this is bbc news with the latest headlines. final legal challanges by asylum seekers are being heard today before the first flight due to take migrants from the uk to rwanda. the flight will take off tonight. it's very important that we establish the principle of this route into rwanda. scotland's first minister nicola sturgeon is to launch a fresh campaign for independence, saying she'll unveil a series of papers to make a new case. scotland can do better as an independent country. in fact, had we known in 2014 everything we know now about the path the uk would have taken in the years since, then i've got no doubt scotland would have voted yes back then. regular pay in the uk is falling at the fastest rate in more than a decade when taking

inflation into account, according to the latest figures. unemployment has also risen slightly. if you're looking for a job tell us how the search is going, and what are you cutting back on as the cost of living crisis continues to squeeze? you can send me your comments on twitter @annitabbc and use the hashtag #bbcyourquestions. remembering the victims of grenfell — five years on from the grenfell tower disaster in london where 72 people were killed, events are being held across the city. i'm victoria derbyshire and i'm in west london following the day's events. i will be talking to people who were deeply affected by the events of that night and also what has happened since.

hello, good morning and welcome to bbc news. the first flight taking asylum seekers to rwanda will leave from an undisclosed location in the uk this evening, after campaigners lost a court battle to prevent it. they had hoped to stop the plane taking off before a full hearing next month on whether the policy is lawful. dozens of asylum seekers were originally due to be on the flight, but most won appeals against deportation. it's not know how many people will be on tonight's flight, but it's thought to be about seven or eight people. the government says the deportation flights are necessary to combat human trafficking gangs and deter dangerous channel crossings. despite the government's publicity around its new policy, yesterday, 37 asylum seekers arrived on the kent coast. but they could face potential removal to rwanda, because they've travelled from france, a safe country. this is the boeing 767, chartered by the home office to take the first group of asylum

seekers on a one way ticket to rwanda later today. the plane can carry around 200 on the 4,095 mile journey, but only eight asylum seekers will be aboard, three of whom are in court in the next few hours, arguing to be removed from the flight. home secretary priti patel has long argued the policy is in the public interest, designed to deter unnecessaryjourneys from safe eu countries and thwart the criminal gangs charging for dangerous channel crossings. shame on you! the policy is, though, dividing public opinion, evidenced by these scenes outside the courts ofjustice yesterday, and the home office. some agree it's an effective way to deal with illegal migration. but for others, it's an unsafe and unlawful way to treat vulnerable people who are asking for sanctuary in the uk. the leaders of the church of england, including the archbishops of canterbury and york, have written an open

letter, decrying it as an "immoral policy that shames britain." this isn't about rwanda. we'd take exactly the same view if britain was seeking to outsource its care for refugees, for asylum seekers, to any other third country. this is about people who have the right — a right established since the 1951 convention — to seek asylum in the uk, and to have their asylum case processed and determined here. the policy is also attracting international attention. at the united nations in geneva yesterday, it was described as catastrophic. this is all wrong. this is all wrong, this deal, for so many different reasons. but the man who used to be in charge of britain's borders believes something has to be done to stop the ever increasing numbers being exploited by traffickers. there's 80 million refugees around the world. according to unhcr, even more now, after ukrainians seeking resettlement in the western world. and i think there is an upper limit actually, to the number that any country can take.

in the rwandan capital, kigali, final preparations are under way at accommodation for those who do board this first flight. the uk government says the arrangement is a model the rest of the world could follow. but with further legal challenges in the coming weeks, there's a chance those relocated here might be given a return ticket to the united kingdom. vincent mcaviney, bbc news. our deputy africa editor, anne soy, is in the capital kigali and joins us live. anne, hello, tell us about the process when the migrants arrive from the uk. process when the migrants arrive from the uk-_ process when the migrants arrive from the uk. ~ . , , . from the uk. what can they expect? as soon as — from the uk. what can they expect? as soon as they _ from the uk. what can they expect? as soon as they arrive _ from the uk. what can they expect? as soon as they arrive here - from the uk. what can they expect? as soon as they arrive here they - from the uk. what can they expect? as soon as they arrive here they are | as soon as they arrive here they are handed over to the rwandan government, so the government assumes full responsibility for them. they will be taken to the hope hostel, one of the accommodation facilities set aside for this programme. there was also a hotel

and a residence where they have three and four bedroomed houses. so the first location is the hope hostel with shared facilities, bathrooms, the rooms are shared. it is freshly painted and the rooms are ready. the government says it is ready. the government says it is ready to host the asylum seekers. there has not been much of a debate, as much as in the uk, here in rwanda. not many people critical of that deal. but one of the opposition leaders has voiced her concerns and her criticism and said the government would rather focus on solving the many problems the citizens of this country face rather than dealing with problems from far away. than dealing with problems from far awa . ~ ., than dealing with problems from far awa , ~ ., ., , than dealing with problems from far awa _. . ., ., away. what has the rwandan government _ away. what has the rwandan government said _ away. what has the rwandan government said to - away. what has the rwandan government said to try - away. what has the rwandan government said to try to - away. what has the rwandan - government said to try to address any questions about its human rights record? i any questions about its human rights record? , ., record? i spoke to the government spokeswoman. _ record? i spoke to the government spokeswoman, who _ record? i spoke to the government spokeswoman, who defended - record? i spoke to the government

spokeswoman, who defended the i spokeswoman, who defended the rwandan government against those accusations, saying there is nothing wrong, in her words, with the rwandan human rights record. i put to her some of the cases that have been pointed out by critics and she said it is not perfect but it is work in progress. some of the criticisms even came from the uk government last year before this deal, raising concern about the lack of freedom, the lack of media freedom here, she said that is work in progress in the country. once the asylum seekers come here they will be as free as any rwandan.- asylum seekers come here they will be as free as any rwandan. thank you very much. — be as free as any rwandan. thank you very much. anne _ be as free as any rwandan. thank you very much, anne soy _ be as free as any rwandan. thank you very much, anne soy in _ be as free as any rwandan. thank you very much, anne soy in kigali. - let's speak now to our political correspondent nick eardley. as things stand, we do not know the exact number of people who will be on that flight but we know it is currently in single figures. i'll be absolutely sure the flight will take

