the grenfell tower inquiry hears of a grandfather who sheltered six people in his top floor flat on the night of the fire. raymond bernard gave refuge to families trying to escape the blaze as it consumed the block. this shows the respect he gave to those who lost their lives that night, and we know that he would have given comfort to each of them before they took their last breaths and departed this world. the tributes were made as the london borough responsible for grenfell said it would install more fire—resistant doors in thousands of its flats and houses. also this lunchtime: a man who shot dead three people in belgium yesterday, had already murdered a fourth person the night before. wholly unacceptable — the transport secretary's verdict on the disruption on the railways due to timetable changes. a prominent russian journalist is shot dead in ukraine — the authorities there say he was targetted by moscow. and a clampdown on drones, after 89 near misses

with aircraft last year. and coming up on bbc news... britain's cameron norrie is in second round action at the french open this afternoon. he's taking on the frenchman lucas pouille. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. the inquiry into the grenfell tower fire has heard how a grandfather sheltered six people in his top—floor flat on the night of the disaster. the family of raymond bernard paid an emotional tribute to the 63—year—old, who died in the fire, as the commemoration hearings near their end. 72 people died as a result of the blaze at the block of flats in west london lastjune.

from the inquiry in west london, tom burridge reports. raymond bernard lifting grenfell tower for raymond bernard lifting grenfell towerfor more raymond bernard lifting grenfell tower for more than 30 years. he would have celebrated his 64th birthday last week. my beloved red ray was my modern day moses, my hero. if you were to ask anyone who knew him and who lived in grenfell tower or the surrounding area, they would tell you that ray was a kind, gentle, compassionate man. his dog marley died alongside him on the bodies of seven of his neighbours we re bodies of seven of his neighbours were also found in his top floor flat. there was no way down to escape, the only alternative was to head towards the top floor. there, they met ray and took refuge in his flat. the positioning of the bodies

of debra, jessica berkti and biruk with my brother lying on the floor. a video of his mother, who never imagined burying her son. raymond was one of my best children, and he passed away from an accident and i really miss him very much. # still waters run deep... this was raymond's memorial service, his family left angry and bewildered. death should have taken my brother naturally, he should not have been killed in this way. he did not deserve to die by suffocation, cyanide poisoning and ultimately burned until his remains are no more than 30% of who he was. burned until his remains are no more

than 3096 of who he was. a beautiful mother and grandmother who loved the queen, putting an image of herself alongside the royals. she had moved into grenfell tower reluctantly. she was disabled and after a long wait for social housing was offered a flat on the 18th floor. her family say she was failed by the council. we've come to the conclusion it was not only the horrifying fire that took my mother's life that night, that discrimination and failure in duty of care by the housing allocations team which resulted in a vulnerable, physically disabled and partially sighted pensioner to be housed on the 18th floor of a tower block equally took the life of my mum. brief tributes and harrowing memories of a night which ended and ruined so many lives. the inquiry knows it needs the confidence of their loved ones of those killed in their loved ones of those killed in the months to come. tom burridge, bbc news at the grenfell tower inquiry.

the london borough of kensington and chelsea, which is home to grenfell tower, is planning to replace thousands of doors on its houses and flats to improve fire safety. it comes as an independent report into last year's fire has criticised the council for its response to the disaster. james waterhouse reports. as fire crews battled to put the fire out at the tower, on the ground, people were already looking to give. whether it was food, clothes, supplies or even shelter. now a report, commissioned by muslim aid, working with local charities, has found these displays of human compassion formed the front line of the response to the fire. it found the response to the fire. it found the reaction by authorities, mainly kensington and chelsea borough council, was weak and lacked direction or coordination. that, says the report, left local volu nteers says the report, left local volunteers with often no experience ofaid volunteers with often no experience of aid work trying to help, often overwhelmed. the authority says it will not comment on this until the

main public inquiry into what happened is finished. but it has announced plans to replace its fire doors on its social housing across the whole borough. there is a big meeting next week. it reckons 4000 new ones are needed, costing around £3.5 million. the reason? failed safety tests. councils save the doors at the g re nfell tower councils save the doors at the grenfell tower didn't block fire for the required 30 minutes. despite these measures, today's focus at least is and what did not happen in the wake of the blaze, like a council helpline not being set up and charities having to plug the gaps. there is also a warning in the report that a tragedy like this could play out again. because the factors like climate change, vulnerability to terror attacks and inherent risks of lives lived crowded in cities. there was com plete crowded in cities. there was complete chaos. i have been too many disasters around the world as an aid worker and i did not expect to find this level of chaos and chaotic

