tonight at ten: scathing criticism in the final report on the grenfell tower fire more than seven years ago. a chain of failures by government, the authorities and dishonest companies. the deaths that occurred were all avoidable and those who lived in the tower were badly failed over a number of years and in a number of different ways by those who were responsible for ensuring the safety of the building and its occupants. 72 people lost their lives, 18 of them were children, in one of britain's worst ever residentialfires. now their families want justice. we are traumatised.

we are empty inside now. following the death of a pensioner in leicestershire. bim kohli, who was 80, was attacked on sunday while out walking his dog. devastating! britain's jack draper powers through to his first grand slam semi—final at the us open. he hasn't dropped a set all tournament. getting every last ounce out of her self to claim the gold medal... and dame sarah storey wins her 18th paralympics gold medal in a glittering career in paris. and stay with us here on bbc news and stay with us here on bbc news

for continuing coverage and analysis for continuing coverage and analysis from our team of correspondents from our team of correspondents in the uk and around the world. in the uk and around the world. good evening from grenfell tower in west london, grenfell tower in west london. it has stood shrouded for seven years now since the devastating fire broke outjust after midnight onjune 1a, 2017. the flames were so fierce, it took firefighters more than 2a hours to get the blaze under control. 72 people died, dozens more were injured. since then, survivors and victims�* families have endured a long wait to understand what today's report calls a "path to disaster" which stretched back decades. today they finally got answers. it says the people killed in the fire were badly failed at almost every level by successive

governments, companies and the authorities through incompetence, there have been seven years of mornings over grenfell with no definitive answers to the question — why did this happen? today was different. but this is how it all began. a fridge caught fire. the owner called 999, then got out, then turned on his camera. 31 minutes later, flames reached the roof, then unstoppable. buildings are designed to prevent fires spreading. as these pictures show, this one totally failed. nick burton was among the few rescued, guided to safety. i don't actually remember

coming out into the light. i don't remember, like, being handed over. i don't remember when i took my first real breath. i know that i thought i was going to die and melt at some stage... he coughs. ..in the tower. they call that the grenfell cough. but he lost his wife, pilar, after the fire. she was the last of its 72 victims. and this was the final conclusion of the chairman of the seven—year public inquiry. the simple truth is that the deaths that occurred were all avoidable, and those who lived in the tower were badly failed over a number of years and in a number of different ways, by those who were responsible for ensuring the safety of the building and its occupants. the largest group representing victims of the fire have always said exactly that. human life was never a priority, and we lost friends, neighbours and loved ones

in the most horrific way through greed, corruption, incompetence and negligence. if you're looking for the one person or company that might have been to blame for the deaths of 72 people at grenfell, you won't find it in this massive seven—volume report, because this was a failure of the system at all levels across the board, and it started at the top with governments labour and conservative. they were warned. fires involving flammable cladding over 18 years. six died at lakanal house in south london, but ministers and civil servants didn't change the regulations governing building materials. in 2010, david cameron and nick clegg's government wanted "a bonfire of regulations" to help businesses. in the run—up to grenfell, the inquiry says matters of safety were ignored, delayed or disregarded. in 2016, the ageing west london block was refurbished with new cladding to make it look

good next to a newly constructed school. but look at the design — sheets of aluminium and plastic shaped into square boxes. a multinational, arconic, made the sheets. it didn't come up with the design, but it knew the box shape was extremely dangerous, according to the inquiry. it had commissioned tests and found the boxes collected molten plastic. yet this was deliberately concealed from the construction market, and arconic must take responsibility for the use of cladding at grenfell, the report says. a host of contractors were involved in the work itself, including an architect, studio e, a cladding installer, harley facades, and a project manager, rydon. they were incompetent, the inquiry found, and passed the buck when it came to safety. that night, firefighters had to improvise a plan to evacuate grenfell when the fire got out of control. no—one, the inquiry said, appeared to have thought they needed to be trained.

the london fire brigade said today that's changed and hundreds of lives have been saved. in the commons, this was the prime minister's response. i want to start with an apology on behalf of the british state to each and every one of you, and indeed to all of the families affected by this tragedy. it should never have happened. the prime minister visited grenfell two weeks ago without any publicity, leaving a wreath. today, he said it was imperative there was a swift police investigation. and he went further. so i can tell the house today that this government will write to all companies found by the inquiry to be part of these horrific failings, as the first step to stopping them being awarded government contracts. and we will, of course, support the metropolitan police and the prosecutors as they complete their investigations. no charges are expected until the end of 2026 at the earliest, nearly ten years after grenfell.

