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 surprise coming at stamford bridge. despite

that fa cup triumph at the weekend, chelsea could dismiss their manager antonio conte and one former chelsea player says he thinks it is only a matter of time. we shall see. and the weather. plenty of spring sunshine in the week ahead but not everywhere and not all the time. there is also the potential for some thunderstorms. the details coming up. thanks. also coming up, it's blooming marvellous in chelsea. an explosion of colour at this year's flower show. hello, everyone. this is afternoon live. relatives of those killed in the grenfell tower fire have been remembering their loved ones at the start of the public inquiry into the disaster. the first victim to be commemorated was logan gomes, who was stillborn in hospital shortly after his pregnant mother andreia escaped from the blaze. 72 people died after flames

engulfed the block of flats in west london lastjune. adina campbell reports from the inquiry in west london. a warning that you might find her report distressing. remembering their loved ones. the 72 lives lost in last year's devastating fire at grenfell tower. today, bereaved families and survivors were taking part in commemoration hearings to mark the beginning of a public enquiry. chaired by retired high courtjudge sir martin moore—bick. welcome to the first hearing of the enquiry into the fire and grenfell tower in june last year. in terms of loss of life, the fire was the single greatest tragedy to perform before this city since the end of the second world war. the site of the building engulfed in flames is indelibly imprinted on the memories of those who experienced an event of unimaginable horror.

then came the first emotional tribute by survivor mario gomes. he and his family escaped from the burning building but his son logan was stillborn. he looked like he was just sleeping, as babies do. at that moment moment... we felt like our hearts had broken. but at least we were able to tell them... and to be with him. painter and decorator dennis murphy was a community volunteer who loved football. he also died in the fire.

his sister told the hearing their family's lives have been changed forever. there is a gaping hole in our hearts that can be never filled, and it 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 devastated. next to be remembered was mohammad amir, known as saba. he was a chauffeur and tried to help others escape. the bond we had was unbreakable. a bond like no other. we shared our times of trouble, sickness and hardship. most importantly, we shared our happiness. our kids grew up together. they are like brother and sister, a relationship we had and i still am proud of. losing saba was like my world came crashing down.

i had faced many blows in life, losing many family members but this was the worst. this will be a long and complex inquiry, one of the biggest on record. but then now, the personal tributes could take up to two weeks, a fitting start dedicated to those at the heart of this inquiry. this afternoon ‘s proceedings have just got under way and we can rejoin the enquiry now. presented by his son. the first is, i think it was flat 135 in which he lived and sam has asked specifically that there be no applause after his presentation. thank you.

my father, joseph daniels, moved to london in 1982. grenfell tower had been his only home since then. the events of that night took his life and all trace of his existence in this world. he never stood a chance of getting out. it should never have happened. thank you very much. iam not thank you very much. i am not going to ask you to rise as you have only just i am not going to ask you to rise as you have onlyjust come in but there will be a moment whilst we arrange the next two commemorations who are going to sit on the stage together. one is for mary mendy. take whatever time you need. thank you very much.

while they await, let's join our correspondent following the enquiry for us. it has been a very difficult day and we are in for more very harrowing testimony, aren't we? it has been really heavy, the atmosphere inside that room. heavy with grief and painful and happy memories from the families and heavy i think of admiration from the crowd in that room for those loved ones who have stood up and delivered very, very powerful statements. i thought it was interesting from samuel daniels, whose father, joseph daniels, was killed. the fact he went for a very short statement, just saying it never should have happened. something i think we can all agree on, and also saying that literally every trace of his father went on that night and that has also been a theme and other statements. let's go back to the enquiry now. we should be hearing from the families of two more victims. i will do it

from here. would you introduce who is on the podium with you? my sister. could you just pulled out in front of you so we can hear you speak? this is my sister and a friend providing her with support. and david lambie, who is very close friends. and of course, this is marcio willis stuart.|j friends. and of course, this is marcio willis stuart. i have been asked by people who manage the sound to ask you if you can put the microphone in front of you. but is it, perfectly. that way we will hear everything you say. —— that is it. that is a statement prepared by and being red behalf of her sister. she

was born in the gambia on 11 june 1965. she was hard—working. she came to england in the 19805. in 1992, 5he to england in the 19805. in 1992, she gave birth, which turned out to be the greatest and most... sorry to interrupt. and we get the lights to come down a little bit more? they are beautiful photos and we would like to see. can you see all right? that is much better. thank you. she completely devoted her life to her child. i joined my aunt in december 1992, we moved into grenfell joined my aunt in december 1992, we moved into gre nfell tower around

1993. my aunt lived at the address until that fateful night wear our live5 until that fateful night wear our lives were changed forever. my aunt wa5 lives were changed forever. my aunt was my hero. she has been in my life for every major event. she was my mother as well as my aunt. for the fir5t mother as well as my aunt. for the first time in my life, my aunt i5 not a phone call away. she is not there to listen to my complaints or my gossip. she made me a priority in her life. she was the best aunt ance5tor we could have asked for. she was warm and kind. she welcomed everyone into her home. grenfell tower wa5 everyone into her home. grenfell tower was a place or her family and friends could find shelter if they ever needed it. mary mendy was a carer who worked within her community. she was a humanitarian who made it a passion to help those less fortunate than herself. she

frequently travelled to gambia and offered donations to hospitals and other organisations. on the might of june 14, 2017, our family other organisations. on the might of june 14, 2017, ourfamily lost other organisations. on the might of june 14, 2017, our family lost much loved members. my aunt was the strong one. the fighter. and the protector. the pain is unbearable. there are no words to describe the emptiness in our hearts. i hate night—time is because night brings silence. and silence brings tears of sadness. because that is when i start to remember the blaze of fire. there will be too empty chairs on the table for every birthday, christmas and new year '5. but they will forever only position

in our hearts. we will carry their memories throughout our lives, our children's and our children's children. although the pain feels like forever, it will soon be replaced by happiness. all of the tears will be replaced by memories of joy. tears will be replaced by memories ofjoy. until we tears will be replaced by memories of joy. until we meet tears will be replaced by memories ofjoy. untilwe meet again. i think ithink we're i think we're now going to move to the portrait. from the same club. and i think, marcia, you are going

to present that. my to present that. my daughter was 24 years old when she lost her life in the grenfell tower fire ofjune she lost her life in the grenfell tower fire of june 2017. she lost her life in the grenfell tower fire ofjune 2017. she was very gentle, very kind and friendly. she was born in hammersmith, london, in 1992. she attended saint charles primary school and secondary school, both in ladbroke grove, west london. she later went on to rugby school in by she later went on to rugby school in rugby warwickshire and the university for creative arts in farnham, to study photography. her burning passion was photography. encouraged by her mother, mary mendy

who also lost her life in the fire. khadija said to me one day, i am in love with images. it was this passion that khadija pursued to the end because it gave her great satisfaction and brought her some i°y satisfaction and brought her some joy and happiness. thank you very much. i think what is going to happen now is that there is going to be a piece of film, firstly could you just tell us of film, firstly could you just tell us what we are going to see and then before it is played, i am going to ask that the lights are actually dimmed andi ask that the lights are actually dimmed and i will do that for all of the videos so that when they are played, we can get to see them in their best possible way. what are we going to see? we are going to see a short video put together, following the documentary that was to be aired. she had been part of a group

of artists that had gone to venice and following the unfortunate events of the 14th of june, and following the unfortunate events of the 14th ofjune, a short clip was put together celebrating her and her burgeoning career, as it were at the time. and together with her family, it was discussed at length and her father that it would be appropriate to show that edited version because part of it was filmed when she was at home in friend fell. and also it exhibited her talent and the poignancy of the development of her career shortly before all of that. thank you. i am going to ask that the lights perhaps be lowered a little more and once that has been done, we will see the video. thank you. we will just

we willjust pull away from there for a moment but looking at that video on khadija saye, who died in the hallway of the ninth floor as a result of inhalation, that is what the inquest found. she was hailed as a wonderful young woman by the mp david lambie. she was due to appear ina bbc david lambie. she was due to appear in a bbc documentary about her work that was on the show in venice as pa rt that was on the show in venice as part of a collection on the theme of dyas bra. let's go back to our correspondent covering this case for us. correspondent covering this case for us. for every one of the stories, it is very difficult just us. for every one of the stories, it is very difficultjust to listen to, frankly. yes, it is heartbreaking, simon. i think the morning really started with possibly the most moving tribute from marcio gomes. his son

was stillborn. he and his wife escaped. it was a very powerful tribute. they spoke about the preparations they were making for their son ‘s birth. the football tea m their son ‘s birth. the football team which their other children had discussed which football team their son would support... there have been plenty of details, emotional details through out the morning. let's head back to the enquiry now. photography has been a part of my life since i was born. i have always been the subject. back in the day, i was very much a fla m boya nt in the day, i was very much a flamboyant child. it has all changed 110w. flamboyant child. it has all changed now. i am flamboyant child. it has all changed now. lam more flamboyant child. it has all changed now. i am more comfortable behind the camera. i have become a lot more cautious and aware of what... the

power that the camera holds. even looking at my area and how much it has changed in terms of the building developments, i can look back at photos and see how quickly the spaces have changed in ten years. that was an extreme contrast to my area in ladbroke grove. it was a big culture shock, having to adapt to a very different lifestyle. i felt very different lifestyle. i felt very much on the outside because everyone grew up very much on the outside because everyone grew up in this sort of opulence and opportunities and the sky is the limit. i wanted to do photography. i was fighting it because i thought i felt it was not something i should do. it is sunday night should do on that side. but having such supportive teachers but actually let me pursue that, i am

very grateful to them that something imight do very grateful to them that something i might do on the side. both my parents are from gambia and my mother is christian and my father is muslim. this idea of having these dual face and being brought up going to the mosque and going to church has always been something i have found fascinating and it is one of the first times i have been able to explore it through my photography. waking up this morning was very

strange. i woke up to people speaking italian outside my window and itjust speaking italian outside my window and it just clicked, speaking italian outside my window and itjust clicked, i am speaking italian outside my window and itjust clicked, lam not speaking italian outside my window and itjust clicked, i am not at home. i and itjust clicked, i am not at home. lam and itjust clicked, i am not at home. i am not and itjust clicked, i am not at home. lam not in and itjust clicked, i am not at home. i am not in ladbroke grove any more. one of my friends said, you are an artist. i said, i am! it'll be quite an moment to actually say, khadija, you have done it. all this work and this emotionaljourney and self—doubt, it is going to come together and, i cannot wait really. lam i am excited to show her the work. she is extremely proud and she has

been telling everyone, my daughter is going to venice. i am not giving up is going to venice. i am not giving up yet and she won't give up either. so, that concludes the photograph and the presentation and on that rather poignant and beautiful photograph, that concludes the presentations that we have prepared for today. they are extremely impressive presentations and bring to life the people you are commemorating and i am very grateful for the chance to see and hear them. thank you. that concludes the presentations we

have today. if i may say firstly, there will still be and coffee available upstairs and so please feel able to spend some time of stairs —— upstairs with each other. iam around stairs —— upstairs with each other. i am around if anybody needs to raise any thing with me but otherwise, may we please meet again tomorrow ready for a ten o'clock start. we will finish now and start again at ten o'clock tomorrow. i look forward to seeing all of you here again then. thank you very much. bringing an end to that first day of the enquiry. opening by saying it was the greatest tragedy to before the city since world war ii. our correspondent is still outside the enquiry. he has been monitoring events all day. that video we just saw, what is remarkable about that,

the images of the area before the fire. yes, really emotional and powerful to see khadija saye inside g re nfell tower powerful to see khadija saye inside grenfell tower at moments during that film. i did not know much about her before today but what came across was a bubbly, enthusiastic, beautiful young woman who was clearly very talented and had a real promising career and life ahead of her. and i think that is the theme that has run throughout this morning, this afternoon and this morning. some really powerful stories. we have notjust cheered tributes. we have really cheered about people's lives. we heard about the wedding for example that muhammad, his son got engaged and he was over the moon. he will not be making the wedding. his family said, for them, there are so many questions unanswered. that is ultimately what the public enquiry will be looking at. a lot of issues that the families want to be...

