this is bbc news. the headlines at 10:00 — police investigating the grenfell tower fire say a total of 58 people are dead or missing, presumed dead, but warn that figure could increase. the current number of fatalities is at least 30. the figure of 58 are those that are missing, and i have to assume are dead. theresa may admits the support forfamilies in the initial hours after the disaster "was not good enough", after meeting some of those left homeless in downing street. the queen observes a minute's silence at the trooping the colour parade, in memory of all those who died in the tower and in the recent bombings in manchester and london. in other news, bill cosby walks free from court after the jury is unable to reach a verdict in his sexual assault case. prosecutors will seek a retrial. and

we will be looking at tomorrow's front pages, including the observer which says that safety reports were explored before the grenfell tower disaster. —— safety reports were ignored. good evening, and welcome to bbc news. police say 58 people are now presumed dead in the fire at grenfell tower in west london. they also said that the death toll is likely to rise again. the bbc understands the total number of dead or missing could be around 70. today, at downing street, theresa may met victims of the fire amid criticism of the government's handling of the tragedy. in the last few hours, the prime minister has issued a statement. it said — "the response of the emergency services, nhs and the "community has been heroic.

"but, frankly, the support on the ground for families "who needed help or basic information in the initial hours "after this appalling disaster was not good enough. "there have been huge frustrations that people do not "know who to talk to, that they can't get "through on the council hotlines. "my government will do whatever it takes to help those "affected get justice and keep our people safe." 0ur correspondent, jeremy cooke, has the latest. in the midsummer heat, grenfell tower casts a long shadow. a new dark reality on the london skyline, with the power to shock, and to move. a sight which stops you in your tracks. too much to take in. it's hard to know what to say, yeah. it's just horrific. everyone's busy talking, but yet you can just feel a silence. it's really overwhelming. four days on from

disaster, and with every official update, more grim news. sadly, at this time, there are 58 people who we were told... we have been told were in grenfell tower on the night, that are missing, and therefore sadly i have to assume that they are dead. the investigations into how this happened will be complex and lengthy, but the residents‘ association for grenfell tower and the surrounding blocks is already calling for the council and its management agency to be suspended from their landlords‘ responsibility. andrea newton says the community felt ignored before the tragedy, neglected since, with no access to basic information. where is everyone? what are they getting next, where will they move, what do they need? who needs what, and where? these are fundamental questions, and we are days after this disaster.

i have done the angry. ijust have got to get this done. today the residents brought those frustrations to downing street, asking for more help on the ground. and there have been reassurances from ministers. there is now from today on the ground a central operation precisely to answer all those, you know, perfectly reasonable questions that people have in these desperate circumstances. a perfectly clear message but still, on the street, official help has been hard to find. what we are seeing here is an aid effort run by local people. we are told there will be a more official response to what has happened, but on the ground, there is very little evidence of that. amanda, you are doing all you can. have you seen any government people, local council people? no, i haven't. i haven't seen anyone at all. we have been here since the morning and have not

seen anyone from the government. where's the government? i personally don't know. the only government or council vehicles i have seen are the refuse lorries, coming up and down the street. # we shall overcome...#. the pain here is plain to see, and the community strength too, and the determination to come together and to overcome. jeremy cooke, bbc news, north kensington. metropolitan police commander stuart cundy has named the first victim to be formally identified as 23—year—old syrian refugee, mohammad al—hajali. his family said, "mohammad was a very amazing and kind person. "he gave love to everyone. "he came to the uk because he had ambitions "and aims for his life and for his family. "our whole family will miss mohammad dearly, "and he will never be forgotten." earlier i asked our political

correspondent, alex forsyth, whether the prime minister's statement fully reflected the concerns of residents. iam i am told that his actions she has now come out with ra direct response to what she has heard from people who want to see happening on the ground. the basics have been lacking, which is why the prime minister has announced a £5 million emergency fund, it was out to be distributed from today, that is for basic things like food and travel money. she has renewed her commitment within the local area if they want, or as close as possible, within three weeks. she will increase point of contact by

staffing up cancel phone lines and having people on the ground in high viz jackets. the prime having people on the ground in high vizjackets. the prime minister —— cancel phone lines. the prime ministers taking a personal responsibility to reassure people that the government is doing all it can that the government is doing all it ca n after that the government is doing all it can after it has had such criticism for its response to this point. it is to be seen if this will appease members of the local community. do we have a timescale for when we might see this task force in action? because at the moment we are seeing volu nteers because at the moment we are seeing volunteers working on the ground? there has been huge commendation for the response of the local community but also that recognition from the prime minister that not enough has been done in terms of basic help and support in the first few days. she praised the support of the emergency services. this morning, damien ‘s dream, the first secretary of state