off? —— are we absolutely sure? this off? -- are we absolutely sure? as off? -- are we absolutely sure? as of last off? —— are we absolutely sure? sis of last night off? —— are we absolutely sure? is of last night the home office was preparing for seven people to be on that flight to rwanda later, but individual legal challenges are taking place. my sources and government are just not sure where that will end by the time that flight takes off, one person i was speaking to conceded it was possible the flight ends up with nobody on it by the end of the day because of those legal challenges. when we heard foreign secretary liz truss john bbc breakfast a couple of hours ago, she was adamant the flight would take off —— on bbc breakfast. the flight will take off tonight. it is very important that we establish the principle of this route into rwanda. it is a key part of our strategy for tackling the appalling people smugglers who are trading in people's hopes and dreams and in many cases, costing their lives. so this is why it is vitally important that we press forward

with this policy and if people aren't on the _ flight today, they will be on subsequent flights. obviously this policy has been hugely controversial, hugely divisive. some people are completely against it, like the bishops, who say it is immoral. opposition parties say they do not support the approach either. but i think you got an impression from the foreign secretary that the government will not let this go and even if some of those appeals today or even all of them are successful, the government thinks this is a key part of its strategy to tackle people —— smuggling, to tackle boats crossing the channel. i would expect the government to keep pursuing this, one because it thinks it is a good part of the answer and two because it thinks that people should support

the crackdown. aha, it thinks that people should support the crackdown.— the crackdown. a question on another ve active the crackdown. a question on another very active issue _ very active issue for the government, the northern ireland protocol, the majority of mlas in northern ireland signed a letter yesterday opposing the government's unilateral action on this, the eu is likely to launch legal action, what is boris johnson's likely to launch legal action, what is borisjohnson�*s next move? goad is boris johnson's next move? good cuestion, is boris johnson's next move? good question. i'm _ is boris johnson's next move? good question, i'm not _ is boris johnson's next move? good question, i'm not sure _ is boris johnson's next move? good question, i'm not sure is _ is boris johnson's next move? good question, i'm not sure is the - is borisjohnson's next move? (ems. question, i'm not sure is the honest answer. i think this legislation will stay in the pipeline but i do not think the government will try to rush it through. it could take months to become a law allowing ministers in london to overwrite parts of the brexit deal. we heard from the foreign secretary this morning that she still wants a negotiated settlement but says she is adamant the european union has to revisit the text of the protocol, something they are very extremely reluctant to do. i think that will continue to be some shadow—boxing over the next few weeks, the eu

launching legal proceedings, the uk saying there needs to be changes to the protocol, some trying to persuade the dup to get back into power sharing at stormont although as things stand they still say they want to see action rather than words, they are not biting simply because legislation has been put on the table, so i think this is a political slow burner which will keep going for a few weeks and months before we get to the crescendo of it all, and quite what thatis crescendo of it all, and quite what that is will be down to how successful any future negotiations are. . ~' successful any future negotiations are. ., ~ , ., successful any future negotiations are. ., ~' ., , are. thank you, nick eardley in westminster. _ are. thank you, nick eardley in westminster. let's _ are. thank you, nick eardley in westminster. let's return - are. thank you, nick eardley in westminster. let's return to i are. thank you, nick eardley in | westminster. let's return to the situation regarding rwanda with that first flight due to leave the uk at an undisclosed location later today. joining me now is karen doyle, an organiserfrom civil and immigration rights organization the movement forjustice. thank you for your time. tell me more about the legal action

happening today, can you tell is exactly how many people are currently due to be on that flight to rwanda? we currently due to be on that flight to rwanda?— currently due to be on that flight to rwanda? ~ ., ., ., ., , to rwanda? we are aware of seven --eole, to rwanda? we are aware of seven peeple. the — to rwanda? we are aware of seven people, the actions _ to rwanda? we are aware of seven people, the actions that _ to rwanda? we are aware of seven people, the actions that will - to rwanda? we are aware of seven people, the actions that will be - people, the actions that will be happening today are individual actions, so individual applications forjudicial review and injunctions to stop these individuals from going on the flight. sire to stop these individuals from going on the flight-— on the flight. are some of these individuals _ on the flight. are some of these individuals having _ on the flight. are some of these individuals having their- on the flight. are some of these individuals having their cases i on the flight. are some of these i individuals having their cases heard for the first time? obviously there have been broadly repealed, but in terms of the individuals we are talking about arguing that circumstances, are certain that the unheard for the first time? yes. circumstances, are certain that the unheard for the first time? yes, and that is the injustice _ unheard for the first time? yes, and that is the injustice of _ unheard for the first time? yes, and that is the injustice of this _ unheard for the first time? yes, and that is the injustice of this whole - that is the injustice of this whole process. we spoke to someone yesterday who is unrepresented and we only got them a solicitor yesterday, those solicitors were working through the night to try to put in this person's first application. in put in this person's first application.—

put in this person's first a- lication. , ., application. in terms of the background _ application. in terms of the background to _ application. in terms of the background to some - application. in terms of the background to some of - application. in terms of the i background to some of these application. in terms of the - background to some of these seven and where they have come from, the circumstances they have left behind, can you give a sense of that? it is really hard _ can you give a sense of that? it is really hard to _ can you give a sense of that? it is really hard to give _ can you give a sense of that? it s really hard to give an overall sense, we know there are kurdish people from iraqi, we know there are potentially sudanese, iranian and albanian people of that seven. we have to do a fresh headcount this morning because things have been changing so quickly. but these are people who have come to britain because they have some sort of connection to britain, whether historical in the case of sudan, and colonisation, or whether a belief that britain is a democratic nation that britain is a democratic nation that respects human rights and freedoms, or they have connections and family here. written in reality takes a fraction of the world's

refugees and we should be welcoming these people to our shores, not sending them thousands of miles away to a country they have no connection to a country they have no connection to whatsoever, culturally, linguistically, in terms of their community, there is no community for their men rwanda, a community will welcome them here in the uk. but with the possibility to come back if the case of the legality of this action is won by those opposing it? the reality is most of the people we have spoken to who are on this flight have expressed suicidal ideation at the thought of going to rwanda, many have said they will be dead before the flight touch is down if put on that plane. they have risked everything to come to the uk. this deal is exactly like the deal with israel but utterly failed because everyone left to wonder. the

