union and the fire brigades one year since grenfell we are in a worrying situation my union the fire brigade union have been saying this you know for a long time for the last three years off four men our foreign secretary boris johnson imposed major cuts on the fire service three to four years ago that included included twenty nine. fire engines being with me from frontline service have a thousand job losses in london alone. and ten fire stations in london close down including one very close to grand cell tower now my union warned the time that these cuts not only in london but across the country would lead to an increase in an increase in fire deaths and unfortunately what we seen in the year two thousand and sixteen three thousand and seventeen even before going to south we've seen a thirty percent rise in fire deaths in this country eurovision the religious programming the warning all that but more than seventy people died over there. a year ago tomorrow the news is here that scotland yard is going to be investigating the fire brigades and your members what was your reaction when

the fire brigade are on their way. the blaze claimed 72 lives and the inquiry was told that the fire brigade‘s advice to residents to stay in their flats as it spread was wrong. a teenager has been found guilty of plotting a terror attack in london with her mother and sister, as part of britain's first all—female cell pledging allegiance to islamic state. there's been more misery for rail passengers in the north and south east of england, as an inquiry is ordered into the chaos caused by new timetables. also coming up, at least 33 people have died in guatemala, as a volcano erupts. dozens more are missing and hundreds have been injured. rock, ash and mud continues to flow. and serena williams says she's beyond disappointed after being forced to withdraw from the french open. good evening and welcome to bbc news. the catalogue of problems which led to grenfell tower being engulfed in flames has been revealed at the official start of the public inquiry into the disaster. the hearing was presented with a series of expert r

the fire brigade are on their way. the fire claimed 72 lives.he inquiry was told the fire brigade‘s advice to residents to stay in their flats as it spread was wrong. we'll be live at the inquiry. also tonight... the teenager found guilty of plotting a terror attack in london with her mother and sister as part of britain's first all—woman terror cell. we believed that they were going to attack members of the public at random, using knives with a view to inflicting injury or certainly killing individuals. at least 38 people have died in guatemala as a volcano erupts. hundreds are injured as it continues to spew out rock, ash and mud. here in manchester and across the country temporarily timetables have been brought in. the transport secretary calls the ongoing rail crisis totally unacceptable. and crossing england, from yorkshire — god's own country — to the orchards in somerset — which county has the strongest identity? and later on we will have sports day on the bbc news channel with the latest reports, results, interviews and features from the

actions of the fire brigade on that night.ard a lot of talk about the state policy, residents being told to stay put in the building. according to one of the expert reports commissioned by the inquiry, that policy was simply ineffective 30 minutes after the fire broke out, because the stairwell, the only escape route macro, was clogged with smoke. incredibly, the policy remained in place for a further hour and 20 minutes, people still being told to stay in the building when it was engulfed in flames. there will bea was engulfed in flames. there will be a lot of scrutiny of the fire service, and of the materials used in the refurbishment but also the way the building was designed. what we have heard from the experts reports today is that the building materials, in their opinion, were not appropriate, but the way the cladding system was fitted together, the gaps that it had exposed the plastic core of the cladding, the combustible part, because it was exposed, the flames captured on that and spread rapidly through the building.

one assumes that was the rationale of the fire brigade. they assumed that this thing would not go up like a roman candle because it was fire reta rda nt. roman candle because it was fire retardant. what is striking and what this piece makes clear and with quite harrowing detail, it was clear for a long period of time that this wasn't your bog—standard thing. for a long period of time that this wasn't your bog-standard thing. not the usual thing. that's the problem for the fire brigade. why it took so long to change policy, not the initial one. exactly. and the periods of time are quite striking. this report said that the state put strategy had failed by 1:26am. but the advice to stay put, which had been given to terrified residents of the tower who were calling the emergency services, the tower who were calling the emergency services, stayed in place until more than an hour later. 2:47am was when the advice was lifted. it's unclear whether actually lifting it was too late at that time. also the guardian points out that there is a serious fa

