this is bbc news. the headlines that opium. camden council are to evacuate 161 households from a high—rise block following news it has similar cladding to that in grenfell tower. police are considering a range of offences in connection with the grenfell tower fire, including manslaughter. theresa may defends her proposals on the status of eu citizens in the uk post brexit — after they were criticised by the european council president. the uk's offer is below our expectations, and it risks worsening the situation of citizens. i think we've made a fair and serious offer, to all those, confirming and giving reassurance to all those eu citizens living in the united kingdom. a former loyalist paramilitary turned supergrass admits 200 offences including five murders. meanwhile, in other news. the glastonbury music festival begins in somerset with security tighter than in previous years. the festival had a special visitor, the former england football captain david beckham —

at his first ever music festival — but he's confessed to not fully joining in the festival spirit. i'm not the attempt. as much as i'd love to be in a tent, i'm not that bad. so i'm not in a tent. and the legendary cricket commentator henry ‘blowers' blofeld retires. my my dear old things, i'm all things come to an end, i've decided the time is right to hang up my microphone. breaking news to bring you the night. camden council in north london will tonight evacuate 161 households from a tower block, after discovering it was covered in similar cladding to that used on grenfell tower. we are hoping to bring you more on this shortly. more detailfrom them, more detail from them, they say residents of the charlton estate will be moved into temporary

accommodation, because of this particular cladding which was involved in the very rapid spread the fire that we saw so tragically happen in grenfell tower a little distance away in north kensington. i believe that there are now no buildings of concern in wales or scotland, but there are 1a buildings in england that are now known to contain materials which raised safety concerns. georgia gould is the leader of camden council: they say they are trying to ensure safety for their tenants, will work with them at, the act swiftly and be open and transparent. the leader of the council led a public meeting last night to listen to concerns that those on the estate have, upon hearing from residents, they have instructed a joint fire inspection with the london fire brigade. she continues to say that they have

decided that the blog needs to be temporarily evacuated wildly and undertake —— while they undertake emergency work. they hope to com plete emergency work. they hope to complete it in three to four weeks and understand that it is distressing to undergo but it is making sure people are safe, and that people feel reassured. an emerging situation, she says, but the grenfell via changes everything and we need to do all we can to ensure safety. we hope that there will be a press conference regarding this development, this decision by camden council this evening. we will bring it to you and bbc news here. so far, 15 buildings in england have the cladding, the latest reported in wembley, north london. police today revealed

they are examing evidence about criminal offences regarding grenfell tower, including manslaughter. tom symonds reports. in the first horrifying minutes of the disaster, a resident of grenfell tower escapes and looks back at what's unfolding. oh, my gosh! a rapidly spreading inferno, which police today confirmed had its origin in a kitchen of a flat slowdown in the tower. it began, they said, with a hotpoint fridge like this one, catching alight. witnesses say flames escaped through the window, where they began to race up and across the outside of the building. which is why the focus right from the start has been on what was added to the tower during its refurbishment. aluminium cladding and foam insulation. and right from the start, police wanted to know how fire resistant was it? preliminary tests on the insulation samples collected from grenfell tower showed that they compost it soon after the tests started. ——combusted soon after

the tests started. the initial test on the cladding tiles also failed the safety tests. such are our safety concerns on the outcome of those tests, we have shared our data with the department for communities and local government. the cladding and insulation simply should not have burned so quickly. instead of a fire which devoured the tower, the damage it should have been little more than this — a fire in camden in 2012, a fire contained. so the police test have thrown up a string of questions. how did it spread? the materials used are under suspicion. but was the design of the refurbishment also to blame? did the work completed last year breach building regulations? and are the laws governing building standards clear enough and tough enough? this is a criminal investigation. police are seizing documents from the companies that managed and refurbished grenfell tower. and they will consider

potential criminal charges, breaches of health and safety, or even corporate manslaughter. although that is difficult to prove. for several decades now, councils have been putting up cladding to improve the look and insulation of their ageing tower blocks. now, in what amounts to a crisis for that strategy, some of it being taken down. in islington, initially for testing, but next week for good. everyone in the block is saying if you live in a tower block, it could have been us. especially now that it's in our cladding. we are thinking, oh my god, it makes you feel quite tearful, actually. all we want is some strong reassurance. there's a lot of, shall we say, stressed people at this present moment in time. in wandsworth, where this fire broke out in 2010, 100 tower blocks are to be fitted with sprinklers.

