hello, this is breakfast, with dan walker and louise minchin. tributes to the victims of the grenfell tower fire at the start of the public inquiry into the disaster. families and friends of the 72 people who died will be given the chance to describe the impact of their loss. good morning, it's monday 21st may. the headlines today... the biggest railway timetable shake up in a generation faces its first major test as commuters return to some of the uk's busiest lines. it's designed to create 50,000 more places on rush hours trains but it's already lead to cancellations and delays. so, is it really good news for commuters? i'll be finding out. a deadly new hazard for residents of hawaii dealing with a major volcanic eruption — lava reaching the sea sends up

clouds of noxious gas. in sport, could there be a first british winner of the giro d'italia? another stage win for bury‘s simon yates in italy as he extends his lead, and rides closer to history. after the wedding, it's back to work. the new duchess of sussex gives the first indications of what her dayjob will involve. and breakfast royalty this morning at the chelsea flower show. good morning, carol. good morning, it is lovely to be here. this garden designed by nick howard has peonies and we will be looking at the gardens this morning but it is pressed date, her majesty the queen expected later on. for england and wales it will be a sunny day with possibly thundery showers

later. for scotland and ireland a bit more clout, i will have more details in 15 minutes. thank you. first, our main story. relatives of those killed in the grenfell tower fire will tell a public inquiry into the disaster how the tragedy has affected them. 72 people died as a result of the blaze at the block of flats in west london lastjune. over the next two weeks, sir martin moore—bick, the inquiry chair, will hear tributes to the victims. our home affairs correspondent, tom symonds, has this report. chanting. we are approaching the end of a traumatic year for the bereaved, the survivors and the residents of g re nfell tower. their fight for justice for answers and in some cases just somewhere to live is not over. the start of the grenfell inquiry is dedicated to those who lost loved ones. they will be able to speak and present pictures and videos of the victims. there is no time limit. two minutes or an hour or more, it is up to them. the process is expected to take

at least two weeks and will be streamed on the internet. the inquiry will then begin taking evidence. 0n the 4th ofjune, the lawyers at the inquiry will begin making opening statements. for the 18th ofjune, evidence begins on the way the fire broke out. the inquiry hears the accounts of fire fighters, for four weeks, starting on the 2nd ofjuly. and a month of hearings involving the bereaved, the survivors and residents, witnesses, begins in september. next year, phase two of the inquiry will examine the wider social issues surrounding the fire. the chairman sir martin moore—bick will be joined by two additional panellists. a decision made in a recent government u—turn. tom symonds, bbc news. and we'll be speaking to a campaigner from justice for grenfell later on in the programme. thousands of train commuters could face disruption, as the first weekday rush hour after a massive overhaul of the timetable gets under way.

the company behind the southern, thameslink, great northern and gatwick express services has rescheduled everyjourney in its franchise. govia thameslink was forced to apologise to passengers for cancellations and delays yesterday as the changes were implemented but the first real test of the new schedule is expected today, as jane—frances kelly reports. the biggest ever change to british railway timetables came into effect over the weekend. but train companies faced their first real test today as commuters returned to work. four million services across britain have been rescheduled, affecting thousands of passengers. arrival and departure times for all trains run by southern, thameslink, great northern and gatwick express have changed. yesterday, the new timetable hit the buffers almost straightaway when dozens of services were cancelled. all of the new trains that are running through brighton, horsham, are cancelled.