tom symonds, bbc news. the families of those who died have finally been told what led to the disaster. now they want justice. but what they don't know is whether anyone will be held to account and face criminal prosecution. seven years on, victims�* families and survivors are still trying to come to terms with what happened here. our special correspondent lucy manning has spent the day with some of them. sakina afrasehabi.| fatemeh afrasiabi. 72 names, and one of them, khadija khalloufi, is theirs. khadija khalloufi. ..their daughter, sister and aunt. rabeya begum. khadija was a joyful person. my sister is always smiling.

she always have a positive attitude. how does it feel to hear that your sister and the other deaths were avoidable? when you are hearing that, everything was avoidable, you hurt also because of their dishonesty. you have anger inside you. you say, what are they waiting for, to make charges, to make criminal prosecution manslaughter, to give us justice? and this is what we want. 1,700 pages that amplify injustice, grief and fury. we are traumatised. we are empty inside now. seven years. seven years. justice delayed is justice delayed is justjustice denied. justjustice denied. and we were robbed of our and we were robbed of our right for thisjustice. right for thisjustice. it's thought 52—year—old khadija it's thought 52—year—old khadija

went to check on another family went to check on another family as she tried to escape. khadija was burnt, khadija died as she tried to escape. she never made it she never made it out of the building. out of the building. we want to speak about we want to speak about khadija as a good memory. khadija as a good memory. but we speak all the time, but we speak all the time, khadija was burnt, khadija died in that circumstances, so we are hurting ourself. hello, we're in grenfell tower, yes. what flat are you in? 183. we're trying to get out. marcio and andreia gomes and their two children were trapped on the 21st floor. this was their 999 call. they survived, but andreia was seven months pregnant, and baby logan was stillborn. we knew exactly what our truth was.

sorry. it's ok. yeah, and i knew that from the doctors�* reports, but there's something about hearing it in the inquiry as well. but it could have been all avoided. grenfell could have been avoided in its entirety, so i'm glad he wrote that down. grenfell was notjust a building, but a community.

the babies, children, parents and grandparents died here, the report is clear, due to dishonesty, disregard and incompetence. lucy manning, bbc news. a chain of failures across government and the private sector led to grenfell tower becoming a death trap. 0ur correspondent dominic casciani has been looking in detail at who today's report holds responsible. where does the inquiry�*s findings leave the grenfell survivors and their continuing fight forjustice? they want to see criminal charges, but those depend on detectives now reading today's conclusions before reading today's conclusions before reaching any of their own. ? reaching any of their own. ? up to 180 officers have been working up to 180 officers have been working on grenfell, and on grenfell, and they're investigating 19 they're investigating 19 organisations and 58 people. organisations and 58 people. some of the 0ur our investigation, which started in 0ur our investigation, which started in

2017. _ our investigation, which started in 2017, is _ 2017. _ our investigation, which started in 2017, is _ our investigation, which started in 2017, is investigating some of the our investigation, which started in 2017, is investigating some of the most _ 2017, is investigating some of the most serious offences. that includes most _ 2017, is investigating some of the most serious offences. that includes corporate _ corporate _ most serious offences. that includes corporate manslaughter, so that is most serious offences. that includes corporate manslaughter, so that is against _ corporate manslaughter, so that is against _ corporate manslaughter, so that is against organisations and companies. against organisations and companies. it is investigating gross negligent it is investigating gross negligent manslaughter, which is in relation manslaughter, which is in relation to individuals. we are investigating to individuals. we are investigating misconduct in public office, and misconduct in public office, and some _ misconduct in public office, and some of— misconduct in public office, and some _ misconduct in public office, and some of— misconduct in public office, and some of the most serious health and safety— some of the most serious health and safety offences, and we will follow the evidence wherever it may go and present— the evidence wherever it may go and present that case to the crown prosecution service. scotland yard says it will take up to 18 months to complete its investigation as it reviews line by line the inquiry�*s findings relating to each part of the tragedy. let's start with cladding manufacturers. the inquiry found?their aluminium panels were? by far the largest contributor to the fire and arconic "deliberately concealed" there had been systematic dishonesty and sustain strategies to make their products appear safe. the inquiry found that arconic�*s aler million panels were by far the largest contributor to the fire. —— aluminium. and it said it had