but there is grim, unfinished business back g re nfell tower. everyone's been accounted for in this flat, but police need help to ensure that identified all victims. their message today — if you know someone that was there for whatever reason, we need to know. 0ur reporter kim riley has been at the celotex factory in suffolk, the company today announced it would stop supplying cladding for use on tall buildings. it's a well—respected company of producing installation materials, it's been doing it for a0 years. they have a huge range of products and they have a presence on this industrial estate. it provided this rssooo to the industrial estate. it provided this rs5000 to the grenfell tower. it has a class zero rating under the building regulations in the uk, meaning it has the highest rating

for preventing the spread of flames. the company always admitted it will burn if exposed to fire of sufficient heat and intensity. today the police said preliminary test burst into flames pretty quickly. the statement brought out a few minutes ago by the company says it is shocked by the tragic events at the tower. we want to do everything to support the government's response and full cooperation with the investigation. it notes the comments by scotla nd investigation. it notes the comments by scotland yard at the briefing today, in view of the cladding systems, and the installation forming part of them, the company agrees it is best to stop providing buildings over 80 metres tall with the cladding. i want to wait for further clarity to get to the bottom of this problem. what exactly caused that terrible inferno at grenfell tower? we will find out how this story is

covered in the front pages at 10:a0pm in the papers. european union leaders have given a cool response to theresa may's proposal to guarantee the rights of eu citizens living in the uk. the president of the european council, donald tusk, calls the plans ‘below expectations' and says they risk making the situation for eu citizens worse. under the plan — which the prime minister describes as "serious and fair" — people from eu countries who've lived here for five years would receive similar rights to british citizens. 0ur political editor laura kuenssberg reports from brussels. goodbye to the flag, goodbye to this town. a year ago today, britain decided this place would be written out of our future. but what the picture outside will look like for millions who have made their lives around the continent is now starting to become clear. we've set out what i believe is a serious offer, a fair offer, that will give the reassurance to eu

citizens living in the uk. 0ne—two—one attempts to sell her plans. but citizens who have lived in the uk for five years can remain for good. and until we leave the union, others could come. but her eu rivals have plenty of questions. what about spaniards now in the uk with family abroad — or anyone else? is the cut—off date when the brexit process started, or the moment when we actually leave? not until monday will ministers at home be ready to give those answers. are you getting a clear idea of the kind of brexit that the uk government wants? no. translation: it's vauge. we want to be sure the rights of citizens are protected. that's important for us. there are a lot of our citizens who are not covered with mrs may's proposal. she might not have gone far enough here, but for many at home is theresa may's plan tough enough? it gives those 3 million eu citizens in the uk certainty about the future of their lives, and we want the same certainty

for the more thani million uk citizens who are living in the european union. you've always said voters gave politicians a clear instruction to control immigration. but under your plans, for nearly another two years, as many europeans as they like can still come to live in the uk. for many voters, do you think that will really sound like taking back control? what voters voted for when they voted to leave the european union was to ensure that outside the european union, the united kingdom could establish our own rules on migration, on movement of people from the eu into the uk. away from home, there is relief that at last the uk's putting things on the table. but for europe's new power couple... translation: it's a good beginning, but not a breakthrough. we've understood the uk doesn't want to give you citizens full rights.

they, just as they left together, will decide together with the rest of the eu how they feel about that. my first impression is that the uk's offer is below our expectations. and that it risks worsening the situation of citizens. reservation is shared by the opposition. who, in contrast, their leader is loving his time in the sun. we should not be negotiating like this. what we should be doing is unilaterally saying, as labour has said from day one after the referendum, but all eu nationals should be given permanent residence' rights. concerns over these proposals reflects theresa may's 3—way bind. a united in opposing front here in brussels, clashing expectations among the public at home, and at her back inside her own party, different strands of thinking and demands. and even a leader at the peak of their powers would struggle to deal with all that. prime minister, did your proposals go far enough? relieved, perhaps, to be leaving.

but relieved, perhaps, too, to be away from hostility at home. but governing is doing, notjust fending off enemies. theresa may, at least today, has been doing that. joining me now from westminster is sir peter westmacott — who served as the uk's ambassador to both france and the united states. thanks forjoining us. thank you for having me. from what you have seen and heard so far, how would you characterise the approach the uk seems to be taking? there seems to bea seems to be taking? there seems to be a change of tone since the election, which i think is very necessary. the election outcome was not the one the prime minster wanted, she sort of song stronger and bigger mandate for her brexit negotiations and didn't get that. and she's lost a degree of political authority. but as complicated as laura said. it easierfor authority. but as complicated as laura said. it easier for those who

have their reservations about the brexit tactics, even leaving the eu at all, the fake it easier to get a soft brighton, but on the other hand she is subject to being buffeted by interest groups in the conservative party who might have strong views about brexit. it will be difficult. i think the change of tone is good andi i think the change of tone is good and i welcome the fact we have done the process of addressing the question of the rights of eu citizens in the uk. i would like that to be done immediately after the referendum and a number of pro—brexit tory mps said it would happen. it has taken a while because these people are vital to us service industries, such as agriculture, the nhs whatever. i hope we can get an quickly now. the president of the european council says it is below expectations. what should theresa may be offering the eu citizens