—— damian green, he said that that effort on the ground is starting from today, and theresa may said this was immediate action, so you would hope that people would start to see a difference pretty much immediately. the government has had so immediately. the government has had so much criticism for its response to this. what it is now trying to do is get on the front foot and show that it is get on the front foot and show thatitis is get on the front foot and show that it is doing something, but i think you are right to raise the point that residents will want this to be tangible, to be visible before they get the support base of desperately need. —— get the support they so desperately need. and we'll find out how this story — and many others — are covered in tomorrow's front pages coming up at 10:40 and then at 11:30pm this evening in the papers. our guests joining me tonight are robert fox, defence editor at the london evening standard, and rachel cunliffe, comment and features editor at city am. the queen has observed a minute's silence at the trooping the colour parade in memory of all those who died in grenfell tower and in the recent attacks in manchester and london. earlier, she issued an unprecedented statement — on what is her official birthday — in which she said it was "difficult to escape the very

sombre national mood". 0ur royal correspondent, nicholas witchell, reports on a day intended for celebration, the queen led the nation in sorrow. before leaving buckingham palace for horse guards, she stood with the duke of edinburgh for a minute's silence. a moment of reflection, joined by the footguards on the parade ground and the cavalry at the palace gates — in remembrance of those lost at grenfell tower, and in the terrorist attacks in london and manchester. yesterday she'd visited the scene of the fire at grenfell tower and met some of those who have lost friends and neighbours. it had clearly made a deep impression. in her statement she said, "i have been profoundly struck by the immediate inclination of people throughout the country to offer comfort and support to those in desperate need." she went on:

band plays her birthday parade went ahead. it had all the familiar components. the footguards marched and trooped the colour of the irish guards, and the royal family appeared on the palace balcony, where prince george as usual stole the show, gazing down at the crowds, and then as the raf fly—past appeared, up at the sky with his sister. but this was no ordinary trooping. this was a year when the head of state reflected the country's feelings of shock and grief. nicholas witchell, bbc news, at buckingham palace. ajudge in the united states has declared a mis—trial in the sexual assault case against entertainer bill cosby. the jury failed to reach a consensus

on all three counts, after more than 50 hours of deliberations. the 79—year—old had denied drugging and sexually assaulting a woman at his home 13 years ago. the prosecution in the case says it will seek a retrial. 0ur north america correspondent, aleem maqbool, reports. after so many accused him of being a calculating sexual predator, bill cosby is free now to go home from court. the jury didn't acquit him, but they could not unanimously agreed to convict him either. we came here looking for an acquittal, but like that rolling stones says, you don't always get what you want — sometimes, you get what you need. god bless you all, and happy father's day. the mistrial was celebrated like a victory by cosby‘s supporters. 60 women came forward and accused him... yes, after 20—25 years. come on, please. back in his heyday, bill cosby was the most prominent african—american, the highest—paid actor, and undoubtedly a trailblazer. .. of the dozens of women

who came forward saying he sexually assaulted them, most couldn't go to trial because it was so long since the alleged incidents took place. one case was heard in court, though, brought by andrea constand, a former university employee who claims that in 2004 he drugged and then molested her. all of the jurors were not convinced. for now, bill cosby walks free, but there is the prospect he is going to be retried, and there is no question that in spite of this result his reputation as something of an american father figure has now been tarnished. several people are being recognised for their bravery. among them, pc keith palmer, killed as he tried to stop a man from entering parliament in the westminster attacks in march, he has been awarded a posthumous george medal. for pcs craig nicholls

and jonathan wright, who arrested the man who killed jo cox mp, queen's gallantry medals. bernard kenny, who was with the mp received the george medal. he sano and he tried to save her and we cannot thank him enough. and the two boys, similarly unarmed, just went in. they knew that he was armed, but not a thought. theyjust went in. we are absolutely delighted. true heroes. i'm on record as having said, why would i learn algebra, i have no intention of going there!