the aim is to make trains more frequent and reliable. but passengers in some commuter towns are unconvinced. emily lives in harpenden. the train she normally catches no longer runs. for the next few weeks i have had to arrange for extra childcare. it's alrady a tight squeeze to drop off my kids at school, dash to the station, get into london. i cannot take the risk of whether i can get on a train. it is notjust about the extra cost of childcare but letting my children down. as a working mum, working five days a week in london, my time with my kids is really precious. the industry says there will be short—term disruption for the long—term benefit. this is one of the busiest railway networks in the world, and we are having to try to change timetables in order to accommodate where there are more passengers, at the moment where there are bottlenecks. that will involve some winners and losers, and also some teething problems as this system is bedded in. rail unions and commuter groups

are predicting some services could get worse before they get better. jane francis kelly, bbc news. jane is outside st pancras station in central london for us. are people prepared for disruption today, do you think?” are people prepared for disruption today, do you think? i think they are. i have looked at some of the timetables, there doesn't seem to be a huge amount of cancellations but there are some delays. people have been told to check their rail timetables, to check their trains because they will be dealing with a totally new timetable. some people will have to be arriving earlier for the train, some people have lost their direct lines so we shall see as the date unfolds how people cope.

do let us now how things affect you as well. theresa may will pledge to revolutionise the nhs today by deploying artificial intelligence able to tranform outcomes through early diagnosis of cancer and other diseases. health officials say ai can be used to analyse patient‘s data and lifestyle information to tackle life—threatening illnesses before it's too late. it's hoped the measures will help prevent 22,000 cancer deaths a year by 2033 and cut the number of heart attacks. this is mainly about collecting data and analysing data, that is what artificial intelligence would do. and it could allow us, for example, using ct scans, we know that we can extract information from them which we can't at the moment, to identify people who might suffer heart attacks in the future. scans of the eyes, retinal scans people can have, that can predict the development of heart disease. and there are other areas,

the use of artificial intelligence to identify people at risk of cancers of various types, through use of this sort of information. national security is being put at risk because the uk is turning a blind eye to russian corruption, according to a group of mps. the commons foreign affairs committee said the city of london the commons foreign affairs comm as 3 said the city of london the commons foreign affairs comm as he aid the city of london the commons foreign affairs comm as he was 1e city of london the commons foreign affairs comm as he was sitting of london the commons foreign affairs comm as he was sitting outside)n his leg as he was sitting outside his leg as he was sitting outside his house. some people are too close. and some of those lumps of molten lava can be the weight of a refrigerator. community policing has undergone a sharp decline in the last decade, according to a new report. independent think—tank the police foundation says resources are being used up to respond to incidents and investigate crimes rather than engage with local neighbourhoods. our home affairs correspondent danny shaw reports. what's happened to the bobby on the beat? ten years ago, after significant investment, there were almost 30,000 neighbourhood policemen and community support officers across england and wales, patrolling the streets, meeting residents, and helping to solve problems in communities. 0fficialfigures suggest there is the same number now.

but a report from the police foundation says many of them aren't doing core neighbourhood policing. the report says neighbourhood teams now have to respond to emergencies and investigate crime. that means there's less community engagement which has left neighbourhood policing under strain everywhere, according to the report. the police foundation blames funding cuts, an increase in workload and shifting priorities. 0ne inspector told researchers there was a tug of war between control rooms which needed officers to respond to calls, and neighbourhood teams. but the home office said most police and crime commissioners had set out plans to protect or improve front—line policing this year. danny shaw, bbc news. flights from london luton were delayed for longer than any other uk airport last year, according to analysis of civil aviation authority data. planes left 19.7 minutes late on average. the top performers were

london heathrow, leeds bradford, belfast city and london city. scheduled and charter flights, but not cancelled services, from the 25 busiest airports were examined in the study. why would you say 19.7 minutes? i saw you shaking your head and i wondered if i had read that wrong! it's a very good point actually. anyway, we will find that out! we are going to call it 20 minutes, aren't we? you can'tjust go around ignored, sally! you can! i do it all the time! shall we talk about what lots of people will have been talking about all weekend, the