here, in the hope that it might be is reciprocated in the continental europe for british citizens? we don't know the full details and will wait till monday. this is something the prime minister has split sketched out over dinner to give them an idea where they're coming from. the biggest? will be the five—year qualification period, that is fine up to a point and that is what you've got as a eu citizens. the two—year grace period orfor those who don't meet the five—year qualification from a cut—off point to be determined, still leaves quite a lot of people who may have been living here for the last few years, the expectation they could say, —— stay, their future will be uncertain. we are losing people from the nhs who have children they need to educate who have gone because they can't bear the uncertainty of they can't bear the uncertainty of the moment. i think clarity is important and when their british government put some flesh on the bones of what the prime minister was

talking about, that there will be offered there which people will be happier with. as for the reciprocity, let's see how that works out. the 3 million people who live here are vital for the performance in so many different ways. the brits abroad, there are about one third of them, retired or working across the eu, the associations of british people living outside the uk, in the eu, we re living outside the uk, in the eu, were keen that the prime minister should get on and addressed this question, if need be coming unilaterally rather than be a reciprocal deal. the problem with insisting on reciprocity is dragging on the negotiation and you don't get clarity for some time. on 11th of june you tweeted the world is possible for —— puzzled by the uk's self harm, but at least we have a pragmatic but not hard wax it being favoured. what led you to that conclusion that that is what we are heading for? when i say majority i am talking mostly about parliament.

the members of parliament i talk to, we have two thirds of the house of commons and three quarters of the house of lords who are fundamentally pro—european, not the don't necessarily want to rerun the referendum they don't want to play that game. but they feel it's important to have a sensible, pragmatic, negotiation outcome with the best possible relation between the best possible relation between the eu and the uk in the future. i meant that so many of our european partners who never wanted us to leave the first place, rub their eyesin leave the first place, rub their eyes in disbelief after the referendum, have come to terms with that, but the way in which we began strike a very tough, almost battle like rand belligerent tone about what we will demand and get without taking into account some realities, i know that bothered some of our supporters across the eu. we now have a different tone, a pretty strong majority among members of both houses, and a situation in

which the role of parliament, because the government doesn't have a proper majority, could well be that much more important in scrutinising or sometimes voting up on the details of the brexit negotiation. that is what i meant. thanks forjoining us. let's speak to our political correspondent chris mason who is at westminster. how clear is the course that the bbc... freudian slip. the uk is trying to plot? we have a —— brief outline but it's not all clear. that's understandable from the perspective of the government, theresa may has repeatedly said that any salad anyone would show off their hand in a negotiation in public, in the same way as haggling over a new car dealership, you might not admit publicly to the dealer

exactly what the bottom line is, how keen you are on the car or what your bottom—line price is. similarly, publicly, that has been the government's articulation of why they are being relatively limited on specifics in terms of what they are saying. the prime minister is at pains to point out that whilst yet, there is clearly, as peter pointed out, there was this an parliamentary arithmetic as there was before, that will play out over the negotiations in the next couple of years. she still points to the speech at lancaster house in central london back at the beginning of the year, in terms of how she wants to approach the negotiation in terms of the big picture. so coming out of the big picture. so coming out of the single market, coming out of the customs union. see day she said she wa nts to customs union. see day she said she wants to stick to that but the voices that advocated a different type of brexit and a closer relationship to the eu at the other

side of our exit are louder voices now, simply because the prime minister's voices quieter, she must accommodate the views of other people. let's show you the live shot in north london, we are expecting a statement. we are hoping to hear from the leader of the authority, georgia gould, following their decision to evacuate 161 households from their tower block the night, because they found cladding on the building similarto because they found cladding on the building similar to that which was involved in the fire at grenfell tower in north kensington last week. it isa tower in north kensington last week. it is a different authority, residents of flats at the estate who will be affected by that. when we see her appear, we will take you back to what she had to say. the headlines on bbc news: camden council are to evacuate 161

households from a high—rise block following news it has similar cladding to that in grenfell tower. police are considering a range of offences in connection with the grenfell tower fire, including manslaughter. theresa may defends her proposals on the status of eu citizens in the uk post brexit — after they were criticised by the european council president. let's see if we can squeeze in some sports news before we go back to camden council. let's bring you some big news from the world of tennis this evening. britain's dan evans has announced that he failed a drugs test in april, testing positive for cocaine. the 27—year—old, who has played for britain in the davis cup was last on court at surbiton earlier this month, and retired with a calf injury before withdrawing from events in nottingham, london and eastbourne. the british number three made a statement at a press conference this afternoon and didn't take any questions.

