we know she we knew she is a very keen gardener herself and it's one of the highlights of the year for her. indeed, thank you very much indeed, helena lee. zookeepers in chester got a bit of a shock at the weekend when one of their elephants unexpectedly gave birth. it was thought the 35—year—old's pregnancy had failed but three months after the due date this male calf suddenly appeared. the average pregnancy for an elephant is 18—22 months but this one is thought to have lasted 25 months. the baby is yet to be named. time for a look at the weather. here's ben rich. it was amazing over the weekend, can continue? spectacular spring sunshine and it will continue for most of us most of the time. it's not quite that straightforward, though. this was from one of our weather watchers in derbyshire. storm clouds have been gathering in the south—east, that's

how it looked in kent, going through the rest of the week they will continue to be long spells of warm sunshine and also a risk of showers and thunderstorms and also if you are and thunderstorms and also if you a re close and thunderstorms and also if you are close to the north sea coasts it will be in any silly breeze. there has been mist and mukund fog by these north east sea coast, more cloud in the north—west bringing rain and then storm clouds i spoke about in the southeast show up on the satellite picture. this is the high resolution weather model giving you an idea of we could season hit and miss heavy downpours in the afternoon. not everybody will catch one but if you do you'll know about it. temperatures in the sunshine up into the 20s, fine in eastern scotla nd into the 20s, fine in eastern scotland but in western scotland and northern ireland generally more in the way of cloud, outbreaks of patchy rain and a significantly cooler feel. i say patchy rain, actually they could be the odd heavy burst here at times. this evening a few showers and storms could rumble on down towards the south but most of us will turn dry by the of the

night, clear spells, more of us will turn dry by the of the night, clearspells, more cloud in the north, temperatures not falling particularly far, between seven and 12 degrees. high—pressure broadly in charge of the scene tomorrow and indeed throughout the rest of the week but we still have the remnants of this pesky weather front to deal with across scotland and northern ireland. it should be mainly dry here tomorrow but there will be a fairamount of here tomorrow but there will be a fair amount of cloud and they will still be some misty and murky conditions close to north sea coasts where they will be a cool easterly breeze. elsewhere, lots of sunshine to be had, still the potentialfor the odd afternoon thunderstorm, highs of 22 or 23 degrees advocaat roll out a shower or a storm at the chelsea flower show tomorrow. should be mainly dry, temperatures up into the 20s but they could be the odd downpour at times. into wednesday lots of weather, still misty and murky conditions and the cool breeze in some areas so murky conditions and the cool breeze in some areas so on murky conditions and the cool breeze in some areas so on the cool side here. from the orange colours elsewhere you can see there is plenty of warm weather on wednesday, temperatures may be up to 2a degrees in london and 20 in edinburgh. away

from the north sea coasts some pretty widespread once. high—pressure still tries to hold on as we get towards the end of the week but it's always going to tend to drift northwards so that could allow showery rain into parts of the south to end the week. elsewhere some sunshine and warmth as well. thank you very much indeed. a reminder of our main story this lunchtime. 0ne one year 0ne yearon one year on from the grenfell tower fire the public inquiry opens into the disaster that killed 72 people. that's all from the bbc news at one — so it's goodbye from me — and on bbc one we nowjoin the bbc‘s news teams where you are. have a good afternoon. good afternoon, here's your latest sports news. the chelsea captain, gary cahill, has called for "the uncertainty to be put to bed" over the future of their boss antonio conte. despite winning the fa cup on saturday, conte is expected

to lose his job after chelsea failed to qualify for the champions league. pat nevin played for the club nearly 200 times and thinks it's very likely that we'll see the manager go. purely and simply, this discussion was happening long before the champions league so there must be something else as well. chelsea in the past have managed to get rid of the past have managed to get rid of the managers before champions league as well. it has to work well enough. he's not gone yet, absolutely, antonio conte. it's not an utterly and completely forgone conclusion but i think we all accept it is very likely. 2010 world cup winner cesc fabregas is amongst four high profile premier league names

to miss out on spain's squad for this summer's world cup. his chelsea team—mates alvaro morata and marcos alonso have also been left out ofjulen loppiteggi's squad, along with arsenal's hector bellerin. meanwhile liverpool have held an open training session ahead of saturday's champions league final against real madrid. they've just got back from a week long training camp in spain, and will fly out to kiev for the final later this week. there's been a blow to eddiejone's coaching set—up with england's rugby union side. defence coach paul gustard has become the new head of rugby at premiership side harlequins. gustard's departure means england will be left without a permanent defence and attack coach with the world cup injapan only 15 months away. he's described the opportunity as hugely exciting and willjoin his new club after england's summer tour to south africa. shaun wane has resigned as the head coach of super league side wigan warriors, and will leave the club

