this is bbc news i'm rebecca jones. the headlines... borisjohnson insists his government won't be deterred or abashed by criticism of his asylum policy — with the first plane taking people to rwanda due to fly tonight. we have had to work within the scope of common humanity and compassion, that's the right thing to do, but we have to interrupt the business model of the gangs. around 270 migrants are thought to have reached the uk by boat so far today — people in dover disagree about the rwanda plan. i think that's the best way, to put them somewhere different. why is it rwanda's problem? if there's no way out for them from rwanda, i've got very. mixed feelings about it. church of england leaders have described the policy as "immoral"

and downing st has now said the plane may not take off today as planned because of ongoing legal challenges by some of those due to be removed. five years since the grenfell tower disaster — a memorial service is held at westminster abbey for the 72 people who died. 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. a new campaign for independence. scotland's first minister nicola sturgeon launches a new campaign for independence. it is time to set out a different and better vision. it is time to talk about making scotland wealthier and fairer. it is time to talk about independence and then to make the choice. fierce fighting continues in eastern ukraine in the battle for severodonetsk as ukraine's grip on the strategic city weakens.

hello and welcome to bbc news. a plane carrying a handful of asylum seekers is due to fly to rwanda from the uk this evening, after campaigners and charities failed in their bid to block the take—off. it's thought seven or eight people could be on board, but several are making a last—ditch legal attempt to halt their removals in court today. the government insists flights are necessary to combat people—trafficking gangs, but church of england leaders described the policy as "immoral". the prime minister told the cabinet this morning that the government would not be �*deterred or abashed' by some of the criticism — but downing street has now said the legal challenges might stop the plane from taking off. sean dilley reports.

this is one flight that is unlikely to be affected by cancellations and delays. even with just a handful of unwilling passengers and no matter what the cost is, the government says it is imperative tonight's removals go—ahead to discourage dangerous channel crossings. it has been extremely difficult to find a way of doing it that is humane. it is not reasonable to try to turn boats around at sea in the english channel, those waters are very dangerous. we have had to work within the scope of common humanity and compassion, that is the right thing to do, but we have to interrupt the business model of the gangs. the number of refugees expected to take their seats is significantly lower than planned after individual legal challenges have whittled passengers down to single figures. home office sources say they are expecting more challenges throughout the day with lawyers throwing the kitchen sink at trying to keep their clients in the uk. if any asylum seekers are removed,

the government will see it as a major political victory. others will see it as an immoral policy. the archbishops of canterbury and york have written a letter in the times signed by more than 20 bishops who sit in the house of lords. it said those to be deported to rwanda have had no chance to appeal or reunite with family in britain. they have had no consideration of their asylum claim, recognition of their medical or other needs, or any attempts to understand their predicament. the policy which will run as a trial for five years and see some of the uk's refugees being sent to rwanda to see asylum has also been unpopular with opposition politicians and reportedly, prince charles in private. in dover, though where the rnli have rescued 18 migrants this morning and where more than 10,000 have landed this year so far, the views are mixed. i think it is a good idea. we have had too many over here. it is a dreadful idea.

why is it rwanda's problem? if there is no way out . for them from rwanda, i have got very mixed feelings about it. - i don't know whether i would like to go myself. this afternoon, legal challenges against individual removals continue. for the applicants, the real prospect of remaining in the uk, for now. for the government, fear that if the remaining challenges are all successful, their first flight to kigali could be going nowhere. sean dilley, bbc news. let's speak now to our political correspondentjonathan blake. this is a very controversial policy. if this flight goes ahead in the government seems to be cassini sent out on whether it will or not, how controversial is it in your view and how is it going to work practically and morally?—

how is it going to work practically and morall ? , ., ., , ., and morally? there is no doubt that this is a hugely _ and morally? there is no doubt that this is a hugely controversial, - this is a hugely controversial, there are many people who think it is completely immoral. we heard that from the bishops in a letter to the times this morning, we have heard this from opposition parties in the last few weeks, we've even heard reports that the heir to the throne is uncomfortable with what the government is doing. but there are many people who supported and the government is adamant it is a good way of deterring people smugglers, offering people less perilous journey over the channel in small boats. whatever happens today, i am certain the government is going to continue to pursue this policy. we heard the prime minister say this morning, he told his mps he was going to get on with it, were the words he used. in terms of what happens over the next few hours, it is still an unclear picture. i was speaking to a home office source within the last hour who couldn't

say for sure this flight will go ahead because the legal challenges are continuing. they believe lawyers are continuing. they believe lawyers are throwing everything they can at this, they call them activist lawyers, other people say they are simply lawyers who are looking at what they can do within the law to defend their clients. this is one of thoseissues defend their clients. this is one of those issues that causes huge division, it causes huge argument but the government thinks it is on the right side here and ministers are absolutely adamant, even if this flight doesn't go today, people will be removed to rwanda and if they are not on planes today, they will be on them in future.— them in future. next, we will leave it there for — them in future. next, we will leave it there for now. _ them in future. next, we will leave it there for now. thank _ them in future. next, we will leave it there for now. thank you. - today marks five years since the devastating fire at grenfell tower in west london. it's one of the uk's worst modern disasters. 72 people lost their lives. today relatives of those who died, and survivors, will remember their loved ones and pay their respects. victoria derbyshire reported

on the fire five years ago and in the days and weeks afterwards and is there this morning. we had a few hundred yards from grenfell tower, everywhere you look today that is green. to be fair, you can hear any day you will see green everywhere, this is a beautiful heart—shaped wreath in memory of the 72 people who lost their lives. the atmosphere around here is peaceful, there is some emotion as you can expect, that is some anger, you might be able to hear some music in the background. there is a stage that has been built here this afternoon and sent children are going to perform a little later on. that is before the multi—faith service which will be at the foot of the tower and later a silence walk, again, something that has become symbolic of the people who survived,

the people who got out, and relatives of those who lost loved ones. is to remind people of what happened and to press home the message that for most people, this is what they tell me, they have not seen justice five years on. in a moment we are going to talk to a gentleman who did manage to escape but first let's take you back to the events of that nightjust but first let's take you back to the events of that night just to but first let's take you back to the events of that nightjust to let but first let's take you back to the events of that night just to let you know, this film contains footage of the tower on that night which you may find upsetting. it is hard to believe five years have passed, emotions are still so raw. glenn for united representing victims of the fireside we don't want our 72 be remembered for what had happened but what are changed. a demand repeated that this morning's

memorial service. demand repeated that this morning's memorialservice. if demand repeated that this morning's memorial service.— memorial service. if nothing changes. — memorial service. if nothing changes, those _ memorial service. if nothing changes, those who - memorial service. if nothing changes, those who lost - memorial service. if nothing l changes, those who lost their memorial service. if nothing - changes, those who lost their lives will have died in vain and they are not prepared to accept that. they want those responsible for the failures to be forced to take responsibility rather than playing the blame game as almost every party did in the inquiry. this the blame game as almost every party did in the inquiry-— did in the inquiry. this woman has finally made _ did in the inquiry. this woman has finally made a _ did in the inquiry. this woman has finally made a new— did in the inquiry. this woman has finally made a new home - did in the inquiry. this woman has finally made a new home for - did in the inquiry. this woman has finally made a new home for her l finally made a new home for her family, from the scraps of her old one. 3 family, from the scraps of her old one. �* , ~' , family, from the scraps of her old one. �* , ~ , , one. a few things like my drivers license. one. a few things like my drivers license- her— one. a few things like my drivers license. her memories _ one. a few things like my drivers license. her memories of - one. a few things like my drivers license. her memories of that i one. a few things like my drivers i license. her memories of that night after escaping _ license. her memories of that night after escaping watching _ license. her memories of that night after escaping watching the - license. her memories of that night after escaping watching the flames | after escaping watching the flames sweep up the tower. they had gone from floor nine to floor 17 and your brother was on 21. her close family were trapped. they were desperate

calls with the family. mi; were trapped. they were desperate calls with the family.— were trapped. they were desperate calls with the family. my nephew was distressed, calls with the family. my nephew was distressed. he _ calls with the family. my nephew was distressed, he was _ calls with the family. my nephew was distressed, he was eight _ calls with the family. my nephew was distressed, he was eight and - calls with the family. my nephew was distressed, he was eight and may - distressed, he was eight and may from _ distressed, he was eight and may from -- _ distressed, he was eight and may from -- my— distressed, he was eight and may from —— my brother said to me, it is going _ from —— my brother said to me, it is going to _ from —— my brother said to me, it is going to he — from —— my brother said to me, it is going to be ok, because he wanted to reassure _ going to be ok, because he wanted to reassure my— going to be ok, because he wanted to reassure my son. i said, it is going to he _ reassure my son. i said, it is going to be ok — reassure my son. i said, it is going to be ok. that is something i've got to be ok. that is something i've got to live _ to be ok. that is something i've got to live with— to be ok. that is something i've got to live with because i told him it is going — to live with because i told him it is going to — to live with because i told him it is going to be ok and it wasn't. but throu~h is going to be ok and it wasn't. through the is going to be ok and it wasn't. emit through the sadness runs a sacred thread of anger. an estimated i million people still live in buildings with fire safety defects. the grenfell public inquiry has identified the council, corporate and government is failing is that because the fire. but the officer in charge of the police investigation told me they will be no charges until at least next year when the inquiry�*s report is published. we inquiry's report is published. we have inquiry's report is published. - have heard some of the evidence and i don't want the best way to describe it, i was shocked by what i've heard, but i can say is that

there is nothing which has been heard of the public inquiry which we from a criminal investigation perspective are not aware of. the grenfell community may yet wait years for justice. grenfell community may yet wait years forjustice. how grenfell community may yet wait years for justice. how well do you think that community will have scat —— have healed? we think that community will have scat -- have healed?— think that community will have scat -- have healed? we haven't healed. we are not — -- have healed? we haven't healed. we are not going — -- have healed? we haven't healed. we are not going to _ -- have healed? we haven't healed. we are not going to heal. _ -- have healed? we haven't healed. we are not going to heal. that - -- have healed? we haven't healed. we are not going to heal. that is - -- have healed? we haven't healed. we are not going to heal. that is my answen _ we are not going to heal. that is my answen pain, — we are not going to heal. that is my answer. pain, you can see the cracks, — answer. pain, you can see the cracks, and _ answer. pain, you can see the cracks, and i_ answer. pain, you can see the cracks, and i do say we smile, we laugh. _ cracks, and i do say we smile, we laugh. we — cracks, and i do say we smile, we laugh, we joke, cracks, and i do say we smile, we laugh, wejoke, but you cracks, and i do say we smile, we laugh, we joke, but you can see the cracks _ denis murphy was 56 years old and lived on the 14th floor. he managed to speak to his family on the night of the fire, saying he couldn't breathe because of the smoke. as a youth, he had football trials with charlton athletic

and crystal palace and carried on playing sunday league football until suffering an injury in his 30s. he worked as a painter and decorator and was described having three loves in life: his family, friends and chelsea fc. i'm joined by antonio roncolato, who escaped from the 10th floor of grenfell tower. he lived there for 27 years. you managed to get out at 5:55am, after the blaze had been raging for hours. how? i the blaze had been raging for hours. how? ., , ., ' :: ., _ the blaze had been raging for hours. how? ., ' x. _ , how? i got woken up at 1:40am by my scent telling — how? i got woken up at 1:40am by my scent telling me _ how? i got woken up at 1:40am by my scent telling me to _ how? i got woken up at 1:40am by my scent telling me to get _ how? i got woken up at 1:40am by my scent telling me to get out. _ how? i got woken up at 1:40am by my scent telling me to get out. he - how? i got woken up at 1:40am by my scent telling me to get out. he was i scent telling me to get out. he was rinrain scent telling me to get out. he was ringing you — scent telling me to get out. he was ringing you on _ scent telling me to get out. he was ringing you on the _ scent telling me to get out. he was ringing you on the phone? - scent telling me to get out. he was ringing you on the phone? yes. - scent telling me to get out. he was i ringing you on the phone? yes. once i assess ringing you on the phone? yes. once i assess the — ringing you on the phone? yes. once i assess the situation _ ringing you on the phone? yes. once i assess the situation i _ ringing you on the phone? yes. once i assess the situation i try _ ringing you on the phone? yes. once i assess the situation i try to - ringing you on the phone? yes. once i assess the situation i try to get - i assess the situation i try to get out but there was too much smoke outside on the land then, very hot, very gassy, very accurate,

impossible to breathe. i stayed where i was as the policy was to stay. i tried again a couple of hours later, at that stage also the same situation, a lot of noise, a lot of banging outside, a lot of screaming. what if i tried to go out and i lose my bearings and i inhaled this gas, there's smoke, maybe i will lose balance and maybe i will collapse, i don't know. i decided to stay put as i was told. around 5:45am, ice of the first time fire crawling down on a window on my son's bedroom and selling at his bedroom with a lot of smoke. at that stage, i told bedroom with a lot of smoke. at that stage, itold my bedroom with a lot of smoke. at that stage, i told my son to break the police cordoned and told him to speak to a firefighter with a white helmet and you pass the to him. he

ran, went through, i got on the phone with this guy and explained to him where i was and which floor i was and how long i was waiting there. shortly after he told me, 0k, somebody is coming to get you very soon. a few minutes after, somebody knocked on the door, came in, they gave me instructions, i repeated to them what they said to me in order to understand properly and then we left the flat. within a couple of minutes, we went downstairs, i was blind because i had a wet towel over my head and i was holding a wet towel also on my face to filter the air that i was breathing. horrible conditions, very wet, lots of water pouring down from above, at one stage i couldn't go any further and so the guy behind me feed my like and then we moved on. later, that

was a dead body there. yes, within a few minutes i was out and taken to a safe place and to hospital. hagar few minutes i was out and taken to a safe place and to hospital.— safe place and to hospital. how long before ou safe place and to hospital. how long before you found _ safe place and to hospital. how long before you found your _ safe place and to hospital. how long before you found your son _ safe place and to hospital. how long before you found your son and - before you found your son and reunited with christopher? i was taken to hospital _ reunited with christopher? i was taken to hospital and _ reunited with christopher? i was taken to hospital and i _ reunited with christopher? i was taken to hospital and i was - reunited with christopher? i —" taken to hospital and i was there for five hours and a friend of mine came to the hospital and took me to my sister—in—law that lives in chelsea. my sister-in-law that lives in chelsea. , ., my sister-in-law that lives in chelsea. ., , ,, ., chelsea. did you have sent know you had not chelsea. did you have sent know you had got out? — chelsea. did you have sent know you had got out? yes, _ chelsea. did you have sent know you had got out? yes, yes. _ chelsea. did you have sent know you had got out? yes, yes. everybody i had got out? yes, yes. everybody knew i'd had got out? yes, yes. everybody knew i'd got _ had got out? yes, yes. everybody knew i'd got out. _ had got out? yes, yes. everybody knew i'd got out. basically, i i had got out? yes, yes. everybodyj knew i'd got out. basically, i went to that house and i was my family, some friends, some colleagues and maybe i was the calmest person but they were really stressed out. i could say they've cried so much, they were watching television, that i would have blaze, burning. and tv wasn't saying the tower could possibly collapse with me inside.