wedding of course. the duchess of sussex has given an indication of the kind of role she will take in the royal family in her new page on the official website. you know you are in when you get a page on the official website! meghan will undertake royal duties in support of the queen both in the uk and overseas. the site emphasises her charity work and awareness of social issues from a young age. it also includes a quote from her speech to a united nations conference in 2015, in which she declared she was "proud to be a woman and a feminist". huge viewing figures, weren't there, for the royal wedding. yes, normally the papers move on from news but it looks as if the wedding was yesterday according to the papers. and wait until the official photographs come out as well, and then there will be more. there's only one member of the family there, her mother was there, well looked after by prince charles for most of the day. thomas markle, her half

mother, was at a street party in dulwich! those pages everywhere. there's 32 pages in the mail, arroyo pull—out in virtually every single paper. 0ur appetite is growing. what have you got, sally? a flying black pudding. you've probably never heard of him, but britain's simon yates is edging ever closer to making cycling history... he's just a week away from becoming the first british cyclist ever to win the giro d'italia after he extended his lead yesterday to two minutes and 11 seconds. this was a third stage win overall for the 25—year—old from bury, nicknamed the "flying black pudding". rafael nadal is once again the world number one.

he won the italian open for a record eightth time beating alexander zverev in three sets. in the women's event, ukraine's elina svitolina won her second consecutive italian 0pen after beating world number one simona halep in straight sets. party time for livingston. after 12 years out of the top flight of scottish football, they are back in the big time. they beat partick thistle over two legs in the premiership play—off. it's their second successive promotion. manchester city's women have secured champions league football for a third time in a row. they beat everton ladies 3—0 on the final day of the women's super league season. it's been a cracking season. i'm going to stay here to look through the papers. it's the first day of the papers. it's the first day of the chelsea flower show and carol is there as always. it is pressed they of course today, her majesty the queen expected later on as she is every single year and at the moment i'm in this beautiful garden with a statue over my

shoulder but the garden comprises of geraniums for example and it's very restful, a place you can imagine sitting down and having a nice cup of tea in the early morning sunshine. the temperature at the moment is roughly about 10 celsius, not as cold as it was this time last week, in london anyway, and as we go through this week, for the chelsea flower forecast we are looking at a lot of dry weather. there is the risk of some showers. today there is a 10-20% risk of some showers. today there is a 10—20% risk we could catch the shower and if we do it could be thundery. as we go through the week it will get that bit warmer. across other parts of the uk today we have a weather front stretching in from the atlantic across northern ireland and western scotland. that has produced a fair bit of rain overnight and will continue to do so as we go through the course of

today. we also have some sea fog and a lot of warm sunshine but by the afternoon we will see some showers developing and some of those could be heavy and thundery for example across southern england and parts of wales and in the midlands as well. top temperatures in the sunshine about 22 celsius, if you are in the rain more like 13. through the evening and overnight many of the showers will fade, few are in the south with a lot of dry weather but once again more low cloud, mist and fog coming in from the north sea. temperatures not really cold enough for a touch of frost, and as we head on through tomorrow we still will have the low cloud, mist and fog, like today most of it burning back towards the coastline. for northern ireland and scotland still a lot of

cloud around but it should be drier. for the rest of the uk a lot of warm sunshine with showers developing in the south. as wicked wednesday still a lot of that low cloud, mist and fog, a lot of dry weather around and temperatures continuing to rise. 0n wednesday in parts of the south—east we could hit 2a, maybe even 25. for the rest of the uk it won't be as warm as that but it will still feel fairly pleasant if you are in the sunshine. and of course if you like it sunny and warm. through the morning will will be taking a look at some of the gardens here at the chelsea flower show and i must say it is beautiful. thank you. let's take a look at today's papers. the papers are so full of the royal wedding, they have even employed a

lip reader. those are the best bits. here are three images which have made an impact over the weekend. this is the top shot of harry and meghan as they work in their open top carriage. that was a photographer on one of the arches. it has been going around the world for the last 48 hours. there is the case is well on the steps of st george's chapel. one thing i found out this weekend is you are not allowed to have a beard when you are wearing that outfit normally so he had to get special permission from the queen to keep the beard. lots of people might have missed this one. i love this picture as well as the duke and duchess of sussex left the chapel, the prince of wales and the