at the end of the season. wane played for the club 150 times during the 19805 and has spent nearly seven years in charge, winning the challenge cup, league leader's shield, world club challenge and two super league grand finals. chairman ian lenagan says the club won't rush into a appointing wane's replacement. simon yates is on course to become the first british cyclist to win the giro d'italia. the mitchelton—scott rider won yesterday's 15th stage with a great solo ride to take what could be a definitive step towards victory. yates now has a lead of two minutes and 11 seconds, over second placed tom dumoulin entering the final week of the race. rafael nadal says his eighth title at the italian 0pen will have no bearing on the outcome of the french open which starts this weekend. his three—set victory over alexander zverev in rome also means he returns to the world number one spot. britain's andy murray is ranked at 45 with johanna konta 22nd in the wta rankings.

and how about something spectacular to finish. we all know the dangers of motorsport, but one rider yesterday had a lucky escape thanks to a hollywood style leap of faith. they were in the final stages of the moto three french grand prix at le mans when a big crash just in front ofjacob kornfeil meant he had to think fast. somehow he got his motorbike up and into the air tojump over the fallen rider on the floor, and he went onto finish the race in sixth place. that's all the sport for now. you can find more on all those stories on the bbc sport website. we will be back with more in the next hour. thank you very much indeed. let's return now to the inquiry into the grenfell tower fire last june, as its first public hearings get under way. it began this morning

with a 72—second silence to honour the 72 victims of the blaze. it marked the opening of two weeks of poignant and emotional tributes to those who died from family and friends. today's proceedings began with a tribute to baby logan gomes have had who was stillborn after his parents marcio and andreia gomes managed to escape from the 21st floor. logan was delivered while his mother lay unconscious in an induced coma. his father marcio gomes paid tribute to his wife. you never know what you are made of until you are broken.

you never know what you are made of until you are brokenli you never know what you are made of untilyou are broken. i can tell you this, my wife, she's made of the ha rd est i this, my wife, she's made of the hardest i know. without her strength and courage, i would not be here. imight be i might be doing the talking but she is the one who's always rock solid. we love our son, we always will do. another victim was 56—year—old denis murphy, who lived on the 14th floor of grenfell tower.

his sister, anne—marie, paid this tribute to him in her statement. ever since dennis has been gone, there's a gaping hole in our hearts that can never be filled and it hurts, it really hurts. we can't imaginea day hurts, it really hurts. we can't imagine a day when it won't hurt any less. the pain, loss and sorrow we feel is indescribable and has left us feel is indescribable and has left us devastated. we as a family feel strongly that there is no reason in the world why anyone should have death forced upon them in such a horrific way, and the day denis died a part of all others died too. to us, denis is an inspiration and we feel lucky and blessed that he was pa rt feel lucky and blessed that he was part of our family. feel lucky and blessed that he was part of ourfamily. his feel lucky and blessed that he was part of our family. his warmth and love will stay with us together and he has left behind an everlasting legacy. there are three things that

nobody can eradicate from our lives. 0ne, nobody can eradicate from our lives. one, the memories we hold of denis so dear because he does not cease to bea so dear because he does not cease to be a cause he has become memories. two, the only possessions we have left of his now, which are recovered handful of coins, though poignant to us as handful of coins, though poignant to us as he would give you his last pennies if you ever needed them. and three, that we feel him walk beside us three, that we feel him walk beside us each and every day. to us, his family, he really was our hero, he is our hero and will always be our hero. thank you. applause. that was the sister of denis murphy, who lived on the 14th floor of the g re nfell tower. mohamed neda, known to his family as saber, died after trying

to help people on the 23rd floor, where he lived. the lawyer for his family, martin howe qc, read these words on behalf of his wife, flora. it's just so sad that my beloved husband will not be with us for farhad's wedding, able to see his grandchildren or share in thejoy farhad's wedding, able to see his grandchildren or share in the joy of becoming grandparents. those hopes and dreams have been shattered. the chance to enjoy such special moments asa chance to enjoy such special moments as a close, loving family have been taken away from saber and there's a heavy sense of loss in our hearts which will never, ever go away. saber had always been there for all

of us. he never complained, and he a lwa ys of us. he never complained, and he always did everything with a smile. he was my husband, he was my best friend. i miss him so much. you will a lwa ys friend. i miss him so much. you will always be the love of my life. families will continue to remember their loved ones in statements expected to last two weeks. sir martin moore—bick, who is chair of the inquiry, said he hopes that along with the sorrow will be the chance to remember happier times. during the coming days there will be much sorrow. sorrow at the memory of lives cut short and sorrow at the contemplation of promise unfulfilled. sorrow at the loss of close relations and sorrow at the absence of friends and neighbours.