everybody was relieved once they saw me and we hugged. then i saw myself and i said, i cannot believe i was inside there for so many hours under tower is in that state. i never saw the tower burning.— tower is in that state. i never saw the tower burning. how are you five ears on? the tower burning. how are you five years on? i — the tower burning. how are you five years on? i want — the tower burning. how are you five years on? i want to _ the tower burning. how are you five years on? i want to be _ the tower burning. how are you five years on? i want to be positive i years on? i want to be positive movin: years on? i want to be positive moving on. — years on? i want to be positive moving on, supporting - years on? i want to be positive moving on, supporting othersl moving on, supporting others whenever i can. yes, following the inquiry, the investigation, see how it moves on and try to be positive. in investigation, see how it moves on and try to be positive.— and try to be positive. in terms of the inquiry. _ and try to be positive. in terms of the inquiry. it— and try to be positive. in terms of the inquiry, it has _ and try to be positive. in terms of the inquiry, it has heard - and try to be positive. in terms of the inquiry, it has heard evidence| the inquiry, it has heard evidence the inquiry, it has heard evidence the company that made the cladding knew ten years before it could burn but they didn't stop selling it, the company that made the insulation rigged the safety test and then they sell that i say. architects were appointed despite an almost total

lack of experience designing high—rise cladding systems. it has heard the fire engineering consultant appointed to review the plans was not a qualified fire engineer. it plans was not a qualified fire engineer-— plans was not a qualified fire enaineer. , , ., , , engineer. it is unbelievable. every time it is somebody _ engineer. it is unbelievable. every time it is somebody else's - engineer. it is unbelievable. every time it is somebody else's fault. l time it is somebody else's fault. they pass the buck to somebody else. but they are exposed by the qc of the inquiry. the truth is coming out and this hurts far more now than we know than five years ago when i didn't know much. now we know. it hurts even more because people that have lost their lives, 18 children amongst them have been denied their future, their life, from negligence and neglect. putting profit and many before anything else, lying from the top of the government down to the local authorities, from the top of the multinational to the smallest of the multinational to the smallest of the company doing the refurbishment,

that really hurts. trailing the company doing the refurbishment, that really hurts.— that really hurts. why do say the government _ that really hurts. why do say the government has _ that really hurts. why do say the government has lied? _ that really hurts. why do say the government has lied? the i that really hurts. why do say the i government has lied? the government i sa havin: government has lied? the government i say having to — government has lied? the government i say having to move _ government has lied? the government i say having to move faster _ government has lied? the government i say having to move faster and - i say having to move faster and remove this horrible toxic cladding from all these buildings still around. it is going too slowly. promises that were made have not yet been realised? they do accept that work is going on, there is some progress. work is going on, there is some rouress. , , , ., progress. yes, but it is going too slowl . progress. yes, but it is going too slowly- apart _ progress. yes, but it is going too slowly. apart from _ progress. yes, but it is going too slowly. apart from that - progress. yes, but it is going too slowly. apart from that you i progress. yes, but it is going too slowly. apart from that you have | progress. yes, but it is going too i slowly. apart from that you have to think there's people living in this dangerous building, not only they go to bed at night knowing what might happen at night could be a disaster, but also they cannot move on with their life because they have a mortgage and they made sacrifices but they can't move on, they can't have a second time, this isn't about the survivors and bereaved. we have a second time, this isn't about the survivors and bereaved.- the survivors and bereaved. we are auoin to the survivors and bereaved. we are

going to talk _ the survivors and bereaved. we are going to talk to _ the survivors and bereaved. we are going to talk to a _ the survivors and bereaved. we are going to talk to a woman _ the survivors and bereaved. we are going to talk to a woman who i the survivors and bereaved. we are going to talk to a woman who lives| going to talk to a woman who lives in an unsafe flat in birmingham in a moment. what does justice look like to you? moment. what does 'ustice look like to ou? , ., , ., to you? just as ultimately, we want is 'ustice to you? just as ultimately, we want is justice and _ to you? just as ultimately, we want isjustice and we _ to you? just as ultimately, we want isjustice and we want _ to you? just as ultimately, we want isjustice and we want to _ to you? just as ultimately, we want isjustice and we want to see i is justice and we want to see somebody behind bars, it is going to be difficult. i have faith because otherwise i would not be pushing for it. it is going to be extremely difficult. this company, these multinationals, they have endless limits when it comes to money, to solicitors, and they will try every single trick in the book to get out of there and to get away with it. we only hope that the inquiry is doing a greatjob and we hope the police will be able to prove concretely that, yes, this is proof that we did something wrong and because of that you are going to be brought to the

cps on court. you are going to be brought to the cps on court-— cps on court. today, what do you want to come _ cps on court. today, what do you want to come out _ cps on court. today, what do you want to come out of— cps on court. today, what do you want to come out of today? i cps on court. today, what do you | want to come out of today? today cps on court. today, what do you i want to come out of today? today is a da of want to come out of today? today is a day of remembering _ want to come out of today? today is a day of remembering the _ want to come out of today? today is a day of remembering the ones i want to come out of today? today is a day of remembering the ones that | a day of remembering the ones that are no longer with others, the children and hoping that we have to be, we have to forgive as well, we have to find peace within ourselves. it is very difficult but, and we have to be united, we have to push towards one direction which is justice and i hope everything will go well. people deserve to have closure and deserve to live in peace and move on with their lives. did ou sa and move on with their lives. did you say we _ and move on with their lives. did you say we have to forgive? we l and move on with their lives. did i you say we have to forgive? we have to for: ive you say we have to forgive? we have to forgive as — you say we have to forgive? we have to forgive as well. _ you say we have to forgive? we have to forgive as well. who? _

you say we have to forgive? we have to forgive as well. who? whoever i you say we have to forgive? we have | to forgive as well. who? whoever did somethin: to forgive as well. who? whoever did something wrong _ to forgive as well. who? whoever did something wrong not _ to forgive as well. who? whoever did something wrong not intentionally. i'm a catholic, i'm a christian, if you did mistakes, just free yourself, don'tjust... we have seen so many examples of people trying to, in order not to say yes, it was wrong or it was misleading, they will try all sorts of wordings to get away with it, they try to confuse only to be nailed by the qc and hold them to the responsibility. just free yourself, you cannot bring back anyone but you can show yourself with a bit of repentance. move on and admit what you did wrong. you will feel better. thank ou ve wrong. you will feel better. thank you very much- — wrong. you will feel better. thank you very much. thank— wrong. you will feel better. thank you very much. thank you - wrong. you will feel better. thank you very much. thank you for i wrong. you will feel better. thank i you very much. thank you for giving us your time, you very much. thank you for giving us yourtime, we you very much. thank you for giving us your time, we really appreciated. as i said, we are going to talk to a

lady called sarah rennie. you have a co—founder of claddag, tell me what it is. co-founder of claddag, tell me what it is. ~ , ., co-founder of claddag, tell me what itis. , , ., it is. we started off because of the buildin: it is. we started off because of the building safety _ it is. we started off because of the building safety crisis _ it is. we started off because of the building safety crisis to _ it is. we started off because of the building safety crisis to protect i building safety crisis to protect disabled people from what was happening. as part of our work we uncovered — happening. as part of our work we uncovered just how awful and how unjust— uncovered just how awful and how unjust the — uncovered just how awful and how unjust the laws and protection is for disabled people in terms of evacuation after gren fell five years — evacuation after gren fell five years on. _ evacuation after gren fell five years on, nothing has happened. you live in an years on, nothing has happened. gm, live in an unsafe flat, in an unsafe building. if there was a fire in your place tonight, how would you get out? i’m your place tonight, how would you aet out? �* . . , your place tonight, how would you aet out? �* ., ., , ., ., get out? i'm in a really fortunate osition, get out? i'm in a really fortunate position, unlike _ get out? i'm in a really fortunate position, unlike most— get out? i'm in a really fortunate position, unlike most disabled i position, unlike most disabled people — position, unlike most disabled people in the uk where i have and evacuation — people in the uk where i have and

evacuation plan. how people in the uk where i have and evacuation plan.— people in the uk where i have and evacuation plan. how can you have one? it should _ evacuation plan. how can you have one? it should have _ evacuation plan. how can you have one? it should have been - evacuation plan. how can you have one? it should have been the i evacuation plan. how can you have one? it should have been the first| one? it should have been the first phase... i one? it should have been the first hase. .. . one? it should have been the first hase... ., ., , , phase... i have one because i did it m self phase... i have one because i did it myself and — phase... i have one because i did it myself and my _ phase... i have one because i did it myself and my neighbours - phase... i have one because i did it i myself and my neighbours supported me, myself and my neighbours supported me. my— myself and my neighbours supported me, my age and supported us. we got together— me, my age and supported us. we got together and got an evacuation chair~ _ together and got an evacuation chair~ i'm — together and got an evacuation chair. i'm in a position where i have _ chair. i'm in a position where i have care _ chair. i'm in a position where i have care assistance so they were trained _ have care assistance so they were trained to— have care assistance so they were trained to use the chair. if it can happen, — trained to use the chair. if it can happen, if— trained to use the chair. if it can happen. if i_ trained to use the chair. if it can happen, if i can have one, i can't walk, _ happen, if i can have one, i can't walk, i_ happen, if i can have one, ican't walk, ican't— happen, if i can have one, i can't walk, i can't move, if i can have one _ walk, i can't move, if i can have one from — walk, i can't move, if i can have one from the _ walk, i can't move, if i can have one from the 13th floor anyone can. in one from the 13th floor anyone can. in terms— one from the 13th floor anyone can. in terms of— one from the 13th floor anyone can. in terms of you going to sleep each night, yes you've got this plan, the flat is unsafe because of what is on the outside. is it on the outside? yes, but there are internal problems as well _ yes, but there are internal problems as well it _ yes, but there are internal problems as well. it was frightening until we

had a _ as well. it was frightening until we had a plan — as well. it was frightening until we had a plan. that was the crucial thing _ had a plan. that was the crucial thing it's— had a plan. that was the crucial thing. it's still not nice and it is still— thing. it's still not nice and it is still frightening but i mostly think about— still frightening but i mostly think about all— still frightening but i mostly think about all the people around the country— about all the people around the country who don't have one, who can't _ country who don't have one, who can't sleep — country who don't have one, who can't sleep and have no idea how they would — can't sleep and have no idea how they would get out. when the fire alarm _ they would get out. when the fire alarm goes off, they are strapped and that— alarm goes off, they are strapped and that is— alarm goes off, they are strapped and that is what happened here. nearly— and that is what happened here. nearly half of those disabled residents died, they lost their lives — residents died, they lost their lives. i5— residents died, they lost their lives. ' ., g; , lives. 15 of the 37 disabled residents _ lives. 15 of the 37 disabled residents died. _ lives. 15 of the 37 disabled residents died. they i lives. 15 of the 37 disabled residents died. they were | lives. 15 of the 37 disabled i residents died. they were told to sta ut residents died. they were told to stay put and _ residents died. they were told to stay put and the _ residents died. they were told to stay put and the government i residents died. they were told to stay put and the government is i residents died. they were told to i stay put and the government is still saying _ stay put and the government is still saying stay part is the policy. we know _ saying stay part is the policy. we know it _ saying stay part is the policy. we know it doesn't work. we need planning — know it doesn't work. we need planning for everyone. if know it doesn't work. we need planning for everyone.- planning for everyone. if boris johnson planning for everyone. if boris johnson happen _ planning for everyone. if boris johnson happen to _ planning for everyone. if boris johnson happen to be - planning for everyone. if boris| johnson happen to be watching planning for everyone. if boris i johnson happen to be watching now, what would you tell him? i johnson happen to be watching now, what would you tell him?— what would you tell him? i want lives are worth _ what would you tell him? i want lives are worth the _ what would you tell him? i want lives are worth the same - what would you tell him? i want lives are worth the same value i what would you tell him? i want i lives are worth the same value as anyone _ lives are worth the same value as anyone else and current policy today

looks _ anyone else and current policy today looks otherwise. that is not right, five years — looks otherwise. that is not right, five years on, to talk about the cost _ five years on, to talk about the cost of — five years on, to talk about the cost of the _ five years on, to talk about the cost of the taxpayer. it is a couple £100 _ cost of the taxpayer. it is a couple £100 in_ cost of the taxpayer. it is a couple £100 in my— cost of the taxpayer. it is a couple £100 in my case. that is shameful and it— £100 in my case. that is shameful and it is— £100 in my case. that is shameful and it is not— £100 in my case. that is shameful and it is not honouring the memories of those _ and it is not honouring the memories of those who— and it is not honouring the memories of those who were trapped and died. i of those who were trapped and died. i don't _ of those who were trapped and died. i don't know— of those who were trapped and died. i don't know if you know, many residents hear of people who live here but being here today, thank you for making the effort to come and talk to us about your campaign. what does this feel like to you today? i was at the abbey for the service and it was— was at the abbey for the service and it was very— was at the abbey for the service and it was very moving and hearing the namas— it was very moving and hearing the names of— it was very moving and hearing the names of the people who died read out and _ names of the people who died read out and the names of the 15 disabled people _ out and the names of the 15 disabled people as _ out and the names of the 15 disabled people as well, we have been talking a lotto _ people as well, we have been talking a lot to the _ people as well, we have been talking a lot to the families and we feel we owe it _ a lot to the families and we feel we owe it to— a lot to the families and we feel we owe it to them to carry on the fight, — owe it to them to carry on the fight, it's— owe it to them to carry on the fight, it's not fair than it is on their— fight, it's not fair than it is on their shoulders and as a community we share _ their shoulders and as a community we share that.— their shoulders and as a community we share that. thank you very much. i really appreciate _ we share that. thank you very much. i really appreciate you _ we share that. thank you very much. i really appreciate you making i we share that. thank you very much. i really appreciate you making the i i really appreciate you making the effort to talk to us. sarah rennie,

who is from the organisation, claddag, campaign group for disabled leaseholders who lives in birmingham in a flat with unsafe cladding. we are going to talk to more people this afternoon here so do join us if you can. now it's time for a look at the weather with elizabeth rizzini. hello, there. the heat and humidity will be rising over the next few days for some, but not for all of us across the uk. it's always cloudier and cooler with some outbreaks of rain towards the north and the west, and it's across northern ireland and scotland where we've still got these swathes of cloud overnight tonight with some outbreaks of rain at times. fine and dry this evening for england and wales, some clear spells not quite so chillier start to the day tomorrow as it was early on this morning. and then tomorrow, thh pressure keeps as fine and dry for england and wales. this is where we'll see the lion's share of the sunshine and the day's highest temperatures, but also some sunny spells emerging for eastern scotland and for eastern areas of northern ireland, too.

the pollen levels will rise here and it will feel warmer. now, as we head through into thursday and friday, this is when the hot and humid air is set to rise from the south. temperatures remaining fairly stable with some heavy rain across the north and the west. but we could see 33 degrees celsius somewhere north of london.

hello, this is bbc news. the headlines: borisjohnson insists his government won't be deterred or abashed by criticism of his asylum policy — with the first plane taking people to rwanda due to fly tonight. five years since the grenfell tower disaster — a memorial service is held at westminster abbey for the 72 people who died. scotland's first minister nicola sturgeon launches a new campaign for independence.

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. explosion. fierce fighting continues in eastern ukraine in the battle for severodonetsk as ukraine's grip on the strategic city weakens. sport now and a full round up from the bbc sport centre. good afternoon. what is the cricket score? england art 69-3 at what is the cricket score? england art 69—3 at the moment but before we go to the cricket i'm going to give you some tennis news. —— are. it looks like serena williams could be back on the tennis court. she's indicated that she'll play at wimbledon this year on social media. she hasn't played since injuring

her leg in the first round of last year's tournament. for the latest we can speak now to our tennis correspondent russell fuller. russell, she's been gone for a while, this is a bit of a surprise, isn't it? it isa it is a surprise. i heard from one contact that there was the possibility that serena williams might be returning to play doubles at wimbledon, possibly with her sister venus williams, and maybe they would take the opportunity to do the same at the us open at the end of august. we will have to wait and see whether they make a doubles comeback or whether this is a single comeback. the all england club have wild card entries tomorrow morning but they have brought that forward to this afternoon so we should know soon exactly what serena williams�*s intentions are. she soon exactly what serena williams's intentions are.— intentions are. she has been dro -|n~ intentions are. she has been dropping a — intentions are. she has been dropping a few _ intentions are. she has been dropping a few hints - intentions are. she has been dropping a few hints here i intentions are. she has been| dropping a few hints here and intentions are. she has been - dropping a few hints here and there. she'll go into wimbledon with a real lack of match practice. she posted a video with aaron

rodgers, the quarterback of the green bay packers, suggesting she would make her comeback at wimbledon, and we also have the news that her long—term coach patrick was going to work on a full—time basis with simone hallett. —— simona halep. but she has not played a match for a calendar year, so going to wimbledon it seems improbable but she is serena williams and everyone would like to see her go out in style. somehow. notjusta would like to see her go out in style. somehow. notjust a slip quietly into the night which would not seem to be her way, so it looks as if we will see her in some capacity at wimbledon and also possibly at the wta event in eastbourne because that was tagged into her instagram post earlier. many people are excited at the prospect. russell, thanks for joining us. let's stick with tennis because there's lots happening in the run up to wimbledon. let's head over to live pictures

of the queen's club in london. norway's casper ruud is currently up against great britain's ryan peniston. it looks as though someone is injured. maybe that is ruud. after this match dan evans takes on the reigning champion matteo berretini. you can catch all the action on bbc2 or on the bbc sport website. meanwhile, the women are in action at the birmingham classic. these are live pictures too. katie boulter faces american alison riske. again, you can follow all the action live on the bbc sport website it's not looking good for england's cricketers with new zealand taking the wickets of bothjoe root and ollie pope. england reached 36 for1 at lunch needing 299 to win the second test against new zealand on the final day at trent bridge. crawley went for

a duck after england finally bowled new zealand all out for 284 this morning. stuart broad took two wickets and james anderson the last wicket to fall. alex lees hit a breezy 30 not out. he is on 36 not out at the moment. follow it all live on test match special on radio 5 live sports extra, with full text coverage and video clips on the bbc sport website. burnley have hired former manchester city captain vincent kompany as their next manager. kompany has been in charge at belgian side anderlecht for two years before leaving by mutual consent in may, having led them to a third—place finish. he joins burnley as they look to bounce back from relegation from the premier league with an instant promotion from the championship.