truth is rwandans are leaving rwanda, the spin and lies of the rwandan government about what a great place it is to live is just that, spin and lies. people flood over the border to uganda to seek a better life, to flee persecution, to get some freedom from wonder. we have heard from our correspondent in kigali who has interviewed the rwandan government and they say there is a safe place for these individuals to go to if and when they arrive. just on the broader point of numbers coming here, we heard a clip from a former boss of the uk border force saying there is an upper limit that any country can accept it terms of numbers coming to it, so other than these challenges we're facing here, what is your

response to dealing with the challenge people smugglers? the reali is challenge people smugglers? tue: reality is the challenge people smugglers? tte: reality is the numbers challenge people smugglers? "tte: reality is the numbers of challenge people smugglers? t'te: reality is the numbers of people claiming asylum in the uk as a whole has been either stable or decreasing for years. the numbers question is a red herring, the reality is britain has a duty and responsibility to people from nations that often it has contributed to the crisis in those countries, whether that is selling bonds that have destroyed syria or whether it is colonisation. —— whether that is selling bombs. we have a responsibility to welcome people and to process their asylum claims. our nearest neighbour ireland hasjust claims. our nearest neighbour ireland has just introduced an amnesty for immigrants. this is possible. the block is a government which is determined to use immigrants for political gain, to throw red meat to racist voters, but the reality is the majority of people in this country do not

support this deal. t’m people in this country do not support this deal.— people in this country do not support this deal. i'm sure some --eole support this deal. i'm sure some peeple who _ support this deal. i'm sure some people who support _ support this deal. i'm sure some people who support the - support this deal. i'm sure some people who support the removal| support this deal. i'm sure some i people who support the removal of migrants would say they are absolutely not racist, i must say that at this point, karen. thank you very much for talking to us and we will hear much more about what is happening in court later on bbc news. karen doyle. new figures out this morning underline how pay is falling behind the cost of living. real pay, once inflation is taken into account, is declining at the fastest rate for over a decade. data from the office for national statistics found: in the period between february and april, average real wages, excluding bonuses, fell by 2.2 % compared with a year earlier. public sector workers fared the worst with an average real wage fall of 4.5%. in the private sector, average real wages fell by i.6%. let's get more with our economics correspondent, andy verity.

some really interesting figures, please give us more context, what is the story behind them? we please give us more context, what is the story behind them?— the story behind them? we have the tiuhtest the story behind them? we have the tightest labour _ the story behind them? we have the tightest labour market _ the story behind them? we have the tightest labour market in _ the story behind them? we have the tightest labour market in decades, l tightest labour market in decades, by which i mean employers looking for people, vacancies are at a record number of 1.3 million and yet in spite of that, pay is not keeping up in spite of that, pay is not keeping up with inflation. normally if there is a lot of demand for workers you would expect them to increase pay. we have seen pay rises before inflation of 4.2% in the three months to february —— from february to april. but that is still not enough to keep up with elevated inflation, which is why those figures you quoted earlier show a realfull in pay, so when figures you quoted earlier show a real full in pay, so when you take account of inflation, what you can buy, it has gone down by 2.2%. those are three—month figures. at the more recent indicators, the figures from

april this year, after the big bill rises and tax rises that government brought in at the same time, compare that with the year before and the picture is even worse. you have paid going up by 4.1% as a result of the fact that employers really need workers, but because inflation is so elevated in april, on average you are looking at a negative real terms pay for of 3.4%. —— a negative real terms pay fall. unable to april it is down by around 6% year—on—year. —— in the year to april. when wages are lagging so far behind inflation in the public sector, 6%, it will not help you to attract staff. thank ou for not help you to attract staff. thank you for exolaining _ not help you to attract staff. thank you for explaining that, _ not help you to attract staff. thank you for explaining that, our- you for explaining that, our economic correspondence, andy verity.

we would love to hear from you, with real wages falling under pressure from inflation and more people out of work. how is that affecting you and your family? of work. how is that affecting you and yourfamily? what are of work. how is that affecting you and your family? what are you cutting back on? how difficult is it to find a job that will pay you enough to allow a decent standard of living? you can get in touch with me on twitter. scotland's first minister nicola sturgeon will begin a new campaign for independence today. she'll argue that the country is being held back by the united kingdom, compared with other similar—sized economies in europe. ms sturgeon wants to hold a second referendum next year, but a lawful vote requires the approval of the uk government. nobody right now can look at the uk, the mess it's in currently, and the prospects for the uk outside the european union, surely, and conclude anything but that scotland can do better as an independent country? in fact, had we known in 2014, everything we know now about the path the uk would have taken in the years since,

then i'm in no doubt scotland would have voted yes back then. i thought we were about to speak to our scotland correspondent. but i think that will happen in a little while. hopefully we will have some more on that coming up. today marks five years since the fire at grenfell tower in west london, one of the uk's worse modern disasters. 72 people lost their lives. today relatives of those who died, and survivors, will hold a service to remember loved ones. my colleague victoria derbyshire reported on the disaster five years ago and is in west london this morning. victoria? you can see the words painted on this teller, the truth will not be

hidden. this has been here since the day after the fire. this testimony, i tried 1a personal bed sheets into sturdy not and climbed out of the window. the 15 sheet was to tie my daughter to my back. i recall the first person i met that morning at around 6.30am was a woman pushing a shopping trolley full of bottles of water. she had been to tesco to phil bocelli. she was taking it to survivors who were gathering at latimer community church and this was the first sign that the community was stepping up to help its neighbours. and they really stepped up. and a man in his dressing gown pyjamas and slippers — because that's what he was wearing when he ran down the stairs of the tower to get out. a woman pointed out that heller and said, it is cheap flammable

materials on that tower. here's how the events of that night unfolded — and a warning, this report does contain images of the night you may find this upsetting. just before 1am onjune11ith, 2017, a devastating fire broke out in the kitchen of a flat on the fourth floor of g re nfell tower. fire brigade. yeah. hello. there is a fire on floor 16, grenfell tower. how many floors have you got? it is the fourth floor. quick, quick! within minutes, it began to spread up the cladding on the outside of the 23 storey block. are you ok? some residents were told to stay in their flats by the emergency services. others ignored the stay put advice and made it down the stairs to safety.