but that sorrow will, i hope, be tempered with the memories of past happiness, of times spent together, and of formerjoys. and above all by thanksgiving for those who, by their lives, enriched the lives of those with whom they lived and among whom they moved. although what we shall hear and see over the coming days may be described as memorials, they are in truth much more than that. they are an integral part of the evidence before the inquiry. they will remind us before the inquiry. they will remind us of its fundamental purpose and the reason why it is so important that the truth be laid bare. only by achieving that goal can we ensure justice for the living and a lasting tribute to the dead.

the inquiry is expected to last many months and richard millett qc — the lead counsel to the inquiry — explained the structure it would take. these phase one hearings are a search for the truth about the building and its make up, about the physics of the fire, cause and spread, the systems in place or not in place for dealing with the fire of this kind, about what were the actions and the decisions of the london fire brigade and the other emergency services on the night, and about the human experience of those who escaped and in some cases of those who did not. fees two will examine all the other issues including who took the decisions that led to the building being as it was and why, as well as an

assessment of the firefighting and fire survival guidance strategies. but grenfell was not a lawyer's argument are scientists experiment. g re nfell tower was argument are scientists experiment. grenfell tower was not a public space used by countless, faceless crowds. grenfell was home. its flats we re crowds. grenfell was home. its flats were private and supposedly safe spaces where individuals can live their lives, cook their dinner is, do their homework, feed their dogs, host their friends and families, pursue their work in or come home from work to. it was a human space for human lives, each unique. that is what a home is. if you want to find out more about the grenfell tower inquiry, eddie mair is presenting a podcast every day the inquiry sits which looks in detail at what's been said and heard each day. you can download it from the bbc iplayer radio app, itunes

or your podcast provider. in a moment a summary of the business news this hour but first the headlines on bbc news: almost one year on from the grenfell tower fire, the public inquiry opens into the disaster that killed 72 people. big changes to train timetables in many parts of england cause more disruption for passengers this morning. people in hawaii face a new hazard from the volcano that's erupted there — lava reaching the sea sends up clouds of noxious gas. in the business news... the london stock market has hit a record high, with the ftse 100 index breaking through the 7,800 barrier for the first time. the reason is china and the us seem to be backing off from a trade war. president trump has been tweeting that trade barriers

and tariffs are to come down. the crown court has dismissed charges against barclays bank and its owner barclays plc over billions of pounds raised from qatar at the height of the financial crisis. but barclays said the serious fraud office was likely to try to reinstate the charges by applying to the high court. meanwhile, fourformer barclays bank executives still face charges over the qatari investment. rya nair has reported record annual results, despite it having to cancel thousands of flights in september due to problems with pilots' rotas. the irish airline said profits after tax rose 10% to £1.27 billion. however, it warned higher costs would make the year ahead more difficult. it's been a very strong start to the week for the london stock market as the ftse100 pushed past the 7800 mark for the first time ever.

china and the us seem to be on the verge of agreeing some kind of truce over trade. the dollar has strengthened — good news for all those uk companies that make their profits in dollars. and there are a lot of them in the countries index of 100 biggest companies. joining us now is kallum pickering, senior uk economist at berenberg bank. we get some kind of an idea of a possible deal between the us and china. uk companies who make their money in dollars do very well but it's not anything to do with companies doing well, it's all about what's going on out there, isn't it? that's right, the biggest 100 companies in the uk mainly make their wares abroad. the global economy is growing well above its potential rate this year. since two

thirds of earnings for the ftse100 companies are instilling over the last few weeks, it has driven the present value of those up. you say over the last few weeks, we have seen eight weeks now of continual rises on the ftse100 index, is that just because has been sterling weak? firstly the global economy has been doing very well, because of brexit britain is missing out on the global upswing is so all of those companies do well when the global environment is strong, but one thing it is simply to do with the fact that weak sterling is good for those companies. cast your mind back to the time after the referendum. so evenif the time after the referendum. so even if you don't want to spend your wea ker

even if you don't want to spend your weaker pounds abroad, generally speaking this is good for people who have got their money invested in stock market and that is most of us, isn't it? it is good for the present value of our pensions, but if you think the weaker sterling affects a negative trend, a lower exchange rate means lower market are putting a lower rate of growth in the uk in the long run and that's mainly because of sterling so mainly because of sterling so mainly because of sterling so mainly because of brexit. even though the ftse is doing good, if the risks did materialise it means in the long run uk households are likely to be worse off according to markets. thank you very much indeed. europe's largest low—cost carrier rya nair has posted a record profit of £1.3 billion pounds

for the last financial year. however the carrier warned that profits are likely to fall in the coming year, due to higher costs and stagnant fare prices. earlier we spoke to victoria moores, european editor of air transport world. we are seeing another strong performance by rya nair, we are seeing another strong performance by ryanair, which is one of europe's largest airlines. they have delivered a 10% increase in then profits, a 20% margin and that is an exceptional performance. ryanair has said its costs will increase next year based on the fact that it has had blondes with crewing last year, its labour costs have gone up last year, its labour costs have gone up as a last year, its labour costs have gone up as a result of that because it was faced by strike action and now the airline is becoming unionised. they are also saying their profits will be 10% down on this year next year, and that means that they are just seeing a few headwinds at the moment. some of those headwinds are seen by all european airlines. there will be a higher cost of fuel which makes up