that's all the sport for now. we need ben stokes to get a century, thatis we need ben stokes to get a century, that is all i'm saying! let's return to our top story. the supreme court has ruled that the first flight to remove asylum seekers from the uk to rwanda can go ahead tonight. judges dismissed the latest appeal against earlier decisions made in the lower courts. just seven migrants had been due to fly — and legal challenges for some of those are still being heard. a spokesperson from the rwandan government told journalists rwanda would be a 'welcoming place' for any asylum seekers sent there by the uk. joining us now is frances swaine, human rights lawyer at leigh day, which represents one of those facing deportation to rwanda. what is your role at the moment in terms of the legal challenge? goad terms of the legal challenge? good afternoon. our— terms of the legal challenge? good afternoon. our role _ terms of the legal challenge? good

afternoon. our role as _ terms of the legal challenge? good afternoon. our role as a _ terms of the legal challenge? (13mg. afternoon. our role as a team is to support and provide legal advice and application at the tribunal of immigration and asylum, on behalf of one of the young men who is currently for removal to rwanda later this afternoon. teiiii currently for removal to rwanda later this afternoon.— currently for removal to rwanda later this afternoon. tell me about him. the issues _ later this afternoon. tell me about him. the issues that _ later this afternoon. tell me about him. the issues that surround i later this afternoon. tell me about him. the issues that surround hisl him. the issues that surround his seekin: him. the issues that surround his seeking asylum — him. the issues that surround his seeking asylum here _ him. the issues that surround his seeking asylum here are - him. the issues that surround his seeking asylum here are related l him. the issues that surround his. seeking asylum here are related to issues of trafficking and modern slavery. he was trafficked and has beenin slavery. he was trafficked and has been in enforced labourfor some period of time and i can't give you too much of the detail because that is before the court but that is the general aspect of his reason for having sought asylum here. hagar having sought asylum here. how confident are _ having sought asylum here. how confident are you _ having sought asylum here. how confident are you that you and your team will win the fight to prevent him being put on this flight possibly as early as late today? he: stands a very good chance. the

issues are very well described and he has his own evidence and we think that what is likely to happen is that what is likely to happen is that there will be a stay on his removal so his case can be properly investigated. if that is granted, it would not be possible to remove him until there are further directions from the court. i5 until there are further directions from the court.— until there are further directions from the court. is it your view that this fliuht from the court. is it your view that this flight will — from the court. is it your view that this flight will go _ from the court. is it your view that this flight will go ahead _ from the court. is it your view that this flight will go ahead this i this flight will go ahead this evening? maybe not with your client on board but with other people who have been seeking asylum? the government _ have been seeking asylum? tie: government continues to reassure us, most recently borisjohnson it reassuring us that it will fly even if there is only one person on board. 50 if there is only one person on board. ,, if there is only one person on board. , ., ~ if there is only one person on board. , ., ., if there is only one person on board-_ iti board. so you think it will? it would not — board. so you think it will? it would not be, _ board. so you think it will? it would not be, it— board. so you think it will? it would not be, it is— board. so you think it will? it would not be, it is not i board. so you think it will? it would not be, it is not in i board. so you think it will? it would not be, it is not in my| board. so you think it will? it i would not be, it is not in my remit to make that decision, but the government continues to reassure us, borisjohnson and priti patel, that

the plane will fly. if there is nobody on board, it will not take off, but otherwise that is their reassurance.— off, but otherwise that is their reassurance. ., , . reassurance. the home office save this lanet reassurance. the home office save this planet in _ reassurance. the home office save this planet in the _ reassurance. the home office save this planet in the public _ reassurance. the home office save this planet in the public interest i this planet in the public interest in the high court agrees and it has also said that the risks of sending to —— sending people to rwanda is small and in the realms of speculation, what is your response to that? —— the home office say this plan is in. in to that? -- the home office say this [an is in. , ., , plan is in. in terms of the country of rwanda. _ plan is in. in terms of the country of rwanda, that _ plan is in. in terms of the country of rwanda, that should _ plan is in. in terms of the country of rwanda, that should be - plan is in. in terms of the country i of rwanda, that should be separated from the moral obligations we have towards those seeking asylum, and i think at the un high commission, the high commissioner on refugees, he was quite right to set out that the uk would be abandoning its responsibility under the un refugee convention in a shameful way, if it were to move on people who have sought and are seeking asylum here

even before their cases have been investigated. it is even before their cases have been investigated-— investigated. it is interesting you should say that _ investigated. it is interesting you should say that because - investigated. it is interesting you should say that because we i investigated. it is interesting you should say that because we have | investigated. it is interesting you i should say that because we have news coming in, borisjohnson said further changes to the law may be necessary to make sure the uk's policy of sending asylum seekers to rwanda works as intended and he was asked whether the uk would consider coming out of the european convention on human rights and the prime minister said, will it be necessary to change some laws to help us as we go along, it may well be, and all these options are under constant review, he said. with your legal background and training, how difficult would that be? i legal background and training, how difficult would that be?— difficult would that be? i think from the perspective - difficult would that be? i think from the perspective of i difficult would that be? i think| from the perspective of coming difficult would that be? i think i from the perspective of coming out of the un convention, that would be terribly sad and shameful for this country, and we were one of the initiating country setting up that convention in the 1940s following the second world war and without

lawyers from london a lot of the framework would have been very different, i suspect. framework would have been very different, isuspect. we framework would have been very different, i suspect. we were invited to do so. i suppose it is up to an elected government to take its view on what laws they need to change and it would have to be by statute. i have been very sad and ashamed if we were to do that. i’m ashamed if we were to do that. i'm ta -|n~ ashamed if we were to do that. i'm tapping into your legal knowledge, there is going to be a review by judges injuly into whether this policy of removing asylum seekers from the uk to rwanda is lawful. i'm wondering where that might lead. could that lead us to the point where some people could actually then be returned to the uk if they have been sent to rwanda if it was ruled to be an unlawful policy? that is very much — ruled to be an unlawful policy? that is very much in _ ruled to be an unlawful policy? that is very much in the _ ruled to be an unlawful policy? tisgt is very much in the balance. we have been told today that if anybody is

sent that they won't have the opportunity to come back because of course they came here to seek asylum and if they are removed and are in rwanda that is what they would be doing there, because that is where the assessment will be made. i think it will take considerable thought, if the substantive hearing injuly is successful, and the policy is ruled illegal, it would have to be something that is look through very carefully by lawyers, but at the moment the intention of the government is that they would not come back. government is that they would not come back-— government is that they would not come back. . ~' , ., , . ~ come back. thank you very much. we are grateful — come back. thank you very much. we are grateful for— come back. thank you very much. we are grateful for your _ come back. thank you very much. we are grateful for your time. _ come back. thank you very much. we are grateful for your time. many i are grateful for your time. many thanks. scotland's first minister, nicola sturgeon, has said the country's economy is being held back because it's part of the uk — as she launched a new push for independence. publishing a holyrood government paper, she argued people were suffering as a result of brexit — and the problems were likely to become worse because the uk — and scotland — were outside the eu.

it is eight years now since scotland voted on independence and today nicola sturgeon started her campaign for another. this paper argues scotland would have great advantages if it was independent, comparing 210 countries of comparable size to scotland and arguing they are all fairer and more productive than the united kingdom. more patents will follow touching on issues like defence, currency, social security and pensions, dealing with why nicola sturgeon think scotland should become independent, but today she also dealt with how she thinks scotland could hold a second independence referendum. she says her government has a majority and a mandate for another referendum before the end of next year.

my duty, as the democratically elected first minister, is to the people of scotland. it is not to borisjohnson, or to any tory prime minister. this is a uk government that has no respect for democracy and, as we saw again yesterday, it has no regard for the rule of law either. that means if we are to uphold democracy here in scotland, we must forge a way forward, if necessary, without a section 30 order. that last point is key. nicola sturgeon acknowledged the competency of the scottish parliament to hold a second independence referendum is disputed and she reiterated her point that any referendum must be lawful, but she did say the scottish government would forge ahead with a second vote with or without what is called a section 30 order which in effect is the order passing the competency to hold a referendum from the uk

government at westminster to the scottish parliament. she said she would update the parliament here in edinburgh on that shortly. we have had response from opposition parties here in scotland already. scottish labour saying they are disappointed by what she said, they say it is a return to the politics of the past, the politics of strife and division. the uk government saying that now is not the time for a second independence referendum. i'm joined now by anas sarwar, the leader of scottish labour. thanks forjoining us. i'm going to ask you the question, is the first minister right to say it is time for another referendum?— minister right to say it is time for another referendum? sadly this is 'ust nicola another referendum? sadly this is just nicola sturgeon _ another referendum? sadly this is just nicola sturgeon on _ another referendum? sadly this is just nicola sturgeon on repeat - another referendum? sadly this is| just nicola sturgeon on repeat and she is going back to form, talking about division and putting scottish people against each other, this is

designed to take away from the fact that she is failing to look after the national health service and the education system, with child poverty on the rise, and i think people in scotland will see that this is a first minister not seeking to pull the country together but to pull it apart and we saw a negative reaction to it. �* ., apart and we saw a negative reaction toit.�* ., , �* apart and we saw a negative reaction toit. ., , �* ., to it. but of course brexit and covid have — to it. but of course brexit and covid have come _ to it. but of course brexit and covid have come along - to it. but of course brexit and covid have come along and i to it. but of course brexit and i covid have come along and there to it. but of course brexit and - covid have come along and there is an argument that it is time to set out a different and nicola sturgeon would say a better vision, so isn't it time? ., , , would say a better vision, so isn't ittime? ., , , �* , it time? undoubtably, brexit is chanauin it time? undoubtably, brexit is changing the — it time? undoubtably, brexit is changing the uk _ it time? undoubtably, brexit is changing the uk and _ it time? undoubtably, brexit is i changing the uk and undoubtedly covid has change the world but both brexit and covid make the case for working in partnership with our neighbours rather than pulling apart from our neighbours and the lesson from our neighbours and the lesson from brexit is that these decisions, while they may seem binary by those who seek to divide us, i actually have consequences, negative consequences and often those negative consequences are felt by

the most vulnerable, and covid is a demonstration that the world is getting smaller so i think the argument for independence is weaker than before. if the argument is to boot up borisjohnson, i would agree with the argument, but the way to do thatis with the argument, but the way to do that is for the next general election, and part of the trick here is nicola sturgeon wants to pretend there will be a referendum sooner but there isn't. the next vote in scotland will be a uk general election and we have got to unite as a country across the uk to boot borisjohnson out a country across the uk to boot boris johnson out and a country across the uk to boot borisjohnson out and get a labour government across the country and change the country, that's a much easier and better process and one that delivers fairness for scotland and the entire uk. you that delivers fairness for scotland and the entire uk.— and the entire uk. you say there won't be a _ and the entire uk. you say there won't be a referendum _ and the entire uk. you say there won't be a referendum but - and the entire uk. you say there won't be a referendum but the l and the entire uk. you say there i won't be a referendum but the first minister talked about forging a way forward if necessary, without the approval of westminster. what do you make of that?— make of that? nicola sturgeon can't sa that make of that? nicola sturgeon can't say that we — make of that? nicola sturgeon can't say that we have _ make of that? nicola sturgeon can't say that we have a _ make of that? nicola sturgeon can't say that we have a lawbreaking i make of that? nicola sturgeon can't say that we have a lawbreaking uk i say that we have a lawbreaking uk government and then suggest she will break the law herself, i don't think thatis break the law herself, i don't think that is a good place for scotland to be and the wider uk to be, and what we have seen today is not a new plan

or a new campaign, we have seen today is not a new plan ora new campaign, this is we have seen today is not a new plan or a new campaign, this is a repeat of an ongoing campaign, she has never stopped campaigning, but also just a patchwork of selecting countries around the world and putting out lots of data and charts were not talking about the issues facing the people of scotland and i think people can see through that. going back to the old nicola sturgeon rather than the one we saw during the pandemic. to sturgeon rather than the one we saw during the pandemic.— during the pandemic. to be completely _ during the pandemic. to be completely clear, _ during the pandemic. to be completely clear, labour i during the pandemic. to be i completely clear, labour would during the pandemic. to be - completely clear, labour would not agree to another referendum on the constitution? is that the case? it is clear that people in scotland don't want a referendum right now. but what about labour? i don't want a referendum right now. but what about labour?— but what about labour? i don't su ort but what about labour? i don't suaport a _ but what about labour? i don't support a referendum - but what about labour? i don't support a referendum and i i but what about labour? i don't l support a referendum and i think but what about labour? i don't i support a referendum and i think it would be a distraction for our country and i think it would allow those that seek to divide, to divide scotland into two camps, so i think instead we should be talking about how we use the powers in the parliament and in the uk to change

our country right now. i'm sick of politicians who want to create binary choices and to put scotland or the uk into tribes and stop them dealing with the issues at hand right now, like the climate crisis, the cost of living crisis, the nhs, we should be talking about uniting our country and sorting out those issues are not dividing people. you sa that issues are not dividing people. you say that despite the fact that a number of people, labour voters, they do support scotland's right to choose, so that put you in a tricky position? iii choose, so that put you in a tricky osition? , ., choose, so that put you in a tricky osition? i. ., ., ~' choose, so that put you in a tricky osition? i. ., ., ~ ., choose, so that put you in a tricky osition? i. ., , , , position? if you look at supporters of all political _ position? if you look at supporters of all political parties, _ position? if you look at supporters of all political parties, there i position? if you look at supporters of all political parties, there is i of all political parties, there is not a demand for a referendum right now and people don't want a referendum right now. they recognise we have just come through a pandemic and we are still struggling to come through the pandemic with the economic consequences, cases are spiking again and you can see the pain coming through brexit and we don't need to put ourselves through all that strife and instead i think we can choose something different. i know there is a desire for change

but i don't think the only offer a change is independent and i think there is a safer and better form change is independent and i think there is a safer and betterform of change available and that is the next uk election, to boot out boris johnson and elect a labour government across the country and thatis government across the country and that is what we are going to argue and advocate between now and the next general election. shines and advocate between now and the next general election. anas sarwar, thanks forjoining _ next general election. anas sarwar, thanks forjoining us. _ the scottish national party mp, patrick grady, has apologised for a breach of parliament's rules on sexual misconduct. an independent panel found that he'd made what was described as an "unwanted advance" towards a junior member of staff — and recommended he be suspended for two days. addressing the commons earlier he said he was deeply sorry. mr speaker, iam profoundly sorry for my behaviour and i deeply regret my actions and their consequences. any breach of the behaviour, codes and associated policies risks bringing this house into disrepute and will cause distress and upset

notjust to the complainant but to the wider parliamentary community. mr speaker, i give you and this house my firm assurance that i have learned significant lessons through this process and a firm undertaking that such behaviour on my part will never happen again. i repeat my apology, without reservation, to the complainant and extend that apology to you, mr speaker, to this house and its staff, to the residents of glasgow north, my constituency staff, local party members, family, friends and anyone else who has been affected by my behaviour in any way. pop star lizzo has changed the lyrics to her latests song after fans complained about the use of an offensive slur used to insult people with disabilities. in the first verse of her new single, "girls", she used a derogatory term for cerebral palsy. she's since released a statement saying that she's listened to criticism and taken action, and that a new version of the song with a change

to the lyrics has been produced. joining me now is disability campaigner, doaa shayea. i hope i got your name correct. you did, thank— i hope i got your name correct. you did, thank you- — i hope i got your name correct. you did, thank you. did _ i hope i got your name correct. you did, thank you. did the _ i hope i got your name correct. you did, thank you. did the word i i hope i got your name correct. you did, thank you. did the word upset| did, thank you. did the word upset ou and did, thank you. did the word upset you and can _ did, thank you. did the word upset you and can you — did, thank you. did the word upset you and can you give _ did, thank you. did the word upset you and can you give the _ did, thank you. did the word upset you and can you give the viewer i did, thank you. did the word upset you and can you give the viewer is| did, thank you. did the word upset| you and can you give the viewer is a sense of why? —— viewers. i definitely was extremely shocked when i heard the word being used and i think especially coming from someone who is championing all things to do with plus size, women of colour, all—encompassing, and preaching positivity, and then to have this derogatory term being used that basically is a slur that hits the entire disabled community and i think it is very insensitive to come, especially from lizzo. she has listened and —

come, especially from lizzo. she has listened and change _ come, especially from lizzo. she has listened and change the _ come, especially from lizzo. she has listened and change the lyrics - come, especially from lizzo. she has listened and change the lyrics i i listened and change the lyrics i presume you welcome that? absolutely. forsomeone presume you welcome that? absolutely. for someone to actually acknowledge what they have done and to show they want to change it and acknowledge their mistake and to change it is much better than to ignore the entire community and not make a change, sol ignore the entire community and not make a change, so i definitely respect that. make a change, so i definitely reapect that-— make a change, so i definitely respect that. she said she never wanted to _ respect that. she said she never wanted to promote _ respect that. she said she never wanted to promote the - respect that. she said she never wanted to promote the rotary i wanted to promote the rotary language so in that sense it really harmful? ~ ., ., ., harmful? with the word originating from the abuse _ harmful? with the word originating from the abuse that _ harmful? with the word originating from the abuse that comes - harmful? with the word originating from the abuse that comes with i from the abuse that comes with mental health and things like that, so it is offensive and it is insulting but language changes and that was something that was used before and i think there are better and more suited words to use for certain conditions rather than something that has been derogatory towards it. i

something that has been derogatory towards it. . ., ., ~ ., towards it. i wanted to talk about the issue more _ towards it. i wanted to talk about the issue more broadly _ towards it. i wanted to talk about the issue more broadly because l towards it. i wanted to talk about i the issue more broadly because lizzo said in her statement as a fat black woman in america she has had many hateful words used against her which made me ponder the hateful words used against people with disabilities. do you think people take less consideration and care about the language they use around people with disabilities? absolutely. it is extremely disheartening to know that the disability community is not viewed and valued enough within society, to be worthy of protection against such language and itjust goes to show that, it got to a point where this was even allowed to run, that shows where we value people with disabilities.— where we value people with disabilities. ~ , ., ~ ., disabilities. why do you think that is, a lack disabilities. why do you think that is. a lack of _ disabilities. why do you think that is, a lack of role _ disabilities. why do you think that is, a lack of role models - disabilities. why do you think that