basically the facts be found on. but for now it is about really focusing on the victims of the fire in the sum of —— in the summer of last year, so that when the enquiry progresses from now and it will become quite technical at times during the future, it will be looking at the refurbishment of g re nfell tower looking at the refurbishment of grenfell tower before the fire, it'll be looking at the factors that caused the fire to spread so quickly, when it gets so technical, the idea is that we will have heard a fortnight worth of tributes and state m e nts a fortnight worth of tributes and statements from the families of the victims to ensure that they remain high in everyone's minds throughout a public enquiry that could go on for as much as two years. it was interesting to hear a round of applause at the end of that, joined in by the chairman of the public enquiry, underlying how important it is for the relatives that those stories were cheered. yes, i think the primary reason why this quite

unprecedented, i think, fortnight period at the beginning of a public enquiry dedicated to tributes of the people who died, the real reason is thatis people who died, the real reason is that is because that is what the families wanted. that is what those affected so much by grenfell tower demanded and i think the public enquiry is ultimately, you know, very acutely aware that it needs to have the confidence of the families and the wider community in that part of north—west london, around g re nfell tower, of north—west london, around grenfell tower, if it is to be a success and we have heard some incredibly powerful stories. the pa rents of incredibly powerful stories. the parents of the stillborn baby, logan gomes, who died in the hours after the fire. they talked about the preparations they were making for the birth. the football team he might have supported. we also heard from the family of dennis murphy. his sister read a very powerful statement saying about what they are selfless fa m ily statement saying about what they are selfless family man he was and

poignantly they said the only thing they have left of him is a handful of coins. the only thing that survived from his flat after the fire and they said it was poignant because he was the sort of guy who would have given his last penny away to someone if they needed it. we also heard from another family, talking about what a friendly person he was. someone who always welcome the other residents of the tower into his flat. we learnt about the sense of community within grenfell tower, before the fire that destroyed everything. it has been a very emotional day today. it will continue for the next two weeks. and as was said at the opening, the naming and the hearing of the stories of the victims very much lays the basis for this enquiry. this is what it is about. very much so. at the enquiry from here on, after these two weeks are over and we will hear some very, very power. reason the days to come as well, after that is over then there is

weeks and weeks and weeks of evidence to trawl through. there are state m e nts evidence to trawl through. there are statements prepared that will be considered by the enquiry. there are hundreds of witnesses. 533 is the sort of latest figure. that relates to the number of people... the relatives of the dead, survivors and local residents, people living near to the tower whose lives have been greatly affected. they will all give evidence to the enquiry. there will also be experts which will enable the public enquiry to look at the wider questions once it gets to that point, the wider questions about what caused the fire to spread so quickly. issues like the level of communication between the residents of g re nfell tower communication between the residents of grenfell tower and kensington and borough council, who essentially managed the tower block. there are plenty of conjugated issues further down the line and it will get technical at times but this opening sequence, this opening fortnight is

designed really to sort of set the tone and the tone is very much that this is all about the victims, those people whose lives were cut tragically short. thank you very much. and if you want to find out more about the grenfell tower enquiry, there is a pod cast every day of the enquiry looking in detail at what has been said and heard each day. you can download it from the bbc iplayer app. let's get a weather update. for many of us, the spring weather goes on this week. plenty of sunshine in the forecast. this is how it looked in birmingham earlier on. but there are some exceptions. storm clouds have been gathering. as we go through the rest of the week, there is also the

potential for some thunderstorms in the south. also quite a cool feel to the south. also quite a cool feel to the weather. we have had some mist and murky fog on eastern coasts so far today. rainfall parts of northern ireland and scotland and then these clouds are gathering in then these clouds are gathering in the south—east and there is the continued risk for some hit and miss showers and thunderstorms as we go through the rest of the afternoon. not everyone will catch one but if you do, you will know about it. generally speaking, a lot of sunshine. temperatures in the low 20s. and for northern ireland and the north west of scotland, a band of cloud, a weather front bringing outbreaks of rain, fairly heavy at times. as we go through this evening and night, much of the rain will fade away. keeping some extra crowd. further south, clear spells as any thunderstorms die away and temperatures holding up a little bit better than they have in some recent nights. still the remnants of this

weather front up to the north—west as we go through tuesday. a bit more cloud into parts of scotland and northern ireland. the odd spot of rain but for the most part, it will be dry. further south, rain but for the most part, it will be dry. furthersouth, plenty rain but for the most part, it will be dry. further south, plenty of sunshine but the continued threats of one or two hit and miss showers and thunderstorms to take it into the afternoon, driven in part by the warmth. temperatures up to 23 degrees. cloud tending to break up i suspect on wednesday. a bit of an easterly breeze as well. elsewhere, you can see the orange colours. there is once again some warmth to be had during wednesday. top temperatures in the south around 23 or 24 degrees and again, there is just the chance of one or two showers or thunderstorms. some more general rain to end the week but elsewhere, a lot of dry weather. feeling warm. good afternoon.

the first phase of the public inquiry into the grenfell tower fire has begun with powerful testimony from some of the victims‘ families and friends. the commemoration hearings are expected to last for two weeks, with no limit on how long each person can speak for. there's been further disruption to rail services across england. a big overhaul of train timetables has led to delays and cancellations for a second day. residents in hawaii dealing with a major volcanic eruption are facing a new hazard. lava — pouring into the pacific — has created toxic clouds, containing hydrochloric acid and particles of glass. sport now on afternoon live with hugh. i don't know... chelsea only won the fa cup on saturday, but there's more uncertainty over the future

of their manager, today? yes, good afternoon, simon, it's an example of how quickly things can change, especially in premier league football. last season, chelsea won the premier league title at a canter, the won the fa cup this year and antonio conte, their manager says it shows he is a serial winner. the club —— the club manager said it should be put to bed. a fantastic result for chelsea, 1—0 win over manchester united at wembley. symptomatic of what they've been like over the last period, not a classic performance by any stretch of the imagination. they got the win that haven't qualified for next season's champions league. that may be where antonio conte is judged. pat nevin played for chelsea over 200 times and he thinks it is very likely we will seek antonio conte leave the club. purely and simply, this discussion

was happening long before antonio conte had failed to get in the champions league for chelsea. there must be something else as well. remember, chelsea, in the past, have beenin remember, chelsea, in the past, have been in the champions league and they got rid of the managers while they got rid of the managers while they win the champions league. it's more than that. it's about the relationships between the club, the ownership, the people at different levels of the club. that has to work well enough. he's not gone yet. absolutely. antonio conte. as we all know, he won the league last season and the fa cup this season. not utterly and completely forgone conclusion that i think we all acce pt conclusion that i think we all accept it is very likely. very likely indeed. we are already talking about who may well come in at chelsea. simon, we will see if he loses hisjob at chelsea. simon, we will see if he loses his job later at chelsea. simon, we will see if he loses hisjob later on at chelsea. simon, we will see if he loses his job later on this week. and eddiejones has got some reshuffling to do on his england rugby coaching team? it's a bit of a bloke actually, for eddiejones‘ coaching it's a bit of a bloke actually, for eddie jones' coaching setup. it's a bit of a bloke actually, for eddiejones‘ coaching setup. when he came into the northern side they we re came into the northern side they were doing so well —— a bit of a

bloke. his defence coach podcasts and him went on a huge winning spree but now he is leaving underneath jones to become the head of rugby at the premiership side harlequins. in a statement he said today opportunities don't come along very often like this and amazing to be given a chance to lead a club like harlequins. he said the opportunity was hugely exciting. bad news for jones. that means he has being left without a permanent defence and attack coach. form has waned over recent months but the world cup in japan is only 15 months away. eddie jones really needing something more to come in. gustard will be going to the england tour this summer to south africa, though. 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. 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 1980s 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 open 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. that's all the sport for now. rail passengers have been facing more disruption this morning, with new timetables being introduced in many parts of england. rail operators say that during the rush hour, around one in ten trains were cancelled, with some companies blaming a shortage of properly trained drivers. the body which represents train operators — the rail delivery group — has apologised, but says the changes are part of a £50 billion investment plan to bring long—term improvements. jon donnison reports. for many commuters this morning, it was a blue monday. with dozens of cancellations, frustrated passengers

faced a long wait. the introduction of new timetables across britain means 60% of trains have been rescheduled. it just about works. i would have preferred more frequent trains to london bridge, there's only two in the morning. for me, i'm 25 minutes later getting to work. i preferred the old timetable. for me it works better, i work in blackfriars so i can get a direct train at 9am. you are a winner today? i am, yes, but i think less direct trains later in the day. many passengers took to social media to vent their fury. "get on any train that turns up", said one man trying to get to manchester. for another, it was simply time to get a car. lots of trains, longer trains, more seats, it's good in the long term, but we need to catch trains now, this morning. passenger patience is pretty thin, and fare rises constantly

on their minds, they want in return the timetable. on some of the busiest routes in and out of london, on networks run by go govia thameslink, the problems were especially acute. for many commuters heading into stations in central london this morning, it's undoubtedly been a difficult day. is govia thameslink has acknowledged and apologised for the disruption, but its line is that this is short—term pain for long—term gain. the rail companies say the shake—up will eventually mean more than 6,400 extra trains a week across the network. all part of a £50 billion investment programme which they say will bring almost £85 billion of additional economic benefits to the country. we would like to apologise to anybody who has had difficulty getting into work today. clearly, the implementation of this timetable has not gone as well as we would like in some parts, we are looking at why that has happened, but to put

this to a wider context, this is part of our long—term plan to increase capacity on the network, introducing hundreds of new services every working day to make the journey experience better for our customers. that might be cold comfort though for rail passengers today. in the north, this was manchester piccadilly. northern rail blamed a shortage of properly trained drivers. trade unions have called it monday meltdown. what passengers will want to know is whether tuesday will be any better. the husband of the the british—iranian woman being held in prison in iran, says she's been charged with spreading propaganda. nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe, who was detained more than two years ago by the iranian authorities, appeared in court over the weekend, and is reported to have been told she'd face new charges and could expect to be convicted. her husband richard ratcliffe insists she is innocent. it's being reported that the owner of chelsea football club roman abramovich is facing delays

in renewing his uk visa. the russian billionaire did not attend his team's fa cup final victory over manchester united at wembley on saturday. mr abramovich‘s office said it did not discuss personal matters, while the home office would not comment on individual cases. meanwhile, a group of mps says national security is being put at risk, because britain is turning a "blind eye" to alleged russian corruption. the commons foreign affairs committee says the city of london is being used to hide what it calls the "corrupt assets" of russia's president vladimir putin and his allies. our diplomatic correspondent james landale explained. again, the problem the government has got is this, after the poisoning of the skripals, it was very successful in terms of achieving diplomatic response, getting a lot of other countries to join with them, expelling russian spies and diplomats, but it very clearly took a strategic decision not to go hard

on the city of london. as many people called for at the time. and the mps are, essentially, calling them out on that, saying, "no, you've actually got to do more on that". what was interesting today is that when the prime minister was asked about this, she said, "no, we've done a great deal to take significant steps to try and tackle illicit finance within the city of london". but she said that these are issues that have to be left to law enforcement. she's talking about these operational and independent decisions. in other words, the government doesn't want to get drawn into a position where it is accused of being political in conducting summary justice by targeting specific individuals. and i think they're quite resistant to doing that. tomorrow marks one year since 22 people were killed by a suicide bomber, at an ariana grande concert at manchester arena. eight—year—old saffie roussos was the youngest victim of the attack. as the anniversary of her death approaches, her father has told the bbc that he wants to commemorate her life by holding a concert this summer to raise money for potential future victims of terror. there is currently no state funding for terror victims. judith moritz has been hearing from saffie's father, andrew roussos. losing your eight—year—old child changes your life

forever, you will never be ok again. she sings. my biggest worry since this has happened is dreading time passing. you start forgetting bits, and i dread that. i dread not feeling saffie's touch, not feeling saffie's presence. what do you want to do, as the most fitting way of remembering? i dread the thought in two, three, four years' time, for saffie's life to be remembered as a two—minute silence. in a church service. i want to celebrate my daughter, she was full of life, she loved music. i want to put on a concert for the world to stop and listen. i see it as the modern—day live aid. the stage is set, we've got a venue, old trafford cricket ground,

and the date is 19th august, 2018. i want the biggest names in music. chris martin, bono, ed sheeran, this is your world, this is what you do for a living. i hope it will never happen to you in your lifetime, to be sitting where i am. i'm pleading with you, to get some names and help me put this concert together. it's been done for one love. yes. this isn't one love again? no. one love was to raise awareness that terrorism is not accepted, it was to raise money for us, the 22, and the injured and what happened on that night. so that was our fund. this concert is not for us. i want it to be there to support victims of future attacks. speaking to some of the families, we are all really shocked