response in west london. so i think what we need to reflect on is that the locals are part and parcel of that provision and response. in the days that followed, there wasn't a single person with a clipboard and hive is that we could turn to and get some answers from, or some direction, or some organisation. it was in fact the amazing hundreds of volunteers and the numerous anchor organisations in oui’ the numerous anchor organisations in our community that came out and provided support and relief for us. in response, the council said we are committed to learning the lessons from the grenfell tragedy and therefore we welcome this report as pa rt therefore we welcome this report as part of the learning process. but the charity save the lessons of this report are clear. in the aftermath ofa report are clear. in the aftermath of a disaster like this, the community should be at the centre of the response, not considered as an afterthought. james waterhouse, bbc news, at the grenfell tower. the transport secretary,

chris grayling, says the rail industry ‘collectively failed its passengers' following a big overhaul of timetables earlier this month. his comments came in a letter to mps about changes to services operated by govia thameslink. 0ur assistant political editor norman smith is in westminster. passengers would no doubt agree, but that's still quite an admission by the secretary of state? mr grayling is the man who has extolled the benefits of the privatised rail system, today delivering a very public and withering rebuke because they have caused chaos, he says, for commuters who with this botched revised timetable have had to endure hundreds of delayed or altered or cancelled trains. what should have been, he says, a good news story for passengers with more services, has resulted in unacceptable levels of disruption. he blames network rail for taking too long with repair work, engineering work on

infrastructure work, which has had a knock—on effect on train companies who haven't had enough time to plan and prepare for the new timetables, which has had a knock—on effect on reaching agreement with the unions over the new shift patterns that drivers would had to operate, having a knock—on effect on getting times in trains in the right place at right time. the only person he doesn't it since. he was told ministers said there would only be limited disruption, not the scale of chaos which has unfolded. politically, this matters because it comesjust politically, this matters because it comes just weeks after the east coast main line had to be taken back into public ownership, and of course will be seized on by labour again to refuel their demands for the ra i lwa ys refuel their demands for the railways to be renationalised and strikingly, even some conservative mps this lunchtime are talking about bringing network rail and the train companies together, albeit not under public ownership. as for the

long—suffering passengers, there is no obvious end in sight to their difficulties. mr grayling said he is monitoring the situation and when the full timetable is fully operational, then he predicts they will enjoy a better service. norman, thank you. a court has heard that a former youth football coach was a serial abuser of young teenage boys. bob higgins, who worked at clubs including southampton and peterborough united, denies 50 counts of indecent assault between 1971 and 1996. 0ur correspondent sophie long is at salisbury crown court. what was said in court today? well, bob higgins, who is 65 years old, in the dock wearing a short sleeved shirt and tie and he listened and watched silently as the 50 counts of indecent assault he is facing were read out to be caught. adam feest qc has just started to set out the prosecution case against him. he told the jury that bob higgins prosecution case against him. he told thejury that bob higgins had

been involved in coaching the youth tea m been involved in coaching the youth team at southampton football club in the mid—i9 70s, he had gone on to run his own soccer academy and then to work at peterborough united football clu b to work at peterborough united football club and 1996. he told the jury football club and 1996. he told the jury there was no doubt that bob higgins wasa jury there was no doubt that bob higgins was a talented coach, spotting and nurturing many young players who went on to achieve significant national and international success but he said his footballing rolls on the power that came with them came gave him the opportunity to pursue and indulge in a much darker aspect of his character. he said throughout this period higgins was carrying out a widespread campaign of sexual abuse against many of those in his charge. behind it, he said, laya systematic and pervasive pattern of grooming behaviour. he gained the trust of boys and their parents, the young footballers idolised him. he held supreme power over their footballing futures, a fact he made abundantly clear to them. he said the abuse of his son was more serious and —— with some was more serious and —— with some was more serious and —— with some was more serious and sustained bout with

others more opportunistic. but he said bob higgins has been a serial abuser of young teenage boys, using his position of influence to manipulate their feelings and engineer opportunities to sexually abuse them. bob higgins denies all the charges against him. the trial is set to continue here for at least eight weeks. sophie, thank you. the man who killed two police officers and a bystander in the belgian city of liege yesterday is suspected of killing someone else the night before the attacks. the country's interior minister said the gunman had a murdered a former prisoner he met while injail. his motive for yesterday's attack isn't clear, but the incident is being treated as terrorism. here's our europe correspondent damian grammaticas. they were colleagues, both police officers, both murdered in cold blood. 0n the left soraya belkacemi, a single mother who leaves twin 13—year—old daughters as orphans. 0n the right, lucile garcia, recently married with a 25—year—old son.