today, london fire brigade defended its actions. the fire and of fire service capabilities to assume that the building's ‘stay—put‘ policy can be changed to simultaneous evacuation, at the stroke of a fire incident commander, at whatever time. the fire brigade said because of the single stairwell which firefighters with equipment were going up, the lack of a whole building fire alarm and the toxic conditions, there was no obvious, or safe, alternative. the conditions on the stairs and in the lobbies were hugely challenging from a very early stage in the fire, by reason of their compromise through smoke, reduced visibility, intense heat and toxicity. but the fire brigade and its officers are now being investigated over the ‘stay—put‘ policy. the metropolitan police announced today the decision to tell residents to remain in their flats for so long will be part of the separate criminal investigation to see if health & safety laws were breached. the choucair family — three children, their parents and grandma — all died in the fire. they

at the fire brigade having to answer for its failure to tell people to leave their flats.th. michael dowden was one of the first firefighters at grenfell and in charge for the first hour. today, it was simply did not have the right training. did you ever receive any specific training on how to evacuate people from higher floors specific training on how to evacuate people from higherfloors in high—rise blocks, who had mobility issues? not that i can recall, no. government and fire brigade guidelines did suggest commanders could change the stated policy and consider evacuations, but mr dutton seemed unaware. what training did you oversee? he paused, the 17 seconds. as a commander, i can't rememberany time that seconds. as a commander, i can't remember any time that i have actually been on a training course that would facilitate that. notice asked, did anyone give you any help 01’ asked, did anyone give you any help or advice in understanding when it might be necessary to have a full evacuation? —— can ijust ask.|j never had any input from any individual. he accepted he had n

the fire brigade's responds to this. people were told to stay in their flats. the most worrying part of the article is quite far in. it says that the head of this report is still unclear about the basis of delaying the strategy. saying there was this significant period where people were trusting the fire service who were telling them to stay where they were. you would be terrified. you wouldn't know where to go. you would perhaps listen to the fire services. there was this half an hour delay in which it has been suggested that a number of people may have been able to escape. we know some did. either because they just to escape. we know some did. either because theyjust ignored the fire services and ran, or they were eventually rescued by the fire brigade. this is incredibly difficult to read. my first thought was to the members of the fire brigade, who you remember the images of them in the morning, having worked all night to try to rescue people, feeling after the distraught, and now to have such a massive public enquir

today, london fire brigade defended its actions. e events of the fire and of fire service capabilities to assume that the building's stay put policy can be changed to simultaneous evacuation, at the stroke of a fire incident commander, at whatever time. the fire brigade said because of the single stairwell which firefighters with equipment were going up, the lack of a whole building fire alarm and the toxic conditions, there was no obvious, or safe, alternative. the conditions on the stairs and in the lobbies were hugely challenging from a very early stage in the fire, by reason of their compromise through smoke, reduced visibility, intense heat and toxicity. but the fire brigade and its officers are now being investigated over the stay put policy. the metropolitan police announced today the decision to tell residents to remain in their flats for so long will be part of the separate criminal investigation to see if health and safety laws were breached. the choucairfamily, three children, their parents and grandma, all died in the fir

an hour after it started, it reached the top of the tower, when the inquiry‘s experts said the fire brigade'sadvice failed. the fundamental question which lies at the heart of our work is how, in london, in 2017, a domestic fire developed so quickly and so catastrophically that an entire high—rise block was engulfed. the inquiry‘s experts found the main cause of the fire spreading was the cladding, which was flammable and hadn't been properly tested. new windows had been installed, also made of material that burnt easily, and new fire doors were put in that weren't fire—compliant. the bereaved have told the inquiry many more would have survived if the fire brigade hadn't told families to stay in their flats for so long. the inquiry‘s report said this stay—put advice effectively failed at 1:26am in the morning, but it continued even though a major incident was declared at 2:06am. the advice to stay put was eventually dropped at 2:47am, nearly two hours into the fire. it's clear to see that at 1:14am that the building is done, it's clearly spreading fast, the fire is uncontrollable, people need

