one of those residents was behailu kebede. his kitchen was where the fire started. fire brigade.im making the first 999 call. his lawyer said he fled barefoot, phone in hand, using it to film the first flames. but press reports, including this prominent article in the london review of books, reported that he had packed a suitcase first. elsewhere, it was suggested his fridge had exploded because it was faulty. garbage, said his barrister. he had been scapegoated. he is a good man. he did nothing wrong. on the contrary, he did the right thing from start to finish. now he wants privacy for himself and for this family. kensington and chelsea council has also been blamed and invaded by protesters... we want justice! ..for commissioning the fatal refurbishment of grenfell tower. today we heard the council's early defence. without seeking to prejudge the evidence, i ventured to suggest that you will find that there was nothing unique about the royal borough of kensington and chelsea which meant that the fire was destined to take place within its boundaries rather than somewhere else. b

behailu kebede had lived in the tower block for 25 years. told the inquiry that mr kebede did the right thing from start to finish after the fire broke out, calling 999 and alerting his neighbours as soon as he saw smoke. the hearing was also told that mr kebede had been made a scapegoat by parts of the media and had been left terrified by threats of reprisals. our correspondent tom symonds reports. it's nearly a year now. the tower is slowly being covered up. but there is an unwavering determination to remember those who called it home, with these words appearing today. one of those residents was behailu kebede. his kitchen was where the fire started. this is him making the first 999 call. his lawyer said he fled barefoot, phone in hand, using it to film the first flames. but press reports, including this prominent article in the london review of books, reported that he had packed suitcase first. elsewhere, it was suggested that his fridge had exploded because it was faulty. garbage, said his barrister. he had been scapegoated. he is a good

one of those residents was behailu kebede. his kitchen was where the fire started.aking the first 999 call. his lawyer said he fled barefoot, phone in hand, using it to film the first flames. but press reports, including this prominent article in the london review of books, reported that he had packed a suitcase first. elsewhere, it was suggested his fridge had exploded because it was faulty. garbage, said his barrister. he had been scapegoated. he is a good man. he did nothing wrong. on the contrary, he did the right thing from start to finish. kensington and chelsea council has also been blamed and invaded by protesters... we want justice! ..for commissioning the fatal refurbishment of grenfell tower. today we heard the council's early defence. you will find that there was nothing unique about the royal borough of kensington and chelsea which meant that the fire was destined to take place within its boundaries rather than somewhere else. but the refurbishment was overseen by the independent tenant management organisation, which looked after council housing in the

speaking on the third day of evidence, the lawyer for behailu kebede said his client phoned 999, and alerted his fourth floor neighbours as soon as he saw smoke. the inquiry also heard that mr kebede was left terrified by threats of reprisals, and police suggested he could go into witness protection. richard galpin reports. it's the third day of evidence into the grenfell fire, and lawyers representing the victims have again been condemning the authorities and companies caught up in the case, and also some media outlets. this is the voice of behailu kebede, a resident of the tower block, calling for help after he saw smoke in his kitchen. the fire later spread through the building. the inquiry heard today he had subsequently been vilified by some media, and his lawyer wants the record to be corrected. whatever the precise cause or origin of the fire, in mr kebede's kitchen, it was accidental, and mr kebede bears no responsibility, directly or indirectly, for the fire, its spread or the dreadful consequences that followed. another theme being presented to the inquiry today is that the

speaking on the third day of evidence, the lawyer for behailu kebede said his client phoned 999, and ted his fourth floor neighbours as soon as he saw smoke. the inquiry also heard that mr kebede was left terrified by threats of reprisals, and police suggested he could go into witness protection. richard galpin reports. it's the third day of evidence into the president trump fire, and lawyers representing the victims have again been condemning the authorities —— it is the third day of evidence into the grenfell fire. fire brigade? hi, there was a foreign flag 16. this is the voice of behailu kebede, a resident of the tower block, calling for help after seeing smoke in his kitchen, the fire later spreading through the building. the inquiry heard today that he had subsequently been vilified by some media, and his lawyer wa nts vilified by some media, and his lawyer wants the record to be corrected. whatever the precise cause 01’ corrected. whatever the precise cause or origin of the fire in mr kebede's kitchen, it was accidental and mr kebede there's no responsibility, directly or indir

he set the record in terms of stuff he said was said in the press about behailu kebede. years old. nobody had tampered with it or tried to fix it since it was bought and he said accidents and fires started by fridge reasons are not uncommon in the uk. he spoke about a theme we heard about yesterday, the corporate silence a p pa re ntly yesterday, the corporate silence apparently of companies involved in the refurbishment of grenfell tower. he said they have no desire to engage with the enquiry, that they we re engage with the enquiry, that they were being juiced, that they were basically trying to hide around the complexity of the refurbishment and contracts involved. you talked about theissue contracts involved. you talked about the issue of race and class and the idea it was no coincidence this tragedy was allowed to happen in one of the richest borrowers in london ina of the richest borrowers in london in a tower block where predominantly poor people live and mainly from minority backgrounds. there will be more from tom from the enquiry throughout the day on bbc news.