billy connolly says his knighthood is likely to produce a strong response from fans. some will say high time, and some will say "what the hell is all that about?" i don't know what to prepare for. iama i am a little embarrassed, but deep within me, i am very pleased to have it. terry and june and absolutely fabulous's june whitfield has been made a dame. just a few of over 1,000 people being honoured. lizo mzimba, bbc news. as we've been hearing, a group of residents,

volunteers and survivors of grenfell tower met theresa may at downing street this afternoon. the bishop of kensington, the right reverend dr graham tomlinson, was also there — and my colleague mark lobel was able to ask him for his thoughts on how the meeting went. i think it was a good meeting. residents in the local area were able to express their frustrations, their hopes, their anger, their desires, and to put before the prime minister the things they really wanted to say. we sensed that she listened, and therefore, i think it was a good thing to do, and the residents came away, i think, feeling that they had been heard and been able to say what they wanted to say to the prime minister. how did the meeting come about, and who was able to talk first? can you just talk us through how it went? i was approached by number 10 yesterday, i think it was. i have been involved over the whole week, and then number 10 approached me, asking if we could pull together a group of

representatives from the local area to have a conversation with the prime minister. we worked closely with st clements church, which is very well—connected in the local area, and we brought together a group of people who were representatives, not representing anyone in particular, but people who were affected by this tragedy, people wh were survivors from grenfell tower itself, evacuees, local residents, volunteers, community leaders, and that is the group that was there. there has been a lot of discussion about whether the government understands people's needs here. are you more confident from theresa may's reaction that they do? i am certainly hopeful that she listened. there was a robust discussion. people were able to say what they wanted to say. we felt we were listened to carefully. time will tell what

difference it will make in the longer term, but we are cautiously hopeful that we were listened to and that some of the statements coming out from number 10 would indicate that some response has begun to come from it. you met in the cabinet room. the meeting lasted about 2.5 hours. what were you asking herfor, face—to—face? all kinds of things were mentioned, probably too many to mention here. what the residents wanted to say was that they really value their community, a strong sense that they do not want to live anywhere else, the vibrancy of this community is something they love, the outpouring of compassion we have seen in the last week. they wanted to say that the local community must be listened to, and that rather than decisions being made about them that they are not consulted on, they want to ensure that local residents are listened to as solutions are found to the issues that have been uncovered here. there was a real sense of wanting to say that this is the beginning

of the process. we hope that the meetings we have had over the last couple of days are not the end of the process, but the beginning of a new culture of listening between government, council, local residents, that will lead to a better future for everybody. were you promised any more meetings? we have just had the two meetings, i do not know if any others will follow. i know other groups have met with the government and council as well. this is part of a patchwork of conversations that we hope will lead to something constructive. as we can, we will recover those that have died in grenfell tower. relatives and volunteers meet with theresa may at downing street as she admits the government's response in the hours after the disaster has not been good enough. it was a robust discussion, there was forceful emotion in the room and people were able to say what they wanted to say and we felt that was listened

to and listened to carefully. the queen observes a minute's silence at trooping the colour and speaks of a sombre national mood. and, in other news, bill cosby walks free from court after a jury is unable to reach a verdict in his sexual assault trial. hello, good evening. 58 people are now presumed to have died in the fire at grenfell tower in west london. police have warned the death toll is likely to rise. the bbc understands the number of dead or missing could be around 70. today, following a meeting with some of those affected, theresa may admitted the government response in the initial aftermath had not been good enough. jeremy cooke reports.

in the midsummer heat, grenfell tower casts a long shadow. a new, dark reality on the london skyline with the power to shock and to move. a site which stops you in your tracks. too much to take in. it is hard to know what to say, yeah. it's just horrific. we just said that everyone is busy talking but you can just feel the silence. it's really overwhelming. four days on from disaster and with every official update, more grim news. sadly, at this time, there are 58 people who, we have been told were in grenfell tower on the night that are missing and

therefore, sadly, i have to assume that they are dead. the investigations into how this happened will be complex and lengthy but the residents association for grenfell tower and the surrounding blocks is already calling for the council and its management agency to be suspended from their landlords' responsibilities. andrea newton says the community felt ignored long before the tragedy and neglected since. with no access to basic information. where is everyone? what are they getting next? where are they going to move? what do they need? who needs what? these are fundamental questions and we are days after this disaster. i have done the angry. i have got to get this done. today, the residents brought those frustrations to downing street. it was a robust discussion, there was forceful emotion in the room and people were able to say what they wanted to say and we felt that was listened to and listened to carefully.