the fire brigade is having to answer for its failure to tell people to be the flats.owden was one of the flats. michael dowden was one of the first firefighters at grenfell and in charge for the first hour. todayit and in charge for the first hour. today it was soon clear that he did not have the right training. did you any receive any specific training on how to evacuate people from high floors in high—rise blocks who had mobility difficulties? not that i can recall, no. government and fire brigade guidelines suggested that commanders could change the policy and consider evacuations. but mister dowden seemed unaware. what training did you ever receive? he paused for 17 seconds. i cannot remember any time that i have been on a training course that would facilitate that. did anyone give you any helpful advice and understanding when it might be necessary to have a full evacuation? i do not thinkl have had an input from any individual. he accepted he had not done all of the safety checks when visiting grenfell the previous year and that they had never practised on high—r

then came over 100 calls to the london fire brigade. n flat 16 where the fire started. the first trucks were dispatched from north kensington, 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

his evidence has raised serious questions about london fire brigade's procedures and training on towerespondent lucy manning reports. 720 firefighters, 140 fire engines, and many stories of bravery that night. but the fire brigade's having to answer for its failure to tell people to leave their flats. the evidence i shall give... michael dowden was one of the first firefighters at grenfell tower and in charge for the first hour. today it was soon clear he didn't have the right training. did you ever receive any specific training on how to evacuate people from high floors in high—rise blocks who had mobility difficulties? not that i can recall, no. government and fire brigade guidelines did suggest commanders could change the stay—put policy and consider evacuations, but mr dowden appeared unaware. what training did you ever receive? he paused for 17 seconds. as a commander, i can't remember a time that i'd actually been on a training course that would facilitate that. did anyone give you any help or advice in understanding when it might be necessary to have a full evacuation? i don't t

today, london fire brigade defended its actions. building's ‘stay—put‘ policy can be changed to simultaneous evacuation, at the stroke of a fire incident commander, at whatever time. the fire brigade said because of the single stairwell which firefighters with equipment were going up, the lack of a whole building fire alarm and the toxic conditions, there was no obvious, or safe, alternative. the conditions on the stairs and in the lobbies were hugely challenging from a very early stage in the fire, by reason of their compromise through smoke, reduced visibility, intense heat and toxicity. but the fire brigade and its officers are now being investigated over the ‘stay—put‘ policy. the metropolitan police announced today the decision to tell residents to remain in their flats for so long will be part of the separate criminal investigation to see if health & safety laws were breached. the choucair family — three children, their parents and grandma — all died in the fire. they were, their relatives say, victims of the ‘stay—put‘ policy.

enquiry has been quoting document this morning, some government documents and others london fire brigades that really went down to the london fire brigade and relevant to their tactics on the night. but michael dowden who was the station manager or the watch manager at night when the fire broke out and was the interim commander in the initial phases of the pirate said that when basically he was askedif said that when basically he was asked if he had considered, if he had training relating to how to deal with the fire and its spread through segment flammable materials, he said he had not had training on that specific issue. the issue of deciding to evacuate and to take residents and were building once it was clear the fire was spreading it on the flat of origin he said he could not remember having training relating to that specific scenario either put up he also spoke about the training facilities available to london fire brigade and said that they have training towers but nothing comparable to grenfell tower stop it is significant because of course the london fire brigade kept their stay

when the inquiry experts said the fire brigade's "stay put" advice failed. w, in london, in 2017, a domestic fire developed so quickly and so catastrophically that an entire high—rise block was engulfed. the inquiry‘s experts found the main cause of the fire spreading was the cladding, which was flammable and hadn't been properly tested. new windows had been installed, also made of material that burnt easily, and new fire doors had been put in, that weren't fire—compliant. the bereaved have told the inquiry many more would have survived if the fire brigade hadn't told families to stay in their flats for so long. the inquiry‘s report said this "stay put" advice effectively failed at 1:26am in the morning, but it continued even though a major incident was declared at 2:06am. the advice to stay put was eventually dropped at 2:47am, nearly two hours into the fire. 71 people didn't make it out, and the inquiry says it would need to examine whether the failure to change that advice made all the difference between life and death. lucy manning, bbc news. more on that