this was an opportunity, said the barrister representing behailu kebede for mr kebede to set the record a lot of garbage in the press about what happened that night and firstly he set out the actions of mr kebede when the fire broke out in his flat on the fourth floor of grenfell tower when he spotted smoke coming out behind his fridge freezer. mr kebede when fire —— went further than the fire action notice. he also made sure everyone else on the fourth floor was warned about the fire and only when he believe that nobody else was left on the floor that he himself leave and make his way downstairs. when he got outside mr kebede anxiously awaited the arrival of the fire brigade and when they got there soon after he immediately told a firefighter what he had seen in his kitchen. a number of firefighters and then enter the tower and headed upstairs to the fourth floor. to his horror, mr kebede watched as few minutes later, and despite the efforts of the firefighters, the firefighters, the firefighters, the firefighters, the fire exited his flat in the vicinity of the kitchen window, take ho

behailu kebede had lived in the tower block for 25 years.is lawyer told the inquiry that mr kebede did the right thing from start to finish after the fire broke out, calling 999 and alerting his neighbours as soon as he saw smoke. the hearing was also told that mr kebede had been made a scapegoat by parts of the media and had been left terrified by threats of reprisals. our correspondent tom symonds reports. it's nearly a year now. the tower is slowly being covered up. but there is an unwavering determination to remember those who called it home, with these words appearing today. one of those residents was behailu kebede. his kitchen was where the fire started. firebug grade —— firebug grade. this is him making the first 999 call. his lawyer said he fled barefoot, phone in hand, using it to film the first flames. but press reports, including this prominent article in the london review of books, reported that he had packed suitcase first. elsewhere, it was suggested that his fridge had exploded because it was faulty. garbage, said his barrist

speaking on the third day of evidence, the lawyer for behailu kebede said his client phoned 999, and fourth floor neighbours as soon as he saw smoke. but the inquiry also heard that mr kebede was left terrified by threats of reprisals, and police suggested he could go into witness protection. richard galpin reports. it's the third day of evidence into the grenfell fire, and lawyers representing the victims have again been condemning the authorities and companies caught up in the case, and also some media outlets. this is the voice of behailu kebede, a resident of the tower block, calling for help after he saw smoke in his kitchen. the fire later spread through the building. the inquiry heard today he had subsequently been vilified by some media, and his lawyer wants the record to be corrected. whatever the precise cause or origin of the fire, in mr kebede's kitchen, it was accidental, and mr kebede bears no responsibility, directly or indirectly, for the fire, its spread or the dreadful consequences that followed. another theme being presented to the inquiry today is that the catastro

a lawyer for behailu kebede said his client alerted his flatmates and neighbours as soon as he saw smokend claims that he left the building to burn were a nasty lie. now on bbc news: wednesday in parliament. hello and welcome to the programme. coming up: theresa may refuses to say when she'll publish the government's detailed brexit plan. it's not the opposition that are conducting the negotiations. but very sadly, mr speaker, it's not the government either. but the prime minister hits back. labour voted for a referendum. they've voted to trigger article 50. and since then, they have tried to frustrate the brexit process at every stage. hear, hear! and: tsb bosses face a grilling over the bank's it meltdown. you pay yourself massive amounts of money, defining yourselves as leaders. can we be certain that some heads are going to roll? looming very large on the parliamentary horizon is the return of the key brexit legislation — the eu withdrawal bill — to the house of commons next week. on tuesday and wednesday, mps will go through the 15 changes the house of lords made to the bill and vot