is, a lack of role models or- is, a lack of role models or something more than that? it is, a lack of role models or something more than that? it is, a ma'ori something more than that? it is, a majority of — something more than that? it is, a majority of things, _ something more than that? it is, a majority of things, and _ something more than that? it is, a majority of things, and i _ something more than that? it is, a majority of things, and i think i something more than that? it is, a majority of things, and i think the l majority of things, and i think the lack of representation out there and the lack of awareness within disability of what is acceptable, and what isn't, we see that with many marginalised communities but we are constantly seeing disability being at the bottom of the chain. for now, really good to talk to you, thanks forjoining us. we appreciate that. thanks for 'oining us. we appreciate that. . ~ , ., thanks for 'oining us. we appreciate that. . ~' , ., , thanks for 'oining us. we appreciate that. . ~ , . spain is experiencing its earliest heatwave in more than four decades — it's braced for temperatures as high as 43 degrees celsius today. some areas have been placed on high alert due to the risk of wildfires. mark lobel has more. as fun as hot temperatures can be for some, many are grappling with how to cope with spain's earliest heatwave in more than a0 years, with temperatures

surpassing a0 celsius, or 140 fahrenheit, in parts of central and southern spain. a cloud of hot air from north africa has sent temperatures soaring, with neighbouring france bracing itself for rising temperatures too. translation: we've had many more heatwaves i after the 1980s than before. it is an enormous ratio of one to three, climatologists tell us, and we can see it. these heatwaves are likely to stretch through the season. decades ago, it happened mainly injuly and august. in spain, tourist hotspots seville and cordoba, are set to remain about 43 celsius, or 109 fahrenheit in the coming days. in the region of extremadura more than 100 schools have reduced their hours due to the heatwave, so that children

can go home at midday. meanwhile, many parts of spain remain on alert for extreme temperatures over the coming days. mark lobel, bbc news. now it's time for a look at the weather. hello there. plenty of blue sky and sunshine across england and wales today, as you can see from our weather watcher photo here from kent. and there's a lot more of that to come in the forecast as we head through the next few days. in fact, for some, but not for all of us, it will be turning hot and humid. always cloudier and cooler, though, with some outbreaks of rain towards the north—west, so for northern ireland and scotland. the reason for the heat — well, we've got soaring temperatures, over a0 degrees celsius across the iberian peninsula at the moment. that heat is set to rise into france towards the uk. temperatures will peak on friday. now, overnight tonight, we've still got this swathe of cloud

for northern ireland and for scotland. western scotland will see some outbreaks of rain for a time. clear spells, though, further south. it won't be quite so chilly a start to the day as it was earlier on this morning for many, but temperatures towards southern areas of england and wales could possibly drop back into single figures once more. now, we've still got high pressure keeping us fine and dry for england and wales tomorrow, but this weather front is still lingering across northern ireland and scotland, and that's likely to give us some rain, particularly a bit later on through the day for western areas of scotland. drying out, though, for northern ireland. we'll see some sunny spells emerge here towards the east, i think. also some sunshine emerging for eastern scotland and for southern scotland too later on through the day, so temperatures will rise. but, of course, the highest temperatures across england and wales — london and the south—east seeing 27 degrees celsius on wednesday afternoon. of course, with those high temperatures, all of the sunshine comes with some very high pollen levels still across much of england and wales. and the pollen levels are rising for scotland and northern ireland, too, in the best of any sunshine. let's take a look at thursday, then.

now, we've still got this swathe of cloud for the north—west. there'll be some outbreaks of rain here, and that's likely to pep up for a time too. further south, we'll start to see that hot, humid air feed through. so temperatures widely in the mid to the high 20s, but the temperatures will peak on friday. now, we've still got some outbreaks of rain for much of scotland, some of that rain likely to be heavy. also moving into northern ireland, too, feeling very hot and humid. we could possibly see temperatures get as high as 33 degrees celsius somewhere north of london — hertfordshire, cambridgeshire, perhaps, but it is a short—lived hot spell. a thundery breakdown at the weekend.

this is bbc news i'm rebecca jones. the headlines... borisjohnson has said the government may "very well" have to change the law to ensure it can deliver its policy of deporting asylum seekers to rwanda. will it be necessary to change some laws as we go along? it's me very well be an all these are under constant review. around 270 migrants are thought to have reached the uk by boat so far today — people in dover disagree her about the rwanda plan five years since the grenfell tower disaster — a memorial service is held at westminster abbey for the 72 people who died 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. scotland's first minister nicola sturgeon launches a new campaign for independence. it is time to set out a different and better vision. it is time to talk about making scotland wealthier and fairer. it is time to talk about independence and then to make the choice. asa as a record—breaking heat sweeps through spain, it is expected to make the uk by the end of the week. fierce fighting continues in eastern ukraine in the battle for severodonetsk as ukraine's grip on the strategic city weakens.

hello and welcome to bbc news. a plane carrying a handful of asylum seekers is due to fly to rwanda from the uk this evening, after campaigners and charities failed in their bid to block the take—off. it's thought seven or eight people could be on board, but several are making a last—ditch legal attempt to halt their removals in court today. the government insists flights are necessary to combat people—trafficking gangs, but church of england leaders described the policy as "immoral". the prime minister told the cabinet this morning that the government would not be 'deterred or abashed' by some of the criticism — but downing street has now said the legal challenges might stop the plane from taking off. sean dilley reports. this is one flight that is unlikely to be affected by cancellations and delays. even with just a handful of unwilling passengers and no matter what the cost is, the government says it is imperative tonight's removals go—ahead to discourage dangerous

channel crossings. it has been extremely difficult to find a way of doing it that is humane. it is not reasonable to try to turn boats around at sea in the english channel, those waters are very dangerous. we have had to work within the scope of common humanity and compassion, that is the right thing to do, but we have to interrupt the business model of the gangs. the number of refugees expected to take their seats is significantly lower than planned after individual legal challenges have whittled passengers down to single figures. home office sources say they are expecting more challenges throughout the day, with lawyers throwing the kitchen sink at trying to keep their clients in the uk. if any asylum seekers are removed, the government will see it as a major political victory. others will see it as an immoral policy. the archbishops of canterbury and york have written a letter in the times signed by more than 20 bishops who sit in the house of lords. it said, "those to be deported

to rwanda have had no chance "to appeal or reunite with family in britain. "they have had no consideration of their asylum claim, "recognition of their medical or other needs, or any attempts "to understand their predicament." the policy, which will run as a trial for five years and see some of the uk's refugees being sent to rwanda to seek asylum, has also been unpopular with opposition politicians and, reportedly, prince charles in private. in dover, though, where the rnli have rescued 18 migrants this morning and where more than 10,000 have landed this year so far, the views are mixed. i think it is a good idea. we have had too many over here. it's a dreadful idea. why is it rwanda's problem? if there's no way out i for them from rwanda, i have got very mixed feelings about it. i i don't know whether i would like to go myself.

this afternoon, legal challenges against individual removals continue. for the applicants, the real prospect of remaining in the uk, for now. for the government, fear that if the remaining challenges are all successful, their first flight to kigali could be going nowhere. sean dilley, bbc news. a spokesperson told give up —— reporters that rwanda would be a welcoming place. we reporters that rwanda would be a welcoming place.— reporters that rwanda would be a welcoming place. we don't think it is a model to _ welcoming place. we don't think it is a model to offer i welcoming place. we don't think it is a model to offer a i welcoming place. we don't think it is a model to offer a home i welcoming place. we don't think it is a model to offer a home to i is a model to offer a home to pecule. — is a model to offer a home to people, something we have done here for more _ people, something we have done here for more than 30 years and we are doing _ for more than 30 years and we are doing this — for more than 30 years and we are doing this for the right reasons so people _ doing this for the right reasons so people might have their own opinion about— people might have their own opinion about what_ people might have their own opinion about what this programme is like, depending — about what this programme is like, depending where they come from, but where _ depending where they come from, but where we _ depending where they come from, but where we are coming from and we are doing _ where we are coming from and we are doing this _ where we are coming from and we are doing this for — where we are coming from and we are doing this for the right reasons and we want _ doing this for the right reasons and we want is — doing this for the right reasons and we want is one be a welcoming place and to— we want is one be a welcoming place and to make — we want is one be a welcoming place and to make sure the migrants are taken— and to make sure the migrants are taken put— and to make sure the migrants are taken put care of and they are able to build _ taken put care of and they are able to build a _ taken put care of and they are able to build a life here.—

to build a life here. jonathan, i will be any _ to build a life here. jonathan, i will be any clearer i to build a life here. jonathan, i will be any clearer that i to build a life here. jonathan, i will be any clearer that this i to build a life here. jonathan, i l will be any clearer that this flight is going to take off? ila. will be any clearer that this flight is going to take off?— is going to take off? no. as you have heard, downing i is going to take off? no. as you | have heard, downing street said today, late this morning, given the ongoing legal challenges this policy and the flights taking off as planned this evening, they couldn't say categorically or that it would. that was a different line of the foreign secretary took this morning, she sounded uncompromising that it would go ahead but as things stand at least one assignment seeker who has been challenging the move in the courts has failed in their latest bid to do that. it looks like at the moment it is more likely than not to take off. what is clear is that this is an incredibly divisive policy, it is an incredibly divisive policy, it is an incredibly divisive policy, it is a controversial policy and it is one which people object to as we've

heard on political grounds, moral grounds and legal grounds as well. the government remains convinced it is the right thing to do, in the long term it will be effective as a deterrent for people crossing the channel in small boats to try to get to the uk. they have said from the start it would be difficult to get in place and they have expected legal challenges along the way. the prime minister borisjohnson was asked at an event for the aoth anniversary of the end of the falklands conflict at the national arboretum in staffordshire earlier on today, whether further changes to the law would be necessary in order to make this policy work. the the law would be necessary in order to make this policy work.— to make this policy work. the legal fraterni , to make this policy work. the legal fraternity, sorority, i to make this policy work. the legal fraternity, sorority, whatever, i fraternity, sorority, whatever, their _ fraternity, sorority, whatever, their legal world is beefing up ways of trying _ their legal world is beefing up ways of trying to stop the government from _ of trying to stop the government from upholding what we think is a sensible _ from upholding what we think is a sensible law, we are trying to make

a distinction — sensible law, we are trying to make a distinction between legal pathways to the _ a distinction between legal pathways to the uk_ a distinction between legal pathways to the uk which we support, we want people _ to the uk which we support, we want people to _ to the uk which we support, we want people to be able to come here, we want them — people to be able to come here, we want them to do it legally and safely — want them to do it legally and safely. that is why we have all the safely. that is why we have all the safe and _ safely. that is why we have all the safe and legal routes open to people — safe and legal routes open to people. what we want to do is to show— people. what we want to do is to show that— people. what we want to do is to show that the full traffickers that they are — show that the full traffickers that they are breaking the law, they are risking _ they are breaking the law, they are risking people's lives and it won't work _ risking people's lives and it won't work will— risking people's lives and it won't work. will it be necessary to change some _ work. will it be necessary to change some laws _ work. will it be necessary to change some laws to help us as we go along? it may— some laws to help us as we go along? it may very— some laws to help us as we go along? it may very well be an all these options — it may very well be an all these options are under constant review. even _ options are under constant review. even if— options are under constant review. even if there are only a handful at most of people on that flight to rwanda, even if it does take off this evening, the government will be keen to demonstrate a statement of intent, i guess, that this policy is here to stay and that it will pursue it and we are told that regardless of what happens today, further flights are planned, probably within weeks, to take asylum seekers who

arrive in the uk to rwanda. it it does the government no harm this debate is playing out in public over time because they are convinced they have the right policy here and they are convinced the majority of public support is with them in time to tackle the problem crossing the channel in small boats. but as we've seen, they will face objections and the thames to stop it at every turn. good to talk to you, jonathan. thank you. a memorial service at westminster abbey have paid tribute to the people killed in the good and disaster five years ago. the names of those who died were read out. this report is from our correspondence and it contains images of the night. 72 lives lost in a single night, in a single building, in the worst fire in modern british history.

it's hard to believe five years have passed. emotions are still so raw. grenfell united, representing victims of the fire, said, we don't want our 72 to be remembered for what happened, but for what changed. a demand repeated at this morning's memorial service in westminster abbey. the bereaved, survivors and residents that i have spoken to are clear. if nothing changes, those who lost their lives would have died in vain, and they're not prepared to accept that. they want those who are responsible for failures to be forced to accept responsibility at the outset rather than playing the blame game, as almost every party did an inquiry. hanan wahabi has finally made a new home for herfamily from the scraps of her old one. few things like my driver's license. her memories of that night after escaping, watching the flames sweep up the tower.

so in the time that you had to get out, they'd gone from nine, floor nine to floor 17. yes. and abdulaziz, your brother with this family on 21. yeah. her close family were trapped. there were desperate calls with abdulaziz el—wahabi, his wife, faouzia, and their children, yasin, nur huda and mehdi. mehdi was, he was distressed. my nephew, he was eight. and my brotherjust said to me, it's going to be ok because he wanted me to reassure his son that it was going to be ok. i said, yes, it's going to be ok. and that's something i've got to live with, because i told him it was going to be ok and it wasn't. but through the sadness, runs a thick thread of anger. an estimated one million people still live in buildings with fire safety defects. the grenfell public inquiry has identified the council, corporate and government failings which combined to cause the fire. but the officer in charge

of the police investigation told me there would be no charges until at least next year when the inquiry's report is published. i, like others, have heard some of the evidence and i don't know what the best word to describe it, as sometimes being shocked at what i've heard. but what i can say is there is nothing which is being heard of the public inquiry which we, from our criminal investigation perspective, are not already aware of. the grenfell community may yet wait years for justice. how well do you think that community, albeit scattered, has healed over the five years? and what would the answer be for you? the answer for me is that we haven't helped and we're not going to help. that's my answer because pain, you can see the cracks. and i do say that we do, we smile, we laugh, wejoke. you can see the cracks.

victoria is in west london near glen faletau and joins us now. in terms of the cracks that are volunteers here who are handing out leaflets that say, not feeling 1%? anxiety, trouble sleeping, flashbacks are? therapy suitable for all ages. i want to tell you about two sisters who died on that night five years ago. sakineh afrasiabi, 65, died in the fire with her younger sister fatemeh afrasiabi, who had come to visit. she lived on the 18th floor. shiva aghlani, recalled how her mother and aunt would sit in their flat and look at the "amazing" view

of the london skyline. "i am glad that my mother at least did not die alone, but it terrifies me every time i think about how scared must have been. i'm joined by yvette williams, the founder ofjusticeagrenfell — a community led organisation focused on obtaining justice for the bereaved families, survivors and the wider community you were at the service today. what was that like?— was that like? they were people i hadn't seen _ was that like? they were people i hadn't seen for i was that like? they were people i hadn't seen for a i was that like? they were people i hadn't seen for a very i was that like? they were people i hadn't seen for a very long i was that like? they were people i hadn't seen for a very long time, | hadn't seen for a very long time, many of them were there at the night. what does justice look like for you? i think for the grieving family there has to be something through

there has to be something through the criminaljustice system.- the criminal 'ustice system. sorry, the criminaljustice system. sorry, the microphone i the criminaljustice system. sorry, the microphone is i the criminaljustice system. sorry, the microphone is broken. i the microphone is broken. we want to see someone standing in the dock. prosecution would solve it. and also, just changing things, making real change. there were thousands of people still living up and down the country with combustible cladding on their homes. we have known that five years ago, but they are still there. if the stuff that has come out of a public inquiry, we cannot see why on earth thatis inquiry, we cannot see why on earth that is unjust taken down immediately. the government can pay for that. they can claw the money back over time. it is any state's

responsibility. when you think it has taken in five years to do that, it is a serious indictment on the society we live in.— society we live in. hundreds of buildinrs society we live in. hundreds of buildings have i society we live in. hundreds of buildings have had i society we live in. hundreds of buildings have had unsafe i society we live in. hundreds of i buildings have had unsafe cladding removed, there are still thousands of people still in buildings, 58 buildings, but still have this cladding on all the work is started on a number of those. do you think that some progress has been made, it is just too slow?— isjust too slow? there has been some progress. _ isjust too slow? there has been some progress, too i isjust too slow? there has been some progress, too little i isjust too slow? there has been l some progress, too little progress and i think it is too late. what some progress, too little progress and i think it is too late.— and i think it is too late. what do ou want and i think it is too late. what do you want today — and i think it is too late. what do you want today to i and i think it is too late. what do you want today to be i and i think it is too late. what do you want today to be about? i and i think it is too late. what do you want today to be about? for| and i think it is too late. what do i you want today to be about? for me, toda , the you want today to be about? for me, today, the anniversary i you want today to be about? for me, today, the anniversary is i you want today to be about? for me, today, the anniversary is always i today, the anniversary is always about the 72 people we lost and we've had further deaths since the fire. we've had suicides, that has a hole impact on the community. i think today, for me, it is about the

remembrance of those people. it is a time for using spaces like this and getting the support from your community, that is a beautiful thing. community, that is a beautiful thin. . ~' , community, that is a beautiful thin. . ~ , . ., thing. thank you very much, if that, thanks for talking i thing. thank you very much, if that, thanks for talking to i thing. thank you very much, if that, thanks for talking to us. i thing. thank you very much, if that, thanks for talking to us. can ii thing. thank you very much, if that, thanks for talking to us. can i take l thanks for talking to us. can i take that microphone to give to our next guest. thank you, thank you. i'm joined by marcia robinson, who runs the community garden you can see behind us, hope gardens, is the co—founder of treesag re nfell. hello both of you. thanks for talking to us. tell us about this project. talking to us. tell us about this ro'ect. ., , talking to us. tell us about this ro'ect. .,, , ., talking to us. tell us about this ro'ect. , ., , ., project. hope gardens are started after the first _ project. hope gardens are started after the first weeks i project. hope gardens are started after the first weeks really, i after the first weeks really, everyone gathered here in the aftermath of grand felt, quite a lot of people in different spaces. in lancaster west flat, they were