and new footage taken during the attack yesterday. the voice is the woman filming shouting at the attacker down on the street. he's on the right. moments after shooting the policewoman and a young man in the car he's brandishing a gun. as soon as realises, the woman retreats. and just a few minutes later she is filming again, armed police have now arrived. you can see them advancing cautiously up the street. the attacker is hiding in a school. he runs out firing. gunfire this morning, belgian prosecutors gave more details. the fact police were targeted means they are now treating this as terrorism. the facts are verified as terrorist murder and attempted murder.‘ the facts are verified as terrorist murder and attempted murder. ajudge has been put in charge of the judicial investigation. he ordered an autopsy on the body of the three victims as well as the toxicological examination of the perpetrator. it's seen as terrorist murder, the prosecutor

spokesman eric van der sypt is said, based on the fact the perpetrator shouted several times "allahu akbar" and information that the man was in touch with radicalised people while in prison. speaking on belgian radio this morning the belgian justice speaking on belgian radio this morning the belgianjustice minister said he felt responsible for the event. i feel responsible because i am responsible for the prisons. the question is, should this man has been released from prison leave? it isa been released from prison leave? it is a real issue because in his wish the suicide he took with him three innocent people and it deserves a self—conscious examination. innocent people and it deserves a self-conscious examination. in the city of liege, people have begun to signa city of liege, people have begun to sign a book of condolences. the questions for investigators are whether the killer planned this as an act of terror and should he have been stopped from being released from prison before carrying out his murders? damian grammaticus, bbc news, brussels. fresh talks have been held to try to overcome the political crisis in italy, where there's been no

government since march. the prime minister—designate carlo cottarelli has met the president, but now appears to have suspended his efforts to form a caretaker administration. 0ur correspondentjames reynolds is in rome. the situation seems to change by the hour? it is entirely possible that by the timei it is entirely possible that by the time i finish this sentence things will have changed again. the prime minister designate has put on hold the formation of his own interim administration. he's trying to see if he can give a second chance to a populist coalition composed of two parties, five starr and the league rejected by the president on sunday. the government line—up was rejected because the president didn't like the nomination of a eurosceptic finance minister who talked in the past about italy leaving the euro. —— five star we now think there are discussions about a compromise for

finance minister, possibly including the current prime minister designate. 0ne the current prime minister designate. one half of the coalition, the potential coalition, five star seems happy with the stalks. the other half, the league, seems unhappy and it may want to test its chances in an election which may be held by the end of the yearin which may be held by the end of the year in which it might get more support. it is entirely likely, though, that things may change again in the next few hours. james comey thank you. james there in rome. the time is just after 1:15pm. our top story this lunchtime: the grenfell tower inquiry hears of a grandfather who sheltered six people in his top floor flat on the night of the fire. coming up — diving back in. paralympic swimming champion ellie simmonds makes a return to the pool. coming up on bbc news. it looks like frank lampard is about to start his managerial career at derby. the former chelsea and england midfielder remains in talks with the club, and could be confirmed as their new boss this week. the foreign secretary borisjohnson

has said he is appalled by the murder of one of russia's best—known investigative journalists, arkady babchenko. he was shot dead at his home in the ukrainian capital, kiev, where he fled last year fearing for his life. mrjohnson said those responsible for his death must be held to account. ukraine has implicated russia in the murder, but moscow has denied the allegations. jonah fisher reports from kiev. no one could accuse arkady babchenko of lacking courage. he fought as a soldier in chechnya in the late 19905 and then became a war correspondent. with russian forces in ukraine and syria, his coverage was fearless and outspoken in its criticism of vladimir putin. it made him powerful enemies and early last year he fled russia to ukraine, fearing for his life. sadly, kiev proved no safer. on tuesday night, mr babchenko was shot several times in the back

as he returned to his apartment from the local grocery store. it has all the hallmarks of a clinical assassination, and his friends have no doubt who's behind it. translation: he was one of the few who wrote the actual truth about what the russian federation is doing, and if it wasn't dangerous for them, if they didn't care about it, well, they wouldn't have killed him. it's calculated — deliberate international terrorist crime, committed on direct instructions from the russian authorities. the ukrainian authorities have echoed that view in more circumspect terms. russia has called for a full investigation. translation: the ukrainian prime minister is already talking about how it was done by russian secret services. an investigation has not yet begun, but now it probably will. this fashion of conducting international affairs is very sad. at the crime scene, less than 24 hours on, there were plenty ofjournalists but surprisingly few police.