the grenfell fire inquiry has heard that the london fire brigade received more calls about how to survive the blaze on the night than from the whole of the rest of london in the previous decade. newspapers across the north of england have joined forces, calling on the prime minister to get a grip of the rail problems causing chaos for commuters. and on newsnight, rape cases have been thrown out after vital evidence was withheld. is the system broken? the barrister who saved her innocent client from jailjoins us the barrister who saved her innocent client from jail joins us live the barrister who saved her innocent client from jailjoins us live with the former director of public prosecutions. good evening and welcome to bbc news. after almost 20 years of delays and bitter arguments, the government has finally given the go—ahead to build a third runway at heathrow if air quality targets can be met. the prime minister says the decision shows the government's commitment to jobs and infrastructure that britain needs to thrive after brexit, and that it could be completed by 2026. but opponents

in terms of commits from the london fire brigade and national documents. ould they spot when it reaches the compartment, as it is called, and start spreading up the building. and how that incident commander should think about whether a mass evacuation is appropriate. on the night of grenfell tower, the state put strategy was kept in place for more or less two hours after the fire broke out. therefore residents stayed in their flats. fire broke out. therefore residents stayed in theirflats. therefore residents got trapped in their flat as the fire rose up the external cladding of the building. michael doughty was the watch manager at north kensington station, very close to g re nfell north kensington station, very close to grenfell tower, so he was the incident commander on the night. —— michael dowden. he told the enquiry that he had not been trained in practical terms as to when a full evacuation was necessary. he said he could not remember being on a training course which would have addressed that particular issue. he said he hadn't received specific trai

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the fire brigade on their way.ll bring you all the details from this morning's events at the inquiry. also this lunchtime: m15 is to share more information on uk terror suspects, in a new strategy unveiled by the home secretary. the mayor of manchester says strip northern rail of its franchise if it can't end the chaos caused by new timetables. they shouldn't be allowed to inflict their miserable substandard services on the public of the north on an ongoing basis. at least 25 people are dead in guatemala after a volcano near the capital erupts violently. and hidden for decades — a suitcase full of photographs that offer a wonderful glimpse of life in pre—war london. and coming up on bbc news, the pfa young player of the year — manchester city's leroy sane — is a surprise omission from the world cup squad of defending champions germany. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. the grenfell tower public inquiry has been told that the london fire brigade's advice to residents to stay in their flats as the fi

the fire brigade are on their way. the fire claimed 72 lives.. also tonight... the teenager found guilty of plotting a terror attack in london with her mother and sister as part of britain's first all—woman terror cell. we believed that they were going to attack members of the public at random, using knives with a view to inflicting injury or certainly killing individuals.

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the grenfell fire inquiry has heard that the london fire brigade received more calls about how to survivee blaze on the night, than from the whole of the rest of london, in the previous decade. newspapers across the north of england have joined forces, calling on the prime minister to get a grip of the rail problems causing chaos for commuters. the american fashion designer kate spade, has been found dead at her flat in new york. it's being reported she took her own life. also coming up, the comedian michael mcintyre has been robbed by thieves, as he waited to collect his cildren from school... we'll be looking at what's behind the sharp rise in moped gang crime in the capital. the fashion retailer, h&m, says its clothes sizes are to become bigger, following complaints from customers. good evening and welcome to bbc news. after almost 20 years of delays and bitter arguments, the government has finally given the go—ahead to build a third runway at heathrow, the uk's busiest airport. the prime minister said the decision shows the government's commitment to jobs and infrastructure that brita

his evidence to the grenfell inquiry has raised serious questions about london fire brigade's proceduress, 140 fire engines, and many stories of bravery that night. but the fire brigade is having to answer for its failure in telling people to leave their flats. michael dowden was one of the first firefighters at grenfell tower and in charge for the first hour. it was soon clear he did not have the right training. did you ever receive any specific training on how to evacuate people from high flaws in high—rise blocks, who has mobility difficulties? not that i can recall. government and fire brigade guidelines suggested that commanders can change the state of policy and consider evacuations. but michael dowden appeared unaware. did anybody give you any help or advice in understanding when it might be necessary to have a full evacuation? i don't think i've had any input from any individual. he accepted he had not done all of the fire safety checks when he had visited grenfell tower the previous year, that they had never practised on high—rise buildings, and he had not known about his boss's