cordoned off. this was the main area by the community came, gathered, left memorial pictures. it was plastered, as you know. it is dear to a lot of us. that is the wall of truth behind you there, everyone wrote their emotions, tears in their eyes some of them. we have been trying to frame some of the statements. it is that space, a space that has developed and grown beyond any kind of imagination, hasn't it, mario? he has been here since the beginning. who; hasn't it, mario? he has been here since the beginning.— since the beginning. why do you volunteer here? i since the beginning. why do you volunteer here? the i since the beginning. why do you volunteer here? the way i since the beginning. why do you volunteer here? the way it i since the beginning. why do you l volunteer here? the way it started was in the aftermath i volunteer here? the way it started was in the aftermath of— volunteer here? the way it started was in the aftermath of the i volunteer here? the way it started was in the aftermath of the event, j was in the aftermath of the event, the fire _ was in the aftermath of the event, the fire i— was in the aftermath of the event, the fire. i came down here on the night _ the fire. i came down here on the night and — the fire. i came down here on the night and there was like hypnotised, mesmerised and scared and i was trying _ mesmerised and scared and i was trying to— mesmerised and scared and i was trying to find ways to help out, to be useful— trying to find ways to help out, to be useful to the community. i kept

coming _ be useful to the community. i kept coming in — be useful to the community. i kept coming in the space to help with distributing donations, and then i kept occupying the space, coming here, _ kept occupying the space, coming here, talking to people and asking how i_ here, talking to people and asking how i could help? that is howl here, talking to people and asking how i could help? that is how i met macia _ how i could help? that is how i met macia and _ howl could help? that is how i met macia and i— how i could help? that is how i met macia and i knew about the hope gardens — macia and i knew about the hope gardens project and being one of my skills. _ gardens project and being one of my skills, digging, as i am a nike ecologist. _ skills, digging, as i am a nike ecologist, i asked skills, digging, as i am a nike ecologist, iasked if skills, digging, as i am a nike ecologist, i asked if i could be useful— ecologist, i asked if i could be useful and that is how it started, that is— useful and that is how it started, that is how— useful and that is how it started, that is howl useful and that is how it started, that is how i continued for five years— that is how i continued for five years to — that is how i continued for five years to help volunteering and through— years to help volunteering and through practice connect people and create _ through practice connect people and create new— through practice connect people and create new relationships. there through practice connect people and create new relationships.— create new relationships. there are --eole create new relationships. there are people from _ create new relationships. there are people from all— create new relationships. there are people from all over i create new relationships. there are people from all over the i create new relationships. there are people from all over the world i create new relationships. there are people from all over the world who | people from all over the world who live here. you are from italy. i think about all the people who lived in the tower, syria, italy, the philippines, the uk. it is multinational, isn't it? i want to ask you, obviously, not everybody feels the same way today but i

wonder if you could describe the range of emotions people are experiencing today. despite all the noise in the background it is a wave, a wave of emotions. from deep grief, deep, deep grief. i've lost my breath last night, woke up this morning and it was like the macro for five years running. you stop yourself from crying to do the day you need to do. after the grief it is sadness because five years on, it seems like one year since it has happened in regards to progress, justice, what we have seen with the inquiry, as a

community it doesn't seem like any movement has been made. i was talkin: to movement has been made. i was talking to someone i movement has been made. i was talking to someone this i movement has been made. i was talking to someone this morning who lost his uncle in the fire. he said, he's got this fear that we might be having these conversations at the ten year anniversary. he said for him, he doesn't know if that is sustainable.— him, he doesn't know if that is sustainable. ., , ., ., sustainable. no, please god, no, not ten ears. sustainable. no, please god, no, not ten years- we — sustainable. no, please god, no, not ten years. we have i sustainable. no, please god, no, not ten years. we have to i sustainable. no, please god, no, not ten years. we have to move i sustainable. no, please god, no, not ten years. we have to move on. i sustainable. no, please god, no, not ten years. we have to move on. the | ten years. we have to move on. the whole social, economic situation used to be examined, these are simple solutions that can be done. some of them at a stroke of a pen, the cladding crisis can be over. the need for the children around to see growth, to see new developments, to see they are worth something. it has got to that, they feel like we've got to that, they feel like we've got no worth because nothing has

happened. got no worth because nothing has ha ened. . , ., happened. that is the other thing, he said, if happened. that is the other thing, he said. if i _ happened. that is the other thing, he said, if i can't— happened. that is the other thing, he said, if i can't sustain i happened. that is the other thing, he said, if i can't sustain this i happened. that is the other thing, he said, if i can't sustain this in i he said, if i can't sustain this in times of campaigning forjustice, he said i've got kids, one child is 1a, one is younger but they aren't expressing themselves and asking questions. expressing themselves and asking ruestions. .. , expressing themselves and asking ruestions. , �* expressing themselves and asking ruestions. �* ~' expressing themselves and asking questions.— oh, i expressing themselves and asking | questions.— oh, my questions. exactly. i'm 61. oh, my goodness. — questions. exactly. i'm 61. oh, my goodness. you _ questions. exactly. i'm 61. oh, my goodness. you do _ questions. exactly. i'm 61. oh, my goodness, you do not i questions. exactly. i'm 61. oh, my goodness, you do not locate! i goodness, you do not locate! victoria is my best friend! i have goodness knows how match left. our only aim now, all of the projects, all of them, we want to see progress, we want to see action we want to see papers are signed, leases agreed, developments they community suggested, not wiped off the table and ignored. at the end of the table and ignored. at the end of the day, if all of this trickle—down

effect is to work, communities have to be listened to. anyone that studied any kind of psychology knows in these situations it has been proven the community find its own solution. that is what we're trying to here, finding resolution, some space to relax. hat to here, finding resolution, some space to relax— to here, finding resolution, some space to relax. not asking about the colour green- _ space to relax. not asking about the colour green. obviously, i space to relax. not asking about the colour green. obviously, the i space to relax. not asking about the colour green. obviously, the green | colour green. obviously, the green party has become the symbol of grand felt. —— greenheart. you've got green. everyone is giving me different reason for why green is the colour. your gardens are green, it is about nature, for you? what it is about nature, for you? what would you _ it is about nature, for you? what would you say? _ it is about nature, for you? what would you say? it i it is about nature, for you? what would you say? it is i it is about nature, for you? what would you say? it is about i it is about nature, for you? what would you say? it is about hope, nature, — would you say? it is about hope, nature, has _ would you say? it is about hope, nature, has become, you have

serendipity, things happen and the colour— serendipity, things happen and the colour green happened. it is embraced by the whole community, people _ embraced by the whole community, people coming here to help and it started _ people coming here to help and it started being everywhere. i guess it became _ started being everywhere. i guess it became part of our life wearing it. through— became part of our life wearing it. through it. — became part of our life wearing it. through it, remembering everything, what has _ through it, remembering everything, what has happened, where we want to lo. what has happened, where we want to co. �* , ., ., what has happened, where we want to lo, �* , ., ., ., ., green go. anything to add to that? green for us is very _ go. anything to add to that? green for us is very significant. i go. anything to add to that? green for us is very significant. my i go. anything to add to that? green for us is very significant. my good l for us is very significant. my good friend here has said, it is about nature, regrowth, replenishing and we find if we can find, it was something to represent grand felt. we do all hold it close to our heart. green represents so much. we

need a green oasis and the motorway. i'm sure our viewers can hear the traffic above those. 5’s i'm sure our viewers can hear the traffic above those.— i'm sure our viewers can hear the traffic above those. 596 of your life san is traffic above those. 596 of your life span is lost _ traffic above those. 596 of your life span is lost living i traffic above those. 596 of your life span is lost living under i traffic above those. 596 of your life span is lost living under a i span is lost living under a motorway. span is lost living under a motorway-— span is lost living under a motorway. span is lost living under a motorwa . �* . . motorway. but these help. that is what we hope _ motorway. but these help. that is what we hope we i motorway. but these help. that is what we hope we are i motorway. but these help. that is what we hope we are doing. i motorway. but these help. that is| what we hope we are doing. thank motorway. but these help. that is i what we hope we are doing. thank you both very much- _ what we hope we are doing. thank you both very much. keep i what we hope we are doing. thank you both very much. keep up i what we hope we are doing. thank you both very much. keep up the i what we hope we are doing. thank you both very much. keep up the good i both very much. keep up the good work. we are going to talk to some more people through the afternoon. as four o'clock this afternoon there is a multi—faith vigil which will begin at the foot of the tower and a little later there will be a silent walk. we will bring you coverage of that vigil in about half an hour. joining me now is a professor on

fire safety at the university of greenwich. very good to have you weathers, professor. iwill start with a general question and then perhaps zoo men answer more specific issues. is view five years on, a fire like this which caused so many deaths in a tower block couldn't happen again?— deaths in a tower block couldn't hauenaaain? ., ., , ~ happen again? unfortunately, ithink a fire like grenfell i happen again? unfortunately, ithink a fire like grenfell or— happen again? unfortunately, ithink a fire like grenfell or similar i a fire like grenfell or similar could happen again. we still haven't resolved the issue with cladding and it isn'tjust resolved the issue with cladding and it isn't just the resolved the issue with cladding and it isn'tjust the acm but other types of cladding as well. i don't believe we've really addressed the root cause as to why so many people died in grenfell.— died in grenfell. what do you think that was? i — died in grenfell. what do you think that was? i think, i died in grenfell. what do you think that was? i think, the i died in grenfell. what do you think that was? i think, the real- died in grenfell. what do you think that was? i think, the realtragedy| that was? i think, the realtragedy i think the grenfell i that was? i think, the realtragedy i think the grenfell is i that was? i think, the realtragedy i think the grenfell is it i that was? i think, the realtragedy i think the grenfell is it was i that was? i think, the realtragedy i think the grenfell is it was a i i think the grenfell is it was a failed evacuation. it escapes me by the inquiry hasn't focused on this and the government hasn't focused on theirs. everyone seems to be fixated

on fixing the rigid problem, the cladding problem that resulted in the fire and the rapid spread, but what grenfell is telling us is, we don't have resilience, sufficient resilience in our buildings and procedures. had there be a plan b for grenfell that is never actually plan, which includes peaks for the disabled and had the fire and rescue service had a plan b as well, ie, emergency evacuation, i don't think anyone would have necessarily died there. . . . . anyone would have necessarily died there. . . , , , anyone would have necessarily died there. ., ., , , , ., there. that answer requires us to rewind to what i there. that answer requires us to rewind to what plan i there. that answer requires us to rewind to what plan a i there. that answer requires us to rewind to what plan a was i there. that answer requires us to rewind to what plan a was which l there. that answer requires us to | rewind to what plan a was which is the plan that was followed on the night which if i am right in following your logic that residents should stay in case of a fire. are you saying i fire strategy hasn't changed much since then? ida. you saying i fire strategy hasn't changed much since then? no, it hasn't changed i changed much since then? no, it

hasn't changed a i changed much since then? no, it hasn't changed a jot. i changed much since then? no, it hasn't changed a jot. the i changed much since then? no, it- hasn't changed a jot. the government hasn't changed a jot. the government has in some people in the fire industry have the same religious belief, a faith in the infallibility of staying. even from a simple engineering, this is ridiculous. yes, they put compact mentation, you try to contain the fire. that works in the majority of cases but as grenfell has shown us, when it fails it fails catastrophically, leading to large loss of life. we need to have a back—up plan. what happens when the stay put fails? what have a back-up plan. what happens when the stay put fails?— when the stay put fails? what does that [an when the stay put fails? what does that plan b. _ when the stay put fails? what does that plan b. what _ when the stay put fails? what does that plan b, what does i when the stay put fails? what does that plan b, what does that i that plan b, what does that evacuation plan look like? it is a ranre evacuation plan look like? it is a ranae of evacuation plan look like? it is a range of things. i evacuation plan look like? it is a range of things. first i evacuation plan look like? it is a range of things. first of- evacuation plan look like? it is a range of things. first of all, i evacuation plan look like? it is a range of things. first of all, the | range of things. first of all, the residence of the building need to be

aware that they have to move from a state part philosophy to evacuate. there needs to be a detection system and an alarm. it is hard to believe and an alarm. it is hard to believe a high rise residential buildings don't have detection or alarm systems and there is no plan to change that. secondly, for all the disabled residents, remember, a0% of the disabled residents, disable documents of grenfell perished in the fire. that is because they couldn't itself evacuate. what a personal emergency evacuation plan does, provides a plan as to how a disabled person is able to evacuees from the building. we don't have that. there's a high probability that. there's a high probability that if there is another catastrophic fire, not because of

cladding, it could be something else, it could be because of a range of other issues, we still don't have a plan b for assisted evacuation of disabled people, and even a plan for the non—disabled residents. we disabled people, and even a plan for the non-disabled residents. we don't have, ou the non-disabled residents. we don't have. you are — the non-disabled residents. we don't have, you are saying, i the non-disabled residents. we don't have, you are saying, a i the non-disabled residents. we don't have, you are saying, a plan i the non-disabled residents. we don't have, you are saying, a plan b. in i have, you are saying, a plan b. in terms of plan a, the government is saying stay put is a good strategy for the majority of buildings. i had one question on that. is there a danger that people will ignore that advice? they won't stay, they will get out on their own, ignoring advice after seeing what happened as grenfell and that will risk causing even more chaos. there is the possibility but can you blame people for that? if they know there is no way to inform them of there is no way to inform them of the fact that their building has failed, as in grenfell, we could not

even contact people to let them know the building had failed and they had to evacuate, so if you don't even provide a means for detection and alarm, of course people are going to want to evacuate. i would not stay in a building where i thought there was a fire and it might not be contained. i'm not going to that building. i'm going to get out as quickly as i can. so you need to have, we need to look at our legacy high—rise buildings and consider how we can introduce a detection and an alarm system and what the government is proposing is an emergency alarm system but the fire service can activate it, no detection, just an alarm system, and that is a good move but they are only suggesting that for at risk buildings at the moment. these are buildings which have the cladding problem. we need an alarm system and a detection

system in all of the legacy buildings so that people can be made aware of when they have to evacuate, and that will be very rare. they won't have to evacuate very often because the fire will be contained in most cases. because the fire will be contained in most cases-— because the fire will be contained in most cases. professor, from the university of _ in most cases. professor, from the university of greenwich, i in most cases. professor, from the university of greenwich, we i in most cases. professor, from the university of greenwich, we are i in most cases. professor, from the | university of greenwich, we are out of time, but thanks forjoining us. now it's time for a look at the weather. hello, there. the heat and humidity will be rising over the next few days for some, but not for all of us across the uk. it's always cloudier and cooler with some outbreaks of rain towards the north and the west, and it's across northern ireland and scotland where we've still got these swathes of cloud overnight tonight with some outbreaks of rain at times. fine and dry this evening for england and wales, some clear spells and not quite so chillier start to the day tomorrow as it was early on this morning. and then tomorrow, high pressure

keeps as fine and dry for england and wales. this is where we'll see the lion's share of the sunshine and the day's highest temperatures, but also some sunny spells emerging for eastern scotland and for eastern areas of northern ireland, too. the pollen levels will rise here and it will feel warmer. now, as we head through into thursday and friday, this is when the hot and humid air is set to rise from the south. temperatures remaining fairly stable with some heavy rain across the north and the west. but we could see 33 degrees celsius somewhere north of london. hello, this is bbc news with rebecca jones. the headlines: borisjohnson said the government may have to change the law to make sure it can deliver its policy of deporting asylum seekers to rwanda. five years since the grenfell tower disaster — a memorial service is held at westminster abbey for the 72 people who died. scotland's first minister nicola sturgeon launches a new campaign for independence.