deliberately concealed safety risks. in response, arconic said, it?"did not conceal information" or mislead customers and regulators. then the insulation. grenfell was mostly covered in celotex, with kingspan contributing a small amount. the inquiry said they had?misled the market?about how their products behaved in fire. celotex said?they had?"reviewed and improved" how they market their products. and kingspan said it had acknowledged "wholly unacceptable historical failings" in part of its uk business. then there are the companies involved in the refurbishment. the inquiry said that the architect, studio e, and cladding provider harley facades bore "significant" responsibility for the disaster. and the project manager rydon's oversight of the work led to a?culture of "buck—passing". they told the inquiry that they understood that other companies had been checking for compliance and ultimately building control had signed it off.

the inquiry said that meant safety matters were "ignored, delayed or disregarded". kensington and chelsea?council and its social housing arm had a "persistent indifference" to fire safety and vulnerable people. today it said: "this council should have done more to listen". reviewing all these findings is an enormous task. if there are going to be criminal trials, they might not begin until after the tenth anniversary of this national tragedy. i'm joined now by our political editor, chris mason, and tom symonds, who has followed this story from the very beginning.

tom, you have spoken to so many of the families over the years. this is a very big moment for them. absolutely. what this report says to me was a whole system can fail. it came at a time, this fire, that house fires had been falling long—term and that people in the safety bit of the construction industry took their eye off the ball this proved that one tragedy could change everything. this tower is always in the background when you visit this area. there is a plan for a memorial but lots of people wanted to stay until the criminal procedure is completed. they see this report and they say, yes, it is a pretty good report but there is a lot in there we have been for years. edward had been asking questions about the architects going to climb the tower,

saying, why do we have an architect with no experience clad a tower? really, this is the end of a chapter of this story but it is certainly not the end of the story. chris, what about _ not the end of the story. chris, what about the _ not the end of the story. chris, what about the government? l not the end of the story. chris, - what about the government? huge challenaes what about the government? huge challenges for _ what about the government? huge challenges for the _ what about the government? huge challenges for the government overseeing now an attempt to deliver on some _ overseeing now an attempt to deliver on some of— overseeing now an attempt to deliver on some of the recommendations in this report — on some of the recommendations in this report. immediate political challenges as well. the government has committed another 1.5 million homes _ has committed another 1.5 million homes in — has committed another 1.5 million homes in the next five years and yet there _ homes in the next five years and yet there are _ homes in the next five years and yet there are hundreds of thousands of people _ there are hundreds of thousands of people stuck in flats that are deemed _ people stuck in flats that are deemed unsafe, that are often unsellable atjust the deemed unsafe, that are often unsellable at just the time there is a huge _ unsellable at just the time there is a huge demand for new housing. can that new— a huge demand for new housing. can that new housing be delivered and delivered — that new housing be delivered and delivered quickly, without cutting corners _ delivered quickly, without cutting corners when the government is going to rely— corners when the government is going to rely on— corners when the government is going to rely on the wider industry, the wider— to rely on the wider industry, the wider industry that is the very industry— wider industry that is the very industry that has been criticised? then— industry that has been criticised? then there — industry that has been criticised? then there is the bigger picture point~ _ then there is the bigger picture point we — then there is the bigger picture point. we have been here before. if

you think— point. we have been here before. if you think about the infected blood scandal. _ you think about the infected blood scandal, hillsborough, bloody sunday~ — scandal, hillsborough, bloody sunday. the suggestions of widespread notjust state but private — widespread notjust state but private failure, societal failure and it — private failure, societal failure and it is— private failure, societal failure and it is profoundly depressing. you ask, is— and it is profoundly depressing. you ask, is this — and it is profoundly depressing. you ask, is this a — and it is profoundly depressing. you ask, is this a moment where there can he _ ask, is this a moment where there can be some — ask, is this a moment where there can be some positivity? can the conclusions of this report be turned into something that can prevent something like this happening again? and the _ something like this happening again? and the simple truth is that tonight, _ and the simple truth is that tonight, that is still an open question _ tonight, that is still an open question-— tonight, that is still an open question. tonight, that is still an open cuestion. , ., ,, question. chris mason, tom simmons, thank ou. there's plenty more about the grenfell disaster on newsnight on bbc two shortly. here's victoria derbyshire. tonight we will talk live to survivors and those who lost loved ones in grenfell. as they react to the inquiry report and its conclusion that the simple truth is that the deaths that occurred were all avoidable. newsnight on bbc two and i play at half past ten. that's all from us here by the grenfell tower. now it's back to clive

