake joins me.
:05:42. > :05:47.Presumably there will be supporters of MrDavis who see him as a better
:05:48. > :05:50.prospect for the future than Theresa May remaining Prime Minister, is
:05:51. > :05:55.leadership one of the issues surfacing yet again? It could well
:05:56. > :05:58.be in play here, yes, some people are certainly suggesting this is
:05:59. > :06:01.David Davis suggesting that his position on Brexit might well be
:06:02. > :06:04.different to the Prime Minister's and maybe he is getting his excuses
:06:05. > :06:07.in early, if things go wrong in negotiations. But this is an
:06:08. > :06:11.interesting insight from a man that many of us may not have heard of but
:06:12. > :06:16.until recently was working alongside the Brexit Secretary David Davis who
:06:17. > :06:19.is of course in charge of negotiating our exit from the
:06:20. > :06:22.European Union. As he sees it, his former boss has been put in a very
:06:23. > :06:27.difficult position by the Prime Minister, her red lines as he calls
:06:28. > :06:30.them on certain issues have left him hamstrung in those negotiations.
:06:31. > :06:35.Now, specifically he talks about the European Court of justice. It's the
:06:36. > :06:38.EU's highest court. The EU has said it would still like it to have a
:06:39. > :06:42.role in, for example, safeguarding the rights of EU citizens living in
:06:43. > :06:45.the UK, but Theresa May has been very clear it should have no
:06:46. > :06:49.jurisdiction here and many people who voted Leave might agree with
:06:50. > :06:54.that. There's been no comment from Number 10 or David Davis department,
:06:55. > :06:57.but if we assume James Chapman's comments reflect David Davis, then
:06:58. > :07:00.perhaps he feels frustrated and his hands are tied to a degree in what
:07:01. > :07:04.is a complicated process. Thank you very much.
:07:05. > :07:06.Rugby, and the British and Irish Lions have beat
:07:07. > :07:09.New Zealand's All Blacks - levelling the three-match series.
:07:10. > :07:11.Owen Farrell's penalty in the final moments of the game earned
:07:12. > :07:13.the visitors a 24-21 victory over their hosts.
:07:14. > :07:16.It sets up what will be a thrilling final match next week,
:07:17. > :07:18.as our sports correspondent Katie Gornall reports,
:07:19. > :07:29.Weather in rugby can be a great leveller and when you're up
:07:30. > :07:32.against the All Blacks, it all helps.
:07:33. > :07:34.Defeat here and any dreams of the Lions making history would be
:07:35. > :07:42.For 12 years, New Zealand has waited for the return of the
:07:43. > :07:49.their careers in the wind and rain of Wellington if they're keep the
:07:50. > :07:53.We just need to gel together as one team.
:07:54. > :07:57.Hopefully tonight they will be a star team.
:07:58. > :08:00.Because we've got a good team pick and the weather
:08:01. > :08:05.Stick it up our jumper and up the middle.
:08:06. > :08:10.I mean, this is a brand that has to live and they are fighting
:08:11. > :08:16.Up against the most fearsome winning machine in sport,
:08:17. > :08:18.the Lions had been set up for a bruising encounter.
:08:19. > :08:21.But it takes more than brute force to knock the All Blacks off
:08:22. > :08:26.The conditions made even the basics a challenge but if
:08:27. > :08:29.there was tension, it certainly wasn't in the mind of Owen Farrell
:08:30. > :08:32.who finished this as if he was playing in the park.
:08:33. > :08:34.In such a cauldron, cool heads were needed.
:08:35. > :08:36.This was not what New Zealand had in mind.
:08:37. > :08:39.Sonny Bill Williams becoming the first All Black to be sent off
:08:40. > :08:44.At half-time, fans sensed an opportunity.
:08:45. > :08:52.But a man advantage is no guarantee against the All Blacks and hopes
:08:53. > :09:01.seemed swept away. With no more room for error it was time to be bold:
:09:02. > :09:05.Any Lion will tell you it's better to be the hunter. With their tails
:09:06. > :09:09.up Murray seized a chance. With the scores level into the final minutes
:09:10. > :09:12.the Lions needed something. A final kick, a final roar, a penalty that
:09:13. > :09:16.keeps the dream alive. This will be a victory that lives long in the
:09:17. > :09:20.memory. The Lions have found their teeth.
:09:21. > :09:23.Princes William and Harry are to attend a private service
:09:24. > :09:25.to re-dedicate their mother's grave, on what would have been
:09:26. > :09:31.She is buried at her family home, Althorp House, in Northamptonshire.
:09:32. > :09:38.Our Royal correspondent, Peter Hunt reports.
:09:39. > :09:42.September 1997 and the last public moments of a funeral that transfixed
:09:43. > :09:50.This was Diana, Princess of Wales, being brought
:09:51. > :09:54.home to Althorp House, near Northampton, where she'd lived
:09:55. > :09:59.as a teenager and where her ancestors had lived for generations.
:10:00. > :10:04.With no cameras present, the Princess was buried on an island
:10:05. > :10:07.in the middle of an ornamental lake at the heart of this
:10:08. > :10:13.The precise location of her grave has never been made public.
:10:14. > :10:16.The area is being redesigned in her honour in this
:10:17. > :10:25.20 years ago, Diana's ex-husband, Prince Charles,
:10:26. > :10:27.was there with their sons and her brother and sisters.
:10:28. > :10:29.20 years on, the future king will be missing,
:10:30. > :10:33.as he is in Canada with his wife, the Duchess of Cornwall.
:10:34. > :10:36.With his father absent, Prince William will be joined
:10:37. > :10:38.at today's very private ceremony, by his wife, Kate,
:10:39. > :10:41.and their children, George and Charlotte.
:10:42. > :10:44.They will attend a service for a mother-in-law
:10:45. > :10:52.For William and Harry, who were just children when Diana died,
:10:53. > :10:56.this is the start of a difficult time as they remember their mother,
:10:57. > :10:58.a mother who they say smothered them in love.
:10:59. > :11:01.Today at her grave they will reflect and say prayers.
:11:02. > :11:15.It's been announced that the journalist writer and film critic
:11:16. > :11:20.Barry Norman has died. Throughout his career he was the defining voice
:11:21. > :11:22.of film criticism as best known for presenting the BBC's Film programme
:11:23. > :11:26.for quarter of a century. You can see more on all of today's
:11:27. > :11:34.stories on the BBC News Channel. The next news on BBC
:11:35. > :11:49.One is at 17.25. Good afternoon. It's a quiet start
:11:50. > :11:50.to July but here is