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. record—breaking temperatures hit spain and the heat is expected to make its way to the uk by the end of the week. fierce fighting continues in eastern ukraine in the battle for sevrodonetsk — as ukraine's grip on the strategic city weakens. sport now and a full round up from the bbc sport centre. good afternoon. serena williams has been given a wild card spot at wimbledon. she hasn't played since injuring her leg in the first round of last year's tournament.

she has also tagged eastbourne on her instagram account and so might be appearing there before wimbledon. she'll go into wimbledon with a real lack of match practice... everybody would like to see her go out in style. somehow. notjust slip quietly into the night which would not seem to be the serena williams weight so it looks as though we will see her in some capacity and wimbledon and also possibly at eastbourne next week because that event was tagged into her instagram post earlier. let's stick with tennis because there's lots happening in the run up to wimbledon. let's head over to live pictures of the queen's club in london. norway's casper ruud is up against great britain's ryan peniston. after this match dan evans takes on the reigning champion matteo berretini.

you can catch all the action on bbc2 or on the bbc sport website. meanwhile, the women are in action at the birmingham classic. these are live pictures too. katie boulter faces american alison riske. again, you can follow all the action live on the bbc sport website. england are fighting to stay alive in the final day of the second test match against new zealand. new zealand taking the wickets of bothjoe root and ollie pope. alex lees started fluently but he was out for aa in the end. england need 161 now to win with new zealand needing six wickets to level the best—of—three series. jonny bairstow and the captain ben stokes are at

the crease. follow it all live on test match special on radio 5 live sports extra, with full text coverage and video clips on the bbc sport website. burnley have hired former manchester city captain vincent kompany as their next manager. kompany has been in charge at belgian side anderlecht for two years before leaving by mutual consent in may, having led them to a third—place finish. he joins burnley as they look to bounce back from relegation from the premier league with an instant promotion from the championship 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.

england, wales and scotland all play in the nations league this evening, while australia became the latest team to qualify for the world cup. the star man was definitely keeper andrew redmayne. he chose a unique way to try to save the penalties and you've got to give it to him, it worked. the 33 year old has just three caps for australia but was brought on specifically at the end for the penalty shootout against peru. he had happy feet, prompting millions of happy aussies back home including this reporter... yeah! we're through. we're through to the world cup! yeah! we're through. absolutely no impartiality from that person, but can you blame him? that's australia fifth world cup qualification in a row. imagine if they win it!

yes indeed. >> anchor:. scotland's first minister nicola sturgeon has launched a fresh referendum campaign and says the country today is "even more prepared for independence". the first minister made the speech unveiling the first in a series of new papers setting out the case for change. ms sturgeon says it will be a "scene setter" which will compare scotland and the uk with other european countries and set out why the scottish government believes the country would be better off independent. we face a fundamental question, do we stay tied to a uk economic model that consigns us to relatively poor economic and social outcomes which are likely to get worse and not better outside the eu? or do we instead lift our eyes with hope and optimism and take inspiration from comparable countries across europe? comparable neighbouring countries with different characteristics,

countries that in many cases lack the abundance of resources that scotland is blessed with, but all of them independent, and as we showed today, wealthier and fairer than the uk. let's speak to our scotland correspondent, lorna gordon. this was the start of a new scottish independence campaign, effectively, wasn't it? it independence campaign, effectively, wasn't it? . . independence campaign, effectively, wasn't it? ., ., wasn't it? it was. scotland had the referendum _ wasn't it? it was. scotland had the referendum in i wasn't it? it was. scotland had the referendum in 2014 i wasn't it? it was. scotland had the referendum in 2014 when i wasn't it? it was. scotland had the referendum in 2014 when 4596 i wasn't it? it was. scotland had the referendum in 2014 when 4596 of l wasn't it? it was. scotland had the l referendum in 2014 when 4596 of the referendum in 201a when a5% of the population voted yes in favour of independence and 5a% voted no but nicola sturgeon has in effect set out her case for a referendum which you would like to hold before the end of next year and the first in a series of papers, six in total, or her arguments about why she believes scotland would be better off independent —— for her arguments for

the on the big ticket things people are worried about, defence, currency, the cost of living, so she was setting out why and also hinting at the how. the vote in 201a was possible because westminster granted what is called a section 30 order which enables holyrood to hold a referendum which is the point of contention this time around. uk government has said they won't do that and they won't give a section 30 order but nicola sturgeon acknowledged that the competency for the scottish parliament to legislate in this area is contested but in effect, while acknowledging that any referendum must be lawful, she said the scottish government would pass a bill and hold a referendum whether there was a section 30 order or not,

suggesting that she thinks there is a wait for scotland, the scottish government to hold this referendum once any bill is passed in the scottish parliament. there is a pro—independence majority here and a pro—independence majority here and a pro—independence government here so nicola sturgeon would argue she has the mandate in the first place and seems to suggest there is a legislative way through to a holding a referendum. craig hoy, the chairman of the scottish conservative party said earlier that now is not the time.— now is not the time. there was a referendum _ now is not the time. there was a referendum in i now is not the time. there was a referendum in 2014 i now is not the time. there was a referendum in 2014 and i now is not the time. there was a referendum in 2014 and over- now is not the time. there was a referendum in 2014 and over 2 l referendum in 2014 and over 2 million — referendum in 2014 and over 2 million scottish people voted to remain— million scottish people voted to remain in— million scottish people voted to remain in the uk and if anybody is denying— remain in the uk and if anybody is denying democracy it is the first minister~ — denying democracy it is the first minister. it is quite clear what the priorities— minister. it is quite clear what the priorities of— minister. it is quite clear what the priorities of the people are, to focus — priorities of the people are, to focus on — priorities of the people are, to focus on schools, hospitals, roads and railways, which matter to people. — and railways, which matter to people, and not yet another deeply divisive _ people, and not yet another deeply divisive independence referendum.

there _ divisive independence referendum. there is— divisive independence referendum. there is a — divisive independence referendum. there is a debate on going in the scottish parliamentjust now looking scottish parliament just now looking at scottish parliamentjust now looking at the issue presented today, that she believes in comparison to ten other european nations of comparable size, when compared to various metrics in the uk, she thinks that this comparison shows that scotland would be better off as an independent nation, these ten other european nations are wealthier and fairer than the european nations are wealthier and fairerthan the uk, european nations are wealthier and fairer than the uk, she says. the leader of the scottish labour anas sarwar z�*s it is disappointing what has been announced today and that this is a return to the politics of strife and division —— says it is disappointing. strife and division -- says it is disappointing-— strife and division -- says it is disappointing. sadly this is nicola sturreon disappointing. sadly this is nicola sturgeon on _ disappointing. sadly this is nicola sturgeon on repeat i disappointing. sadly this is nicola sturgeon on repeat and i disappointing. sadly this is nicola sturgeon on repeat and she's i disappointing. sadly this is nicola i sturgeon on repeat and she's going back to _ sturgeon on repeat and she's going back to form a talking about division _ back to form a talking about division and putting scottish people against _ division and putting scottish people against each other, and this is designed _ against each other, and this is designed to take away from the fact that she _ designed to take away from the fact that she is — designed to take away from the fact that she is failing, if you look at the national health service, education, child poverty and the cost of—

education, child poverty and the cost of living, and scotland will see that — cost of living, and scotland will see that this is a first minister not seeking to pull the country together— not seeking to pull the country together but to pull it apart and we have seen— together but to pull it apart and we have seen a negative reaction to this _ have seen a negative reaction to this. .., . have seen a negative reaction to this. _, ., ,, ., ., , have seen a negative reaction to this. _, ., ,, ., .. have seen a negative reaction to this. ., ,, ., , this. nicola sturgeon has said she will set out _ this. nicola sturgeon has said she will set out to i this. nicola sturgeon has said she will set out to the i this. nicola sturgeon has said she will set out to the scottish i will set out to the scottish parliament in due course how she sees this pathway to holding a referendum and of course it still has to be introduced and she would like a section 30 order ideally but that seems unlikely, so she will set out to the scottish parliament what she sees as the pathway through and we would expect those other five papers in addition to the one that was announced today to be released on these big issues of the coming months. —— over the coming months. lorna gordon, thanks forjoining us. four serving metropolitan police officers have been told they are being investigated over claims of gross misconduct in strip searching a teenage girl

at an east london school while she was on her period. the girl, identified only as child 0, was taken into a medical room and searched by two female police officers while her teachers waited outside during the incident on 6th may last year. i am joined now by our correspondent celestina olulode here in the studio. investigation, isn't it, so what has happened? investigation, isn't it, so what has ha ened? ~ . investigation, isn't it, so what has happened?— happened? what the iopc have confirmed to i happened? what the iopc have confirmed to me i happened? what the iopc have confirmed to me today i happened? what the iopc have confirmed to me today is i happened? what the iopc have confirmed to me today is that l happened? what the iopc have i confirmed to me today is that this case will now be investigated as gross misconduct, and it was previously to be investigated as misconduct. what this means is that if the allegations are proven, the officers involved could face dismissal. i have to stress that the iopc will be investigating and their findings will act as recommendations to the metropolitan police but it is important to stress that this update will be of interest to the people in

hackney and beyond who came out to demonstrate on the streets of hackney and around the uk, calling for people to be held responsible as a result of this. we know the safeguarding review found that racism was highly likely to have been a factor in this case and the mayor of london at sadiq khan in march wrote to the director—general of the iopc and he said consider the detail, the safeguarding review, especially that racism had a role, and he added saying, allegations of discrimination would normally be considered at the level of gross misconduct. of course, we still do have to wait for the iopc report to come out. it hasn't come out yet. they are being investigated over claims of gross misconduct, so what has been the reaction? {lister

claims of gross misconduct, so what has been the reaction?— has been the reaction? over the weekend there i has been the reaction? over the weekend there was i has been the reaction? over the weekend there was a i has been the reaction? over the| weekend there was a conference has been the reaction? over the i weekend there was a conference for child o and a number of people including the mayor of hackney diane abbott work there to look for answers into what can be done to support child o and other children —— were there. other parents have said they are worried and they don't want this to happen again and we also know that child o is suing her school and the metropolitan police. the metropolitan police have apologised but whenever you mention this case there continues to be widespread anger.— this case there continues to be widespread anger. diane abbott is the mp for hackney, i widespread anger. diane abbott is the mp for hackney, not i widespread anger. diane abbott is the mp for hackney, not the i widespread anger. diane abbott is| the mp for hackney, not the mayor widespread anger. diane abbott is i the mp for hackney, not the mayor of hackney. the mp for hackney, not the mayor of hackne . . . the mp for hackney, not the mayor of hackne . , , i. the mp for hackney, not the mayor of hackne . , , ., hackney. yes, i beg your pardon. there is a — hackney. yes, i beg your pardon. there is a lot i hackney. yes, i beg your pardon. there is a lot to i hackney. yes, i beg your pardon. there is a lot to remember. i hackney. yes, i beg your pardon. | there is a lot to remember. many thanks. spain is experiencing its earliest heatwave in more than four decades — it's braced for temperatures as high as a3 degrees celsius today. some areas have been placed on high alert due

to the risk of wildfires. mark lobel has more. as fun as hot temperatures can be for some, many are grappling with how to cope with spain's earliest heatwave in more than a0 years, with temperatures surpassing a0 celsius, or 1a0 fahrenheit, in parts of central and southern spain. a cloud of hot air from north africa has sent temperatures soaring. with neighbouring france bracing itself for rising temperatures too. translation: we've had many more heatwaves i after the 1980s than before. it is an enormous ratio of one to three, and climatologists tell us, and we can see it... these heatwaves are likely to stretch through the season. whereas decades ago, it happened mainly injuly and august. in spain, tourist hotspots seville and cordoba,

are set to remain about a3 celsius, or 109 fahrenheit in the coming days. in the region of extremadura more than 100 schools have reduced their hours due to the heatwave, so that children can go home at midday. meanwhile, many parts of spain remain on alert for extreme temperatures over the coming days. mark lobel, bbc news. clearly hugely at high temperatures in spain but how is the spanish heatwave heading our way and it will it be across the whole of the uk? not quite. you can see behind me where we have the higher than average temperatures, across spain, the iberian peninsula and south west france, 37 in toulouse today. a1 in

southern spain. the heat is set to rise towards us so if we look at the graphics for the next couple of days, it is starting to spread, the red colour, moving northwards across france, a0 degrees in paris may be, and then it only gets into england and then it only gets into england and wales, that is because we have a weather front sitting across northern ireland and western scotland and that will of course keep them quite cool and dry and they will be also having some heavy rain in scotland. if we look at this meeting logically speaking, we have the high pressure there and that moves eastwards and we can see we have the low pressure system is approaching from the west and that helps us to tap into that warm air and it sweeps northwards across the uk. heavy rain over scotland and that will be sinking southwards as we go into the weekend. haifa that will be sinking southwards as we go into the weekend. how high could temperatures i we go into the weekend. how high could temperatures go i we go into the weekend. how high could temperatures go by i we go into the weekend. how high could temperatures go by friday .

we go into the weekend. how high l could temperatures go by friday and the end of the week? ii are could temperatures go by friday and the end of the week?— the end of the week? if we take a look at the _ the end of the week? if we take a look at the next i the end of the week? if we take a look at the next graphic i the end of the week? if we take a look at the next graphic here, i the end of the week? if we take a look at the next graphic here, we | look at the next graphic here, we are going for 32 in cambridge, and somewhere north of london, anywhere between 30 and 33. around 90 in fahrenheit, very hot. thursday night looks like it could be very warm and sticky. the good news is it is only a short spike in temperature because at the weekend if you take a look at the next temperature graphic scotland and northern ireland it stays very stable, but there is a massive drop in temperature and when that will happen, we are not entirely sure, but at some point over the weekend there will be a thundery breakdown and this is the headline. just thundery breakdown and this is the headline. , . ., thundery breakdown and this is the headline. , , ., ., thundery breakdown and this is the headline. , . ., ., , headline. just to rewind to the very high-temperature i headline. just to rewind to the very high-temperature as i headline. just to rewind to the very high-temperature as you i headline. just to rewind to the very high-temperature as you were i headline. just to rewind to the very i high-temperature as you were talking high—temperature as you were talking about in some parts of the country, friday and into the weekend about how unusual are they? it is friday and into the weekend about how unusual are they?—

how unusual are they? it is not unusual particularly i how unusual are they? it is not unusual particularly in i how unusual are they? it is not unusual particularly in june i how unusual are they? it is not unusual particularly in june to i how unusual are they? it is not i unusual particularly in june to go unusual particularly injune to go over 30 degrees and if you look at the statistics over the last 22 years, 15 months ofjune we have seen somewhere peaking at over 30 celsius. we did not get a temperature over 30 last year in june but we did in the previous two, but what is exceptional is the weather, the hot weather over spain and france, this is the second lot of exceptional heat this year because this is the hottest may on record which this is following. thanks forjoining us. thanks for explaining that. the scottish national party mp, patrick grady, has apologised for a breach of parliament's rules on sexual misconduct. an independent panel found that he'd made what was described as an "unwanted advance" towards a junior member of staff — and recommended he be suspended for two days. addressing the commons earlier he said he was deeply sorry. mr speaker, iam profoundly sorry for my behaviour and i deeply regret my actions

and their consequences. any breach of the behaviour codes and associated policies risks bringing this house into disrepute and will cause distress and upset notjust to the complainant but to the wider parliamentary community. mr speaker, i give you and this house my firm assurance that i have learned significant lessons through this process and a firm undertaking that such behaviour on my part will never happen again. i repeat my apology, without reservation, to the complainant and extend that apology to you, mr speaker, to this house and its staff, to the residents of glasgow north, my constituency staff, local party members, family, friends and anyone else who has been affected by my behaviour in any way. scientists are planning to work out the genetic makeup of all life in the british isles. the project to sequence the genomes of about seventy thousand species could help transform how we understand the natural world. here's our science editor,

rebecca morelle. a close—up look at how weird and wonderful the natural world. from a delicate sea creature called a brittle star, to a hermit crab carrying a sea anemone on its back. and these bizarre animals known as mud owls. all of these creatures were scooped up just off the coast of plymouth. so you've got two worms here. this one has almost made these overlapping scales of kind of sandy shell. they're being collected for an ambitious new project, to sequence the genomes of all life in the british isles. today, scientists are focusing on marine worms, known as polychaetes. it's a big task. hundreds and hundreds of species. we've got over 100 now. 120—odd species of polychaetes collected. it seems like a lot but really it's just the beginning. the plan is to sequence the dna of every plant,

animal and fungi in britain and ireland — that's about 70,000 species. and some are surprising. there's a type of microalgae that has 200 billion letters of dna. that's more than 60 times bigger than the human genome. and the scientists plan to do this all by 2030. the dna extraction is being carried out at the wellcome sanger institute. the human genome was sequenced here two decades ago. that took years but now a species can be completed in a few days. when the human genome was sequenced, it changed the way we do human biology for ever. it's really transformed how we see ourselves, how we work with our health and illness. we want to make that possible for all of biology. so we want everybody working on any species, or any group of species anywhere in the world able to have this ultimate foundation. one genome that is now complete

belongs to the badger. in oxfordshire, as dusk falls, a family emerges from their sett. scientists say, having their detailed genetic information is vital. getting the badger genome sequence is really important because we can see how badgers adapt to diseases, how they adapt to their environment, and how they interact with other species in their ecosystem. back onshore in plymouth, the rock pools are full of surprises. but their genetic code could also help us to find nature—inspired medicines or materials. this immense endeavour could change our understanding of the diversity of life. rebecca morrelle, bbc news, plymouth. we were talking to elizabeth earlier about the heatwave news. now we can get the latest forecast.

hello there. plenty of blue sky and sunshine across england and wales today, as you can see from our weather watcher photo here from kent. and there's a lot more of that to come in the forecast as we head through the next few days. in fact, for some, but not for all of us, it will be turning hot and humid. always cloudier and cooler, though, with some outbreaks of rain towards the north—west, so for northern ireland and scotland. the reason for the heat — well, we've got soaring temperatures, over a0 degrees celsius across the iberian peninsula at the moment. that heat is set to rise into france towards the uk. temperatures will peak on friday. now, overnight tonight, we've still got this swathe of cloud for northern ireland and for scotland. western scotland will see some outbreaks of rain for a time. clear spells, though, further south. it won't be quite so chilly a start to the day as it was earlier on this morning for many, but temperatures towards southern areas of england and wales could possibly drop back into single

figures once more. now, we've still got high pressure keeping us fine and dry for england and wales tomorrow, but this weather front is still lingering across northern ireland and scotland, and that's likely to give us some rain, particularly a bit later on through the day for western areas of scotland. drying out, though, for northern ireland. we'll see some sunny spells emerge here towards the east, i think. also some sunshine emerging for eastern scotland and for southern scotland too later on through the day, so temperatures will rise. but, of course, the highest temperatures across england and wales — london and the south—east seeing 27c on wednesday afternoon. of course, with those high temperatures, all of the sunshine comes with some very high pollen levels still across much of england and wales. the pollen levels are rising for scotland and northern ireland, too, in the best of any sunshine. let's take a look at thursday, then. now, we've still got this swathe of cloud for the north—west. there'll be some outbreaks of rain here, and that's likely to pep up for a time too. further south, we'll start to see that hot, humid air feed through. so temperatures widely in the mid to the high 20s, but the temperatures will peak on friday. now, we've still got some outbreaks of rain for much of scotland, some of that rain likely to be heavy. also moving into northern ireland,

too, feeling very hot and humid. we could possibly see temperatures get as high as 33 degrees celsius somewhere north of london — hertfordshire, cambridgeshire, perhaps, but it is a short—lived hot spell. a thundery breakdown at the weekend.