for the rest of the day's news. sophie, thank you. it's been revealed in the last hour, that a 14—year—old boy has been charged with murder, following the death of an 80—year—old man in leicestershire. bim kohli was out walking his dog in a park in braunstone town last sunday when he was attacked. he died later in hospital. helen astle reports. flowers a nd flowers and messages lined the entrance to franklin park influenced in town where brim kohli was assaulted on sunday evening. he had been out walking his dog. a postmortem examination revealed he died as a result of a neck injury. today, in a statement released through leicestershire police, his family have paid tribute to him, describing him as a loving husband, dad and grandad. a caring person whose life was centred on his family. it is now three days since

the attack and the community here is still in shock. mr the attack and the community here is still in shock-— still in shock. mr kohli was a lovel , still in shock. mr kohli was a lovely. kind _ still in shock. mr kohli was a lovely, kind of— still in shock. mr kohli was a lovely, kind of a _ still in shock. mr kohli was a lovely, kind of a gentle - still in shock. mr kohli was a lovely, kind of a gentle his l still in shock. mr kohli was a - lovely, kind of a gentle his family and his allotment. you lovely, kind of a gentle his family and his allotment.— and his allotment. you can't get closure on _ and his allotment. you can't get closure on this. _ and his allotment. you can't get closure on this. it _ and his allotment. you can't get closure on this. it is _ and his allotment. you can't get closure on this. it is somethingl closure on this. it is something that— closure on this. it is something that scores— closure on this. it is something that scores the whole of your life. i that scores the whole of your life. i feel— that scores the whole of your life. ifeel numb — that scores the whole of your life. i feel numb and frightened.- i feel numb and frightened. some residents say _ i feel numb and frightened. some residents say there _ i feel numb and frightened. some residents say there have - i feel numb and frightened. some residents say there have been - residents say there have been problems with anti—social behaviour. throwing stones, picking up one of the rocks on the front and throwing it, and general abuse with people. i it, and general abuse with people. i am a grandparent myself and ijust think. _ am a grandparent myself and ijust think. my— am a grandparent myself and ijust think, my elderly mother lives around — think, my elderly mother lives around the corner. we should be able to walk _ around the corner. we should be able to walk through the park without restraint — to walk through the park without restraint and worry. leicestershire olice sa restraint and worry. leicestershire police say neighbourhood - restraint and worry. leicestershire police say neighbourhood teams i restraint and worry. leicestershire i police say neighbourhood teams are in the area and regular patrols are being carried out. mr kohli's family say he was well known within the community. the family have lived in the same house for the last a0

years. they finish their tribute by saying, our hearts have been completely broken. helen aston, bbc news, leicestershire. dame priti patel has been knocked out of the conservative leadership contest in the first round of voting by tory mps. the former immigration minister robertjenrick topped the poll, followed by kemi badenoch. third was james cleverly and fourth tom tugendhat. in fifth place was mel stride. voting will continue in the coming weeks until there are two candidates left, with party members making the final choice. ukraine's president zelensky has once again called on western allies to supply his country with more air defence systems. it comes after parts of western ukraine came under heavy russian attack last night. at least seven people were killed in the city of lviv, which is less than 50 miles from the border with poland. earlier this week,

a missile strike on the city of poltava in central ukraine killed 53 people and injured close to 300. nick beake's report now contains details some viewers may find distressing. smashed by moscow's latest attack, the historic centre of lviv and a family of five destroyed. mum and all three daughters killed in their own home. dad, yaroslav, the only survivor looking on as they carried his girls away. russia said it successfully targeted sites in ukraine's defence industry. in the central city of poltava, the aftermath of yesterday's missile strike at the military academy that killed more than 50, including cadets. there's been grief across ukraine as russia intensifies its attacks, targeting towns and cities like this one far from the front line. but after two and a half years of this, ukrainians know