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the fire brigade also has questions to answer. advice to people in flats in a fire is to stay put. because normally the fires can be contained inside one flat. representatives of survivors have asked why the policy was not dropped immediately when it became clear the fire was spreading from flat to flat. and dr lane one of the experts said: this is all preliminary work for the inquiry and we will hear replies from criticised parties later. but a after today some of them face some very pointed questions. now i'm joined from brighton by matt wrack, the general secretary of the fire brigades union. he is restricted in what he can say on some subjects, as he has seen evidence not in the public domain. i wonder what your reaction to what we heard today was. what we saw published today? well, i think it confirms what many of us suspected that there was a series of failings in terms of fire safety in that building. a building that was built in 1974 and at the time would have been a fire safe building, the architects who designed it and th

fire brigade? hi, there was a foreign flag 16. 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 indirectly, for the fire. it spread 01’ indirectly, for the fire. it spread or the dreadful consequences that followed. another theme being presented to the inquiry today is that the catastrophic failures in fire safety which led to the deaths of 72 people in the social housing block has also to be seen as an issue of class and race. it is no coincidence that this fire occurred ina building coincidence that this fire occurred in a building consisting of social housing and forme

again, that visit was supposed to be a familiarisation visit where the london fire brigade was opposed in terms of helping with fire safety at grenfell tower. we also learnt from michael dowden that he didn't feel the training facilities in terms of training on fires in high—rise buildings were adequate. he said there was nothing comparable to a high rise like g re nfell tower. comparable to a high rise like grenfell tower. thank you. you're watching afternoon live, these are our headlines the commons will vote later on whether to build a third runway at heathrow airport. the foreign secretary will miss the vote, he has travelled to afghanistan where he's been meeting the country's deputy foreign minister. the grenfell inquiry hears evidence about the training received by the fire brigade watch manager who was one of the first on the scene of the blaze. police injamaica are trying to determine the motive behind the killing of british couple charlie and gayle anderson. the grandparents, who had recently retired to the island, were found dead in their home. in the sport, england expects

ongoing public inquiry have revealed a many problems combustible building materials the london fire brigade stay put policy low water pressure for the fire hoses and poor ventilation systems to name just a few issues with a separate police investigation that could lead to charges of manslaughter activists say that those who may be held responsible scrambling to shift the blame with me now to talk about this samia with the project with the gram film was lame response unit sales better is a barrister with the red lion chambers back on hudson is a coordinator with the radical house networking longdon and we also asked members of the public inquiry and also the government to pay on the program but we were told that nobody was invaded available but welcome everybody else really good to have you here let me share with you something that tammy said on twitter and she was talking about what it is like today as a as a member of the community around though and she describes today as solidarity of spirit from within the community the government and kensington and chelsea council still needs to win bac

today we got a detailed log of the activities from the london fire brigade in the first hour after theal emergency call from the occupant of flat 16 where the fire broke out. we learn from one firefighter that he saw the cladding appeared to be burning 15 minutes after the call. he said it was barking and spitting in a way to burning magnesium. at that time we learned a firefighter outside the building wanted to put a covering jet of water onto the kitchen window, on flat 16. jet of water onto the kitchen window, on flat16. he jet of water onto the kitchen window, on flat 16. he was advised not to because of safety concerns for two colleagues about to enter flat 16 from the inside and fight the fire from inside the building. there was a delay of one minute for the external hose to be put onto their building. but it was a critical moment because the flames did, at that time, spread onto the cladding and up the building. we learned it took 36 minutes from the initial emergency call for the fla mes initial emergency call for the fla m es to initial emergency call for the flames to reach t