i spoke to some of them hours after they'd escaped. this was really horrific. there's people who were jumping. there's a man who threw two of his children. we saw a lot. we saw a lot, man. we saw a lot with our own eyes. we saw friends, familes. honestly, it's all right. you don't have to say any any more. i'm so sorry. the final death toll is now recorded as 72. the youngest victim was six months old. the oldest, 8a. baby logan gomez, who was stillborn in hospital onjune 14th, the morning after the fire, is also included. good morning, everybody. a public inquiry into

the disaster is under way. phase one found that a previous refurbishment of the tower breached building regulations. it heard evidence that plastic material in the cladding was the main reason the flames spread. ring 999! will there be prosecutions? the metropolitan police is looking into offences including manslaughter, corporate manslaughter, misconduct in public office, and breaches of fire safety regulations, but will wait until the public inquiry ends before passing any evidence to prosecutors. for relatives of those who died, for survivors, many say they are still waiting forjustice, five years on. before i introduce our next guest i want _ before i introduce our next guest i want to— before i introduce our next guest i want to tell you about three of the people _ want to tell you about three of the people who died that day.

zainab deen was 32 and lived on the 14th floor with her two—year—old son jeremiah. speaking at the grenfell inquiry, her dad said: "zainab had it all. "she was beautiful, smart, warm, caring — "a confident and outgoing woman. "we are so proud to be able to call you our daughter." and her little boy? he was loving and full of life, he loved football, loved exploring and adventuring. the grandad ofjeremiah says they cannot dwell on the sadness, but would "focus on how happy he made us in his life". and there was 78—year—old ligaya moore, originally from the phiippines. she loved her 21st floor flat because it made herfeel on "top of the world," the public inquiry heard. she came to britain in the early 1970s. her husband, james, died from cancer about 10 years earlier. herfriend told the inquiry, "she was so proud to live in grenfell.

"she would always say every time we walked past:, "'that�*s my building, 21st floor. "�*it�*s a big building and i love it so much, "�*even though i'm alone there, i love seeing it every day.”' i'm joined by ines alves, who escaped from the 13th floor of grenfell with her mum, dad and brother. she is 21. she actually sat her chemistry gcse the very next day after the fire and she got an a. thank you forjoining us, i know you have come back from leeds university to spend the day here. what do you remember of the night? being awoken b m remember of the night? being awoken by my dad at lam. _ remember of the night? being awoken by my dad at 1am, and _ remember of the night? being awoken by my dad at 1am, and i _ remember of the night? being awoken by my dad at 1am, and i left _ remember of the night? being awoken by my dad at 1am, and i left the -

by my dad at 1am, and i left the building at the very start of the fire. it was quite quiet, i took my revision notes as i thought i may as well revise, and my phone, i was just revising across from the tower. you looked at the flames that you just thought, i have to revise? that just thought, i have to revise? at the just thought, i have to revise? it the very beginning it was tiny angela contains, the fire brigade weather and ijust angela contains, the fire brigade weather and i just thought, angela contains, the fire brigade weather and ijust thought, whilst they put it out i may as well revise for my exam —— at the very beginning it was tiny and it looked contains, the fire brigade were there. that was essentially the plan, just to revise a bit outside the building. he went to your exam in the clothes in which you had escaped from the tower? , ., ., ., , , tower? yes, half of it was my - 'amas tower? yes, half of it was my pyjamas and _ tower? yes, half of it was my pyjamas and their— tower? yes, half of it was my pyjamas and their genes - tower? yes, half of it was my pyjamas and their genes on l tower? yes, half of it was my l pyjamas and their genes on the tower? yes, half of it was my - pyjamas and their genes on the floor that i just pyjamas and their genes on the floor that ijust put on. t pyjamas and their genes on the floor that i just put on.— that i 'ust put on. i think it was not that ijust put on. i think it was not until you — that ijust put on. i think it was not until you finish _ that ijust put on. i think it was not until you finish that - that ijust put on. i think it was not until you finish that gcse l that i just put on. i think it was i not until you finish that gcse that the emotion came?—

not until you finish that gcse that the emotion came? yes, throughout the emotion came? yes, throughout the whole morning, _ the emotion came? yes, throughout the whole morning, watching - the emotion came? yes, throughout the whole morning, watching the - the whole morning, watching the building engulfed in flames and revising, it was only after i sat my exam that it felt real. because that is essentially all i was doing for the whole morning, it was back to reality after that. you the whole morning, it was back to reality after that.— reality after that. you have been asked so many _ reality after that. you have been asked so many times _ reality after that. you have been asked so many times why - reality after that. you have been asked so many times why you i reality after that. you have been | asked so many times why you did reality after that. you have been - asked so many times why you did the exam, can you tell the audience why? i actually did double science and i sat my first chemistry paper in year ten, i got100%, and sat my first chemistry paper in year ten, i got 100%, and chemistry was my strongest science and i just thought i have revised for it, i might as well sit it and that is

exactly why i did it. you might as well sit it and that is exactly why i did it.— might as well sit it and that is exactly why i did it. you lived in a hotel for four _ exactly why i did it. you lived in a hotel for four months, _ exactly why i did it. you lived in a hotel for four months, you - exactly why i did it. you lived in a hotel for four months, you then l hotel for four months, you then lived in a temporary flat for eight months with yourfamily, lived in a temporary flat for eight months with your family, another temporary flight for eight months before finally getting a permanent two games later, you were going to school, you started a new sixth form and were coping with the trauma of what happened that night. those are really formative years for any teenager but you were going through that and dealing with what you had experienced. how did you cope? t experienced. how did you cope? i thought i was fine, the way i was coping with it, especially the first year, and once it came to the year after the fire eight became a bit too much. it was exam season again and i crashed, i didn't really get much support throughout the year, so especially with starting revising