that the russian onslaught can come to them at any time and with hardly any warning. with 300 injured at the military academy, they queued to give blood, a gesture of solidarity many wanted to make. among them 0leksandr, who survived being shot in the neck on the front line last year. i don't know how to explain this. i'm burning inside. i can only give other people my blood, my support. i can talk with them and try to understand, because i passed through this. this all feels like retribution for the incursion into russia last month. putin's revenge, ukraine's pain. nick beake, bbc news, poltava. in america, four people have died

in a school shooting in georgia. nine others have been injured. two students and two teachers were killed. a 1a—year—old student has been charged with murder. it happened at the apalachee high school in the town of winder, 50 miles northeast of atlanta. officials say the site was secured within an hour, and president biden has again called on congress to pass tougher gun controls. the priority right now for us within this investigation is to gather all the facts, to make sure we are accurate with it because this is a murder investigation. he is a 1a—year—old student here at the high school, again he has been taken into custody, he will be charged with murder and he will be tried as an adult. scotland's first minister, john swinney, has promised"significant reform" of public services in an effort to eradicate child poverty. he's been setting out his plans for the year ahead at holyrood, just 2a hours after his administration announced half a billion

pounds in spending cuts. the scottish government has also had to ditch an unfulfilled commitment, to expand free school meals, to all primary school pupils. 0pposition parties say the snp has run out of ideas. the bbc has seen evidence from the treasury which suggests the state pension is set for an above—inflation rise in april, of more than £a00 a year. it'll go up in line with the rise in earnings, which is forecast to be higher this year. the news follows the government's decision to cut winter fuel payments for most pensioners. britain's jack draper is through to his first grand slam tennis semifinal, with a dominant and brilliant display at the us open. the 22—year—old, beat the tenth seed, alex de minaur in straight sets, 6-3 7-5 6-2. here's nestor mcgregor with the details. jack draper's challenge was to play his game and not the occasion. tricky when this is your first appearance in

a grand slam quarterfinal. his opponent, australia's alex de minaur, who had beaten draper in three previous meetings. centre stage in new york, the big apple, draper, known for the big t—shirts and big serve, looked at home. some impressive ground strokes meant he raced into a a—1 lead and was soon serving for the set. however, after that winner, a wince. soon the british number one was receiving treatment, although the australian was struggling, too. patched up but no let up, draper dug deep. a mixture of power and finesse saw him serving for the second set. beautifully done. after more than two hours on court, jack draper, incredibly, seemed to save his best till last. de minaur, the tenth seed, simply had no answer. a worthy successor to andy murray. incredible final game. well, the 22—year—old is still to drop a set at the us open

into friday's semifinal and with many of the big names gone, it is wide open forjack draper. nestor mcgregor, bbc news. dame sarah storey has extended her record as the most successful british paralympian, winning gold in paris in the women's cycling time trial. she's now won 18 golds across her career, with the first way back in 1992. great britain remains second in the medal table behind china. andy swiss has more from paris. it's one of british sport's most gloriously familiar sights. dame sarah storey on top of the podium, but goodness, she had to work for it. storey described the women's time trial course, only half the length of the men's, as appalling. her ride though was anything but. she had trailed in the early stage but a late charge saw her snatch the gold.

commentator: it's going to be close l but dame sarah storey has done it. i it is the latest chapter in a remarkable career. it's now 32 years since her paralympic debut as a swimmer. she came to these games with 17 golds. now she has an 18th to add to that collection. dame sarah storey could yet win a 19th paralympic title when she goes in the road race here on friday and her gold wasn't britain's only one of the day. the biggest smile in paris surely belonged to sammy kinghorn. she'd previously won two silvers here on the track but in the 100 metres, glory was finally hers. what a moment this would be for the british athlete. oh, yes! delight for her watching family and if you ever wondered what paralympic gold means, well, there's your answer. kinghorn later said she couldn't believe just what she had done.

and there was a success, too, in the wheelchair fencing. dimitri coutya taking gold. that is it. he almost looks as though he cannot believe it. on a day when britain's athletes once again had plenty to shout about. andy swiss, bbc news, paris. this programme continues on bbc 1.