london fire brigade said that half of a flat in grafton house was alight, and around a0 people had leftf the fire is now being investigated. one of the nurses who worked at the gosport hospital where hundreds of patients died, at the gosport hospital need, ?has apologised to relatives who lost their loved ones, but says she was only trying to make patients comfortable. the nurse, who doesn t want to be identified, said she was struggling to understand how many people died. the inquiry into the gosport war memorial hospital found that more than a50 patients were given unnecessary drugs that lead to their early deaths. duncan kennedy reports. not even the families of those who loved —— lost loved ones could believe the scale of the deaths at the gosport war memorial hospital. this former nurse was one of those who worked on the wards where the deaths happened. she does not want faith shown and we have disguised her voice. were you worried about the use of these high levels of painkillers? i suppose i was concerned. at the same time, i was pleased these people seemed to be more comfortable

london fire brigade as saying on the fire brigade that a fire engines and 58 firefighters and officersay. there are a number of hospitals that area, so we need to have a confirmed. is larger so that they are attending. a foragers and 58 firefighters called to a hospital in enfield at ridgeway. we'll bring you more when there is more information. —— eight fire engines. now over the weather. after a cloudy star, the sun came out. it was pretty widespread. the two britons into the mid—20s celsius. this photo showers pretty much what many people experience. there were showers and thunderstorms into northern england. these will fizzle out later. that will return to many southern and eastern areas. pretty warm temperatures, into the mid—teens celsius. tomorrow a simla sort of day. high pressure still in control. warmth of the sunshine and also the chance of isolated heavy showers and thunderstorms. it was a scotla nd showers and thunderstorms. it was a scotland —based beaconia. bring them in wales and northern ireland, it looks like sunshine could spark some heavy den shores, victory over th

fire brigade. there is a fire in g re nfell tower. fire brigade. there is a fire in grenfell tower.it is burning. i know it is burning. they are on their way. that was behailu kebede, the tenant of flat 16. an expert in forensic science said that the fire likely started around the tall fridge freezer in kitchen of that flat. mr kebede survived the fire. 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 limi

they state that strategy is a tactic by the fire brigade —— stay put strategy, when they believe the failed flat. it was used in the grenfell towerfire, it had failed by flat. it was used in the grenfell tower fire, it had failed by 126 vm. just 30 minutes after the fire had started. she said 40 minutes later than that, at 1:40am, the only escape route out of the tower was smoke logged. inescapable, basically, for the still in the tower. she says she is confused and bewildered by the idea that the stay put strategy remained in place until 2:47am, and our really, an hour and 20 minutes after the stay put strategy in her opinion has com pletely strategy in her opinion has completely failed. these are the type of things that we are learning about today. we are learning about the fire doors, the flat doors, the entrance doors to the club being defective in terms of fire safety and also not up to scratch in terms of safety standards. these are the type does we are getting today. are getting the opening statement from the council, the inquiry itself, thatis the council, the inquiry itself,

meanwhile, the london fire brigade has been defending its advice to residents to stay put in their flatsrefighters were faced with terrible dilemmas, given the unprecedented nature of the blaze. our special correspondent, lucy manning, has sent this report — you may find some of the images distressing. grenfell, before it was refurbished and after. it might have looked better, but it had gone from a safe building to a lethal one. and those who order the changes and carried them out have been accused of delay, of trying to derail the inquiry. the corporate silence deprives the families of the degree of resolution and understanding to which they are entitled, and has only served to increase their pain and uncertainty. it is inhumane to remain silent, when so many seek understanding and answers. sakina afrasehabi, disabled yet housed on the 18th floor, died with her sister, her son demanding those answers. it's very hurtful, and it's been insulting. my recommendation is just to speak out, tell us what has happened. let's get to the truth. don't hide behind these things. some of the companie