duchess of cornwall accompanying meghan‘s mother, doria ragland. interpreted by lots of commentators as tradition meeting the new age of the royal family. rinse as tradition meeting the new age of the royalfamily. rinse charles looked after her over the weekend. the guardian have a picture of the ee type jag which they drove to the reception in, and a story about homeless people facing fines and prison, homeless people are being fined and given criminal convictions for wedding and rough sleeping. less just whizz through the royal wedding on this one, the daily express absolutely stunning, that is them leaving in the evening. meghan, i have found my prince. there is a lot of speculation. we understand at the end of her speech she said, "i have found my prince". 0ne wants to dance

with somebody, that's because we understand that was the music from their first dance. we have a burst of it for you. everybody is going to get up and dance to that, aren't they? i reckon a lot of people will have their wedding planned for this year who wanted to have that song but now you get accused of following the royal couple. no, it is still a great song. do you reckon they choreographed it? practised it beforehand? choreographed it? practised it beforehand ? do you choreographed it? practised it beforehand? do you reckon? this visa snub to roman abramovich fuels tensions with russia, it runs out and hasn't been renewed so with the fa cup final, chelsea winning, that was a story that came outjust after the cup final on saturday. was a story that came outjust after the cup final on saturdaylj was a story that came outjust after the cup final on saturday. i want to

show you one little story from the cup final on saturday, i know you we re cup final on saturday, i know you were there. this is inside the mail talking about chelsea's victory, but i don't know if you can zoom in on this, the chelsea dressing room after the game, they were watching bbc one. they were watching you on the telly. who is that? that is pointless actually, on after you. i imagine they'd probably watched the royal wedding, football focus. imagine they'd probably watched the royalwedding, football focus. i thought you would really like that! the back page... do you know why they were watching bbc one, because we went in the dressing room beforehand and switched it on! that's why our viewing figures are so high. sorry, what was your other one. just about what will happen to

antonio conte, and jose—maria new saying he needs manchester united to spend serious money in the summer —— jose mourinho. and business news is all about retail. marks & spencer expected to announce a whole lot more store closures as the boss tries to turn around the fortunes for the business. clothes sales have been falling significantly over the past few years and it is expected to close 100 clothing and food shops. a story that made a lot of the papers over the weekend was these company volu nta ry over the weekend was these company voluntary arrangements where basically retailers go to the landlord and say we cannot afford to pay the rent and we want a discount. next and a number of other retailers saying that's not fair, if you are

doing badly basically you are going back on your debts, saying it is not fair, although the headline is suggesting retailers are using these cvas suggesting retailers are using these cvas to close down stars that are not performing well. thank you. tomorrow marks a year since 22 people were killed by a suicide bomber at the manchester arena. yesterday they were remembered by 30,000 people who took to the city's streets in the great manchester run. but the race was a celebration too, of how survivors have rebuilt their lives. brea kfast‘s graham satchell was at the start and finish line. everywhere you look in manchester, there are memorials, reminders of the appalling atrocity almost a year ago. bells toll. at the great manchester run, a minute's silence, to remember the 22 who lost their lives. when this race happened last year, just six days after the attack, it was a defiant show of unity, a whole city coming together with one voice, to say the terrorists will never win.