at the lack of support from our government. so there's no government support? nothing. you're turning to charity? yes. in a moment, the business news. first, a look at the headlines on afternoon live. bereaved families of the grenfell tower disaster pay tribute to their relatives — as the public inquiry into the disaster gets underway. dozens of trains are delayed and cancelled as one of the biggest overhauls of uk rail timetables comes in to effect. people in hawaii are warned about toxic fumes, as lava from an erupting volcano flows in to the sea. here's your business headlines on afternoon live. 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 the height of the financial crisis. 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 four former 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 £1.27bn. however, it warned higher costs would make the year ahead more difficult. theres a report out today that tells us how we are all going to be doing our banking in the future — all on mobiles and online? i would have thought that but it doesn't seem to be quite as simple

as that, doing everything will now more mobile. this report says something different. banking landscape has changed enormously over the last eight or nine years. the incoming challenger banks, new banks, there are a lot of them, some of them you won't have heard of. have you heard of tandem and. they doa have you heard of tandem and. they do a lot ofjobs that banks do, money changing, do it online, on your mobile. this report says there is still a solid base of customers who still want to have a kind of traditional bank. caci has released its annual report, the future of banking. it looks at consumer behaviour and trends — with key findings around a slowdown in digital migration following the surge in recent years. let's go to cheney, the senior co nsulta nt let's go to cheney, the senior consultant at caci. jamie, you don't

feel that things are going to change an enormous amount? that we are relu cta nt to an enormous amount? that we are reluctant to change our banking habits in many ways? see absolutely. caci report, we published figures, as you mentioned, a large growth of our banking over the last few years and what we are expecting is that to continue. within five years' time, 70% of the uk population will be using banking apps to manage their current accounts and whatnot. what about the actual high street bank, bricks and mortar banks, what will happen to them? we are seeing quite a resilience from the branch about two thirds of banking customers use a branch to manage their accounts. we are not expecting to see massive declines in branch usage. perhaps around 6%. the difference is that people are going to be using branches less frequently. maybe only going in three or four times a year as opposed to maybe six or seven they are going in at the moment. the

types of things they will be doing in branch might be different as new technology comes on board. what we would expect to see the branch of the future will look somewhat different to what it does now. as it maintains its relevance and meet the customer needs. we now have this open banking system. it is much easier to compare products at one bank with the products of another bank. isn't that going to allow a lot of these smaller, challenger, banks, these small names, won't it allow them into the market? won't it actually allow them to pick off a lot of the business from the big banks? absolutely. the fact that customers are going to have more choice and access to that choice is obviously a great thing. especially when it comes to maybe some financial products, savers accounts, credit cards. i can really see the open banking coming into play and offering consumers more choice. but when it comes down to your main current account, we are seeing and the caci figures show that people

like the physical presence, that place to go, that convenience and that choice. we are seeing the branch play a pivotal role in the future as it is today. thank you. there is a lot of speculation that the tensions between the us and china are easing off? my my word, the markets! mr trump has been tweeting saying trade barriers are coming down and the trade secretary has said things are moving, coming to some kind of agreement between china and the us. this is all good news. the ftse has been going up, the dow moved up. this is all good news. the ftse has been going up, the dow moved upm has gone through the roof! yeah, i know, in a manner of speaking. all right! i'm trying to become about this. i appreciate that! the reason the ftse has gone up this because the ftse has gone up this because the pound has gone down and that makes exporting companies in the uk more valuable. we can go over to new york. joining us now from the new york stock exchange is our north america business correspondent

kim gittleson. what are the chances of the deal being done on trade, the markets seem to think it will work. they do. i don't know if that means they can understand the trap administration better than the rest of us that it isa better than the rest of us that it is a cheerful monday on the floor of the new york stock exchange —— the trump administration. the dowjones pig up trump administration. the dowjones pig up nearly 300 points. the companies might have been hardest hit by these rises, bowling, manufacturers like cat nix caterpillar and —— like caterpillar. so they might help farmers who buy those tractors. if this would actually be something the us could do is the question. when president trump was talking to china he was demanding they reduce the deficit by something like $200 billion. it sounds like a good number if you wa nt sounds like a good number if you want to see a trade deficit over $300 billion debt reduced but many economists were wondering how is the

us going to export that much? $200 billion is a lot of soya beans, lot of farm equipment. they were wondering if that is a target the us could actually meet. instead of these are the true figures they were hoping for the us to press china on certain things like intellectual property rights —— trade figures. it might have a more meaningful impact on american companies doing business in china. that is what they were looking for in news in the coming days as trade negotiations continue. thank you. markets, as you say, going through the roof, let's have a look at them. they are coming, i'm told. nearly, next one. fourth time lucky! ftse is up. this is a better indicator of what is going on in the us economy. 7800 for the ftse. that is right

about the record. gone straight through that. eight weeks in a row the ftse has been going up. we are ona the ftse has been going up. we are on a bit ofa the ftse has been going up. we are on a bit of a roll. mothercare up 15%. motherca re up 15%. that's mothercare up 15%. that's it. thank you. i have some breaking royal wedding news. i have! thank you. i have some breaking royalwedding news. i have! laughter we are hearing from buckingham palace saying that a spokesman from the palace as harry and meghan i'm quoting "feel so lucky to have been able to share their day with those gathered in windsor and those who watched the wedding on television across the uk, commonwealth and around the world". first reaction from the duke and duchess of sussex as they are now, of course. we feel so lucky to have been able to share our team of all those gathered in windsor and also all those who watched the wedding on television across the uk, commonwealth, and around the world. it's the highlight of the horticultural calendar,

showcasing some of the most creative garden designs from around the world. well ahead of opening its well—manicu red lawns to the public, today is press day at the chelsea flower show. the theme for this year's event is health and well—being, exploring how plants and green spaces can improve lives. helena lee has been at chelsea this lunchtime. we are in one of the gardens in the rhs feel—good garden. i want to briefly show you what is going on. have a look at this. the royal family, as you probably know, members of the royal family and the queen are going to be coming here to the chelsea flower show. this is one of the boat quays that will be given toa of the boat quays that will be given to a member of the royal family. of the boat quays that will be given to a member of the royalfamily. —— abe 0k. let's speak to matt keatley, the design of this garden. give us a sense of what made you come up with this garden. it's absolutely beautiful. it feels quite wild, there are no straight lines, let's

walk through. let's do it. the whole idea is a garden visitors and people should be comfortable in. they should be comfortable in. they should be comfortable in. they should be compelled to move through and engage with at their very own pace, feel as complete ease when they move through the garden. the bridge was one of those parts of the garden that should help create just a moment of intrigue in the space, make people pause, like we are doing now, take in the planting around you, create a shaded spot. a retreat. somewhere that it can help improve health and well—being purely by doing this, by distracting people and helping reduce stress and anxiety by engaging and interacting with the garden just like anxiety by engaging and interacting with the gardenjust like this. anxiety by engaging and interacting with the garden just like this. this garden, it's not going to be thrown away, if you like it's going somewhere after this. tell us a bit. it is. it has a legacy. the rhs hosted a competition along with the nhs mental health trust and three quarters of the mental health trust entered. we picked a lucky winner. it was the space that we felt would

give the most impact. it would help the patients, the staff and family members, help get through recovery, deal with their mental health issues. that is why it is such a phenomenal garden to be part of an chelsea is the best platform to help raise awareness. it is beautiful, thank you. the queen is going to be coming past here later. we are going to speak very briefly to sue biggs, the director—general at the rhs. a beautiful day. a bit cloudy now. it's quite good for us and the plants to have a bit of a chill out before the queen arrives. what can people expect when they come here? we are in one of the gardens where matt is hoping to make an impact for those people. you will also have a refugee garden. lemon tree trust. what are you hoping visitors will ta ke what are you hoping visitors will take away from this? this garden we are on here, the rhs feel—good garden was deliberately created partially because it is a trial, if you like, for the garden coming up

with lee in 2020 where we will be such people's health and happiness in the garden. it was explained to you, the competition with the mental health trust, it was the 70th birthday present. this garden will be going a mental health trust which is fantastic. people care more and more marked the power of gardening and that is what the lemon tree trust garden is all about —— more and more. i don't know if you heard what we decided to do, with the nhs here? that's what we decided to do, with the nhs here ? that's really what we decided to do, with the nhs here? that's really been very special, the lemon tree trust. thank you. the queen is coming later on. we will leave you with a shot of one of the most beautiful flowers in this garden, we will leave you with that. thank you. let's bring you more on that statement from buckingham palace, a release of three official photographs from the wedding day on saturday. these were taken at windsor castle. this was after the parade. after harry and meghan took

their procession. these photographs taken at windsor castle. they show a very happy family image from that very happy day with the queen and duke of edinburgh, charles and camilla, william and kate and of course the happy couple and meghan markle's mother. more of those to come when we return in a couple of minutes. let's have a look at the weather. still plenty of fine spring weather in the forecast. but a few exceptions. mr murk in the north sea coasts, mainly north sea coasts, mainly northwest and as we head towards the end of the day potential for thunderstorms in the south. during the night, most places will time trying extra card for scotla nd will time trying extra card for scotland and northern ireland, clear spells further zabaleta particularly

chilly night those of seven and 12 degrees —— clearest belts further south but. extra cloud for scotland, northern ireland and northern england at times. the risk of one or two hit and miss downpours in the south. elsewhere, some spells of sunshine and it will feel warm with temperatures up to 22 or 23. always a bit cooler close to some of these north sea coasts. as we look towards the end of the week, the potential for more persistent rain to push into parts of the south. elsewhere, lots of dry warm weather. hello, you're watching afternoon live — i'm simon mccoy. today at 3. bereaved families of the grenfell tower fire pay tribute to their relatives as the public inquiry into the disaster gets under way. he looked like he was just sleeping, as babies do. you know, at that moment...

..we felt like our hearts had broken. delays and cancellations as one of the biggest overhauls of uk rail timetables comes in to effect — operators say they're working hard to get things back on track. people in hawaii are warned about toxic fumes — as lava from an erupting volcano flows in to the sea. coming up on afternoon live all the sport with hugh. talking about cricket this hour. joss buttler is back. he can bat. the only problem is he has not played enough first—class cricket, something, or is it a new approach ahead of the first test against something, or is it a new approach ahead of the 1 will :est against the and

hello, everyone — this is afternoon live. relatives of those killed in the grenfell tower fire have been remembering their loved ones at the start of the public inquiry into the disaster. the first victim to be commemorated was logan gomes, who was stillborn in hospital shortly after his pregnant mother andreia escaped from the blaze. 72 people died after flames engulfed the block of flats in west london lastjune. adina campbell reports from the inquiry — a warning that you might find her report distressing. remembering their loved ones.

the 72 lives lost in last year's devastating fire at grenfell tower. today, bereaved families and survivors were taking part in commemoration hearings to mark the beginning of a public inquiry. chaired by retired high courtjudge sir martin moore—bick. welcome to the first hearing of the inquiry into the fire at grenfell tower in june last year. in terms of loss of life, the fire was the single greatest tragedy to befall this city since the end of the second world war. the sight of the building engulfed in flames is indelibly imprinted on the memories of those who experienced an event of unimaginable horror. then came the first emotional tribute by survivor marcio gomes. he and his family escaped from the burning building but his son logan was stillborn.

he looked like he was just sleeping, as babies do. at that moment... ..we felt like our hearts had broken. but at least we were able to hold him and to be with him. painter and decorator denis murphy was a community volunteer who loved football. he also died in the fire. his sister told the hearing their family's lives have been changed for ever. there is a gaping hole in our hearts that can be never filled, and it 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 devastated. next to be remembered was mohamed amied neda, known as saber. he was a chauffeur and tried to help others escape. his brother made this statement through his solicitor. the bond we had was unbreakable. a bond like no other. we shared our times of trouble, of sickness and hardship. but most importantly, we shared our happiness. our kids grew up together and they are like brother and sister, a relationship that we had and i still am proud of. losing saber was like my world came crashing down. i had faced many blows in life, losing many family members, but this was the worst.