behailu kebede's lawyer said his client alerted his flatmates and neighbours as soon as he saw smoke that claims he left the building to burn were a nasty lie. now on bbc news, click. this week: it's hey from hay. a walkabout in washington. jiggly monsters. and that shouty game again. a bit of rain, a bit of sun and a lot of books — that's the world—renowned hay festival. once a year, the small town of books, hay—on—wye, on the england—wales border, hosts thousands of visitors ready to fill their boots with fact, fiction, opinion and debate. growls hay is a great place to hear from authors and scientists and big thinkers. and, when you've done all that, you can come and see us too. for the third year in a row, we've been invited to show off some cool tech before a live audience. of course, we turned someone into communist revolutionary vladimir lenin using vr! why wouldn't we? do you actually feel like you're there then? yeah. 0k. i can turn around and i can see everything, like, i've got a whole room. and we played mind games with neurologist doctor hannah critchlow and albert einst

he also confirmed that this was one of the first residents he spoke to, behailu kebede, who told himn the fourth floor around his fridge freezer. but the situation changed quickly. firefighter dowden said, as embers began to fall, this was no longer a containable kitchen fire. he described it sparking and spitting, behaving unusually, and it made him feel uncomfortable. daniela relph, bbc news. two people have been killed and at least 18 injured following a crash between a double—decker bus and a lorry in the cambridgeshire fens. some of the injuries are serious. the crash happened at about 7.30 this morning on the a47 in guyhirn near wisbech. angus crawford reports. a straight road, good conditions, then this. the lorry pulling out of its depot. the bus with 20 passengers on board. the driver's cab and front of the upper deck crushed and broken. the first call came early this morning. seven ambulances and other specialist teams were sent. a major incident was initially declared, and the air ambulance scrambled. the injured have been taken to hospitals in peterborough and king's lynn

behailu kebede said he was too frightened to give evidence in person and had lived in fear of reprisalsno responsibility — directly or indirectly — for the fire, its spread, or the dreadful consequences that followed. we'll have the latest from the inquiry. also on the programme tonight... after more than 25 years in charge, the editor of the daily mail, paul dacre is stepping down. reporter: are you bungling brexit, prime minister?! under pressure over brexit — cabinet divisions as the government

that was behailu kebede, the tenant of flat 16.. 72 people did not. one of the experts, dr barbara lane, said that there was "a culture of non—compliance" at grenfell tower and that basic fire measures were missing or inadequate. the bbc‘s daniella relph has more on that. the concrete grenfell tower, as it was built in the early 19705. after a refurbishment, finished in 2016, the building was wrapped in cladding. an expert report presented to the inquiry today said the cladding did not comply with building orfire regulations. tests showed just how quickly it caught fire. the cladding was insulation covered by an exterior rain shield. the makers of that shield say those doing the refurbishment should have known it was not fire resistant. they accept that this product was not of limited combustibility for the purposes of the building regulations, and their position was that this should have been obvious to any construction professional. but the report author said no one noticed the dangers. doctor barbara lane wrote... as part of the

this is the first, from behailu kebede who lived in flat 16 where the fire started.ngton, hammersmith and paddington. they were on site in five minutes. this phone footage was filmed by a crew later that night. in the end, there would be a0 fire engines, 100 medics and 250 firefighters called in. by1:30am, the fire were starting to spread quickly. this photo, taken from the block opposite, shows flames already reaching the top of the building. just a0 minutes later, the fire had spread to the north side. at this stage, residents were still being told to stay inside their flats. standard advice for a tower block fire, which can normally be contained and put out quickly. josephjohn escaped from one of the lower floors with his family. you need to ring 999. there is a dedicated line for this incident, ok? 2:a5am and the first public confirmation that something is very wrong. a short statement released to the media saying emergency services were tackling a large blaze. two people had been treated for smoke inhalation. around that time, the stay—put policy was officially

he also confirmed that this was one of the first residents he spoke to, behailu kebede, who told himuation changed quickly. firefighter dowden said, as embers began to fall, this was no longer a containable kitchen fire. he described it sparking and spitting, behaving unusually, and it made him feel uncomfortable. daniela relph, bbc news. more on the conviction of khalid ali, found guilty at the old bailey of plotting a knife attack. what sort of reaction when he was convicted? the jury at the old bailey took around two and a half days to conflict khalid ali of the charges. the trial had lasted three weeks. you remember when he was arrested dramatically on whitehall last april, intercepted by armed police and wrestled to the ground on a pedestrian crossing, found, when searched, carrying three knives and thejury searched, carrying three knives and the jury found him guilty of preparing an act of terrorism, targeting an mp, member of the military, or a member of targeting an mp, member of the military, ora member of the targeting an mp, member of the military, or a member of the polic