this year feels different, more a celebration of lives being slowly put back together. klaxon. freya lewis spent five weeks in hospital after the attack and then a month in a wheelchair, but she was determined to finish her run for one particular reason. to give something back to the hospital because they gave so much to me. any way i can give something back. i'm incredibly proud. she has improved remarkabe over the last year. proud beyond words. among the thousands of runners, some of the nhs staff who helped freya, and the hundreds of others injured in the attack. here, a group running to remember one of those who was killed. i'm feeling really nervous, it's really hot, but hopefully we will do it, we will do it for eilidh. eilidh macleod from the tiny

scottish island of barra was just 14 when she died last year. her family and friends have been training hard. they are raising money to build a permanent memorial to eilidh on barra. it will be a really big challenge, and emotional challenge, quite a physical challenge, but we are really looking forward to the crowd support and the rest of the participants as well. the attack at the manchester arena changed lives. carla was at the concert with her daughter amelie. it has taught us to live every minute like it was your last. and i feel really grateful that we are still here. at the same time i feel like we have got a purpose, there is a reason we are still here, so we have got to get on with that reason and keep going. in the blistering heat yesterday, 30,000 runners kept going to fulfil their purpose. carla and all of team eilidh

finished the race. it feels like a festival, a celebration, it doesn't feel sad. we have made it into something good. it is like saying to the terrorists, don't mess with us. don't mess with us because we will always fight back every time. one year on, there are tears ofjoy, and a togetherness which will never be broken. graham satchell, bbc news, manchester. and tomorrow we will be marking one yea rs and tomorrow we will be marking one years since the day that happened, that will be from six o'clock tomorrow morning. you will be in manchester throughout the morning. time now to get the news, travel and weather where you are. good morning, i'm asad ahmad.

mps on the foreign affairs committee say national security is at risk because london is being used to hide the "corrupt assets" of russian president vladmir putin and his allies. national security is at risk because london is being used to hide the uk is being accused of turning a blind eye to russia's so—called "dirty money", despite the poisoning earlier this year of russian ex—spy sergei skripal and his daughter in salisbury. the government insists it's "determined to drive out dirty money and the money launderers out". every bereaved family from the grenfell tower fire will have the opportunity to make a statement to the public inquiry which starts this morning. the commemoration hearings are expected to last two weeks with no limit on how long each person can speak for. the inquiry will look into the 72 deaths, including one person who died injanuary, having been hospitalised since the fire on june 14th last year. and just to let you know that radio four‘s pm programme has a daily podcast from the grenfell tower inquiry which you can download in the usual ways.

"cancelled" was a word that featured heavily yesterday on departure boards, as sweeping new timetables were introduced across four lines serving london. but the real test starts this morning as hundreds of thousands of commuters travel to work this morning. great northern, thameslink, southern and gatwick express are all part of the biggest change to rail timetables for a generation. well, so far this morning, things seem to be running well enough. but maybe allow a bit more time for yourjourney in case things change. a look at the tube... and in westminster, whitehall is closed for roadworks southbound between horse guards avenue and parliament square. in hither green, the traffic lights out of action on the south circular at the junction with torridon road. let's have a check on the weather

now, with rich davis. good morning. it was a gorgeous weekend and felt warm across saturday and sunday. those conditions will stay with us through this week and today will start off with plenty of sunshine. by the afternoon we could see some showers around which could be heavy at times and in the sunshine it will be feeling pretty mild with temperatures reaching 22 celsius so very one start of this week. the showers this evening will clear away by the first thing tomorrow morning, and in the early hours we could see more cloud. temperatures dropping to 12 degrees at the lowest so quite mild night ahead. the rest of the week staying pretty warm as well with sunshine, temperatures sticking between 22 and 24 celsius and by

next week they could be up to 25. that's it. vanessa feltz will have her breakfast show on bbc radio london between 7 and 10. she will be talking about the g re nfell tower she will be talking about the grenfell tower on the royal wedding at the weekend. hello, this is breakfast with dan walker and louise minchin. it's 6.30am. we'll bring you all the latest news and sport in a moment, but also on breakfast. we'lljoin carol as she explores the gardens at the chelsea flower show. fountains of lava continue to flow in hawaii. we'll speak to a farmer whose property has been completely cut off. and animator and director nora twomey will be here to tell us why on reading the children's book the breadwinner she felt compelled to turn it into a film. good morning. here's a summary of today's main stories from bbc news. relatives of those killed in the