this will be a long and complex inquiry, one of the biggest on record. but for now, the personal tributes could take up to two weeks, a fitting start dedicated to those at the heart of this inquiry. our correspondent tom burridge has been following proceedings and joins me. a fitting start but also a difficult start. it has been a hugely difficult start. the horror of the night laid bare today. the tragedy and personal tragedy for so many and we have only heard from the families of several victims. this will continue for two weeks. the courage, guts from the families. and some of the families whose statements were read by the lawyers to present such personal details in a public inquiry watched around the world. first, the parents of baby logan, who was

stillborn in the hours after the fire. they spoke about preparations they were making for their son. the foot ball they were making for their son. the football team they wanted him to support. it was really emotional. a family of denis murphy, his sister saying all they had left was a handful of coins. they said it was poignant because he was the sort of guy who would have given his last penny away. we heard from the family of saber, and we heard about their struggle, he and his wife, to leave afghanistan and the pressure of the taliban and he was a man whose door was always open to his neighbours. we heard a short and poignant statement from samuel daniels, son ofjoseph statement from samuel daniels, son of joseph daniels, who statement from samuel daniels, son ofjoseph daniels, who said it should never have happened. we also heard at the end tributes from the family of mary mendy and promising young artist khadija saye. mary was

her mother. the statement was read out on behalf of mary's nice and is read by a solicitor. ijoined my aunt in december 1992. we moved into grenfell tower around 1993. my aunt lived at the address until that fateful night where our lives were changed forever. my aunt was my hero. she has been in my life for every major event. she was my mum as well as my aunt. for the first time in my life, my aunt is not a phone call away. she is not there to listen to my complaints, or my gossip. my aunt made me a priority in her life. she was the best aunt and system we could have asked for. she was warm and kind. she welcomed everyone into her home. grenfell tower was a place all her family and friends could find shelter if they ever needed it.

mary mendy was a carer who worked within her community. she was a humanitarian who made it a passion to help those less fortunate than herself. a statement read on behalf of the niece of mary mendy. mary's daughter was khadija saye. they were killed in the fire last summer. we can bring in the mp for tottenham, david lammy, who knew khadija saye. what you make of the tribute to her? you cannot convey a whole life. it is impossible, ina cannot convey a whole life. it is impossible, in a few minutes. what you can do is bring some testimony, commemoration of that life to bear on the enquiry. that was done by all participants and i know from

speaking to khadija saye's father, from her aunt, they felt they did, she and her motherjustice. from her aunt, they felt they did, she and her motherjusticem from her aunt, they felt they did, she and her motherjustice. it was a remarkable start to a public inquiry which reflects the terrible nature of the tragedy. was that the right tone, that it set the tone from here on? look, there has been a lot of strife around the beginning of this enquiry. different political opinions. it has taken time to get the panel, so i think it was absolutely right and i commend the chair for doing absolutely right and i commend the chairfor doing that. to begin the enquiry, bringing to mind who the enquiry, bringing to mind who the enquiry is for. that is primarily the victims and those who survived, and bringing to life those who lost their lives. that is the right way to begin, to begin on a sombre note as this enquiry begins that very

important work. everyone watching can agree this is something none of us can agree this is something none of us thought was conceivable in london in 2017. what are your hopes for the enquiry in the months and even years ahead? enquiry in the months and even years ahead ? what enquiry in the months and even years ahead? what does the enquiry have to do and would you accept ultimately things it cannot do? it is preve nta ble things it cannot do? it is preventable deaths we are talking about in this enquiry. i hope the enquiry is unflinching in speaking truth to power, because the people whose lives are lost not the most powerful in society. and those who are potentially implicated are. i hope whether it is government, local authorities, whether it is big and small construction companies, those who set regulations and those who should have done things and did not,

they are brought to task and we understand fully what their responsibility was, so it does not happen again. but it is right, there isa happen again. but it is right, there is a police investigation. that is important, very serious. you will be aware that some have talked about corporate manslaughter, including myself. we wait to see also what the metropolitan police will conclude and the crown prosecution service in relation to justice in this matter. it has been an emotional day. thank you for your time. david it has been an emotional day. thank you foryourtime. david lammy, it has been an emotional day. thank you for your time. david lammy, who has been involved in campaigning for families of the victims. a terrible loss of life. we have heard... these people were not statistics, they have lives, they had brothers and sisters and weddings they were going to attend, and all of that was cut short on that terrible night. it will be a long process but the next

two we e ks will be a long process but the next two weeks are dedicated to those who died. thank you. we will keep an eye on twitter and grenfell united giving their response to the start of the enquiry is saying today is the beginning of a long road tojustice and truth. this is the front page of the evening standard in london. and a statement from the father whose wife gave birth hours after the fire to a stillborn child. and a quote from his harrowing evidence to the enquiry. kensington palace have released

official photographs from the wedding. and that is the main image. taken at windsor castle after the ceremony. also in the past minutes the duke and duchess have thanked well—wishers who took part. as you can see a happy photograph. this is an informal picture taken the newlyweds in romantic those. basking in the excitement of the wedding ceremony. and in image of the happy couple with the page boys and bridesmaids. remarkable for a photographer to get the youngsters looking at the camera at the same time! apart from one, maybe, but

there we go. not a bad effort. charming photographs. the duke and duchess banking well—wishers taking pa rt duchess banking well—wishers taking part in the celebrations. now back to earth. rail passengers have been facing more disruption this morning, with new timetables being introduced in many parts of england. rail operators say that during the rush hour, around one in ten trains was cancelled, with some companies blaming a shortage of properly trained drivers. the body which represents train operators — the rail delivery group — has apologised, but says the changes are part of a £50 billion investment plan to bring long term improvements. jon donnison reports. for many commuters this morning, it was a blue monday with dozens of cancellations, frustrated passengers faced a long wait. the introduction of new timetables across britain means 60% of trains have been rescheduled. it just about works. i still would have preferred more

frequent trains to london bridge, there's only two in the morning. for me it's 25 minutes later getting to work so i preferred the old timetable. for me, it actually works better because i work in blackfriars so i can get a direct train and still get in to the office for nine o'clock in the morning. so you are a winner really? i am at the moment, yes, but i think there is less direct trains home later on in the day. many passengers took to social media to vent their fury. "just get on any train that turns up, said one man trying to get to manchester. for another, it was simply time to get a car. lots of new trains, lots of longer trains, more seats, it's all good in the long term but we need to catch trains now, this morning. and so i think passenger patience is pretty thin actually, and given that fare rises are constantly on their minds, they want in return the timetable. on some of the busiest routes in and out of london on networks run by govia thameslink, the problems were especially acute. for many commuters heading in to stations in central london this morning,

it's undoubtedly been a difficult day. govia thameslink has acknowledged the disruption and apologised but its line is that this is short—term pain for long—term gain. the rail companies say the shake—up will eventually mean more than 6,400 extra trains a week across the network. all part of a £50 billion investment programme which they say will bring almost 85 billion of additional economic benefits to the country. we would like to apologise to anybody who has had difficulty getting in to work today. clearly the implementation of this timetable hasn't gone as well as we would like to in some parts, and we are looking at why that happened. but to put this in the wider context, this is part of our long—term plan to try and increase capacity on the network, introducing hundreds of new services every working day to make the journey experience better for our customers. that might be cold comfort, though, for rail passengers today. in the north of england, this was manchester piccadilly. northern rail blamed a shortage

of properly trained drivers. trade unions have called it monday meltdown. what passengers will want to know, though, is whether tuesday will be any better. jon donnison, bbc news. you're watching afternoon live, these are our headlines. bereaved families of the grenfell tower fire pay tribute to their relatives as the public inquiry into the disaster gets under way. delays and cancellations as one of the biggest overhauls of uk rail timetables comes in to effect — operators say they're working hard to get things ‘back on track' people in hawaii are warned about toxic fumes — as lava from an erupting volcano flows in to the sea. and the new head of rugby at harlequins. england

and the new head of rugby at ha rlequins. england wicketkeeper batsman joss buttler says ha rlequins. england wicketkeeper batsmanjoss buttler says his selection for the test series against pakistan shows the national selectors are open—minded. he has not played a test for england since 2016. add as build—up for the weekend european champions league final commences, the liverpool boss is reluctant to draw comparisons between mo salah and cristiano ronaldo. he wants his side to bring the best possible end to this season. i will be back with more just after half past. it's being reported that the owner of chelsea football club, roman abramovich, is facing delays in renewing his uk visa. the russian billionaire did not attend his team's fa cup final victory over manchester united at wembley on saturday. mr abramovich's office said it did not discuss personal matters — while the home office would not comment on individual cases. meanwhile, a group of mps says national security is being put at risk because britain is turning a "blind eye" to alleged russian corruption.

the commons foreign affairs committee says the city of london is being used to hide what it calls the "corrupt assets" of russia's president vladimir putin and his allies. our diplomatic correspondent james landale explained. the problem the government has got is this, after the poisoning of the skripals, it was very successful in terms of achieving diplomatic response, getting a lot of other countries to join with them, expelling russian spies and diplomats, but it very clearly took a strategic decision not to go hard on the city of london. as many people called for at the time. and the mps are, essentially, calling them out on that, saying, "no, you've actually got to do more on that". what was interesting today is that when the prime minister was asked about this, she said, "we've done a great deal to take significant steps to try and tackle illicit finance within the city of london". but she said that these are issues that have to be left to law enforcement. she's talking about these are operational and independent decisions. in other words, the government doesn't want to get drawn into a position where it is accused of being political in conducting summary justice by targeting

specific individuals. and i think they're quite resistant to doing that. the prime minister is challenging the nhs and technology companies to use artificial intelligence known as a! to speed up the diagnosis of cancer and otherwise treatable illnesses. in a speech this lunchtime, theresa may said computer algorithms could even help prevent thousands of cancer deaths in the coming decades — as our health editor hugh pym explained. the prime minister in a sense is reflecting what is happening anyway in partnerships between the nhs, hospitals, universities, research institutes. one was announced between a big london trust and the alan turing institute, which is a big data analysis centre. bringing this together. how could it help patients? there are various

applications, already experiments with artificial intelligence that is computer—driven analysis replacing human analysis on trying to predict lung cancer through scans. trying to predict if there will be problems for a patient with potential heart disease based on scams. it could be somebody walking into a hospital with chest problems. normally it would be done by x—ray and might ta ke would be done by x—ray and might take time to look at it. it could be looked at within minutes with artificial intelligence. it is not to replace doctors but to get through preliminary analysis faster to allow doctors to come in and take a second look. it is seen as potentially good for patients. it will help hospitals. it a&e, if it has data through its operations throughout winter, throughout the year, artificial intelligence can help it work out what symptoms suggest people should be dealt with quickly. the problems are whether

patients are happy to allow data to be used. there is a lot of work to be used. there is a lot of work to be done on that. people suing the makers of a metal hip implant which, they say, left them in pain and with permanent damage, have lost their case at the high court. the pinnacle implants were used in 20,000 patients in the uk between 2002 and 2013 before being withdrawn. the court ruled that the implants' manufacturer, depuy, was not liable. the strongest sanctions in history — that's what the us secretary of state mike pompeo says his country will impose on iran. it follows the decision to withdraw from the international nuclear deal. in a speech this afternoon, mr pompeo set out a list of demands for iran to meet and said relief would only come when the government in tehran shifted its policy. we will work with allies to destabilise activities in the region, block the financing of terror and address iran's proliferation of missiles and

advanced weapons systems that threaten peace and stability. we will ensure iran has no path to a nuclear weapon, not now, will ensure iran has no path to a nuclearweapon, not now, not will ensure iran has no path to a nuclear weapon, not now, not ever. we will apply unprecedented financial pressure on the iranian regime. the leaders in iran will have no doubt about our seriousness. thanks to colleagues at the department of treasury, sanctions are going back into effect and the ones are coming. i will work with the department of defence and regional allies. we will work to prevent and counteract any iranian cyber activity. we will track down iranian operatives and proxies operating around the world and crush them. the husband of the the british—iranian woman being held in prison in iran, says she's been charged with spreading propaganda. nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe, who was detained more than two years ago by the iranian authorities, appeared in court over the weekend, and is reported to have been told she'd face new charges and could expect to be convicted.