for my summer exams around the time of the first year, i just kind of collapsed and then because of that i had to retake lower sixth. i don't regret it at all but i guess it was a burden, i probably would not have had to with not for the fire, but everything happens for a reason. go fight when you look back it was the right decision? definitely. you fight when you look back it was the right decision? definitely.- right decision? definitely. you told the grenfell— right decision? definitely. you told the grenfell tower _ right decision? definitely. you told the grenfell tower public - right decision? definitely. you told the grenfell tower public inquiry i the grenfell tower public inquiry you were trolled on social media after taking your exam. i would read the comments, that was a new thing for me, i had never had that much attention, reading through the comments, you get people saying she's not even english, she is so selfish, she did not save anyone, or

other people saying she is such a nerd. why would you go and sit an exam? i mean, i really didn't do anything wrong. it'sjust exam? i mean, i really didn't do anything wrong. it's just a bit silly and you have to brush it off. were you able to brush it off? yes. were you able to brush it off? yes, eventually. — were you able to brush it off? yes, eventually. it _ were you able to brush it off? yes, eventually, it was _ were you able to brush it off? yes, eventually, it was a _ were you able to brush it off? yes, eventually, it was a bit _ were you able to brush it off? yes, eventually, it was a bit of- were you able to brush it off? yes, eventually, it was a bit of a - were you able to brush it off? t'eis eventually, it was a bit of a shock to the system but i got over it quite easily. to the system but i got over it quite easily-— to the system but i got over it uuite easil. ., quite easily. have you come across --eole quite easily. have you come across people and — quite easily. have you come across people and i _ quite easily. have you come across people and i think _ quite easily. have you come across people and i think you _ quite easily. have you come across people and i think you may - quite easily. have you come across people and i think you may have i people and i think you may have mentioned this in the inquiry as well that look down on people who live in residential tower blocks? definitely. people do and having gone to university and having loads of people, you do kind of get that narrative where people look down on people in social housing. there is noissue people in social housing. there is no issue with it at all. it is essentially why i like to especially

now, people don't recognise me as much as in the first year so i can be myself, and once i get close enough to people, i tell them that i lived in grenfell tower, wow, i wasn't expecting that. in a way, it is kind of like people's reaction are interesting to me. it isjust where you live. it does not determine who you are. even if you are whatever they say, there is no issue, at the end, they are all human and that is what matters. tell us what -- — human and that is what matters. tell us what -- how— human and that is what matters. tell us what —— how has that happened change your outlook on the rest of your life? change your outlook on the rest of our life? ' :: :: ' change your outlook on the rest of our life? ' :: :: , ., ., , ., your life? 100%. you realise that an hinu your life? 100%. you realise that anything can _ your life? 10096. you realise that anything can change _ your life? 10096. you realise that anything can change in _ your life? 10096. you realise that anything can change in the - your life? 10096. you realise that anything can change in the space j your life? 10096. you realise that i anything can change in the space of anything can change in the space of a second, ten seconds, one minute. you have to live each day as it goes. yes.

you have to live each day as it goes- yes-— you have to live each day as it noes. yes. ~ ,, ., goes. yes. when you think about your future, goes. yes. when you think about your future. what — goes. yes. when you think about your future. what you _ goes. yes. when you think about your future, what you think _ goes. yes. when you think about your future, what you think about? - goes. yes. when you think about your future, what you think about? what i future, what you think about? what you want to do? it is future, what you think about? what you want to do?— you want to do? it is not planned, but i you want to do? it is not planned, but i want — you want to do? it is not planned, but i want to _ you want to do? it is not planned, but i want to travel. _ you want to do? it is not planned, but i want to travel. after - but i want to travel. after university. but i want to travel. after university-— but i want to travel. after university. but i want to travel. after universi . ., .,., university. today, who are you thinkin: university. today, who are you thinking about _ university. today, who are you thinking about today? - university. today, who are you| thinking about today? everyone university. today, who are you - thinking about today? everyone that ast. thinking about today? everyone that past- everyone _ thinking about today? everyone that past. everyone who _ thinking about today? everyone that past. everyone who died. _ thinking about today? everyone that past. everyone who died. what - thinking about today? everyone that past. everyone who died. what willl past. everyone who died. what will ou be past. everyone who died. what will you be doing _ past. everyone who died. what will you be doing today? _ past. everyone who died. what will you be doing today? hanging - past. everyone who died. what will. you be doing today? hanging around the bottom of— you be doing today? hanging around the bottom of the _ you be doing today? hanging around the bottom of the tower. _ you be doing today? hanging around the bottom of the tower. thank- you be doing today? hanging around the bottom of the tower. thank you | the bottom of the tower. thank you ve much the bottom of the tower. thank you very much for— the bottom of the tower. thank you very much for talking _ the bottom of the tower. thank you very much for talking to _ the bottom of the tower. thank you very much for talking to us, - the bottom of the tower. thank you very much for talking to us, we - very much for talking to us, we really appreciate it. ines alves, as you heard, escaped, and did an exam the next day and has now gone on to university and is looking forward, is that fair? looking forward to the rest of your life? i don't want to put words in your mouth, but you do not want to be defined by what

happened?— not want to be defined by what happened? yes. thank you very much. we will be happened? tezs thank you very much. we will be talking to more people throughout the day on bbc news who were affected by what happened five years ago. looking back at grenfell, five years since the fire and we will have more on that story throughout the day. let me bring you a piece of breaking news. grants for new electric cars have been scrapped, the department for transport has announced. drivers could previously claim up to £1500 towards the cost of a plug—in car posting below £32,000. motoring groups have criticised the decision, they are saying that many motorists being forced to wait for a new electric packs due to global supply constraints will lose out. the department for transport said the success of the plug—in car grant means the government will refocus

the funding to encourage users of other vehicles to make the switch to electric. sales of fully electric new cars have risen from fewer than 1020 11 to nearly 100,000 in the first five of 2022. sport and for a full round—up, from the bbc sport centre, here's jon watson. good morning... good morning. all three results possible on the final day of the second test at trent bridge today as england chase a series win against new zealand. three wickets are needed, then they'll need to chase down their target for victory as england look to put the troubles of a difficult winter behind them, as patrick gearey reports. day five dawns with both teams thinking they can win it, and yet neither might. that's the beauty of test match cricket. we've been delivered here via a day of constantly flipping fortunes. unbelievable from joe root. at one point, it seemed joe root could hit the ball anywhere. the problem came when he hit it there. out for 176.