this is bbc news, i'm rebecca jones. the headlines — five years since the grenfell tower disaster — memorials are held for the 72 people who died. borisjohnson has said the government may "very well" have to change the law to ensure it can deliver its policy of deporting asylum seekers to rwanda. will it be necessary to change some laws to help us as we go along? it may very well be and all these options are the constant review. 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. scotland's first minister nicola sturgeon launches a new campaign for independence. it is time to set out a different and better vision.

it is time to talk about making scotland wealthier and fairer. it is time to talk about independence and then to make the choice. as a record breaking heatwave sweeps spain the heat is expected to be making its way to the uk by the end of the week. welcome to bbc news. a memorial service at westminster abbey has paid tribute to the 72 men, women and children who were killed in the grenfell disaster five years ago. the names of those who died were read out as part of a series of events to mark the anniversary. this report is from our correspondent tom symonds, and a

warning, it does contain images of the night. 72 lives lost in a single night, in a single building, in the worst fire in modern british history. it's hard to believe five years have passed. emotions are still so raw. grenfell united, representing victims of the fire, said, we don't want our 72 to be remembered for what happened, but for what changed. a demand repeated at this morning's memorial service in westminster abbey. the bereaved, survivors and residents that i have spoken to are clear. if nothing changes, those who lost their lives would have died in vain, and they're not prepared to accept that. they want those who are responsible for failures to be forced to accept responsibility at the outset rather than playing the blame game, as almost every party did an inquiry. hanan wahabi has finally made a new home for herfamily from the scraps of her old one.

few things like my driver's license. her memories of that night after escaping, watching the flames sweep up the tower. so in the time that you had to get out, they'd gone from nine, floor nine to floor 17. yes. and abdulaziz, your brother wi thi his family on 21. yeah. her close family were trapped. there were desperate calls with abdulaziz el—wahabi, his wife, faouzia, and their children, yasin, nur huda and mehdi. mehdi was, he was distressed. my nephew, he was eight. and my brotherjust said to me, it's going to be ok because he wanted me to reassure his son that it was going to be ok. i said, yes, it's going to be ok. and that's something i've got to live with, because i told him it was going to be ok and it wasn't. but through the sadness, runs a thick thread of anger. an estimated one million people still live in buildings

with fire safety defects. the grenfell public inquiry has identified the council, corporate and government failings which combined to cause the fire. but the officer in charge of the police investigation told me there would be no charges until at least next year when the inquiry's report is published. i, like others, have heard some of the evidence and i don't know what the best word to describe it, as sometimes being shocked at what i've heard. but what i can say is there is nothing which is being heard of the public inquiry which we, from our criminal investigation perspective, are not already aware of. the grenfell community may yet wait years for justice. how well do you think that community, albeit scattered, has has healed over the five years? and what would the answer be for you? the answer for me is that we haven't healed and we're not going to heal. that's my answer because pain, you can see the cracks. and i do say that we do,

we smile, we laugh, wejoke. you can see the cracks. a multi—faith vigil is to take place near the tower. these other live pictures as they take for that vigil. a lot of people as you see wearing green scarves, green clothing to match the green hearts which adorn the wall below the tower and which have become such a potent symbol of that tragedy. we will return to that vigil when it starts. a plane carrying a handful of asylum seekers is due to fly to rwanda from the uk this evening, after campaigners and charities failed in their bid to block the take—off. it's thought seven or eight people could be on board,

but several are making a last—ditch legal attempt to halt their removals in court today. the government insists flights are necessary to combat people—trafficking gangs, but church of england leaders described the policy as "immoral". the prime minister told the cabinet this morning that the government would not be 'deterred or abashed' by some of the criticism but downing street has now said the legal challenges might stop the plane from taking off. sean dilley reports. this is one flight that is unlikely to be affected by cancellations and delays. even with just a handful of unwilling passengers and no matter what the cost is, the government says it is imperative tonight's removals go—ahead to discourage dangerous channel crossings. it has been extremely difficult to find a way of doing it that is humane. it is not reasonable to try to turn boats around at sea in the english channel, those waters are very dangerous. we have had to work within the scope of common humanity and compassion,

that is the right thing to do, but we have to interrupt the business model of the gangs. the number of refugees expected to take their seats is significantly lower than planned after individual legal challenges have whittled passengers down to single figures. home office sources say they are expecting more challenges throughout the day, with lawyers throwing the kitchen sink at trying to keep their clients in the uk. if any asylum seekers are removed, the government will see it as a major political victory. others will see it as an immoral policy. the archbishops of canterbury and york have written a letter in the times signed by more than 20 bishops who sit in the house of lords. it said, "those to be deported to rwanda have had no chance "to appeal or reunite with family in britain. "they have had no consideration of their asylum claim, "recognition of their medical or other needs, or any attempts "to understand their predicament." the policy, which will run as a trial for five years and see some

of the uk's refugees being sent to rwanda to seek asylum, has also been unpopular with opposition politicians and, reportedly, prince charles in private. in dover, though, where the rnli have rescued 18 migrants this morning and where more than 10,000 have landed this year so far, the views are mixed. i think it is a good idea. we have had too many over here. it's a dreadful idea. why is it rwanda's problem? if there's no way out i for them from rwanda, i have got very mixed feelings about it. i i don't know whether i would like to go myself. this afternoon, legal challenges against individual removals continue. for the applicants, the real prospect of remaining in the uk, for now. for the government, fear that if the remaining challenges are all successful, their first flight to kigali could be going nowhere. sean dilley, bbc news.

a little earlier we had this updates from our political correspondent. as you have heard, downing street said earlier today that given the ongoing legal challenges to this policy and the flight taking off as planned this evening, they couldn't say categorically or definitively that it worked, that is a slightly line to what the foreign secretary took this morning, she sounded uncompromising that it would go ahead. as things stand, at least one asylum seeker who has been challenging in the courts has failed in their latest bid to do that. it looks like at the moment it is more likely than not to take off. what is clear though is this is an incredibly divisive policy committee is a controversial policy and it is when which people object to as we've

heard on political grounds, moral grounds and legal grounds as well. the government is convinced it is the right thing to do, in the long term it will be effective as a deterrent for people crossing the channel in small boats to try to get to the uk. they have said from the start is a bit difficult to get in place and they have expected legal challenges along the way. the prime minister borisjohnson was asked at an event for the aoth anniversary of the end of the falklands conflict at the end of the falklands conflict at the national arboretum in staffordshire earlier on today, whether further changes to the law could be necessary in order to make this policy work. it is could be necessary in order to make this policy work-— this policy work. it is certainly the case the _ this policy work. it is certainly the case the legal i this policy work. it is certainly the case the legal fraternity, i the case the legal fraternity, sorority. _ the case the legal fraternity, sorority, whatever, the legal world is very— sorority, whatever, the legal world is very good at picking up a of trying — is very good at picking up a of trying to— is very good at picking up a of trying to stop the government from upholding _ trying to stop the government from upholding what we think is a sensible _ upholding what we think is a sensible law and we are trying to

make _ sensible law and we are trying to make a _ sensible law and we are trying to make a distinction through legal pathways into the uk. we want people to do it _ pathways into the uk. we want people to do it legally and safely. that is why we _ to do it legally and safely. that is why we have the safe and legal groups — why we have the safe and legal groups that are open to people. we want to show the people traffickers that they _ want to show the people traffickers that they are breaking the law, they are risking _ that they are breaking the law, they are risking people's lives and it won't _ are risking people's lives and it won't work. will it be necessary to change _ won't work. will it be necessary to change some laws to help us as we go along? _ change some laws to help us as we go along? it— change some laws to help us as we go along? it may very well be and all these _ along? it may very well be and all these options are under constant review _ these options are under constant review. ., ., , ., review. even if there are only a handful at _ review. even if there are only a handful at most i review. even if there are only a handful at most of— review. even if there are only a handful at most of people i review. even if there are only a handful at most of people on i review. even if there are only a i handful at most of people on that flight to kigali, is it does take off this evening, the government will be keen to demonstrate a statement of intent, i guess, this policy is here to stay and that it will pursue it. we are told, regardless of what happens today, further flights are planned,

probably within weeks to take asylum seekers who arrive in the uk to rwanda. it does the government is no harm having this play out in public because they are convinced they have the right policy and they are convinced the majority of public support is with them in trying to tackle the problem of people crossing the channel in small boats. but they will face objections to it and attempts to stop it at every turn. a spokesperson from the rwandan government told journalists the country would be a welcoming place. we don't think it is immoral to offer a home to people, something that we have done here for more than 30 years. we are doing this for the right reasons people may have their own opinions about what this programme is like, depending on where they come from, but where we are coming from, we are doing this for the right

reasons, we want rwanda to be a welcoming place and we will do our best to make sure the migrants are taken care of and they are able spain is experiencing its earliest heatwave in more than four decades; it's braced for temperatures as high as a3 some areas have been placed on high alert due to the risk of wildfires. mark lobel has more. as fun as hot temperatures can be for some, many are grappling with how to cope with spain's earliest heatwave in more than a0 years, with temperatures surpassing a0 celsius, or 1a0 fahrenheit, in parts of central and southern spain. a cloud of hot air from north africa has sent temperatures soaring, with neighbouring france bracing itself for rising temperatures too. translation: we've had many more heatwaves after the 1980s i than before. it is an enormous ratio of one

to three, climatologists tell us, and we can see it. these heatwaves are likely to stretch through the season. decades ago, it happened mainly injuly and august. in spain, tourist hotspots seville and cordoba, are set to remain about a3 celsius, or 109 fahrenheit in the coming days. in the region of extremadura more than 100 schools have reduced their hours due to the heatwave, so that children can go home at midday. many parts of spain remain on alert for extreme temperatures over the coming days. mark lobel, bbc news. fierce fighting is continuing in the east of ukraine as russia pushes its advance into the country's industrial heartland. all three bridges leading into the embattled city of severodonetsk have been

destroyed — with authorities are saying it's now all but cut off. the russian army says it will establish a humanitarian corridor on wednesday to evacuate civilians trapped in a chemical plant in severo—donetsk. taking the city and nearby lysychansk would give moscow control of the entire luhansk region. our correspondentjoe inwood is monitoring events from the capital, kyiv. explosions. how much more of this can severodonetsk take? russian artillery is turning the old industrial city into a wasteland. there have been fears of it being cut off. the destruction of not one, not two but all three bridges linking it to the rest of ukrainian territory make that fear almost a reality. could severodonetsk be heading the same direction as the southern port city of mariupol — once a thriving industrial centre, which has now

been utterly destroyed? translation: the price of this battle is very high. i it's just scary. we tell our partners on a daily basis that only a sufficient number of modern artillery will ensure our advantage and finally end the russian torture of the ukrainian donbas. and that suffering is notjust being felt on the front lines. this is the town of bakhmut, 30 miles away from severodonetsk but still feeling the full force of russia's artillery. translation: it happened at night. we all went to bed. we are old people, you know? and then, all of a sudden, terrifying. look what happened. there is nothing good happening here and it's not clear how this will end. it's also not clear what military purpose is served by destroying apartment blocks.

the russians deny they hit civilian targets but scenes like these have been repeated everywhere they advance. translation: putin's beasts, when will they be satisfied? i where should i go? where will i sleep at night? and it's not clear if there will be more shelling, if there will be more bangs at night. people are afraid to sleep here. this is an artillery battle and a war of attrition. as russia releases these shots, allegedly showing the destruction of ukrainian military targets including equipment delivered by the west, the ukrainians say these are russian rocket launchers being taken out by us—supplied artillery. who can resupply the fastest may be crucial notjust for the battle of severodonetsk, but the very future of ukraine. joe inwood, bbc news, kyiv.

the scottish national party mp, patrick grady, has apologised for a breach of parliament's rules on sexual misconduct. an independent panel found that he'd made what was described as an "unwanted advance" towards a junior member of staff — and recommended he be suspended for two days. addressing the commons earlier he said he was deeply sorry. mr speaker, iam profoundly sorry for my behaviour and i deeply regret my actions and their consequences. any breach of the behaviour, codes and associated policies risks bringing this house into disrepute and will cause distress and upset notjust to the complainant but to the wider parliamentary community. mr speaker, i give you and this house my firm assurance that i have learned significant lessons through this process and a firm undertaking that such behaviour on my part will never happen again. i repeat my apology, without reservation, mr speaker, to this house and its staff,

to the residents of glasgow north, my constituency staff, local party members, family, friends and anyone else who has been affected by my behaviour in any way. job vacancies have hit a new high as employers struggle to find enough staff to meet demand. here is our economics correspondent. this occupation was on the front line of the pandemic, but like much of the rest of the economy, the £59 billion a year cleaning industry is going through an acute recruitment crisis. when you are doing this, you need to have a cloth that you fold into sections. you don't take a cloth, screw it into a ball and just rub the surface around, transferring soil. you fold it delicately so you have at least eight surfaces and then

you can use before the cloth becomes soiled and then you can use it and lose it. at this training centre in oldbury in the west midlands, they are challenging the assumption cleaning is low skilled, low status job, urging the government to reclassify it as it has for other industries like fruit picking so more new staff can be recruited from abroad. we need them to recognise it as being a highly skilled professional industry, we need them to assist us in getting employees into the marketplace, whether that is here or into the country, in order to fulfil the roles that we currently require. and if it doesn't? then nothing changes. and the critical situation we are in at the moment, i can only see expanding. and that can't be good for anyone, especially coming out of a pandemic. with a smaller workforce and record vacancies, workers have more bargaining power to find the job they want and boost their pay than they have had in decades. but for employers,

it is a recruitment crisis which can mean the work that's out there doesn't get done, slowing down the economic recovery. in spite of that shortage of staff in cleaning and across industry, pay has not risen fast enough to keep up with inflation. comparing the three months february to april with the year before, the average wage after inflation fell by 2.2%, the sharpest drop since november 2011. in the public sector, where pay rises have been smaller, it fell by a.5%. looking at april alone when bills shot up and taxes rose, earnings overall fell after inflation by 3.a%. analysis by the institute of employment studies suggests the public sector saw real average earning drop by 5.8%. the signs the labour market i is starting to cool and the real pay of households is declining at a very alarming rate suggest perhaps- the bank doesn't need to raise i interest rates that much further. but my hunch is that with inflation at 9% and on its way to over 10% i

in the coming months, i the bank has little choice but to continue to raise interest i rates, and perhaps at a faster pace. ahead of its interest rate decision on thursday, the bank of england is aware if it raises rates too fast, it could pitch the economy into recession, but if it doesn't raise them, this squeeze on living standards could become even tighter. andy verity, bbc news. scientists are to seek in the genomes of 70,000 species and its could help transform how we understand the natural world. here is our science editor. a close—up look at how weird and wonderful the natural world. from a delicate sea creature called a brittle star, to a hermit crab carrying a sea anemone on its back. and these bizarre animals known as mud owls. all of these creatures were scooped up just off the coast of plymouth. so you've got two worms here.