her husband richard ratcliffe insists she is innocent. residents in hawaii dealing with a major volcanic eruption are facing a new hazard, as lava pouring into the pacific has created toxic clouds, containing hydrochloric acid and particles of glass. the lava has also blocked part of a coastal road, cutting off a key escape route for residents. from hawaii, chris buckler reports. lava has taken over land. more than 20 feet high, this lump of molten rock has blocked roads and destroyed all in its way as it's created its own fiery path through hawaii's big island. basically it's a wall of lava that just kind of marched towards the sea. this wasn't here 12 hours ago. the plumes of steam caused by lava hitting sea water can badly affect air quality. and toxic gases are released

with the explosive fountains of lava that have sprung up from the many cracks caused by the kilauea volcano. it's only from the air you can really see how far these fissures stretch, and in some cases they are merging together. eating away at the scorched surface turning what was green, black. and although this is one small corner of an island, it is a place where people live. you can hear the fissures, you can hear the explosions all night and all day. lately we've had about 100 earthquakes a day. the biggest one we had so far was 6.9. the leilani estates is at the centre of the evacuation zone. even to get into this area, we had to travel in a convoy with members of hawaii's national guard. roadblocks are policed 24 hours a day, trying to ensure people don't put themselves at risk

by going to see the lava. it's already destroyed around two dozen houses, leaving some families homeless and having to rely on help from friends and strangers. i have a little ptsd. i don't think i want to stay this close to the volcano. it's home, it's a community, i don't mind staying there, but not this close, no. however, some living close to where the lava is continuing to jet out at a ferocious rate haven't left their homes. kilauea has long been their neighbour, a volcano that erupted to create this land. and with each fresh explosion, it threatens to destroy it. ben has the weather.

there is still plenty of fine spring weather in the forecast, but also exceptions with extra cloud close to north sea coasts and rain up to the north—west and at the end of the day, the potential for north—west and at the end of the day, the potentialfor showers or thunderstorms in the south. during the night most places turn drive. cloudy in the north, clear spells in the south. tomorrow, still the re m na nts of the south. tomorrow, still the remnants of weather fronts extra cloud. perhaps cringing into northern england at times. perhaps downpours in the south but elsewhere sunshine and feeling warm with temperatures up to 23 degrees but a lwa ys temperatures up to 23 degrees but always cooler close to the north sea coasts. at the end of the week, the potential for more persistent rain in parts of the south. elsewhere a

lot of dry weather and warm weather. hello, you're watching afternoon live — i'm simon mccoy. today at 3. this is bbc news — our latest headlines: the grenfell tower fire inquiry has been hearing from some of the relatives of those who died in the disaster last june. families are being given as long as they want to tell the inquiry about their loved ones through a mixture of words, pictures and videos. rail passengers have suffered a second day of delays and cancellations after a major overhaul of train timetables. there's been major disruption on dozens of routes. residents in hawaii are being warned about toxic fumes as lava from an erupting volcano flows in to the sea creating thick hazardous clouds. they contain hydrochloric acid and glass particles the duke and duchess of sussex have released three photographs from their wedding day at windsor castle. kensington palace would like to thank everybody who took part in the celebrations on saturday. sport now on afternoon live with hugh. two trophies in two years, so what

does a manager have to do to keep hisjob? a very good question. success, antonio conte conte, he says he is a serial winner, winning the premier league trophy last year, the fa cup this weekend. but we don't know if he will be staying at chelsea but it looks very unlikely. his captain has called for the uncertainty over his future to be put to bed. they beat manchester united at the weekend but failed to qualify for the champions league next season having finished fifth in the premier league. that may be what cost antonio conte his job. pat nevin who played for the clu b job. pat nevin who played for the club nearly 200 times thinks maybe something different and that it is very likely the manager will be leaving. purely and simply this discussion was happening long before antonio conte failed to get in the champions league. must be something else as well. chelsea, in the past,

have been in the champions league and they managed to get rid of the managers as well. it is more than that, it is about relationships between the club, the owners and people at different levels of the club. that has to work well enough. he is not gone yet, absolutely. as we all know, when they won the fa cup this season and the league cup last season, so it is not a foregone conclusion, we will accept it is likely. one of the main talking points, if they can get someone better in to replace him. he thinks it is unlikely. cricketing eyes are on lord's this week and we have been hearing from the surprise selection? yes, joss butler who we are very familiar with in terms of the shorter form of the game. he played his last of his 18 test matches in december 20 16. this

is the first squad since ed smith became the new national selector. he has gone a little bit different to what the previous selectors had been doing. by seeing the players in the shorterform of doing. by seeing the players in the shorter form of the game playing well and deciding to bring them into the test team and playing well in the test team and playing well in the indian premier league and rewarded by this call—up. even though he has been called up and impressed their com he has barely played for his county due to a lack of form in the longer form of the game. he has been back to is best of late leading and he was speaking to the media and responded to those who said he hadn't spent enough time in the longerform of said he hadn't spent enough time in the longer form of the game. said he hadn't spent enough time in the longer form of the gamem shows that people are very open—minded does not necessarily only one way in to the national selection. if anything, that should benefit the guys because you can do

it your way, whatever opportunities are afforded to you, you shouldn't be worried about taking them for the risk of saying, if i go and play in a tournament somewhere that is my ambition is finished. changes in by ambition is finished. changes in rugby union as well. eddiejones has wished paul gustard all the best after his defence coach was confirmed as the new head of rugby at harlequins. his departure means england will be left without a permanent defence and attack coach with the world cup injapan only 15 months away. paul gustard describe the opportunity as exciting. he will join his new club after the england tourin join his new club after the england tour in south africa. joan says he is happy he has this chance to prove himself in a hedge head coach role. bank holiday weekend coming up and the last thing you want to be is be stuck behind a caravan if it is

being driven by a couple . formula and daniel ricciardo warming up for the monaco grand prix by towing ca rava ns the monaco grand prix by towing caravans in holland. it ends as you might expect. that is daniel ricciardo at the front losing control and doing some damage to the caravan. not great. you thought they would be good drivers, but not the case. that is the average day on the m5. thank you very much, speak to you later. let's return now to the inquiry into the grenfell tower fire last june, as its first public hearings get underway. 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

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're made of until you are broken. and i can tell you this, my wife... she's made of the hardest material i know. and without her strength and courage i would not be here. he sobs.

imight be i might be doing the talking, but she is the one that is always rock solid. and we love our son, we always will do. another victim was 56—year—old denis murphy, who lived on the 14th floor of g re nfell 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 imagine a day when it won't hurt any less. the pain, loss and sorrow we 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 horrific way and the day denis died,

a part of us died too. to us, denis was an inspiration and we feel lucky and blessed he was part of our family. his warmth and love will stay with us for ever and he has left behind an everlasting legacy. there are three things that nobody can eradicate from our lives. one, the memories we hold of denis so dear, because he does not cease to be because he has become memories. two, the only possessions we have left of his now, which are a recovered handful of coins, so 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 each and every day. to us, his family, he really was our hero.

he is our hero and he will always be our hero. thank you. mohamed neda, known to his family as saber, died after trying to help people on the 23rd floor, where he lived. the solicitor 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 ay farhad's wedding, able to see and hold his grandchildren or share in thejoy of becoming grandparents. those hopes and dreams have been shattered. the 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 always did everything with a smile. he was my husband, he was my best friend. i miss him so much. he 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 of

promise unfulfilled. sorrow at the loss of close relations and sorrow at the absence of friends and neighbours. but that's sorrow will, i hope, be tempered by memories of past happiness, of time is spent together and the former joys. past happiness, of time is spent together and the formerjoys. and above all, by thanksgiving for those, who buy 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 enquiry. they will remind us before the enquiry. 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 the lasting tribute to the dead. the inquiry is expected to last many months, and richard millett, 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 a 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. phase 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 or a scientists experiment.

grenfell tower was not a public space used by countless, faceless crowds. grenfell was home. its flats were private and supposedly safe spaces where individuals can live their lives, cook their dinners, 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. the authorities fighting

an outbreak of ebola in the democratic republic of congo insist they're prepared for a worst—case scenario, in which the deadly virus reaches the capital, kinshasa. at least 25 people have already died in a remote area in the north west of the country. as caroline rigby reports, a vaccination campaign is begininng in the city of mbandaka. this is what authorities in the democratic republic of congo are hoping to prevent. so far more than 25 people have died in this outbreak of the disease. around 50 known to have been infected. reaction has been swift. more than 5000 doses of an experimental vaccine have been shipped to the country aimed at targeting medical professionals and people known to have been in contact with those taken ill. 4000 to the north—west city of mbankaka were the first cases in an urban area were

detected last week. authorities warned the number of people infected with ebola is likely to rise, but says that doesn't mean the situation is out of control. we are expecting to have more cases in the next three weeks. then after that, i think the trend will go down, because we have taken all the measures to control the people to follow. this is a port city on the congo river and that has raised fears it could spread downstrea m raised fears it could spread downstream to the capital kinshasa, city of 10 million. residents are encouraged to take presented preventative measures to stop spreading the disease. but the airport, staff have been issued with pistol thermometers to check people for high—temperature is. on friday the world health organisation stop short of declaring this is an

emergency, but great efforts are happening to make sure it is contained to make sure there is no repeat of the epidemic from 2013 to 2016. in a moment the business news. first a look at the headlines on afternoon live. bereaved families of the grenfell tower fire pay tribute to their relatives as the public inquiry into the disaster gets underway. delays and cancellations as one of the biggest overhauls of uk rail timetables comes in to effect — operators say they're working hard to get things back on track. people in hawaii are warned about toxic fumes — as lava from an erupting volcano flows in to the sea here's your business headlines on afternoon live. the london stock market has hit a record high, with the ftse100 index breaking through the 7800 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 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 four former 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 £1.27bn. however, it warned higher costs would make the year ahead more difficult. we had better check in on the ftse

100? it is to do with tensions between china and the united states and at the moment we are getting a lot of tweets from the white house and these tensions may be easing, there may be a deal on the table. still got to be signed but there is a lot going on and it seems to be positive. that boosted the dollar, the pound has fallen and when that falls it makes those big companies in the ftse100 index who make their money in dollars, it makes them more valuable and that is why the market is going up. we did talk to a senior uk commonest and he explained why the ftse is doing well. if you think about the biggest 100 companies in the uk, they make their wares abroad. we have seen a removal of one big risk, the threat of a chinese us trade war. the global economy is growing above its potential rate and that would have

been a downside risk to that outlook. and since two thirds of earnings of the ftse100 companies are the weaker sterling, and that has driven the present value of those earnings up so it looks good if you are an international company in the uk today. ryanair, on the up? yes, it is extraordinary when you think about the disaster at the end of september last year when you have the pilot problems and they had to cancel 20,000 flights. a lot of people saying they will have a terrible time but profits are up 10%. their planes are 95% full, better than any other airline. they do know how to run an airline, they know how to make money. but they are saying things are getting more expensive, costs are going up and they reckon at the end of this coming year, they may be managing expectations, but

they say by the end of this year there will be a fall in profits, down by 5%. so things not so good, but they could be just managing expectations. we spoke to the european editor of air transport world and this is what she said. what we are seeing is another strong performance by rya nair. what we are seeing is another strong performance by ryanair. it is one of europe's largest low—cost carriers, one of its largest airlines. they have delivered a 10% increase in their net profits under 20% margin and that is an exceptional performance. rya nair has and that is an exceptional performance. ryanair has said its costs will increase next year and its labour costs have gone up due to the problems last year. by now the airline is becoming unionised which is something michael o'leary has resisted. they are saying their profits will be 10% down this time next year so that means they are seeing a few headwinds at the

moment. some of those headwinds are seen by all european airline so there will be a higher cost of fuel and that makes up about 30% of airline costs in general. when fuel prices go up it is difficult but they are facing the increased labour costs a nd they are facing the increased labour costs and that is structural to their model. it will be a question of how competitive ryanair can be in the future. let's have a look at the markets. mothercare, it has a new chief executive. why is it interest? it is the second time he has had the job? yes, very good. a few months ago he resigned and he has now come back into thejob ago he resigned and he has now come back into the job and the percentage

is on the right—hand side, shares are upa is on the right—hand side, shares are up a quarter. but they have had are up a quarter. but they have had a hell of a time so they have been suffering badly. marks and spencer, there was a story in the guardian saying they could be closing 100 shops. unconfirmed, marks & spencer has not said anything but it said there is a of closures of some stores. but the market seemed to like it and the shares are up by 3%. that is the weak pound against the dollar. that is one of the reasons the ftse is up on top. marks & spencer in windsor, at the weekend, they rebranded their front to meghan and sparkle. very good. it's the highlight of the horticultural calendar, showcasing some of the most creative garden designs from around the world. well ahead of opening its well—manicu red lawns to the public, today is press day