he wanted more. so did england. they fell into a familiar mid—innings crisis. matthew potts said yes, then wait... too late. ben foakes on 56 had come too far. england lost direction. all out still 16 runs behind, with the ball, they needed to get things moving. commentator: 0h, he's knocked him over. - that's jimmy anderson's genius. his 650th test wicket. but england would need to stay patient, wait for the mistake. this was devon conway's — gone for 52. doubt now crept in under black caps. will young made 56 runs confidently, then dithered on the 57th. he was out. england were in. but they know every new zealand hit adds to the english workload when they come to bat, and that every wicket they take limits that damage. a match that might have drifted may get one final twist. game on. patrick geary, bbc news. england, wales and scotland all play later in the nations league,

while australia became the latest team to qualify for the world cup. and no doubt who the star was — goalkeeper andrew redmayne, who was substituted on just for the spot kicks against peru. so a bit of pressure, no sign of it though as he utilised a technique made famous by liverpool goalkeeper bruce grobellar, the bendy legs. and it worked, as he saved the crucial spotkick. and as you can imagine, that sparked some measured and impartial coverage from the australian reporters covering the game. yeah! we're through. we're through to the world cup! a little light on detail, a reason to celebrate, their fifth consecutive world cup qualification. the former manchester united and chelsea chief executive peter kenyon is leading a consortium hoping to buy everton. the club's british—iranian owner

farhad moshiri is known to be open to investment options around the funding of a new stadium. however he has not ruled out selling equity stakes in the club. kenyon has worked on a number of deals in recent years and was linked with a potential bid for newcastle united before its saudi takeover. the build up to wimbledon continues later with more grass court action at queen's club in london. dan evans is among the british players to feature. whilst at the birmingham classic, katie boulter is due out third on centre court yesterday 20—year—old british player jack draper produced the biggest win of his career at queen's as he beat a top—20 player for the first time in the shape of taylor fritz. and with british number one cam norrie knocked out, andy murray pulling out, draper who isjust inside the world's top 100 could be one to watch this summer as harriet dart could be, after reaching the second round of the birmingham classic, after a breakthrough year, reaching her first wta quarter—final in nottingham last week.

she says being happier off the court has led to improved performances. the third golf major of the year — the us open — gets undereway on thursday and the winner of this years uspga championshipjustin thomas says its "sad" that the build up to the tournament has been dominated by talks of golf�*s civil war. players from the pga tour and the breakaway liv series will tee up together. you can't go anywhere without somebody bringing it up, but that is just one of the things i spoke to earlier, it is sad, this is the us open, this is an unbelievable venue with so much history, unbelievable feel, so many storylines, yes, that seems to be what all the questions are about and that is unfortunate, thatis are about and that is unfortunate, that is not right to the us open, it is not right for us players, but thatis is not right for us players, but that is unfortunately where we are at right now.

a lot of noise about the breakaway league at the moment, that is going to dominate golf for the foreseeable days and weeks to come. that's all the sport for now. the eu is expected to take legal action this week in response to the government's decision to press ahead with legislation to scrap the northern ireland protocol. ministers insist the post—brexit trade arrangements could harm the peace process, and need to be changed. the irish foreign minister simon coveney said the plans marked a "new low" for british—irish relations. the foreign secretary liz truss explained why the government felt changes to some of the post—brexit trading arrangements in northern ireland were necessary. the problem with the arrangements at the moment in the northern ireland protocol is that they are undermining the belfast good friday agreement and the balance between the communities in northern ireland because whilst we've seen north

south relationships and trade protected, because of the customs bureaucracy east west, we have seen fewer goods come into northern ireland, we have seen them coming at higher cost and we have also seen companies from great written not trading. it is also the case that the people of northern ireland are not able to benefit from the same tax benefits as people in great britain. for example, at the spring statement when the chancellor announced the reduction in vat on solar panels, we were not able to pass that reduction onto people in northern ireland. there are real problems in northern ireland, people feeling more disconnected to the united kingdom, what we are doing through the northern ireland protocol bill is making that east west trade easier, through the green channel, and we are also restoring the tax rules so they are now set by the tax rules so they are now set by the uk government. sir robert goodwill is the conservative mp for scarborough and whitby and a member of the northern

ireland affairs committee. liz truss saying the situation as it currently stands is damaging the good friday agreement at the good friday agreement as you know is underpinned by the principle of consent and we saw in a majority of mlas in northern ireland yesterday and say they oppose this unilateral action by the government, so it seems that no matter what you do, you are in a really tricky position with this action. it is you are in a really tricky position with this action.— with this action. it is true to say that the majority _ with this action. it is true to say that the majority of _ with this action. it is true to say that the majority of parties - with this action. it is true to say that the majority of parties if i with this action. it is true to say| that the majority of parties if not all in northern ireland i agree that the protocol is not working, we have the protocol is not working, we have the necessary checks, 20% of all the checks carried out by the eu and all the inputs coming this massive trading block are on the short sea crossing but about 16 of the goods from northern ireland to gp are going to go on to the european market. we suggest is sensible solution to that, a green lane where

trusted trade, goods only destined for northern ireland should go along without the bureaucracy. there will be checks a little bit like when you go through the nothing to declare lane when you come into the country at an airport. it is a sensible solution. we've also given companies the opportunity to either opt for uk regulation or eu regulation or both. goods will be traded and used in northern ireland, there is no need to have a separate type of regulation. ultimately, of course, there is not a great deal of diversion if any between the regulations here in the uk and regulations here in the uk and regulations in the rest of the ego. the risk to the eu and i made this point to the commissioner last month when i was there, they are not picking up situations where goods that are not coming into the single market are coming across our border. if the difference is that small and borisjohnson was saying yesterday that it was a relatively simple matter, why is it taking this? why are you going down this unilateral road? why not continue purely on the

