this is bbc news. the headlines at eleven. tributes begin to the 72 people who lost their lives as a result of the grenfell tower fire as the public inquiry gets underway. it was a day of emotional testimony. one father spoke of his son who was stillborn after his family escaped. you know, at that moment... we felt like our hearts had broken. ken livingstone resigns from the labour party — ahead of a legal hearing about claims of anti—semitism. the duke and duchess of sussex thank everyone involved in their wedding celebrations, as kensington palace releases three official photographs from the big day. and on newsnight on a day of harrowing testimony at the grand fell in we meet the couple first to give evidence today having lost their unborn child as a result of

their unborn child as a result of the fire. good evening and welcome to bbc news. the public inquiry into the grenfell tower fire opened today —— and it began with a poignant 72—second silence to commemorate those who died. over the coming days the inquiry will examine the circumstances leading up to and surrounding the fire. but the first testimony has come from relatives paying harrowing and heartbreaking tribute to their lost loved ones. our special correspondent lucy manning reports. so many killed, so many lives cut short. none more so than logan gomes, not even born when he died after grenfell. his family shared pictures

with the enquiry, heartbreaking ones of their tiny, stillborn son, so loved. they prayed he would open his eyes. he looked like he wasjust sleeping... ..as babies do. at that moment... ..we felt like our hearts had broken. and they had. but at least we were able to... ..to hold him. and to be with him. the joy of the baby shower, decorating the nursery, choosing a name, all destroyed.

you never know what you are made of until you're broken. mohamed neda, known as saber, fled the taliban in afghanistan. he came to britain and started a chauffeuring business. his final message to his family from inside the burning tower played to a silent enquiry room. his wife's tribute read out by her solicitor. it's just so sad that my beloved husband will not be with us at fahad's wedding, and will not be there to see and hold his

grandchildren, or share in thejoy of becoming a grandparent. our hopes and dreams have been shattered. he was my husband, he was my best friend, i miss him so much. he will always be the love of my life. denis murphy had lived in grenfell for more than 20 years. he had three big loves. family, friends and chelsea. not always in that order, his sister said. he was the linchpin of our family, and touched the lives of so many people. once you had met denis, you would never forget his warmth, wit, cheeky smile and love of life. there's a gaping hole in our hearts that can never be filled, and it hurts. it really hurts. a short but poignant tribute

to 69—year—old joseph daniels was made by his son. 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. mother and daughter mary mendy and khadija saye died together. mary remembered as strong, hard—working. khadija a photographer lauded for her talent. the family's solicitor read the tribute. there will be two empty chairs on the table for every birthday, christmas and new year's, but they will forever own a position in our hearts. and then the enquiry heard khadija's own words, filmed for a bbc documentary, talking about the future she would never have. then one of my friends said, "you're an artist." i was like, "i am now!" it will be quite an emotional moment to actually say,

"khadija, you've done it." you know, you're up there. the tower is now largely covered up, but the grenfell families desperate for the truth to be exposed. lucy manning, bbc news. as the inquiry begins to look at what caused it, attention will turn to the recent refurbishment of grenfell tower — and in particular the addition of exterior cladding and insulation. an investigation for tonight's panorama programme has found that the firm which supplied the insulation, celotex, may have misled the contractors who did the refurbishment about its suitability for use in high rise buildings. richard bilton investigates. move back! it started as a kitchen fire. look at this madness that's going on. oh my god. but grenfell burned out of control

because the building was wrapped inflammable material. these are the two products that covered grenfell that night — cladding with insulation behind. look at what happens when there's a flame, the cladding core melts and lights the installation. before the disaster, these two were never tested together. the manufacturers knew they were being combined on grenfell, but didn't warn anyone on the project. fire spread up grenfell in 15 minutes from the second floor to the 22nd floor. and that is very, very fast fire spread. because you had so much combustible material that would be equivalent to having four large petrol tankers full of petrol, all burning at the same time on grenfell tower. this is the type of installation that was on grenfell.