i was notified a few days ago that i failed a drugs test in april were tested positive for cocaine. the dilemma that it was completely unrelated to tennis. i made a mistake —— it was completed later today as i made a mistake and this is complete the acceptable behaviour. i let a lot of people down, my family, my coach, my team, the fans and british tennis. i can only deeply apologise from the bottom of my heart. england's cricketers are facing a challenge against south africa. eoin morgan hasjust challenge against south africa. eoin morgan has just gone. challenge against south africa. eoin morgan hasjust gone. south challenge against south africa. eoin morgan has just gone. south africa made 17a—8 from their overs. they seem made 17a—8 from their overs. they seem to be cruising to the total

thanks to a 50 from jason roy. roy was controversially had to do run into the path of the flow and was given out for obstructing the field. england lead this series. a crucial moment, 162—5, england 13 to win off seven balls. dalton at the crease after eoin morgan was just given out. southampton have appointed the former alaves coach and liverpool defender mauricio pellegrino as their new manager. the argentine replaces claude puel, who was sacked after one season in charge earlier this month. pellegrino stood down as alaves boss in late may, after losing the spanish cup final to barcelona and finishing ninth in la liga, with a club that had been promoted the season before. it's been a bittersweet day for red bull's max verstappen during practice for this weekend's azerbaijan grand prix. the dutch teenager dominated both sessions claiming the top spot by almost half a second in the morning. but his afternoon session came to an embarrassing end with just thirty seconds to go untill

the chequered flag. it was a bad day for the two british drivers on the grid. jolyon palmer's practice ended early and lewis hamilton could only manage tenth. the countdown is on to the start of the first test between the british and irish lions and new zealand in auckland tomorrow morning. new zealand haven't lost in 23 years at eden park, the venue for the first test. the last side to defeat the all blacks was ireland, back in november and man of the match that day in chicago iam i am really optimistic that they can cause an upset. if they do win the series 2—1 or 3—0 then eddie will get one of the biggest rugby victories ever. they seem confident and the quality they've got, why not? england need six runs from the

test to win the test at taunton. that's all the support i have now. thank you, we managed to get to the sport. we are going to go to camden council very soon when are going to go to camden council very soon when we are going to go to camden council very soon when we see are going to go to camden council very soon when we see the lead of the council trust the statement about what's happening at the tower block that is being evacuated. a former loyalist paramilitary turned supergrass admits two hundred a former loyalist paramilitary commander — who became a so—called ‘supergrass‘ — has pleaded guilty to two hundred terrorist offences, including five murders. gary haggarty —— who used to run a unit of the ulster volunteer force —— admitted the crimes as part of a deal to give evidence against other paramilitaries. the son of one of his victims said haggarty‘s hands are deep in blood

and he should never go free. there's some flash photography in chris page's report. during the troubles, the uvf took more lives than any other loyalist paramilitary organisation. it killed more than 500 people. one of its commanders was this man, gary haggarty. he's pleaded guilty to 200 offences. the prosecution case document runs to around 12,000 pages, covering 16 violent years from 1991. two of the five men who haggarty has admitted murdering were gary convie and eamon fox. the catholic workmen were shot dead at a building site 23 years ago. haggarty was an informer for the security forces at the time. eamon fox's son believes his father's death was preve nta ble. i don't care about the uvf. they'll meet their maker some day. but it's the police, the people who are in authority to protect and serve, they didn't protect my family. they didn't protect this man's family. haggarty had a double life as an agent of the state and as a chief in a sectarian gang. he was from north belfast, where his group had a particularly murderous reputation. so this investigation into the uvf is set to go on to another level. in 2010 gary haggarty signed an agreement in which he offered to give evidence in court against other paramilitary leaders in exchange for a shorter sentence for his crimes. he is the most senior loyalist

ever to turn supergrass. it's understood up to 15 uvf members could be charged if prosecutors accept that the former commander's evidence is credible. the police intelligence officers who had contact with haggarty could also be brought to court. it is the examination of their conduct and their directions and their criminal liability which will now fall to be assessed. the detective who is leading the current inquiry says today was a breakthrough. this allows us now to move forward to the next phase of the investigation where it is my intention and my hope that we will bring others who are responsible for those crimes before the courts as well. there will be more waiting for the relatives of uvf victims. for now gary haggarty is in solitary confinement in high security prison. in court appearances in the future he may be in the witness box not the dock.