track of negotiation to sort this out when what you are doing risks legal action? we out when what you are doing risks legal action?— out when what you are doing risks legal action? we have hundreds of hours of negotiation _ legal action? we have hundreds of hours of negotiation and _ legal action? we have hundreds of hours of negotiation and we - legal action? we have hundreds of hours of negotiation and we have i legal action? we have hundreds of. hours of negotiation and we have not made progress. this legislation will take time to go through the house of commons, in the meantime, we can look at making progress which will allay our concerns. we are seeing trade diversion, and we are seeing goods made by british companies that are not being put onto the northern ireland market because the bureaucracy is too difficult. other things like seed potatoes, we cannot send them across. people in northern ireland want the best quality scottish seed potatoes and they cannot get hold of them. as liz truss said, we have given reductions in vat on insulation materials which is not available in northern ireland because we have agreed to limit the way to help companies through the pandemic and its aftermath. and helping people to bring the economy

as we did in the budget. {lin helping people to bring the economy as we did in the budget.— as we did in the budget. on the economy and — as we did in the budget. on the economy and business - as we did in the budget. on the economy and business side - as we did in the budget. on the economy and business side of. as we did in the budget. on the - economy and business side of this, is this not more about the problems that the deal which borisjohnson signed up to is causing for businesses in gb rather than in northern ireland itself? all the focus seems to be on northern ireland, primarily northern ireland, ireland, primarily northern ireland, i heard from yesterday, the protocol works there incredibly well for them. yes, there are issues to be ironed out but it does need some reform not a wrecking ball. they feel what the government is doing here is a wrecking ball.— here is a wrecking ball. larger businesses — here is a wrecking ball. larger businesses such _ here is a wrecking ball. larger businesses such as _ here is a wrecking ball. larger. businesses such as supermarkets here is a wrecking ball. larger- businesses such as supermarkets have got an accommodation that they can send loads of goods to supply the supermarkets but small businesses do not have that opportunity. we have seen a number of companies, smaller companies, selling —— sending small consignments not doing so because the bureaucracy is too great. we heard the committee last week about

shortbread made for the queen's jubilee not available in northern ireland but it was arriving in northern ireland via dublin. we have seen diversion of trade via the republic which is not good for trade between gb and northern ireland. what is the true intent behind this action? is it to up the ante in terms of negotiations with eeg and get the eu to get a little bit more? surely the uk government does not want to with everything else that is going on domestically and globally, does not want to get into a trade war with the eu? it does not want to get into a trade war with the eu?— war with the eu? it the ante and raise the importance _ war with the eu? it the ante and raise the importance of - war with the eu? it the ante and raise the importance of getting i war with the eu? it the ante and - raise the importance of getting some agreement, we have shown we have good agreement on medicine, we need further agreement on veterinary medicine, we had need to have flexibility on live animal movement, pates which is another one we need to look at. i hope that we can come to look at. i hope that we can come to a negotiated settlement. in the meantime, we have this legislation coming through parliament in our

back pocket to try and break the deadlock. this is preventing a functioning executive being formed in northern ireland which is in detriment to the people in ulster because many of the initiatives which the executive should be bringing forward, many of the ways it can assist companies are being held back if we do not have a functioning government in northern ireland. ., , ., ., ireland. one more question, away from the northern _ ireland. one more question, away from the northern ireland - ireland. one more question, away. from the northern ireland protocol, looking at whitby, you are the mp for scarborough and whitby and yesterday the people of whitby voted in a non—binding vote to ban second home ownership in the area. this is going to make a real difference to local people wait to be born and bred who want to stay there and want to buy a home in whitby but currently have not been able to afford to? it currently have not been able to afford to? . . currently have not been able to afford to?— currently have not been able to afford to? .,, ., , , , ., afford to? it was no surprise to me that we got — afford to? it was no surprise to me that we got a _ afford to? it was no surprise to me that we got a resounding _ afford to? it was no surprise to me that we got a resounding result - that we got a resounding result albeit on a ballot of 23% turnout. it is a real issue and places, not

so much in scarborough where property is affordable, but in whitby we have seen a preponderance of second homes. this vote is looking at new homes that are built which should not be available to people as second homes. i think we've seen similar sentiments up and down the country, particularly in the south—west. the government has taken some action on additional stamp duty on second homes and it may well be that higher levels of council tax should be there. this only applies to new homes being built and i rather suspect if we had a referendum at whitby yesterday to send you want more houses built in whitby we would have got a resounding result that they do not want more housing built. it is a problem we have in whitby. people do not want to see the tens won by new housing, but they are very disturbed and concerned that we are seeing more and more homes being lost, not only owner occupied homes about landlords having problems with tenants who do not pay their rent or wreck their properties, so they make

their places airbnb or read them three holiday cottage company. in many ways, whitby is a victim of its own success, a popular resort 12 months of the year, it has put pressure on the price of housing which means many local people are priced out. which means many local people are riced out. . .. which means many local people are riced out. ., ,, , ., very much for your time today. scotland's first minister nicola sturgeon will begin a new campaign for independence today. she'll argue that the country is being held back by the united kingdom, compared with other similar—sized economies in europe. ms sturgeon wants to hold a second referendum next year, but a lawful vote requires the approval of the uk government. our scotland correspondent james shaw is in edinburgh what do we know about the case nicola sturgeon is planning to meet after the first independence referendum? in after the first independence referendum?— after the first independence referendum? , ., ., _, ., referendum? in 'ust one hour, nicola sturueon referendum? in 'ust one hour, nicola sturgeon is — referendum? injust one hour, nicola sturgeon is going _ referendum? injust one hour, nicola sturgeon is going to _ referendum? injust one hour, nicola sturgeon is going to be _ referendum? injust one hour, nicola sturgeon is going to be here - referendum? injust one hour, nicola sturgeon is going to be here at - referendum? injust one hour, nicola sturgeon is going to be here at her.