at the chelsea flower show. the theme for this year's event is health and well—being, exploring how plants and green spaces can improve lives. helena lee has been at chelsea this lunchtime. we are in one of the gardens in the rhs feel—good garden. i want to briefly show you what is going on. have a look at this, the royal family are members and the queen will be coming to the chelsea flower show. this is one of the bouquets that will be given to a member of the royal family. it that will be given to a member of the royalfamily. it is that will be given to a member of the royal family. it is absolutely beautiful. let's speak to the designer of this garden. matthew, give us a sense of what made you come up with this garden? it is absolutely beautiful, it feels quite wild, no straight lines, shall we walk through? the whole idea, it is a garden visitors and people should be comfortable in. they should be

compelled to move through and engage with at their very own pace and feel at ease when they move through the garden. the bridge was one of those parts of the garden that should help create just a moment of intrigue in the space, make people pause, like we are doing now and take in the plants around you, create a shaded spot, a retreat, somewhere that can improve health and well—being by distracting people and help reduce stress and anxiety by engaging and interacting with the garden just like this. this garden will not be thrown away, it is going somewhere after this, tell us about that? the rhs hosted a competition in relation with the mental health trust. three quarters of the mental health trusts entered and we picked a lucky winner. it was a space we felt would give the most impact too, would help the patients, the staff and the family members, help with recovery,

deal with their mental health issues and that is why it is such a phenomenal garden and chelsea is the best platform to raise awareness. phenomenal garden and chelsea is the best platform to raise awarenessm is beautiful and the queen will be coming past here later on. we will speak briefly to the director—general at the rhs. beautiful day, bit cloudy now? quite good for us and the plants, have a chill out before the queen arrives. what can expect when she comes it, this is hoping to make an impact, you have a refugee garden, the lemon tree trust, what are you hoping visitors will take away from this? this garden was deliberately created, partially because it is a trial for the garden coming out of wisley in twenty20 where we will research people'shealth and happiness in the garden, but also

the competition we ran with the mental health trust and this garden will be going to a mental health trust, which is fantastic. people ca re trust, which is fantastic. people care more about the power of gardening and that is what the lemon tree trust garden is about. i don't know if you have heard what we decided to do again, as we have done with the nhs, that has been special with the nhs, that has been special with the nhs, that has been special with the lemon tree trust. thank you very much, the queen coming later on and we will leave you with this shot of one of the most beautiful flowers in this garden. we will leave you with that. just going to president trump, gene haas poll has been sworn in as the first female director. excellence in counterterrorism and the intelligence medal of merit. most importantly she has earned the

universal respect, admiration and trust at the cia, throughout the government and all over the world. gina is truly respected. we also mark another proud milestone as gina becomes the first woman ever to lead the cia. cheering and applause. that is big. now gina will lead this agency into its next great chapter. gina assumes the role as director at a crucial moment in our history. we are a series —— reasserting american

confidence and american growth and by the way, america is respected again. instead of apologising for our nation, we are standing up for our nation, we are standing up for our nation, we are standing up for our nation and we are standing up for the men and women who protect our nation. we will be counting on you to confront a wide array of threats we face and to help usher in a new era of prosperity and of peace. since the cia's founding more than 70 years ago, it's courageous operatives have combined ancient craft with modern marvels to achieve unsung victories in every corner of the globe. i see what you do, i understand what you do and it is incredible. marked on the hallowed walls of this building are the stars honouring the cia's fallen heroes who gave their last breath for our

nation. though many of their names remain secret, their stories of secret and sacrifice will live for all time. today, we think of them and we honour them by pledging that the patriots of the cia will have the patriots of the cia will have the tools, the resources and the support they need to accomplish their incredible, complicated and often times, very dangerous mission. the exceptional men and women of this agency deserve exceptional leadership and in gina haspel, that is exactly what you are getting. director gina haspel, congratulations again. i know you will thrive as the agency's director and help keep our nation safe and strong and proud and free. good

luck, god bless you and god bless the men and women of the cia. god bless america and ijust want to thank everybody in this room for doing such an incredible job and for giving gina that unbelievable support that she needed. it took courage for her to say yes. in the face of very negative politics and what was supposed to be a negative vote, but when you testified before the committee, it was over, there was not much they could say. there was not much they could say. there was nobody more qualified than you and you are going to do a fantastic job, gina. thank you very much. applause with that i would like to ask our

great vice president to administer the oath of office. thank you very much. thank you. igina i gina haspel do solemnly swear.|j gina haspel do solemnly swear. but i will support and defend the constitution of the united states. against all enemies foreign and domestic. but i will bear true faith and allegiance to the same. that i ta ke and allegiance to the same. that i take this obligation freely. without any mental reservation. all purpose of evasion. and that i will

faithfully discharge. the duties of the office on which i'm about to enter. so help me god. so help me god. cheering. cheering good morning everyone and thank you mr vice president for administering the oath. let me begin by thanking president trump for joining the oath. let me begin by thanking president trump forjoining us and offering those kind words. mr

president, it means a great deal to me and the agency you made time to come out to lanky for this ceremony. applause —— to langley. applause -- to langley. you have placed enormous trust in the cia throughout your presidency and the men and women of the cia do not take that for granted. so thank you for your confidence in me and your steadfast support of our mission and our people. i am truly honoured to have this opportunity to lead the best workforce and it has been almost 50 yea rs workforce and it has been almost 50 years since an operations officer rose up through the ranks to become director and after the experience of the past two months, i think i know why that is. laughter. i look out in the crowd and see a strong representation of the cia's

past, present and possibly the future. i am looking at two young ladies, special guests who join us. cia has been more than a career. it has been for me, like many of you, a calling. in this building and around the world there are officers carrying out a vital mission, sometimes at personal risk. i want each of you to know i took on the position of director because i want to represent you as well as lead you. my years at cia have rewarded me in ways i could never have imagined and! me in ways i could never have imagined and i will continue to give it and you might all. there are cou ntless it and you might all. there are countless role models and mentors who paved the way for me to stand here today. as the director i want the current leadership team to be role models and mentors for the next generation of officers who will walk

the streets of far—flung capitals and work late nights quarters and abroad. for me, being director is about doing right by all of you say you have tools and support needed to carry out our sacred mission. every cia officer has taken the same oath ijust did to support and defend the constitution against enemies and today i recommit i will do everything in my power tojustify the face president trump and the american people have placed in us and to make sure cia provides the intelligence needed to keep our country intelligence needed to keep our cou ntry safe. intelligence needed to keep our country safe. i would be remiss if i did not note the pride i take him being the first woman to serve as director. i would not be standing before you today if not for the remarkable courage and dedication displayed by generations of oss and agency women enrolls large and

small, who challenged stereotypes, break down barriers and open doors for the rest of us. i am indebted to them and proud to follow in their footsteps to carry on their extraordinary legacy. i stand on the shoulders of heroines who never saw public acclaim but served as inspirations to the generations that came after them. i want to express a special thank you and welcome to eliza and zoe who join us today. the notes from these ladies ages six and seven sat on my desk the last months and motivated me daily. in their words and pictures they expressed excitement about the opportunity my nomination represented as to eliza and zoe i simply say, we did it. cheering last, allow me a moment to talk

about the future of this agency. a year ago secretary mike pompeo spoke to me about becoming deputy director and he says cia is the world's pre—eminent intelligence service and i want to make sure to position it to stay that way. mike was right, we are the best and our challenge is to always be the best. we must learn from the past, but we cannot dwell on the past. —— in the past, we must learn improve and strive to be better. we demand it of ourselves and america deserves nothing less. it includes boosting foreign language proficiency, strengthening partnerships overseas

and at home and deploying more of our officers to the foreign fields. we area our officers to the foreign fields. we are a foreign intelligence service and our workforce and priorities need to reflect that. we need greater focus on the threat we face. the key to our success against these challenges will be empowering these challenges will be empowering the incredible talent that resides within cia. the men and women who serve are a national treasure, from the operations officers who collect intelligence, to the analysts who contextualise and evaluate it for senior policymakers, to support officers who enable every aspect of our mission, to the scientists, engineers and cyber specialists who give us a decisive edge over adversary is. the only way to confront these threats is to forge ahead with determination and the

same expeditionary spirit that has defined our agency since its founding over 70 years ago. i am honoured to lead you in that fight and work along each one of you as we advance our vital mission. mr president, thank you again for giving me the opportunity to serve, to represent the men and women of cia and carry out the critical work of helping protect our country, our people and our way of life. thank you very much. cheering studio: gina haspel, the first female director of the cia in the 71 year history of the agency. it has been a controversial appointment due to her history, including the oversight of the secret site in thailand where suspected terrorists were tortured. it was said she would not restart

the programme if confirmed as director. welcoming her to her new job of course, president trump. that is happening in washington now. we brought you that moment of history in the cia's 71 year history. the main story. relatives of those killed in the grenfell tower fire have been remembering their loved ones at the start of the public inquiry into the disaster. the first victim to be commemorated was logan gomes, who was stillborn in hospital shortly after his pregnant mother andreia escaped from the blaze. 72 people died after flames engulfed the block of flats in west london lastjune. adina campbell reports from the inquiry — a warning that you might find her report distressing. remembering their loved ones.

the 72 lives lost in last year's devastating fire at grenfell tower. today, bereaved families and survivors were taking part in commemoration hearings to mark the beginning of a public inquiry. chaired by retired high courtjudge sir martin moore—bick. welcome to the first hearing of the inquiry into the fire at grenfell tower injune last year. in terms of loss of life, the fire was the single greatest tragedy to befall this city since the end of the second world war. the sight of the building engulfed in flames is indelibly imprinted in flame is indelibly imprinted on the memories of those who experienced an event of unimaginable horror. then came the first emotional tribute by survivor marcio gomes. he and his family escaped from the burning building but his son logan was stillborn. he looked like he was just sleeping, as babies do. at that moment...

..we felt like our hearts had broken. but at least we were able to hold him and to be with him. painter and decorator denis murphy was a community volunteer who loved football. he also died in the fire. his sister told the hearing their family's lives have been changed for ever. there is a gaping hole in our hearts that can be never filled, and it 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 devastated. next to be remembered was mohamed amied neda, known as saber. he was a chauffeur and tried to help others escape.

his brother made this statement through his solicitor. the bond we had was unbreakable. a bond like no other. we shared our times of trouble, of sickness and hardship. but most importantly, we shared our happiness. our kids grew up together and they are like brother and sister, a relationship that we had and i still am proud of. losing saber was like my world came crashing down. i had faced many blows in life, losing many family members, but this was the worst. this will be a long and complex inquiry, one of the biggest on record. but for now, the personal tributes could take up to two weeks, a fitting start dedicated to those at the heart of this inquiry. our correspondent tom burridge has been following proceedings

and joins me. today the focus is very much on the families of those who died and some of those who survived, of course. the enquiry has several remit is to fulfil. it does. today has been traumatic and heavy with emotion. with admiration i think for everyone else in the room when those state m e nts else in the room when those statements were read out. the atmosphere was really, really tough. there were a lot of tears. there will be two weeks where any of the relatives of the 70s you people who did linked to the fire can give their testimony and tributes to loved ones. after that really the public inquiry begins in terms of technical detail. initially phase

one which will run right until november. phase one will look at the bare facts of that night, what happened on that terrible night in terms of the fire and the real primary causes of the file. says two, after november, looks at more complicated issues, considering the design and build of grenfell tower originally and the subsequent refurbishment from 2012—16. and the role the cladding with that flammable call, a plastic cork, the role it played in the very rapid spread of the fire. it will be a complicated and long process. even this day has been a long time coming but sadly for the relatives of those killed, they have a long time to wait until the final report is published, possibly in 2020. thank you. joining me now from guildford is lord saville. who of course chaired the enquiry

into the bloody sunday enquiry. listening to tom, i wonder if you feel that whilst it is important to focus on those who lost their lives, is there a risk in that that finding the justices is there a risk in that that finding thejustices overshadowed if is there a risk in that that finding the justices overshadowed if you like by emotion? you have to be very careful, because ina you have to be very careful, because in a case like grenfell tower, or indeed bloody sunday, emotions run very high. the difficulty with emotions, although they are of course perfectly understandable, is they can sometimes confuse the search for the truth. but i have no reason to believe that the way sir martin moore—bick has approached the

present enquiry will in any way cause him confusion or allow him or those who help him to form assumptions that are not the right thing to do because it is for the enquiry to have no assumptions, but to seek in as boro and fairway as possible, —— in a thorough and fair way as possible to discover what happened. i wonder if the decision to allow multiple lawyers to act for different groups affected by this, whether that hampers these search for justice whether that hampers these search forjustice and indeed adds to the cost. enquiries of this nature are hugely expensive. we have the same problem and we concluded that quite a few lawyers should be employed for different