this one is almost made these overlapping scales of kind of sandy shell. they're being collected for an ambitious new project, to sequence the genomes of all life in the british isles. today, scientists are focusing on marine worms, known as polychaetes. it's a big task. hundreds and hundreds of species. we've got over 100 now. 120—odd species of polychaetes collected. it seems like a lot but really it's just the beginning. the plan is to sequence the dna of every plant, animal and fungi in britain and ireland — that's about 70,000 species. and some are surprising. there's a type of microalgae that has 200 billion letters of dna. that's more than 60 times bigger than the human genome. and the scientists plan to do this all by 2030. the dna extraction is being carried out at the wellcome sanger institute. the human genome was sequenced

here two decades ago. that took years but now a species can be completed in a few days. when the human genome was sequenced, it changed the way we do human biology for ever. it's really transformed how we see ourselves, how we work with our health and illness. we want to make that possible for all of biology. so we want everybody working on any species, or any group of species anywhere in the world able to have this ultimate foundation. one genome that is now complete belongs to the badger. in oxfordshire, as dusk fails, a family emerges from their sett. scientists say, having their detailed genetic information is vital. getting the badger genome sequence is really important because we can see how badgers adapt to diseases, how they adapt to their environment, and how they interact with other species in their ecosystem. back onshore in plymouth, the rock

pools are full of surprises. but their genetic code could also help us to find nature—inspired medicines or materials. this immense endeavour could change our understanding of the diversity of life. rebecca morrelle, bbc news, plymouth. let's return to our top story now — five years since the grenfell tower disaster. i want to take your life to the scene. you can see the skies above west london there were dozens of families are gathering at the foot of grenfell tower. they are gathering for a multi—faith memorial service which is to remember the 72 men, women and children who died there five years ago. you can see there five years ago. you can see the crowds gathering there. many more wearing green, green scarves,

green clothing, i've even seen one woman with her hair dyed green matching the green hearts which adorn the wall below the tower and which have become such a symbol of the tragedy. floral tributes, personal notes have been left beside the wall including a 72—year—old alva flowers, remembering the 72 people who died there. the arrival of the duke and duchess of cambridge. my colleague victoria derbyshire is in west london. william and kate are attending the memorial service as you can see. they have just arrived in west london, they have just arrived at the foot of grenfell tower. william is talking to some of those who are sitting in the front row. there are

survivors there, there are relatives of those who died in the tower then. one would imagine they will be gratified to see the duke and that is of cambridge attending this multi—faith memorial service. we were talking to a person who arranged it. he said it was important to have this service today. we have had the memorial service at westminster abbey but he said we needed a service that reflected the difference face of those who lived in the tower and those who lived in the tower and those who lived in the tower and those who lost their lives in the tower. kate is talking to people in the front row. she and her husband are greeting people, hold their hands, talking to people, shake

hands. i suspect that most people didn't know that william and kate were attending but they now take their seats in the front row. it is very hot here, that is why there are some empty chairs there because people are under umbrellas or trying to sit in shade because it is so warm. this service is going to involve a reading from the koran by a local imam, you are going to hear a local imam, you are going to hear a prayerfrom a catholic a local imam, you are going to hear a prayer from a catholic priest, amazing grace will be sung by a choir. they will be singing from local schoolchildren. we are going to hear readings from local actors and local poets. towards the end of

this service the 72 names of those who lost their lives will be read out. it is bound to be a really, really moving and poignant period. this, i think, really moving and poignant period. this, ithink, is really moving and poignant period. this, i think, is tim really moving and poignant period. this, ithink, is tim downey really moving and poignant period. this, i think, is tim downey who is going to give us an introduction. we are here today to mark the fifth anniversary of the grenfell tower fire and our thoughts and prayers to of those lost, those who are believed and those who survived. on

that night, five years ago, the community and the wider public from all over the country came in solidarity and opened their hearts in support of the north kensington community. today, we remember the kindness and compassion shown by the public and thank them for everything they did then and continue to do since. it is this support, half a decade later that gives the bereaved and survivors the strength to keep going. the aftermath of the fire showed us the power of unity, of people coming together, regardless of race, class or faith, people coming together, regardless of race, class orfaith, uniting in the face of adversity. five years on, the bereaved families, survivors and the community remain united. a testament to the strength and resilience of this community. as we sit here today, the families of grand tower remained broken. it is

hard to hear when so little has changed. the reality is, it is as painful today as it was then. we remember the 72 beautiful souls lost that night, all they were, and all they could have been. they were treasured, loved. we remember the 72 men, women and children, mothers, fathers, sons, daughters, sisters, brothers, cousins, aunts, uncles, nephews, nieces and friends who needlessly lost their lives that night. we must neverforget them. we must carry them with us for ever in our hearts. we will now honour a 72 second

silence in their honour.

thank you. applause mohammed is now going to read from the koran.

sings from the koran.

sings from the koran

applause

thank you for that beautiful wreath citation from the holy —— recitation from the holy koran. citation from the holy -- recitation from the holy koran.— from the holy koran. grenfell, the home for so _ from the holy koran. grenfell, the home for so many i from the holy koran. grenfell, the home for so many of— from the holy koran. grenfell, the home for so many of you i from the holy koran. grenfell, the home for so many of you here i home for so many of you here today, a place of happiness, a place where you shared with family and friends so many valued memories, so many amazing graces, a tower of faith of various different faiths, so strongly held. and then the night of the iath strongly held. and then the night of the 1ath ofjune, 2017. a couple of weeks ago i was shown a photograph of a crucifix that came from lower down the tower and the figure,

obviously, has the marks of the fire, and it brought to mind an old him aboutan old fire, and it brought to mind an old him about an old rugged cross, a symbol of suffering and shame. —— hymn. it reminded me that grenfell is a symbol of suffering for so many. forthose is a symbol of suffering for so many. for those who died, for the survivors, for the bereaved, for the community, and grenfell is a symbol of shame for those liars, those who have deceived, through a network of self interest. but grenfell is a symbol of love and that is why the heart is there at the top and that is why it is here today. a reminder of the love of god and god's love

for each one of us and your love for each other. a symbol of change, as well, laws and hearts. and so we pray. you are the author and sustain of our lives, so god, you are our final home. we commend to you all who died in this place, trusting in your mercy and you're all embracing love, we pray that you give them happiness for ever. in the words of gloria at who's final words to her mother were, gloria at who's final words to her motherwere, i gloria at who's final words to her mother were, i came to england, i wanted to help you, i will help you from heaven. we can be sure that is so true of all of our loved ones who

have gone to that place, we pray. so for us who remain, may you support us all day long until the shades lengthen and the evening comes, and the busy world is hushed and the fever of life is over and our work is done. and in his mercy may he give us rest, safe lodging and eight holy rest —— a holy rest and peace at last. may the graces of this great family of grenfell live on and grow ever stronger in our hearts. amen. applause thank you, father gerard. we now welcome at the quiet for their first song and they will be singing amazing grace.

piano plays # amazing grace # how sweet the sound # that saved a wretch like me

# i once was lost, but now am found # was blind but now i see # was grace that taught my heart to fear # and grace, my fears relieved

# how precious did that grace appear # the hour i first believed # through many dangers, toils and snares # i have already come # t'was grace that brought us safe thus far

# and grace will lead us home.# applause studio macro studio: that is the sole sanctuary gospel choir, it was so moving, and when the harmonies came in, it pieces your heart, to be honest. —— pierces. the service continues and we will be back there later. i'm going to introduce you now to chris

herbert and they play sport here but i want to ask you about your feelings and emotions on this day? fiee ask you about your feelings and emotions on this day? five years ago a tra . ed emotions on this day? five years ago a tragedy happened _ emotions on this day? five years ago a tragedy happened and i emotions on this day? five years ago a tragedy happened and it i emotions on this day? five years ago a tragedy happened and it brought i a tragedy happened and it brought everybody closer but everybody is still fighting to get a result. it is all about creating more unity in the community and keeping everybody strong and letting everyone know they are not alone. we are all in this together. i they are not alone. we are all in this together.— they are not alone. we are all in this together. i can't agree more. as ou this together. i can't agree more. as you walk _ this together. i can't agree more. as you walk in — this together. i can't agree more. as you walk in here, i i this together. i can't agree more. as you walk in here, i remarked, | this together. i can't agree more. i as you walk in here, i remarked, you see everybody wearing green, and the people _ see everybody wearing green, and the people are _ see everybody wearing green, and the people are quite sombre but we are all together, that is howl people are quite sombre but we are all together, that is how i feel about— all together, that is how i feel about this, so it is a tragedy what happened — about this, so it is a tragedy what happened and we still want answers but this— happened and we still want answers but this has brought everyone closer together. _ but this has brought everyone closer together. i_ but this has brought everyone closer together, i believe. is but this has brought everyone closer together, i believe.— together, i believe. is there strenath together, i believe. is there strength in _ together, i believe. is there strength in that i together, i believe. is there strength in that unity? i together, i believe. is there| strength in that unity? what together, i believe. is there i strength in that unity? what you are stronrer strength in that unity? what you are stronger together, i strength in that unity? what you are stronger together, so i i strength in that unity? what you are stronger together, so i feel- strength in that unity? what you are stronger together, so i feel the i stronger together, so i feel the strength. — stronger together, so i feel the

strength, yeah. —— stronger together, so i feel the strength, yeah. “100%. you stronger together, so i feel the strength, yeah. -- 10096. strength, yeah. --10096. you talked about a not-for-profit i strength, yeah. --10096. you talked about a not-for-profit organisation i about a not—for—profit organisation which does what? we about a not-for-profit organisation which does what?— about a not-for-profit organisation which does what? we do a lot of work in north kensington, i— which does what? we do a lot of work in north kensington, i have i which does what? we do a lot of work in north kensington, i have lived i in north kensington, i have lived here _ in north kensington, i have lived here my— in north kensington, i have lived here my whole life and i wanted to repeat _ here my whole life and i wanted to repeat the — here my whole life and i wanted to repeat the environment i had growing up repeat the environment i had growing up with— repeat the environment i had growing up with great youth workers and great _ up with great youth workers and great community feeling and i was always— great community feeling and i was always into sport so this was something i wanted to give to young people. _ something i wanted to give to young people. i_ something i wanted to give to young people, i wanted to empower them through— people, i wanted to empower them through sport and make them believe themselves and that is why i set up themselves and that is why i set up the organisation day. what themselves and that is why i set up the organisation day.— the organisation day. what does it do for you? _ the organisation day. what does it do for you? it— the organisation day. what does it do for you? it has i the organisation day. what does it do for you? it has given i the organisation day. what does it do for you? it has given me i the organisation day. what does it do for you? it has given me a i the organisation day. what does it i do for you? it has given me a second home, do for you? it has given me a second home. really. _ do for you? it has given me a second home. really. you — do for you? it has given me a second home, really, you can i do for you? it has given me a second home, really, you can go i do for you? it has given me a second home, really, you can go to i do for you? it has given me a second home, really, you can go to and i home, really, you can go to and train and talk to people and get to know more people and you end up going through great things, doing different courses and right now they are hosting an active level two 0, io course, a great cause to be on. iq course, a great cause to be on. it has opened so many opportunities for young people —— great course.

what is the link to what happened at grenfell on what you did afterwards? we have done a lot of work in the school. _ we have done a lot of work in the school. and — we have done a lot of work in the school, and we got some funding to do a boxing — school, and we got some funding to do a boxing course in the local schools — do a boxing course in the local schools and i have a lot of good relationships with the schools in the area. — relationships with the schools in the area, so we did a lot of boxing, improving _ the area, so we did a lot of boxing, improving their emotional health and well—being through sport, and we work— well—being through sport, and we work with— well—being through sport, and we work with a lot of children and families— work with a lot of children and families that were impacted by grenfell— families that were impacted by grenfell quite severely, and also those _ grenfell quite severely, and also those not — grenfell quite severely, and also those not quite so closely but still within _ those not quite so closely but still within the — those not quite so closely but still within the community because there is a lot— within the community because there is a lot of— within the community because there is a lot of community trauma and we tried to _ is a lot of community trauma and we tried to raise — is a lot of community trauma and we tried to raise the spirits of people through— tried to raise the spirits of people through sport and that is what we have _ through sport and that is what we have been— through sport and that is what we have been doing. how through sport and that is what we have been doing.— through sport and that is what we have been doing. how do you feel that sort have been doing. how do you feel that sport does i have been doing. how do you feel that sport does make i have been doing. how do you feel that sport does make you i have been doing. how do you feel that sport does make you feel- that sport does make you feel better, physically, obviously, but also mentally?— also mentally? mentally, it is a lace also mentally? mentally, it is a place where — also mentally? mentally, it is a place where feeling i also mentally? mentally, it is a place where feeling depressed, also mentally? mentally, it is a i place where feeling depressed, go to the gym, angry, go to the gym, anything that is bad and wrong with you, go to the gym, exercise it out and you feel much better at the end of the day. myself personally, after

grenfell i was struggling mentally, everything, i did not know what to do but recently i found my way into boxing and that has changed my life. what emotions did you experience when you say you were struggling after grenfell?— when you say you were struggling after grenfell? feeling depressed, an: , as after grenfell? feeling depressed, angry. as well- _ after grenfell? feeling depressed, angry. as well- angry _ after grenfell? feeling depressed, angry, as well. angry at i after grenfell? feeling depressed, angry, as well. angry at what i after grenfell? feeling depressed, angry, as well. angry at what has. angry, as well. angry at what has happened and the way it happened and the results, the outcome, depressing, really. it has made everyone strong and everyone came together as one. we continue to fight. together as one. we continue to fi . ht. together as one. we continue to firht. , ., , ., together as one. we continue to firht. , ., ., , fight. five years on, does it feel like it is still— fight. five years on, does it feel like it is still a i fight. five years on, does it feel like it is still a fight? i fight. five years on, does it feel like it is still a fight? yes, i fight. five years on, does it feel like it is still a fight? yes, it i like it is still a fight? yes, it does. like it is still a fight? yes, it does- the — like it is still a fight? yes, it does. the pain i like it is still a fight? yes, it does. the pain doesn't i like it is still a fight? yes, it does. the pain doesn't go i like it is still a fight? yes, it i does. the pain doesn't go away. it is not going to fade away. we will continue to fight and fight, no matter what.— continue to fight and fight, no matter what. ~ ., ., , ., matter what. what about you, chris? the feelin: matter what. what about you, chris? the feeling when i matter what. what about you, chris? the feeling when it i matter what. what about you, chris? the feeling when it happened, i matter what. what about you, chris? the feeling when it happened, you i the feeling when it happened, you felt like _ the feeling when it happened, you felt like nobody cares about you, i have _ felt like nobody cares about you, i have grown — felt like nobody cares about you, i have grown up on an estate not far from _ have grown up on an estate not far from here — have grown up on an estate not far from here and when you are in bed a

few days _ from here and when you are in bed a few days after you are thinking, you live alone. — few days after you are thinking, you live alone, but we actually live together. _ live alone, but we actually live together, so you feel like, does anyone — together, so you feel like, does anyone really care, the conditions people _ anyone really care, the conditions people have to live in? quite emotional. i have worked with a lot of children— emotional. i have worked with a lot of children that were there on the day and _ of children that were there on the day and so — of children that were there on the day and so it's a hard topic. this time _ day and so it's a hard topic. this time of— day and so it's a hard topic. this time of year. _ day and so it's a hard topic. this time of year, it is always one which is quite _ time of year, it is always one which is quite emotional for me, and other people _ is quite emotional for me, and other people were more impacted and they lost family— people were more impacted and they lost family members and friends and i see a _ lost family members and friends and i see a lot _ lost family members and friends and i see a lot of young people, it is a hard time. — i see a lot of young people, it is a hard time, to be honest, but this is a thing _ hard time, to be honest, but this is a thing where you can't disregard that there — a thing where you can't disregard that there needs to be some sort of answer— that there needs to be some sort of answer because all i can do, the power— answer because all i can do, the power i — answer because all i can do, the power i have an amusing, i can set ”p power i have an amusing, i can set upthe— power i have an amusing, i can set up the organisation but someone needs— up the organisation but someone needs to — up the organisation but someone needs to answer for this because there _ needs to answer for this because there are — needs to answer for this because there are people who should not be disregarded and who should still be here _ disregarded and who should still be here. ~ . disregarded and who should still be here. . . . disregarded and who should still be here. ~ ., ., i. ., here. what about your future, what does it look — here. what about your future, what

does it look like? i here. what about your future, what does it look like? still— here. what about your future, what does it look like? still fighting i does it look like? still fighting for grenfell i does it look like? still fighting for grenfell and i does it look like? still fighting for grenfell and carrying i does it look like? still fighting for grenfell and carrying it i does it look like? still fighting | for grenfell and carrying it with me, even into boxing, my first fight, amateur charity white—collar fight, amateur charity white—collar fight, i raised money for grenfell, so everything i get from that is going straight to grenfell, and i will carry it with me, it stays in my heart and we wear it everyday. 72 lives is what we are carrying around daily, so it is a ongoing thing. ta daily, so it is a ongoing thing. to both of you, good luck and we wish you continued success with your boxing and your amazing work and all the help you are giving the kids around here. thank you. we are going to go back to the vigil right now. when i was a child i spoke like a child and i thought like a child.

when i became an adult i put an end to childish ways but now we see in the mirror, and we will see face—to—face. now i know only impact. even as i have been fully known and now face hope and love. these three and the basis of this is love. thanks to god for ever in our hearts. i rememberthat love. thanks to god for ever in our hearts. i remember that day, love. thanks to god for ever in our hearts. i rememberthat day, i love. thanks to god for ever in our hearts. i remember that day, iwas around with the community. a lot of people crying. i tried and we supported each other and we loved each other and this is my community.

god bless you. each other and this is my community. god bless you-— thank you. now it is time for some music _ thank you. now it is time for some music this— thank you. now it is time for some music this is— thank you. now it is time for some music. this is sung by a local primary— music. this is sung by a local primary school choir and it is called — primary school choir and it is called allah knows.

this is a primary school choir and they are about to sing allah knows.

please show your appreciation for the school choir.— # when you feel all alone in this world # and there's nobody to count your tears #just remember, no matter where you are # allah knows # when you're carrying a monster load # and you wonder how far you can go # with every step on that road that you take # allah knows # no matter what, inside or out

# there's one thing of which there's no doubt # allah knows # and whatever lies in the heavens and the earth # every star in this whole universe _ # allah knows # when you find that special someone # feel your whole life has barely begun # you can walk on the moon, shout it to everyone # allah knows # when you gaze with love in your eyes # catch a glimpse of paradise # and you see your child take the first breath of life # allah knows

# no matter what, inside or out # there's one thing of which there's no doubt # allah knows # and whatever lies in the heavens and the earth # every star in this whole universe _ # allah knows # when you lose someone close to your heart # see your whole world fall apart # and you try to go on but it seems so hard # allah knows, allah knows # you see we all have a path to choose _ # through the valleys and hills we go # with the ups and the downs,

neverfret, neverfrown # allah knows, allah knows # no matter what, inside or out # there's one thing of which there's no doubt # allah knows # and whatever lies in the heavens and the earth # every star in this whole universe _ # allah knows # every grain of sand in every desert land, he knows # every shade of palm # every closed hand, he knows # every sparkling tear # on every eyelash, he knows # every thought i have

# and every word i share, he knows # allah knows. # applause the islamic primary school choir singing for the sapphires of the fire and relatives of those —— singing for the survivors of the fire and relatives of those who died. we had prince william and kate middleton here short time ago. we are expecting to hear from a young woman now who is going to give a reading. she was impacted by the fire, she lost a relative. you can

see people finding themselves because it is so hot