this isn't the first time a prominent critic of vladimir putin has been assassinated here in kiev and given the past history, it's unlikely that the authorities will truly get to the bottom of what happened. if russia, as many people believe, is behind this, it serves as a chilling reminder to dissidents and opponents that though they may flee the country, they must still fear for lives. jonah fisher, bbc news, kiev. a murder investigation is under way after a 15—year—old boy was stabbed to death in wolverhampton last night. police were called to the merry hill area of the city after reports of disorder involving young people. our correspondent sima kotecha is at the scene. — what do we know about what happened ? well, police were called here just

after 11pm last night after receiving reports of some sort of disorder taking place behind me involving youths. when they got here they found a 15—year—old boy who had serious stab wounds. he was rushed to hospital but unfortunately they we re to hospital but unfortunately they were unable to save him. today forensic examiners say they are looking at the scene behind me trying to ascertain exactly what happened and why. police are carrying out house to house inquiries and sifting through cctv footage to try and ascertain what happened and why. this comes as figures showed the west midlands has seen the biggest increase in knife crime outside of london over the last three years. in recent weeks we have heard of fatal shootings and stabbings in the region including in sutton coldfield, a very affluent area of birmingham where a 16—year—old was killed. but as i said, as for this crime to date police are carrying on with their inquiries to try and find out

exactly what happened here last night. simetu techeetah, thank you. —— hsieh new rules are to be introduced covering the use of drones near uk airports. they'll only be able to fly up to 400 feet — and within a kilometre of airport boundaries. but the pilots union balpa says the new rules don't go far enough. 89 near misses between drones and aircraft were reported last year. here's our transport correspondent victoria fritz. drone near misses with aircraft are on the rise. british pilots have spotted drones flying as high as 12,500 feet in the air and as close as five feet from the window. gatwick airport has confirmed that some flights have been disrupted this evening by a drone in the area. that was the headline last summer. a rogue drone close the runway and forced five flights to be diverted. although no plane britain has been hit so far the uplift in the use of

drones puts the technology on a collision course with other users of the sky. we have seen this increase in concerning incidents, up to 97 la st in concerning incidents, up to 97 last year, and so we are acting now to make sure we keep separation between drones and aircraft in order to keep people safe. new laws restrict drones flying above 400 feet and they will be a one kilometre exclusion zone around airports. failing to comply could mean unlimited fines and, or, five yea rs mean unlimited fines and, or, five years in prison. james bought his drone last year. he was surprised at how easy it was to set it up and start flying. i thought it was really easy. you go online, figure out which one you want, next day it arrives and within an hour or two i'm flying it in a park in a public space without any training and guidance. this drone weighs over one kilogram, this is less than a third of the weight but from november next year both of these drones would have to be registered with the civil aviation authority and the owner

would have to do an online safety course. failing to do the test would mean an additional £1000 fine, but pilots say this doesn't go nearly far enough. at one kilometre if you tell somebody they can fly their drone at 400 feet one, to from an airfield boundary, a jumper or a passenger aircraft coming into land will be between 200 and 300 feet. they are only small but in the wrong hands they could have catastrophic consequences. the government hopes new rules will keep all drone users on the straight and narrow. victoria fritz, bbc news. the american comedian, roseanne barr — whose tv show has been cancelled by abc because of a racist tweet — has apologised to the hundreds of people who've lost theirjobs. the network said that likening a former black adviser to president obama to an ape was ‘repugnant and inconsistent with its values'. ms barr has said her tweet was unforgivable and she regretted it. this report from our correspondent james cook in los angeles contains flash photography. mum, can i have some money?

i don't know. mum, canlj have some money? i don't know, canl] have some money? roseanne barr fronted a tv sensation. housekeeping! a hugely popular sitcom from the 19805 and ‘90s, which made a triumphant return this year. "beep!" that didn't go through. i heard a beep. millions tuned in to see a sympathetic portrayal of white, working—class, trump—supporting america. it all came crashing down in a vitriolic twitter tirade. roseanne barr's nastiest slur was aimed at an african—american political opponent. muslim brotherhood and planet of the apes had a baby =vj. she was referring to valerie jarrett. i think we have to turn it into a teaching moment. iam fine. i worry about the people out there who do not have a circle of friends and followers who come to their defence.