families and the reason we concluded that was an enquiry must not only be thorough, but it must be fair and to be fair in and inquiry like bloody sunday and the same with grenfell, the people concerned must be happy they are being properly represented. i agree it is very expensive, but it is the price you pay for producing a fair enquiry. is it right in the end lawyers may earn more than the victims are compensated? that may indeed be the case, but thatis that may indeed be the case, but that is not something the people running and inquiry can do anything about, because you have to pay good lawyers to help you. it is vital to get first—rate lawyers and other people to assist the enquiry. if you

don't, you are likely to waste a huge sum of money and cause complete dissatisfaction with any result you may reach. i'm afraid in my view it is unavoidable if you are going to conduct a thorough and i repeat fair enquiry. hindsight is a wonderful thing. is there anything you would have done differently with the bloody sunday inquiry? i don't think so. when we started we had no idea how long it would last. it was very difficult to get the trust of the local people, but i think and hope we succeeded. we have of course been bitterly criticised for taking as long as we did. but the amount of material we had to look at, and the same applies to g re nfell look at, and the same applies to grenfell and the care and attention

you have to do pay in analysing it and making sure you have looked at every relevant factor, it means that a lot of hard work and a lot of time spent. if you don't do it properly and spend the time necessary, you are going to create a disaster at enormous expense and no good to anybody. how difficult is it, and again you will know this more than anybody, to be at the heart of an enquiry like this, which is so politically charged, how do you deal with that? you deal with that, in my view, by remembering yourjudicial oath, which is to do write to all manner of people without fear or favour, affection or ill will. in a big enquiry like bloody sunday, or

indeed the grenfell enquiry, there are no doubt parties who have their own agenda and wish to press it upon the enquiry chairman. the way to deal with that is to prepare as thoroughly and carefully as you can before you start listening to the witnesses, or hearing from lawyers. you have got to be absolutely on top of the material, so that, to put it blu ntly, of the material, so that, to put it bluntly, you are not likely to be taken for a ride by people who have a particular agenda to pursue. sir martin moore—bick, the chairman of this enquiry, do you have sympathy with that task, having been through it yourself, and how easy is it, at the end of hearing evidence like he has heard today and he has possibly months of this ahead of him, how

easyis months of this ahead of him, how easy is it just months of this ahead of him, how easy is itjust to retain that sense ofjudicial distance? running an enquiry like this, and the same applied to the bloody sunday inquiry, is very hard work. you have to have a good team supporting you, so that the material, be it witnesses, documents, photographs, films, is properly analysed. the amount of material is the main reason why writing a report at the end takes such a long time. you have got to get it right. you have got to check everything once, twice, even more times. i can only repeat, to do it properly takes a great deal of time. it is very good review to join us. you. you're very welcome. if you

wa nt to you. you're very welcome. if you want to find out more about the enquiry, eddie mayor is presenting a podcast every day the enquiry sits. you can download it from the... rail passengers have been facing more disruption this morning, with new timetables being introduced in many parts of england. rail operators say that during the rush hour, around one in ten trains were cancelled, with some companies blaming a shortage of properly trained drivers. the body that represents train operators — the rail delivery group — has apologised, but says the changes are part of a £50 billion investment plan to bring long—term improvements. jon donnison reports. for many commuters this morning, it was a blue monday. with dozens of cancellations, frustrated passengers faced a long wait. the introduction of new timetables across britain means 60% of trains have been rescheduled. it just about works.

i still would have preferred more frequent trains to london bridge, there's only two in the morning. for me it's 25 minutes later getting to work so i preferred the old timetable. for me, it actually works better because i work in blackfriars so i can get a direct train and still get in to the office for nine o'clock in the morning. so you are a winner really? i am at the moment, yes, but i think there is less direct trains home later on in the day. many passengers took to social media to vent their fury. "just get on any train that turns up," said one man trying to get to manchester. for another, it was simply time to get a car. lots of new trains, lots of longer trains, more seats, it's all good in the long term but we need to catch trains now, this morning. and so i think passenger patience is pretty thin actually, and given that fare rises are constantly on their minds, they want in return the timetable. on some of the busiest routes in and out of london on networks run by govia thameslink, the problems were especially acute. for many commuters heading

in to stations in central london this morning, it's undoubtedly been a difficult day. govia thameslink has acknowledged the disruption and apologised but its line is that this is short—term pain for long—term gain. the rail companies say the shake—up will eventually mean more than 6,400 extra trains a week across the network. all part of a £50 billion investment programme which they say will bring almost 85 billion of additional economic benefits to the country. we would like to apologise to anybody who has had difficulty getting in to work today. clearly the implementation of this timetable hasn't gone as well as we would like to in some parts, and we are looking at why that happened. but to put this in the wider context, this is part of our long—term plan to try and increase capacity on the network, introducing hundreds of new services every working day to make the journey experience better for our customers. that might be cold comfort, though, for rail passengers today. in the north of england,

this was manchester piccadilly. northern rail blamed a shortage of properly trained drivers. trade unions have called it monday meltdown. what passengers will want to know, though, is whether tuesday will be any better. jon donnison, bbc news. the husband of the the british—iranian woman being held in prison in iran, says she's been charged with spreading propaganda. nazanin zaghari—ratcliffe, who was detained more than two years ago by the iranian authorities, appeared in court over the weekend, and is reported to have been told she'd face new charges and could expect to be convicted. her husband richard ratcliffe insists she is innocent. it's being reported that the owner of chelsea football club roman abramovich, is facing delays in renewing his uk visa. the russian billionaire did not attend his team's fa cup final victory over manchester united at wembley on saturday. mr abramovich's office said it did not discuss personal matters — while the home office would not comment on individual cases.

meanwhile, a group of mps says national security is being put at risk because britain is turning a "blind eye" to alleged russian corruption. the commons foreign affairs committee says the city of london is being used to hide what it calls the "corrupt assets" of russia's president vladimir putin and his allies. a slight change of gear. some pictures from saturday, the wedding, and three official photographs released in the last hour by kensington palace. this is the family grouping with the duke of edinburgh and the queen and charles and camilla. meghan's mother is in the photograph alongside the duke and duchess of cambridge and the pages and bridesmaids. this is a romantic image. they are shown in a romantic image. they are shown in a romantic pose on the east terrace of windsor castle, taken just after

they got back from their procession in the carriage. and here, an informal we have had spring? the clouds forming. at least it waited for the wedding. you got to spend time in windsor. i was their first day on friday. i missed saturday. i watched it on the television. it was a beautiful day and the weather played ball for once. it is not it for the spring weather. some of us enjoying scenes like this today. devon earlier will stop is sunshine around but not for everyone. there have been storms. there are storms. that is northern ireland, grey and a little bit wet all day long. these are clouds that have been bubbling up. that is berkshire, working. shower clouds. what is the technical name? they are cumulus, on their way to becoming

cumulonimbus which is the best cloud. because it is lively. the air moves quickly inside the cloud, up—and—down. and they the cloud that give thunderstorms and sometimes hail. that does not look good. i will show you western scotland, played old 5°99y you western scotland, played old soggy day. but clumps of cloud through the south—east, the cumulus and cubilla nimbus. ican and cubilla nimbus. i can see lightning flashes. if we zoom i can see lightning flashes. if we zoom in, you can i can see lightning flashes. if we zoom in, you can see i can see lightning flashes. if we zoom in, you can see where we have recorded lightning —— cumulonimbus. what is the difference between a red yellow one? it is how long ago the lightning flash was. red is older? they happen all the

time. we would not put them on the map all at once. who knew? sometimes you do not expect the questions. deal with it! that is what i'm here for. this model shows us where we expect storms to travel over the next couple of hours. drifting westwards, perhaps fading away into the evening. if you catch a thunderstorm, you will know about it. it sets us up this week. there is still spring weather to come and warm sunshine that the risk of thunderstorms and cooler close to the east coasts. this evening, showers and storms perhaps as far north as northern england. cloudy in northern ireland and scotland where we have seen rain. it will tend to fizzle away deeper into the evening. overnight the rain easing in the

north—west but left with a lot of cloud. further south, north—west but left with a lot of cloud. furthersouth, clear north—west but left with a lot of cloud. further south, clear spells to be had. showers and thunderstorms fading. temperatures tonight, 7—12d below. tomorrow, high—pressure is responsible for spring weather but the weather front will hang around, trying to spoil the party for ‘s scotla nd trying to spoil the party for ‘s scotland and northern ireland particularly. cloudy but not as much rain here tomorrow. misty on north sea coastal areas with the breeze making it feel cool but elsewhere, sunshine, but again, you can see blobs on the chart, the risk of thundery downpours. i would not want to rule out a shower at the chelsea flower show tomorrow. it looks mainly fine. there will be sunshine but a downpour could come along. wednesday, again perhaps showers in

the south but a lot of dry weather. misty in north sea coastal areas still and the breeze making it cooler here but orange colours on the chart shows there will be warmth to be had. on wednesday, up to 23, maybe 24 degrees in london. towards the end of the week, more of the same. plenty of dry weather and good spells of sunshine, but the potential for showers in the south. on thursday into friday it looks like showers might be more widespread. at the moment, next weekend, bank holiday weekend, the forecast does not look too bad. this is bbc news — our latest headlines: the first phase of the public inquiry into the grenfell tower fire has begun with powerful testimony from some of the victims' families and friends.

from some of the victims' families the commemoration hearings are expected to last for two weeks, with no limit on how long each person can speak. rail passengers have suffered a second day of delays and cancellations after a major overhaul of train timetables. it's been dubbed "meltdown monday" by unions. people in hawaii are being warned about toxic fumes as lava from an erupting volcano flows in to the sea. thick, hazardous clouds which can cause irritation and breathing difficulties are being created. the royal newly—weds have released three official photographs from their wedding day at windsor castle. kensington palace says the the duke and duchess of sussex would like to thank everyone who took part in the celebrations on saturday. sport now on afternoon live with hugh. we are talking aboutjoss butler?

yes, 20 over cricket was seen as the black sheep of cricket. it really seems to be changing. joss butler played the last of his 18 test matches back in december of 2016 but the new selector, ed smith seems to be taking a new radical approach with selections. joss butler has been playing in the indian premier league and he has impressed there but has barely played for his county, lancashire, the four—day form of the game over the last season due to a lack of form. he has been back to his best of late and that has led to what he has called a fantastic surprise, being recalled to the it england test team. he has responded to those who talked about the differences between the longer

form and the shorter form and said he hadn't been playing enough for lancashire. it shows that people are very open—minded does not necessarily only one way in to the national selection. if anything, that should benefit the guys because you can do it your way, whatever opportunities are afforded to you, you shouldn't be worried about taking them for the risk of saying, if i go and play in a tournament somewhere that is my ambition is finished. so joss butler still sojoss butler still confident even though he hasn't been in the test arena for a while. we should look out for him because he is a hugely talented player. i am going on thursday. eddie jones talented player. i am going on thursday. eddiejones has lost a key member of staff? the england world

cup is not far away now. but he has wished eddie gusted the best as it has been announced he will be going to harlequins as head of rugby. he has worked alongsidejones and two winning campaigns. butjones saying he is happy that gustard has the opportunity to prove himself as a head coach. but he will be smiling through gritted teach because now england are without a permanent defence coach and already lacking a permanent attack coach. the world cup injapan coming up in around 15 months. gustard describing the opportunity is hugely exciting and he will bejoining opportunity is hugely exciting and he will be joining harlequins after england's summer tour to south africa. liverpool managerjurgen klopp refused to be drawn in comparing mo salah and cristiano ronaldo as build up to the champions league final ramped up a gear. they held an open training session ahead of saturday's final against real madrid. having just got back from a week

long training camp in spain, and klopp believes the team has already shown this season the characteristics needed to lift the trophy in kiev. we will try in a very positive way, everything to bring the boys, show the boy is why it makes so much sense to be really brave in that game. that what we did in all the other games, it wasn't easy to be brave against manchester city, it wasn't easy to be brave against rome. in both here and there but the boys did it. there have been two more withdrawals from the scotland squad for their upcoming friendlies against mexico and peru.