in a statement, the prime minister said. an analysis which chimes with the volunteers who have been working flat out to help victims in the absence of effective official support. they have been completely let down and it is the same people that potentially might have caused this matter not letting them down again. it is tragic and if it wasn't for the community here at the volunteers, i would dread to think what would have happened to those people. the prime minister says she accepts that there are huge frustrations here and she is promising to send more support into the area. it is the sort of help which is desperately needed, but this community could have used it days ago. it is way too late. were you reassured by what theresa may has said to you? not right now.

not right now, no, i'm not. with so much pain and frustration here, there are warnings that government help must work with the community to avoid adding to frustration and anger. and high in grenfell tower, the operation to recover bodies goes on. a reminder of what has been lost and the scale of the task ahead. jeremy cooke, bbc news, north kensington. 0ur political correspondent alex forsyth is in downing street tonight. of course that meeting there with those affected by the fire, i guess in some part to try to soften some of the anger we have seen in the past few days. what's your assessment of the day's events? the statement that theresa may issued after that meeting was clearly an attempt to countersome of the claims her government's response has lacked sympathy and understanding. it was a long statement. in which the prime minister said she had heard the concerns of residents. their

frustration and their fear their voices hadn't been listened to and questions were going unanswered. she announced a series of measures, money immediate for things like food and clothes, a promise to rehouse people, extra personnel and support on the ground to offer advice. and the response from some in the community is, so far, cautiously optimistic. but theresa may has been under significant pressure, not just in terms of her handling of what happened at grenfell tower, but also because of the result of the election which left her position weakened. this was clearly an attempt to try to put her government back on the front foot, to show that she understands, that she's offering support and providing action too. this was her trying to cement her authority. the question remains whether it will be enough? particularly for those in the community which has lost so much. thank you. amid that anger that not enough's been done to help those affected by the disaster, some people are still trying to find answers

about what happened to relatives, missing since wednesday. mark lowen reports. this is a tragedy that has shaken faith, in safety, equality and justice. # some through great sorrow... it has brought a tight community even closer, waiting still for any news of the missing. dozens from grenfell tower are lost, faces from the floors that were engulfed as the fire rose. the anger and demands for accountability are growing. it's always the public that runs to rescue. where's the authorities? where are they? forgotten corners of this area have become shrines to grenfell, to grief, to frustration. as the days since the tragedy wear on, the hope of friends and families is fading. the only comfort now would be answers as to what happened. instead, there is the pain of not knowing. though as time passes, more are presumed dead. still missing, 57—year—old hesham

rahman, originally from egypt. his mother and nephew fear the worst. hesham called her shortly after 3.00am as the fire neared his top floor flat. the last thing he said to my grandmother was, i had spoken to the police, told them that the smoke was coming into my house and they told me that they were coming, close your door, put some wet towels on the floor. we're coming to get you, it's going to be all right. so, he then said to my grandmother, once i'm out i'll let you know that i'm 0k. how are you bearing up at the moment? you know, we're all angry. we all want the same answers, we're all frustrated but we really need to do it the right way. we all want to achieve the same thing but not with aggression. it doesn't work. it never did and it never will. my son... a mother who watched her son's nearby home turn to horror.

0ne story among so many from the hell of grenfell tower. mark lowen, bbc news, north kensington. the queen observed a minute's silence at the trooping of the colour parade today in memory of all those who died in grenfell tower and in the recent attacks manchester and london. earlier, she issued an unprecedented statement on what is her official birthday in which she said it was difficult to escape the very sombre national mood. 0ur royal correspondent nicolas witchall reports. before leaving buckingham palace for horse guards, she stood with the duke of edinburgh for a minute's silence. a moment of reflection, joined by the foot guards on the parade ground and the cavalry at the palace gates in remembrance of those lost at grenfell tower and in the terrorist attacks in london and manchester.