that night, the fire brigade had a very difficult and very dangerousjob had a very difficult and veryproblems with the cladding, the fire doors, the windows. the flames and the smoke wa5 doors, the windows. the flames and the smoke was greater than they had ever experienced, it was an unprecedented fire, the inquiry heard, but their decision—making, their training, their equipment, their training, their equipment, their policy—making and the strategy of staying put, that will be thoroughly examined by the inquiry. 187 people made it out of the building before they finally changed the policy that everyone should get out and after that, unfortunately, only 36 managed to escape. there was al5o today a warning from the inquiry to the companies involved in g re nfell inquiry to the companies involved in grenfell but they need to be, in essence, more open grenfell but they need to be, in e55ence, more open with the inquiry. the inquiry has asked for more witness statements and said to them that they should re5ist witness statements and said to them that they should resist the temptation of

inaudible asi inaudible as i understand it, the fire brigade we re as i understand it, the fire brigadet the cause of the fire, what started the fire, and what unfolded. it would not be helpful to start to speculate, without as much as a scrap of information. there will be plenty of time injude information. there will be plenty of time in jude course information. there will be plenty of time injude course to discuss and deliberate on all the questions, and people understandably have questions, including me, buti people understandably have questions, including me, but i do not think it takes us anywhere today to speculate. fire investigators are already at work trying to get the a nswe rs already at work trying to get the answers those questions. inaudible i have spoken to the principle of the art school this morning. the scottish government stands ready to do anything we reasonably can to help insure that the building has a future. it is too early to say what that might entail or what that might look like. we do not know yet what the structural condition of the building is. without tryi

the fire brigade say there have been significant improvement in the fires raging across moorland eastth burning debris raining down at a speed that could easily kill someone. and in sport, england are getting set for the final world cup group game against belgium, knowing they are already through, but who will they play in the next round? colombia, who need a win, are taking on senegal, who could make do with a draw. and andy murray says he will probably make a decision on whether to play in wimbledon before the draw is made tomorrow. i will be back with more on those stories at 3:30pm. let's get more now on the eu summit in brussels — theresa may is to brief leaders over dinner on progress on brexit. angela merkel has called on member states to mount a united approach to migration or risk eroding the eu's values. that is an issue which is worrying eu leaders. brexit is a conversation for dinner. it is but this will be one of the more difficult summits these leaders have faced in many a year because it is not just brexit but faced in many a year because it is notjust brexit but also m

essentially the fire brigade ‘s union says that... have heard from, he questions witnesses like michael dowden. the other barristers representing core participants like the companies and residents and survivors, they do not get the opportunity to question witnesses, so opportunity to question witnesses, so there is pressure on the lawyers, on the inquiry, to make sure certain lines of questioning are put forward and we believe to some extent that was the case in terms of the evidence given by michael dowden in the last three days. tom burridge with the latest from the grenfell tower enquiry. thejohn lewis partnership has issued a profit warning. the chain said it expected its profit to be close to zero in the first half of the year — and the annual figure would be substantially lower than last year. the group is to close five waitrose stores. a slice of fatberg put on show at the museum of london could be preserved for future generations. the lump of congealed fat, oil and wet wipes has begun to "sweat" and change colour — and flies ha

the fire brigade taking 35 calls. very visible fire, as you can see.tel, it is the mandarin oriental hotel, it is the mandarin oriental hotel, according to some on twitter. we cannot confirm that at this stage but we are hearing that a large number of fire engines and fire brigade officers have been at the scene. a number of people on twitter confirming that this is the mandarin oriental hotel. and some pictures on twitter show very much that it is that hotel. the smoke appears to be coming from the roof. in the last few moments since we have brought you these pictures, that fire does seem you these pictures, that fire does seem to be in the course of being put out by the fire brigade. anymore news on that we bring it to you. let‘s go back to david davis who is speaking... law enforcement agencies may no longer be able to protect public if dangerous individuals move between the united kingdom and the european union. and it is through that need, that need to protect the public, that we must also look at how we test to operate over galileo, the european