celtic's stuart amrstrong and hearts defenderjohn souttar take the total withdrawals to six. new boss alex mcleish will take just 21 players to the matches next week and finally, simon. bank holiday weekend coming up. last thing you want is to be stuck behind a caravan. especially if it's being driven by a couple of f1 drivers. this is red bull duo max verstappen and daniel ricciardo warming up for the monaco grand prix by towing caravans in holland. and it ends how you might expect it to. that is all the sport for now. we will have more in the next hour. now on afternoon live, let's go nationwide, and see what's happening around the country in our daily visit to the bbc newsrooms around the uk. in horsham, paul clifton is here with news of troublesome train timetables as a rail timetable overhaul billed as the biggest in the uk has begun, resulting in dozens of services being delayed or cancelled. and in birmingham, nick owen is here with news of a campaign to save birmingham's most famous recording studios.

rain studio has been used by bands including duran duran and ub40, but is now up for sale and could end up as flats. first to paul. the unions have called this ‘meltdown monday', is this true from what you're seeing? meltdown monday sounds like an exaggeration. the train operators warned us today might not go well. there have been delays, cancellations and some very disgruntled passengers. but in any timetable change there are losers as well as winners. many stations see more trains. the southern rail line has been unreliable for years and the key task of this, if we go into horsham station, the key task was to

make the timetable more resilient for the times when things go badly. they launched a new route from here, horsham to peter borren and if we look at the screens, that is almost the only one that has been cancelled. nearly every train shows it running on time. changing here, 3600 services carrying 900,000 people a day was always going to be an enormous challenge and it has been decades in the planning? today is the day passengers across the south of england start to see the impact of £7.5 billion thames link programme that includes the rebuilding of london bridge station. this is an idea so old we used to call it thames link 2000 because that was the year it was meant to be completed. 70% of the changes come

in today and the rest come in by the end of december next year, 19 years later than planned. every passenger on every train, every driver and every signal is going to take a while to get used to these new changes. not everyone is going to get a better deal. the idea is it should provide a more reliable service, in the south of england, which has seen the poorest performing services in the country. thank you, paul clifton. and nick. so part of birmingham's musical heritage under threat? it is sad when something steeped in control tradition can be lost for all time. the owner is worried these studios could be sold to developers and bulldoze the atmosphere of a building that has stood for over 50 yea rs building that has stood for over 50 years and conjured up so many memories. the studio was created by

producer bob lamb, whose name is on the covers of a lot of albums produced in this region. it is part of our heritage, the music in birmingham. we had some great parties and jams. one of their greatest hits. slade, ub40, they have all recorded there. it is hidden on a terraced street, you would never imagine it was a recording studio. it was built on the royalties of a ub40 album. recording studio. it was built on the royalties of a ub40 albumm recording studio. it was built on the royalties of a ub40 album. it is difficult to become a recording artist and get out there. if your first record isn't a hit, you are finished. it is a building built and music. we are very shy from birmingham, we are very laid back about who we are, we are a great

city, a musical and creative city. what the owner hopes for is to raise a quarter of a million through crowdfunding and keep the studios open. we can save, give back for free, free rehearsals, free recordings, everything is free. nothing is free in life, but it will be. birmingham and the west midlands as a whole has a stellar musical history that's not always recognised ? absolutely, i am an adopted midlander, i absolutely, i am an adopted midlander, lam absolutely, i am an adopted midlander, i am a softy southerner under this exterior. going back to the 605, you had spencer davis. i rememberseeing them the 605, you had spencer davis. i remember seeing them live when i was a student. give me some loving had just come out. he alone, wizard, led zeppelin, lexi's midnight runners,

loads more and the moody blues, sorry. you probably want me to go now, don't you? very good, only a few of us of a certain age will have got that. thank you very much, nick owen. paul clifton at horsham station, thank you very much. if you would like to see more on any of those stories you can access them on the bbc iplayer and we go nationwide every weekday afternoon at 4:30pm here on afternoon live. in a moment the business news, but first a look at the headlines on afternoon live. bereaved families of the grenfell tower fire pay tribute to their relatives — as the public inquiry into the disaster gets underway. delays and cancellations as one of the biggest overhauls of uk rail timetables comes in to effect, operators say they're working hard to get

things ‘back on track'. the newly married duke and duchess of sussex release a selection of official photos from their big day and thank everyone for being a part of it. here's your business headlines on afternoon live. the london stock market has hit a record high, with the ftse100 index breaking through the 7800 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 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 four former 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 £1.27bn. however, it warned higher costs would make the year ahead more difficult. international trade, internationaltrade, big international trade, big news? internationaltrade, big news? yes, it seems to be influencing everything else. it is to do with the relationship between china and the relationship between china and the us. the president has said trade barriers will be coming down. they put the whole idea on hold and they are discussing what kind of deal they can come to. however, there is quite a lot of uncertainty about

what they are going to achieve because there are a large number of areas where the instance on copyright protection, things like that which they will find very difficult to come to agreement on. it will take a long time, notjust a few days. but a change in the mood music and the stock markets love it? yes, it has put a lot of confidence back into the markets of the united states. that has followed with a rise in the value of the dollar. and asa rise in the value of the dollar. and as a result of that we have seen the pound sinking. that always does a lot of good for uk stocks are the ftse100 has risen by 1%. that is to do with the fact that the ftse100 are made up of these countries that make their money in dollars. oil price still looking very strong. it has come down from the peak of

friday which was up about $80 a barrel. 1.32 the diesel i was paying this week. $80 a barrel at the end of last week. over the last year we have seen the price ride of about 70% for oil prices. as oil price goes up and there is a restriction at opec on the amount of oil that is pumped out, you will get shale and they will prompt the stuff up and prices will come down again. but it hasn't happened yet. bp was talking about it. it hasn't happened yet. will be interesting to get an opinion on back, let's talk to simon berwick. do you think $80 a barrel

as the pig because we should have share prices coming through from the producers. there is still big issues with iran, the issues with venezuela. that will be significant. but i agree that we are getting to the point where those marginal producers, the shale producers will be ina producers, the shale producers will be in a position where they can start to produce more. you have got to remember that the key here is what saudi arabia wants to do. it wants to generate income to help with what is happening domestically. but equally doesn't want to kill the goose that laid the golden egg. doesn't want to put the old prices so high it leads to a significant slowdown in the developed economy. that is what happened in 2008. he ta ke that is what happened in 2008. he take it from the perspective of opec, what they want to do. what we know about the shale producers, you get a field there will be more

headwinds from here. 80 is the absolute top, you kind of think 9100 would be of struggle. how about the trade talks in the us, how convinced you they have traction at the moment? never say never. there was counter torque coming out but the simple fact of the matter is, the mood music has been moving this way over the course of the last week. it does seem as if there is some kind of agreement, whether it will be genuinely a cut of $200 billion in the trade deficit every year with china, it is kind of hard to believe. but you suspect there will believe. but you suspect there will be something otherwise why wake all this noise. what about the ftse100. we are all in the money, making lots of cash in our pension funds and all the rest of it? thanks to the strong dollar. the fact of the matter is, the dollar continues to appreciate

is down to the fact interest rates in the are attractive and can withstand pressure against sterling. if that is the case it gives you u pwa rd if that is the case it gives you upward pressure for the ftse100. we are getting the stories the bank of england suggesting caution about the economy this is a mature phase. maybe this is the point where we see more headwinds for the ftse100 as well but for the moment, the strong dollar does a lot of good. thank you for talking to others. that is all we have got time for, to rush to do the markets, we will talk about them some other time. you just wasted time with that. we could have done it. there we are. residents in hawaii dealing with a major volcanic eruption are facing a new hazard, as lava pouring into the pacific has created toxic clouds, containing hydrochloric acid and particles of glass. the lava from mount kilauae has also

blocked part of a coastal road, cutting off a key escape route for residents. from hawaii, chris buckler reports. (vt next) lava has taken over land. more than 20 feet high, this lump of molten rock has blocked roads and destroyed all in its way as it's created its own fiery path through hawaii's big island. basically it's a wall of lava that just kind of marched towards the sea. this wasn't here 12 hours ago. the plumes of steam caused by lava hitting sea water can badly affect air quality. and toxic gases are released with the explosive fountains of lava that have sprung up from the many cracks caused by the kilauea volcano. it's only from the air you can really see how far these fissures stretch, and in some cases they are merging together. eating away at the scorched surface turning what was green, black. and although this is one small

corner of an island, it is a place where people live. you can hear the fissures, you can hear the explosions all night and all day. lately we've had about 100 earthquakes a day. the biggest one we had so far was 6.9. the leilani estates is at the centre of the evacuation zone. even to get into this area, we had to travel in a convoy with members of hawaii's national guard. roadblocks are policed 24 hours a day, trying to ensure people don't put themselves at risk by going to see the lava. it's already destroyed around two dozen houses, leaving some families homeless and having to rely on help from friends and strangers. i have a little ptsd. i don't think i want to stay this close to the volcano. it's home, it's a community, i don't mind staying there, but not this close, no.

however, some living close to where the lava is continuing to jet out at a ferocious rate haven't left their homes. kilauea has long been their neighbour, a volcano that erupted to create this land. and with each fresh explosion, it threatens to destroy it. it's the highlight of the horticultural calendar, showcasing some of the most creative garden designs from around the world. well ahead of opening its well—manicu red lawns to the public, today is press day at the chelsea flower show. the theme for this year's event is health and well—being, exploring how plants and green spaces can improve lives. helena lee has been at chelsea this lunchtime. under the heart mason, chelsea in

full bloom. this is the most prestigious just flower show, gardens designed down to the last detail. the rhs is celebrating the nhs's 70th year with this garden, showing how green spaces can help those suffering with mental health problems. if we can distract an everyday thought process and give someone something nice to look at all something to engage with, even if it is momentarily, they can't stop thinking about everyday stresses and to reduce stresses and anxiety. another garden designed to make an impact, the pearl fisher guarding, highlighting the issue of plastic waste ending up in our oceans. it links to the problems we have in the ocean. plastic water bottles around the walls. i have seen so many people here drinking water as a plastic bottles and i wa nt to water as a plastic bottles and i want to say to them, please don't do

it. they are giving away steel water bottles, so they don't have to buy a plastic bottle again. those enjoying the show today, well—known faces keen to show why their gardens are important. i try and come every year. i didn't make it last year, it isa year. i didn't make it last year, it is a fantastic day. i am more and more into gardens with every year, i seem to get more out of them. and this is the mecca of gardens. that's it from your afternoon live team for today. time for a look at the weather... spring weather goes on today, plenty of warmth in the forecast. but there are some exceptions. storm clouds have been gathering in parts of the

north—east. there is the potential for thunderstorms particularly in the south. caulfield to the weather close to some north sea coasts. we have had some mist and fog close to these north sea coasts. cloud out west is bringing rain to parts of northern ireland and scotland and these clouds have been gathering towards the south—east and there is the risk of hit and miss thundershowers in the afternoon. not eve ryo ne thundershowers in the afternoon. not everyone will catch one, but you will know about it, a lot of rain in a short space of time. temperatures in the low 20s and some of this missed for north sea coast in eastern scotland. for the north west of scotland, a band of cloud bringing up breaks of rain. the rain will be heavy at times. this evening and tonight, much of the rain in the north—west will fade away. we will keep extra cloud here. further south, clear spells once thunderstorms or showers die away.

temperatures holding up better than they have in recent nights. still they have in recent nights. still the remnants of bisla the front up to the north—west as we go through tuesday. a bit more cloud in two parts of scotland and northern ireland. perhaps the odd spell of rain but the most part it will be dry. further south, rain but the most part it will be dry. furthersouth, plenty of sunshine but the continued threats of 12 hit and miss showers and thunderstorms to take us into the afternoon. driven in part by the warmth, temperatures up to maybe 23 degrees but cooler in the north—west where we have the extra cloud. the cloud will break up on wednesday but still the potential for murky conditions on north sea coast. many southerly breeze keeping things on the cool side. you can see the orange colours and there is some warmth to be had during wednesday. top temperatures in the south and again, there is the chance of a few showers or thunderstorms. perhaps more general showery rain imparts to end the week but a lot of dry weather and still feeling warm.

today at 5.00pm: remembering the victims of the grenfell tower fire as the public inquiry into the tragedy begins. there was moving testimony from survivors and relatives of six of the 72 people who died in june last year. i hate night times, because night brings silence and silence brings tears of sadness. there's a gaping hole in our hearts that can never be filled and it hurts, it really hurts. we can't imagine a time when it won't hurt any less. i'm at the hotel in south kensington where a 72—second silence marked the start of proceedings. the chair of the inquiry has called the fire the greatest tragedy to befall london since world war two. we'll be getting reaction from the local mp