chris page, bbc news, belfast. we are waiting to hear a statement from the leader of camden council in a moment about their decision to evacuate one of the tower blocks, an estate in the swiss cottage part of the borough. we now hear that things have developed somewhat in instead of it being one of the blocks, all five of the high—rises are due to be evacuated. this means that some —— 800 residents are likely to be affected, so they can be moved into temporary accommodation and the cladding on the building can be dealt with. it's the type of cladding that seems to have been involved in the rapid spread of the fire at grenfell tower in north kensington, a different boa, last week. we expect to hear a statement

from the leader of the council which will no doubt be along the lines of them wanting to offer security and safety, being the most important issues of the moment. and to give residents peace of mind. there is a statement here that we have just received. it is from the department for communities and local government. it says safety of residents is paramount, camden council and fire rescue services are working together to implement their responsibilities under the emergency review that we send them yesterday. as we said, in the most serious cases, this involves residents being moved out of their homes while they are made safe. it is clearly distressing for those involved, every effort will be made to reduce disruption as they make temporary arrangement in line with their emergency plan. the government is offering resilience in getting this

done as swiftly and safely as possible. that means there will be five tower blocks on the estate and swiss cottage with 161 households in each which will effect, we believe, 805 residents. the very big commitment from camden council and a huge amount of disruption an ease for those residents who will be hoping for reassurance for how long they will be disrupted for and where they will be disrupted for and where they will be disrupted for and where they will live. will be back with they will live. will be back with the council scene when they appear to make that statement. first, the weather. hello there. after the exceptional heat earlier this week, it feels we have gone back to normal, just in time for the weekend. the label cloud, some concern as well. that's the story through the next few days. mixed prospects today. patchy rain moving southwards and into northern ireland perhaps as well. clear spells and

showers in scotland and generally fairly cool and fresh night. tomorrow, large areas of cloud across the a clinic in england and wales bringing patchy wane but also brighter spells. it will be windy across scotland, gales at times and across scotland, gales at times and a decidedly cool feel to the day, although still up into the 20s for norwich and london. this is sunday's forecast, fewer showers but drier, they cool and fresh feel with blustery winds up towards the north—east. it stays on the poolside for the most part next week. —— and the cool side. you're watching bbc news. the headlines: we are waiting to hear a

statement from to explain what is happening about the evacuation of five high—rise blocks on the chilcott estate in swiss cottage in camden borough. there are 161 homes inside each of those five tower blocks. around 805 residents are likely to be affected by the decision the council has taken to evacuate those buildings. that is because they have discovered cladding on the outside similar to that on grenfell tower, which is thought to have been part of the reason the fire last week spread so rapidly. the cladding failed an initial fire safety test. they are now considering criminal charges including manslaughter. buildings across the whole of the uk are now

being looked at to see whether they contain materials which raised safety concerns. 15 blocks in england and total, nothing in scotla nd england and total, nothing in scotland and wales and northern ireland, i believe, although they are still having a look. in salford, there are nine blocks. this decision now on the chilcot estate means that the number in england has now gone up. the purpose is that the media work means that the cladding can be removed. the department for communities and local government has issued a statement in the last few minutes which says that it is the safety of residents that is paramount. camden council and the fire and rescue service are implementing responsibilities under the emergency fire safety review. i am hoping that we are now going to hear from the am hoping that we are now going to hearfrom the leader of am hoping that we are now going to hear from the leader of the council. let's go back to that statement from

the department for communities and local government. they accept and acknowledge it is going to be very distressing for the people involved, who have to move out of their homes, and they are making every effort to ensure that the disruption is as little as possible, while they make arrangements to move them into temporary accommodation. clearly very distressing for people but offering them reassurance and certainty is the order of the day. hopefully we are going to hear a statement from the leader of camden council, georgia gould. ever since the tragic fire at granville we have been doing everything we can to track the safety of our blogs. 0n wednesday we were first in the queue to check the cladding on our blocks. what we found was that while the installation was safe, external cladding was not up to the standard that we wanted and was not fire reta rda nt. that we wanted and was not fire retardant. 0bviously that we wanted and was not fire retardant. obviously this was very disappointing. we share back news

with residents and, on thursday night, we had a public meeting with residents were they shared a number of concerns about fire safety that i had not been aware of. i immediately asked the council staff and the fire services to be in those blocks making checks. at the end of the day, they said they could not guarantee the safety of residents in those blocks. so i have maybe really difficult decision to move the people living there into temporary accommodation, while we do that urgent work to guarantee safety. i know that it is difficult, but g re nfell know that it is difficult, but grenfell changes everything and i don't believe we can take any risks with residents' safety. we made the decision to move people into temporary accommodation, probably about two hours ago, in conversation with fire services and our staff,

when we knew that we could not be sure that people would be safe in that building this evening. so we have moved incredibly quickly to inform residents, to set up a centre, to move people into our hotel accommodation or, where they can, to stay with family and friends. people are on the ground now talking to residents, working with them, to move them to the rest centre. it is happening immediately. we have got fire services on the ground to explain what is going on. through this process we have been open and transparent with residents. we know that it is a scary time, but we will make sure that they stay safe, and that is happening right now. we are moving people, telling people to go to swiss cottage, library, which is where they will be meeting with our staff and we will let them know which hotels and accommodation they will be in,