ms barr also attacked hillary clinton and her daughter chelsea, and she falsely called the billionaire investor george soros, who as a jewish child who survived the occupation of hungary, a nazi. that tweet was shared by president trump's son, donald trump jr. ms barr issued a partial apology, but it wasn't enough for the abc, which called her comments... abhorrent, repugnant, and inconsistent with our values. roseanne's downfall was clearly her own doing, but it's likely to strengthen stereotypes in a divided america with each side accusing the other of intolerance and hatred. james cook, bbc news, los angeles. a revolutionary neck collar has been developed to help thousands of people living with motor neurone disease in the uk. the head up collar is designed to ease pain and to make everyday tasks like eating and communicating much easier. it's the first of its kind and has taken five years for experts in sheffield to develop. jamie coulson reports. when i was given the diagnosis we went home and i sat in this chair and i howled.

three years ago philip brindle was diagnosed with motor neurone disease, an incurable condition which damages the nervous system. like many patients philip has developed significant muscle weakness in his neck which causes his head to droop. until recently he found it difficult to find the right support. that's fine, thank you. traditionally patients with motor neurone disease might be given soft fabric collars but these can offer little support and can get quite hot. alternatively they might be given a rigid collar but these can be bulky and uncomfortable. so experts here in sheffield have been working on a revolutionary new design. the head up collar has a soft fabric base. onto that a series of shaped supports can be added exactly where they're needed to provide stability to the head and neck. the collar has been developed by the two universities in sheffield

and the teaching hospital, with help from patients. it's available to buy and there has been interest from the nhs with 25 trusts already using it. what we do need is a cure for it but while we're waiting for a cure we have to do our best to improve the quality of life of patients living with the condition. and this is a small part of doing that. i would struggle if i didn't have it. ican't imagine... ican't imagine. jamie coulson, bbc news. the secondary ticketing website viagogo has been referred to trading standards over claims of misleading advertising. the firm has failed to meet a deadline imposed by the advertising standards authority to make its prices more transparent. viagogo argues that it is transparent about additional fees. the culture minister, margotjames, has urged music fans

to boycott the website. five—time paralympic champion ellie simmonds first rose to national attention at the beijing games in 2008, at the age ofjust 13. but after the games in rio in 2016, she fell out of love with swimming and came close to quitting the sport. but now she's back, and hoping to be back in the british team for the european championships in august. our reporter kate grey has been to meet her. since the age of 13, ellie simmonds has been britain's golden girl in the pool. but ten years at the top had taken its toll and she fell out of love with the sport. in rio, it had definitely disappeared in the lead—up to it. i just hated swimming, i hated everything about it. a five—time paralympic champion, ellie had become a household name and she decided to take some time out of the limelight. ijust needed that time, just to get away and refocus and realise what i wanted to do. so i decided just to take a year out

and just go travelling. my love for swimming, i found my love back. i think in my year off, i think it really gave me a perspective on what the sport is for me, and it's my life. ellie is now training here at the london aquatic centre, where she has many fond memories from racing to gold in front of 17,000 people in london 2012. she's also back with her old coach billy pye, who was with her at the very start, over ten years ago. if ellie would have finished in rio, and that was a possibility, yeah, it would have... not a sour taste, i suppose, but i suppose sort of unfinished business. now we've got an opportunity and a chance to finish that. hopefully then we will finish in tokyo, because i'm getting a bit too old for this! then the rest will be history. with renewed support and motivation, ellie's firstjob is to get back on the british team and qualify for the european championships in august, but it won't be easy,

with plenty of new talent on her toes. the world is moving forward and that's so good for paralympic sport and paralympic swimming. so it's good that those youngsters are coming through, because i'm not going to be around all the time. i know that it's going to be really tough to get back on the team, but ijust want to enjoy it. i'd love to go out on a high in tokyo, that would be my main goal. from teenage superstar to paralympic legend — can ellie simmonds end her career at the top in tokyo? kate grey, bbc news, at the london aquatic centre. time for a look at the weather. here's phil avery. thanks very much. hello, we have had a mishmash of weather over the last few days, i hope trade has picked up in this market, we have the same, nation of warm sunshine for