it burns this quickly and that smoke is poisonous. the manufacturer, celotex, knowingly misled buyers about this product. they said it was suitable for use on the refurbishment of buildings above 18 metres. it wasn't. they were warned their marketing was misleading but they didn't stop. that is remarkable and staggering and i think people will be extremely angry about that. it is unbelievable that people can operate like that. it gets worse. we have discovered the insulation on grenfell had never been tested for tower blocks. panorama understands the product that passed the safety test contained extra fire retardant. we think a more flammable version

was then sold for public use. well, words fail me. this is absolutely mind blowing. this material is all over the place. the insulation that burned out of control on grenfell should never have been there. but celotex targeted the grenfell refurbished and specifically offered their untested insulation. we have been advised that the company's behaviour could amount to corporate manslaughter. celotex say they can't comment because they are cooperating with the police investigation and the public enquiry. but they haven't denied panorama's allegations. ken livingstone has resigned

from the labour party. the former london mayor said his suspension from the party over claims of anti —semitism had become a distraction. jeremy corbyn said mr livingstone quitting labour was "sad" but "the right thing to do". our political editor laura kuenssberg reports from westminster. that's your politics, rewriting history... never shy of a battle, ken livingstone landed himself with one. what hitler did... that he walked into again, and again, and again. arguing that at one time hitler had supported zionism, the movement to create a jewish state in the middle east. two years after calls for him to quit, he is finally off. well i have decided that rather than this drag on for another two years, it is betterfor the labour party if ijust resign. i can go back to campaigning on issues like the environment, supporting jeremy's economic plans and all of that. but if i was to stay in and fight this, my lawyers say it could take two years more. this was the start.

let's remember when hitler won his election in 1932, his policy then was thatjews should be moved to israel. he was supporting zionism, before he went mad. but by no means the end. he stood by his remarks, to the horror of many in the labour party, jewish community, and well beyond. shame on you! the best—known case of alleged anti—semitism that brought thousands of protesters to parliament square. but he is going at a time of his own choosing, the investigation into his comments, due to restart tomorrow, still isn't over. clearly he should have been expelled long before now. had the party taken that decision i think the reputational damage that has been inflicted on the labour party would have been minimised. instead we have allowed this to drag on and to get to a point where ken livingstone has still escaped justice. mr livingstone is an old comrade ofjeremy corbyn from the london

left, his resignation feels like history for a different reason. he was expelled from labour for running against its candidate for london mayor, a campaign he went on to win. now some ofjeremy corbyn‘s committed supporters believe he is the one who was badly treated. i have a feeling of relief for him if for no one else because i think this last couple of years has been cruel and beastly towards him. i don't want to live in a labour party or society that maligns somebody endlessly. all i want to do today, let's get out and do some gardening... he will now have more time to do just that. labour's problems though with anti—semitism are much bigger than just one man. yet it is relief forjeremy corbyn for his old friend to spend less time on politics and more looking after the lawn. laura keunssberg, bbc news, westminster. the first official pictures from the royal wedding have been released by the duke

and duchess of sussex. the newlyweds said they felt "so lucky to have been able to share their day with all those gathered in windsor and those who watched on television across the uk, commonwealth, and around the world." nicholas witchell has been taking a look. relaxing in windsor castle. all the principal players, bride and groom, their close family and the bridesmaids and page boys. standing to the couple's left is meghan‘s mother doria ragland, who made such a deep impression at the wedding with her poise and dignity. the queen and the duke of edinburgh are seated in front of prince charles and the duchess of cornwall. among the bridesmaids and page boys, prince george is smiling, princess charlotte is sitting on her mother's lap. the second picture shows harry and meghan in a more relaxed pose with their young attendants. george has an even bigger smile, charlotte is sitting on the floor holding one of the bouquets. the third photograph is a black—and—white portrait of the bride and groom looking very happy on the east terrace of windsor castle. so what do people

make of the pictures? to see a room of colour in the royal family, which inherently has been white, that acceptance, it does mean there is a step forward. that's, um... the commonwealth's history, our history and a bit of history in the making. it's nice to see philip about as well. for the queen, visiting the chelsea flower show this evening, the wedding and the positive reactions to its images of diversity will surely be a matter of relief. she knows that the family's younger generation is stepping forward now and it seems well—equipped for the future. nicholas witchell, bbc news. that's a summary of the news, newsday is coming up at midnight — now on bbc news it's time for newsnight. he looked like he was just sleeping. as babies do. at that moment, at that moment,

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