30% of an airline's costs in general, but they are also facing increased labour costs too and that is structural survey model though it will be a question of how competitive can rya nair will be a question of how competitive can ryanair be on its costs in the future? on the markets... the dax is on holiday at the moment so don't pay any attention to that. marks and spencers could be cutting 100 stores but the market seems to like that, up but the market seems to like that, up 2.3%. good news at the petrol pump up not many people feel it will fall lower than that so the oil price is still looking pretty strong. thank you, see you later on.

two mothers have forged an unlikely friendship after losing their sons — one, martyn hett, was killed in the manchester arena bombing, while19—year—old rasheed benyahia died fighting for islamic state in syria. in an interview with victoria derbyshire, the mothers, nicola benyahia and figen murray, say it's not about the differences but what connects them. figen began by describing how the mothers are drawn together. they can kill our sons, they can murder our sons, they can never kill our spirit. i think we actually pushed aside the differences, and it was actually what was uniting as, and we were two grieving mothers, and i think that was what we started talking about, our experience. although there are parts of it that are very different, there are a huge amount of similarities between us. absolutely, and like

you said, we lost our sons to the same monster. it doesn't matter in which way, it is the same organisation, same ideals, that both our sons died for. i cannot be cross with either the guy who killed martin, nor can i be upset with your son. you know, they are children, they are young men who have been groomed into ideals that are not really savoury. we talked about, you know, obviously we have had a funeral, i have had the ritual of cremating martin, i have got martin's ashes at home, which i personally draw a lot of comfort from. nicola, on the other hand, never had that opportunity, and my heart as a mother absolutely goes out to nicola, because i know how important it is to have had the funeral, the ritual, everything

around it, you know, we have had all that support, and lots of people came to the funeral. nicola didn't have anything like that. and you can watch that full, 15—minute interview on the victoria derbyshire programme website. time for a look at the weather. for the most part this week it is looking fine and dry, a continuation of the weather we had over the weekend. 0ur weather watchers have been out capturing the scene. this is how it looked in essex earlier on but the storm clouds have been gathering. you can see the way the cloud has been bubbling up in the sky and as we go through this afternoon we could see thunderstorms

breaking out. that is the story this week, some warm sunshine but with the risk of thunderstorms and it will be cooler close to north sea coasts. this stripe of cloud to the north—west is producing outbreaks of rain. missed and murk close to the north sea coasts, then these storm clouds i showed you across kent streaming in from the near continent. we will seek continued thunderstorms breaking out through this afternoon. quite hit and miss but if you do catch one, you will know about it. away from the downpours could get up to 23 degrees. this rain quite on and off but at times it could be heavy and underneath the cloud with outbreaks of rain, significantly cooler. as we go through monday night the rain will ease through western areas but the cloud will sit in place with mist and the cloud will sit in place with mistand murk the cloud will sit in place with mist and murk returning to north sea coastal areas. after thunderstorms in the evening it will return to a

night, up to 12 degrees. high pressure broadly in charge of the scene but this frontal system will still be lingering up towards the north—west so there will still be a lot of cloud across scotland and northern ireland. further south across england and wales we will see good spells of sunshine, again no just the chance for some hit and miss thunderstorms to break out during the afternoon. a bit cooler close to the north sea coasts but it should be fine for the most part for the chelsea flower show. good spells of sunshine but i wouldn't want to com pletely of sunshine but i wouldn't want to completely rule out an afternoon downpour. wednesday brings plenty more fine weather, the cloud in the north breaking up by this stage but still murky for the north sea coasts and with an easterly breeze quite cool here as well. you can see the orange colours further south and west, maybe 2a degrees, but still the potential of that warmth sparking off the odd afternoon

thunderstorm. as we look towards the end of the week, the potentialfor some perhaps widespread showery rain, but still large amounts of sunshine and some warmth to be had as well. hello, you're watching afternoon live. i'm simon mccoy. today at 2: at the grenfell tower inquiry, relatives have been remembering the victims, including a baby stillborn after his parents escaped the blaze. he looked like he was just sleeping. as babies do. at that moment, we felt like our hearts had broken. commuter chaos for many, as big changes to train timetables in many parts of england come into effect. people in hawaii face a new hazard from the volcano that's erupted there, lava reaching the sea sends up clouds of noxious gas.

coming up on afternoon live, all the sport. could a surprise change be on the way at chelsea? yes, there could be a