tonight. people who can stay with present family, we encourage them to do so, but we are sure that we will make sure that everyone on those blocks has somewhere to stay tonight. at the moment, all we care about is getting people safely into accommodation while we do these urgent works. costs we can deal with later but the most important thing is that residents are safe. question inaudible. at the moment we think it will take between two and four weeks. we want to minimise disruption for residents and we will do everything began to make that as quick as possible. we looked at block booking hotels and we will be working with borrowers across london to make sure that people have some

we re to make sure that people have some were secure and safe to say, whilst were secure and safe to say, whilst we do these urgent works on their blocks. —— safe to stay. we do these urgent works on their blocks. -- safe to stay. question inaudible. at the moment it is about 800 but it is an emerging picture and we need to chat with my services to make sure that all those blocks are going to be moved out. —— with fire services. 800 households. we are looking into this. we havejust heard, that the other blocks are going to have to be moved at the same time, so we will have to update, but as i say, it is an emerging picture. question inaudible. at the moment, that is where we have done that tests, we have focused on chilcot because it was the same contractor who did

grenfell, there were particular concerns there which is why we lead the queue in getting to the testing centre and making those checks. we'll be checking all the blocks in camden and doing those checks but this was the one we were about. —— concerned about. that is the leader of camden council, georgie gold, giving that statement explaining how quickly the authority has moved, to try to ensure that overnight tonight eve ryo ne try to ensure that overnight tonight everyone who is in these five high—rise locks in swiss cottage, on the chilcot estate are moved into temporary accommodation, whether that be with friends or family or moving into hotels, it has been decided in the last couple of hours. 161 flats in each of those five tower blocks, which means that there

are 100 households being affected. 0riginally we thought it was 800 people, but it is 800 households, so depending how many people are in each of those households it could mean several thousand. we don't know the exact number yet. they have only mean that decision in the last 30 minutes to evacuate all five of the high—rise buildings. 0riginally it was meant to be one of the tower blocks, after a review was carried out. a public meeting took place last night, where residents expressed their concerns over the nature of the materials which had been used in the construction, or the renovation, of those blocks. certainly, one of the blocks, if not all, had the cladding that is thought to have been, in part, responsible for the rapid spread of the fire at grenfell tower in north

kensington, another borough in london. they are saying that they have listen to those concerns. the fire brigade completed joint inspections. they decided that it had to be an evacuation, it was the only course of action, to make sure that residents can be fully assured of their safety. 0n the line is a representative of a housing charity in london. what is your view on the decision to evacuate all five of these high—rise buildings tonight? it is good to see camden council taking such decisive action. clearly, they have found unsafe cladding on the block. they have been misled by the contractor who fitted the cladding and they have

taken decisive action to deal with that. it is not ideal for anybody to be moving into temporary accommodation, but the safety results —— safety issues have to be resolved, as soon as possible. results —— safety issues have to be resolved, as soon as possiblem results —— safety issues have to be resolved, as soon as possible. is it because the contract was not transparent about what was used? that was not what she said in the statement. i understood that yesterday, there was a report that the cladding that they thought had, they thought they had requested was not what ended up being fitted on the blocks. i think the key thing is that camden has found a safety issue on the blocks on the estate and has taken action to ensure that they are not putting tenants at any risk. we are losing you a little bit, i will try one more question to see if we

can hear you. how disruptive is this going to be for those residents? admittedly, they have safety concerns, they have expressed that, but for this number of families to be moved from their homes at very short notice, it is going to be quite troubling for some people. short notice, it is going to be quite troubling for some peoplelj can't speak for the residents of these blocks. it is never idealfor any bb to be in temporary accommodation. the key issue here is the safety of the residents and that safety in these boxes dealt with as quickly as possible and it seems like the council in this case is dealing with that. what i would say that it dealing with that. what i would say thatitis dealing with that. what i would say that it is not ideal to be in temporary accommodation. there are lots of people all over currently living in temporary accommodation, because do not have enough council housing or social housing and we need to have a council and social housing investment that would stop some of these problems, that would ensure that we do not cost cut, we

ensure that we do not cost cut, we ensure that we are investing properly, that we have safe, secure housing for everybody. that is a long—term solution, isn't it, which successive governments seem long—term solution, isn't it, which successive governments seem to have failed to tackle. absolutely. over the last 30 years, one in three people in the 70s lived in council housing. now it is something like one in 18. what we need to do is reinvest in council housing. and the reason that i say this is because the privatisation of council housing has led to all kinds of issues, of council estates which are rundown, council estates which are rundown, council is working with private contractors who do shoddy building work, it has led to maintenance issues and it has led to the voices of te na nts issues and it has led to the voices of tenants not been hurt. and the way that we ensure secure, safe,

