jon roper told the hearing that celotex was desperate to take business from a rival firm.up the cheating, which he admitted amounted to fraud. our home affairs correspondent tom symonds has the details. in 2014, celotex was desperate for its insulation panels to be picked for the refurbishment of grenfell tower, but three years later, the insulation installed behind cladding panels was blamed for helping the flames to spread. this is the standard lab test to prove how building systems handle fire. here, they're testing cladding panels. testing is crucial for manufacturers trying to break new products into markets. the inquiry heard that in 2014, celotex effectively rigged the test carried out on its insulation. did that not strike you at the time as dishonest? yes, it did, yeah. but you went along with it? i went along with a lot of actions at celotex, that looking back on reflection were completely unethical. after one failed test, celotex commissioned this rig, which contained less insulation and extra magnesium oxide boards, which don't burn. celotex used the test resul

the grenfell fire inquiry has been told the main supplier of insulation on the refurbishment — celotexormer product managerjon roper said he was involved in adding non—flammable magnesium oxide boards into a testing rig to reduce the speed and height of the fire spread and then removing reference to the boards from marketting material about the insulation. celotex‘s current management says it was unaware of the 2014 test and the product passed a test two years ago. dentists have carried out roughly 19 million fewer treatments in england since march, compared to the same time last year, according to figures seen by the bbc. the british dental association says practices are operating at a fraction of their capacity as new regulations mean extra coronavirus measures are needed to minimise the risks to patients. lewis hamilton says he hopes young people will be inspired to take up the sport of motor racing after his extraordinary achievement yesterday equalling michael schumacher‘s record of seven world titles. the british driver has clocked up 10 wins out 01:14 races this season following