sturgeon is going to be here at her official residence in the centre of edinburgh with the leader of the scottish greens as well. because this is a coalition of parties that are in favour of independence including snp and the scottish greens. it is, today, the start of a series of papers which will mark the formal launch of the push for a second independence referendum. as you say, before the end of next year. now, this paper today is about the economy, comparing the economies of independent european countries with scotland's economy as part of the uk. essentially, making the argument that scotland underperforms, if it was an independent country would be more successful economically. that is the case they are making today. a series of other papers on currency, what sort of money with an independent scotland have an taxation and spending on defence and a whole range of other things, but perhaps the most important issue in the near term that they have to deal with is

how do you actually get an independence referendum because the uk government have made it very clear that they will not allow it to happen and it does require the authorisation of the uk government for the scottish parliament to be able to legislate for a referendum. that is what nicola sturgeon and patrick harvey have to negotiate their way around over the course of their way around over the course of the next few months if there is to be any chance for them to hold that referendum where they say they want to have it. for referendum where they say they want to have it. ., ., ., ,, to have it. for the moment, thank ou ve to have it. for the moment, thank you very much- — to have it. for the moment, thank you very much. we _ to have it. for the moment, thank you very much. we will— to have it. for the moment, thank you very much. we will have - to have it. for the moment, thank you very much. we will have more coverage of that story to date here on bbc news. the family of a missing british journalist missing in the amazon has been speaking to the bbc, after conflicting reports about whether his body has been found. dom phillips went missing in a remote part of the rainforest more than a week ago, along with bruno pereira, an expert in brazil's indigenous people. our south america correspondent katy watson reports. deep in the amazon, the rivers act like roads. the wider tributaries

are the highways, but it's in the shortcuts used by locals that the searches are also going on. bruno pereira and dom phillips still haven't been found, although on monday it was reported their bodies had been located. then, there was a swift denial by the federal police, saying that wasn't true. the indigenous peoples association, also searching for the two men, denied the news. we were told there'd been a misunderstanding. but i spoke to dom phillips�* brother—in—law, who told me what he had learnt from the brazilian embassy in the uk. the guy who was leading that conversation was a guy called roberto doring, he said that two bodies had been found tied to a tree in, you know, in a part of the rainforest. there's no scope for... he was very confident that he had a reliable official source. in the region where they disappeared, the indigenous communities held a protest. "who killed bruno and dom?" this sign reads.

people here wantjustice. the authorities are continuing to scour the area from the air and on the water. they confirmed that nothing more had been found. not far from the search area is the community of sao rafael. it was here that dom and bruno stopped off shortly before going missing. it's a village that lives by fishing, in a region where protected species are becoming increasingly valuable, and illegal fishing is on the rise. it's this line of inquiry that the authorities have been following, arresting a neighbour in a small hamletjust a few minutes from here. but resident moreno shuts down when i ask him about the suspect, amarildo da costa. "i don't know, i didn't see anything. i don't have any information," he tells me. the community here is frightened. this is a region so forgotten by the state, where people here are often left to their own devices, creating a lawlessness with devastating consequences. katy watson, bbc news.

ukraine's eastern city of severodonetsk is now completely cut off from the rest of the country, after all three bridges were destroyed by russian forces. heavy fighting has been taking place there for weeks and thousands of civilians and ukrainian troops are now trapped. president zelensky described the cost of the battle against russian troops in the city as "terrifying". our correspondent, joe inwood has been explaining the significance of severodonetsk. so severodonetsk is one of two cities, two towns that is left in the luhansk oblast. now, this is one of two regions where the russians have really focused their efforts, they say they are trying to take. they make up collectively the donbas region, and you'll have heard of that many times. so they are pushing for this big city, severodonetsk. it is on the eastern bank of this crucial river, so what they are trying to do is encircle ukrainian forces there, cut them off and then grind them down, grind them down

with the withering artillery barrages that characterise russians�* assault, their attack on this region, and then moving with fairground troops. we understand there is very, very heavy fighting, street by street. ukrainians say they are defending every square metre of this territory but it is a fight that is becoming increasingly difficult and will get even more so now that those three bridges mean that the forces cannot get out any more, the civilians can't out but, maybe more importantly from a defender�*s point of view, new supplies can't get in. a couple of e—mails on the story we have been covering today about real wages going down, in the face of rising inflation. this message said workers can negotiate higher salaries to match inflation but perhaps you should highlight the plight of pensioners who suffer from inflation without the ability to ask for higher pensions. this message says i am disabled and i cannot work any more and my shower is broken and i cannot afford to fix it. i need my car to get a rental fuel is

i cannot afford to fix it. i need my car to get a rentalfuel is my priority. keep your comments coming in on that story today, the cost of living crisis continuing to bite. you can that on twitter. now it's time for a look at the weather: good morning. we are looking at the temperature rising over the next few days substantially for some of us. by days substantially for some of us. by the time we get to friday, parts of the south—eastern corner of england could have highs of 33 degrees. today, a lot of sunshine, fair weather cloud builds as we go through the course of the day and melts away. northern ireland and scotland, there is more cloud with splashes of rain across the north and west. temperatures, 13 to 26 degrees north to south. this evening and overnight, further cloud across northern ireland and scotland, rain pushing north—eastwards across much of scotland, clear skies across

england and wales. not particularly cold. where we have clear skies, sunshine tomorrow, across england and wales, northern ireland and scotland, especially in the west, thick cloud with some rain, further east, more sunshine, temperatures 13 degrees in lerwick, 23 in birmingham and 27 degrees in london. you were trolled on social media after taking your exam.

this is bbc news — these are the latest headlines in the uk and around the world. final legal challenges by asylum seekers are being heard today before the first flight due to take migrants from the uk to rwanda as part of a new government policy. the flight will take off tonight. it's very important that we establish the principle of this route into rwanda. scotland's first minister nicola sturgeon is to launch a fresh campaign for independence. a lawful vote requires the approval of the uk government. fierce fighting continues in eastern ukraine in the battle for severodonetsk as ukraine's grip on the strategic city weakens. a record—breaking heatwave sweeps spain as temperatures hit 43 degrees celsius. we'll be live in madrid for the latest.