decent housing for everybody is, we invest in public housing. katya naseem from the radical housing network, thank you very much for talking to us. let's hear again what the leader of camden council has been planning to do for these residents. she has been speaking in the last few minutes. ever since the tragic fire at grenfell tower we have been doing everything we can to check the safety of our blocks. in wednesday we were first in a queue to check the safety of our blocks. we found that whilst the installation were safely external cladding was not up to the standard we wanted, was not fire retardant. this was very disappointing. we shared that news with residents. 0n thursday we had a meeting with local residents were they shared a number of concerns about fire safety that i had not been aware of. i immediately asked the fire ‘s service and

council staff to be in those blocks, making checks. at the end of that they said they could not guarantee residents' safety in those blocks. soi residents' safety in those blocks. so i made the difficult decision to move the people living there, into temporary accommodation, while we do the urgent works to guarantee safety. i know that it is difficult, but grenfell changes everything and i don't believe we can take any risk with residents' safety and i have to put them first. question inaudible. we made the decision to move people into temporary accommodation probably about two hours ago, in conversation with fire services and our staff, when we knew that we could not be sure that people would be safe in that building this evening, so we have moved incredibly quickly to inform residents, to set up quickly to inform residents, to set upa quickly to inform residents, to set up a centre, to move people into hotel accommodation or, where they can, to stay with family and

friends. question inaudible. people are on the ground now talking to residents, working with them, to move them to the rest centre. it is happening immediately. we have fire services on the ground to explain what is going on. through this process we have been completely open and transparent with residents. we know that it is a scary time, but we will make sure that they stay safe, and that is happening right now. question inaudible. we are telling people to go to swiss cottage library, which is why they will be meeting our staff, and we will let them know which hotels and accommodation they will be in the matter right. people who can stay with beds and family, we encourage them to do so, but we are clear that we will make sure that everyone on those blocks as somewhere to stay, tonight. question inaudible. at the

moment, all we care about is getting people safely into accommodation, while we do these urgent works. cost, we can deal with later, but the most important thing is that residents are saved. —— safe. question inaudible. so, at the moment, we think it is going to take between two and four weeks. of course we want to minimise disruption for residents. we will be doing everything we can to make that as quick as possible. we have looked at block booking hotels and we will be working with borrowers across london to make sure that people have somewhere london to make sure that people have somewhere secure london to make sure that people have somewhere secure and safe —— working with boroughs across london. question inaudible. we think at the moment, it is about 800 but it is an

emerging picture and we need to chat with wire services to make sure that all of those blocks are going to be moved out. that's 800 households. how many individuals? we are happy to look into this we have just heard that the other blocks will have to be moved at the same time. we will have to update. as i say, it is an emerging picture. question inaudible. at the moment, that is where we have done the tests. we have focused on chilcot because it was the same contractor who did grenfell. there were particular concern is there, so we led the dual getting into that testing centre and making those checks. we will be checking all other blocks in camden and in doing those checks, this was the one we were concerned about, so thatis the one we were concerned about, so that is why we have taking those urgent steps. the leader of camden

council, macron. this is going to involve some a000 residents living in these spy tower blocks on this estate in swiss cottage in london —— these four tower blocks. residents raised concerns about insulation around gas pipes and around fire doors and that issue of the type of cladding that is used on the outside of the building and that seems to have been part of the reason that this fire spread so rapidly and tragically, at grenfell tower in north kensington last week. our reporter, helen bailey, is at the chilcot estate now. how well under way is this evacuation? it started

very quickly. when we got here i spoke to a couple of people who were coming out of the tower block. i asked whether they had been told they were going to be evacuated and they were going to be evacuated and they said they had not been given any information at that stage. then some officers from camden council began to arrive here. they have clearly now been told that they have to be evacuated. i have spoken to one man who said he was inside, in his flat. he said they came to him and said, prepare to be evacuated. another woman i saw leading the tower with a suitcase. she was pretty angry at the thought of having to leave. they have been told that they have to leave this building for between two ann packer mac weeks. 0ne building for between two ann packer mac weeks. one woman said she was told by some —— two and four weeks. she said she was told they would

have to take their essentials and leave the building. there are some anger here tonight because this was com pletely anger here tonight because this was completely unexpected to the residents who live here. this tower block is one of the five on this estate. it has got 161 flats, i'm told, by one of the residents. and people are now leaving. i can see them leaving out of the front of this building. some say they do not wa nt to this building. some say they do not want to leave the building. 0ne resident said they were told that it isn't compulsory, and she said she doesn't want to move out. another woman said that her parents simply will not leave. it is going to be a difficult situation to manage for the council staff who are here this evening. the council said it was in response to residents' concerns about the materials used on these blocks, that they are taking this decision to evacuate on such a big scale. it is such a big scale. we