g re nfell tell relatives of those killed in the grenfell tell —— tower tragedy will speak to a inquiry today. sir martin moore—bick will hear tributes to the victims. chanting. we are approaching the end of a traumatic year for the bereaved, the survivors and the residents of g re nfell tower. their fight for justice for answers and in some cases just somewhere to live is not over. the start of the grenfell inquiry is dedicated to those who lost loved ones. they will be able to speak and present pictures and videos of the victims. there is no time limit. two minutes or an hour or more, it is up to them. the process is expected to take at least two weeks and will be streamed on the internet. the inquiry will then begin taking evidence. on the 4th ofjune, the lawyers

at the inquiry will begin making opening statements. for the 18th ofjune, evidence begins on the way the fire broke out. the inquiry hears the accounts of fire fighters, for four weeks, starting on the 2nd ofjuly. and a month of hearings involving the bereaved, the survivors and residents, witnesses, begins in september. next year, phase two of the inquiry will examine the wider social issues surrounding the fire. the chairman sir martin moore—bick will be joined by two additional panellists. a decision made in a recent government u—turn. tom symonds, bbc news. thousands of train commuters could face disruption as the first weekday rush hour after a massive overhaul of the timetable gets underway. govia thameslink, which operates the southern, thameslink, great northern and gatwick express services has rescheduled every train in its franchise. the company was forced to apologise to passengers for cancellations and delays yesterday as the changes were implemented. passengers have already been facing some

difficulties this morning. kris posted this image on twitter of the departure board at his station with the caption: "great start! cancelling first trains into london!" 2) marc told thameslink it was a "less than impressive start to the brave new world" as his train was not running. also on twitter, vicky complained that the first train of the new timetable from haywards heath was cancelled. her husband got up at 3am for it. theresa may will pledge to revolutionise the nhs today by deploying artificial intelligence able to tranform outcomes through early diagnosis of cancer and other diseases. health officials say a! can be used to analyse patients' data and lifestyle information to tackle life—threatening illnesses

before it's too late. it's hoped the measures will help prevent 22,000 cancer deaths a year by 2033, and cut the number of heart attacks. national security is being put at risk because the uk is turning a "blind eye" to russian corruption, according to a group of mps. the commons foreign affairs committee said the city of london was being used to hide the "corrupt assets" of russia's president vladimir putin and his allies, despite the recent nerve agent attack in salisbury. security minister ben wallace said the uk was determined to drive out "dirty money". residents of hawaii who have been dealing with a major volcanic eruption face a new hazard, as lava mixing with the ocean sends up clouds of noxious gas. the combination of erupting lava and sea water could send up plumes of laze which is a mix of hydrochloric acid, steam and volcanic glass particles, according to the hawaii county

civil defense department. the lava has also blocked part of a coastal road, cutting off a key escape route for residents. community policing has undergone a sharp decline in the last decade, according to a new report. independent think—tank the police foundation says resources are being used up to respond to incidents and investigate crimes rather than engage with local neighbourhoods. the home office said most police and crime commissioners had set out plans to protect or improve frontline policing this year. zookeepers in chester got a shock at the weekend when one of its elephants unexpectedly gave birth. it was thought the 35—year—old mother's pregnancy had failed. but three months after the due date, this male calf appeared. the average pregnancy

for an elephant is 18 to 22 months but this one is thought to have lasted 25. the baby is yet to be named. they didn't even know it was going to arrive. it is a boy. shall we call it harry! i know i am not a woman! you are also not an elephant! iam thinking you are also not an elephant! i am thinking of the extra months of pregnancy. can you imagine, they weren't expecting a baby. this is brilliant news. i asked how the elephants were, and i was told one of the elephants had lost a baby. it is a miracle. it isa

lost a baby. it is a miracle. it is a boy. time now for sport.