are hearing that around a000 residents are going to have to be leaving these five tower blocks. and people here have not been told, at this stage, where they have to go. 0ne this stage, where they have to go. one said that they have to go to a nearby sports centre. they literally have been told to get their belongings and get out of here. i put it to one woman, are you worried about the situation, and she said i am not worried, i have been living here for over a year and i am worried about the fact that we have to get out at such short notice, for such a long time. but it is in response to checks that were done and the fire service said they could not guarantee the safety of these blocks. camden councilwas not guarantee the safety of these blocks. camden council was the first council to announce that they were going to start removing some of the cladding from these five tower blocks on the chalcot estate in

camden. some of that has started to be removed but not on this particular block, the taplow block. we know that, as you say, that meeting happened last night between people from camden council and residents from this estate, residents from this estate, residents who were there were clearly worried about the situation, about living in these flats which, had similar external cladding to that on grenfell tower. so with this in mind and with the safety checks carried out by fire officers today on these buildings, that is a reason why they are evacuating tonight. how visible are the council officials who are going to have to break the news to these residents? they have already broken the news. they have gone into the tower block that we are standing outside now. about 15

people, security people, with fluorescent jackets on. people, security people, with fluorescentjackets on. it is a pretty chaotic scene. people are coming out. some people do not want to come out. and they have been told that they have got to leave at such short notice and take their essentials, they have been told. 0ne woman said, what do i take if i am not going to be able to come back here forfour weeks? not going to be able to come back here for four weeks? what are the options were these people, do we know? in terms of where they go, many of them do not know where they will end up, in the long term. 0ne woman, asi will end up, in the long term. 0ne woman, as i said, i spoke to, said she was going to go to a local sports centre. but from what i can tell, they are not getting huge amounts of information. that is from the people have spoken to you, tonight. but there are still people coming out of the doors. the majority of people who have been told they have got to leave will be

trying to get their belongings together, what they will need for the time that they have to be out of the time that they have to be out of the building. thank you for the moment, chalco at the chalcot estate, were 800 households are being evacuated tonight. the mayor of london has posted something on his twitter account. it is a statement on the relocation of these residents. he says... that is a statement from the mayor of london, sadiq khan, on what is happening in camden tonight. moron that on bbc news later. and now the weather with ben. good evening. after the very hot weather we had earlier this week, things have gone back to something you might call normal. normal means quite mixed, as you probably know about the british

summer. it means some cloud, some sunshine. the best sunshine was found in southern and northern parts of the country. in between we had an area of cloud, a weather front which has developed this wave, which means instead of moving through quickly and cleanly, it is dragging its heels. across england and wales tonight, as the weather front slide south and east, it will be cloudy with splashes of rain, patchy rain into northern ireland. scotland will see clear spells and showers and temperatures dropping to between 9-17dc. temperatures dropping to between 9—17dc. entered a beacon, mixed weather, sunshine and showers. quite breezy and windy across parts of the north. and it will be fairly cool, as well. tomorrow, across scotland, sunshine and showers with more persistent rain across the far north, and becoming quite blustery by this stage. northern ireland with a decent start and a little bit of sunshine coming through, similarly across the north of england and the

north—west and north wales, quite cloudy and dam bursting. across east anglia and the south—east, and other southern coastal counties as well. for glastonbury, it could be a damp start but for the festival goers, things should tend right now. just the chance of catching a shower into the chance of catching a shower into the afternoon. that's the story across england and wales. after that it should brighten up a little bit. still some large areas of cloud, floating around. sunshine and showers for northern ireland and scotland, windy with gale force winds across scotland, quite unusual for this time of year, and feeling cool particularly up into the north—west, and still in the 20s across parts of the selfies. saturday night, that whether concluding from the south. that area of low pressure will slide this way eastwards, sitting to the north east of scotla nd eastwards, sitting to the north east of scotland bonds bay. not as windy across scotland, still fairly blustery. —— scotland on sunday.

temperatures on sunday, 16—23dc and sticking with that cool, fresh appealfor the most sticking with that cool, fresh appeal for the most part, sticking with that cool, fresh appealfor the most part, as we head into the start of next week. —— fresher feel. this is bbc world news today. our top stories. more than 800 households and tower blocks in camden, north london, are to be evacuated because of safety concerns over cladding in the aftermath of the grenfell tower fire. grenfell changes everything andi fire. grenfell changes everything and i don't believe we can take any risks with our residents' ‘s safety. the british prime minister theresa may has been told her offer for eu citizens in the uk isn't enough. my first impression is that the offer is below expectations and it risks worsening the situation of citizens. reports from turkey say

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