he has left serious questions for the fire brigade and the way it trained its firefighters.ecause 86 people were killed in a suspected attack by nomadic herders against farming communities on saturday. we think that was in retaliation forfive herders being killed by farmers a few days earlier. and the tit—for—tat fighting has continued. these are the latest pictures. a truck burnt betweenjos and abuja. a dawn—to—dusk curfew has now been brought in to try stop scenes like these. we also have these pictures. locals have begun burying the victims in mass graves. there's an ethnic dimension to all of this — for decades there has been conflict over land ownership. those who survived saturday's attack were taken here. to jos university. many of them suffering bullet wounds. here's what some had to say. good to be we could see were the children, from the hills. b chamel was three times, while close the door, they hit the door, so someone to shout me at the back. nigeria's president muhammadu buhari has called for calm. the bbc‘s ishaq khalid is injos, he sent this update. the gunma

there has of course been a query at the inquiry over the role that the london fire brigade played withple to stay in their flats, but you do sense that that is not for today. those issues have been put to one side. this is about remembering the individual bravery and heroism of people who work for the fire service. for any viewersjust for any viewers just joining us, you're watching pictures of a silent march that is taking place in west london is one of the final events to commemorate the first anniversary of the deaths of 72 people in the g re nfell tower the deaths of 72 people in the grenfell tower fire. it's a the deaths of 72 people in the grenfell towerfire. it's a march that in the past has taken an hour orso, that in the past has taken an hour or so, but it is thought it will ta ke or so, but it is thought it will take longer tonight because there are more people. and as you have been able to see if you have been watching, they have been processing slowly, stopping in places. it is as much about reflection and contemplation and solidarity as it is about walking. the banner tha

i would say we do not have a policy on cladding in the london fire brigade.at building, he was not responsible for the installation of fire doors not fit for purpose. all of which is true but he is responsible for checking the building. it is not his responsibility to check for cladding, we do not have a policy for that. i think the actions on that night speak for themselves. we we re that night speak for themselves. we were talking about before the fire. during the refurbishment is. were talking about before the fire. during the refurbishment ism were talking about before the fire. during the refurbishment is. it is not his responsibility to check for cladding, he did the checks that needed to be done as per the policy and he has been open and honest at the inquiry. the messages of support from around the country and firefighters and from across the world and relatives of the bereaved, there are many more people who have to a nswer there are many more people who have to answer serious questions, not michael dowden. a final point, you have a concerned about a

he has left serious questions for the fire brigade and the way it trained its firefighters.l decide in the next few hours — whether to build a third runway at heathrow airport later , in a vote likely to expose splits in both labour and tory ranks. the spotlight is on foreign secretary borisjohnson, he is in afghanistan. he vowed to lie in front of bulldozers to stop expansion, but is missing the vote because he's abroad. it is widely expected that the expansion plan he put out a statement saying his resignation would have achieved nothing and he will get more done by remaining in government. this is the scene live in the commons right now.... the chairman of the transport select committee is speaking at the moment. we are expecting other mps with constituency interests. there is quite a lot of pressure on the number of mps who want to take part in this debate. let's have a quick listen to what she has to say. the economic case for expanding heathrow is overwhelming. but environmental concerns are critically important as well. they could and should be depressed through the d

at critical times they couldn't send crucial messages and tonight the fire brigades union has said thatto improve communications. tom symonds, bbc news at the grenfell tower inquiry. a gunman who killed five people at a newspaper office in maryland in the united states had barricaded the door during the attack in an effort to ‘kill as many people as possible', police have said. a judge ordered the suspect to be held without bail. police confirmed the gunman used a legally—purchased pump—action shotgun in the attack, which wounded two others. president trump has offered his condolences to the victims of the families during an event at the white house. this attack shocked the conscience of the nation and filled our hearts with grief. journalists like all americans should be free from the fear of being violently attacked while doing theirjob. to the families of the victims, there are no words to express our sorrow for your loss. horrible, horrible event, a horrible thing happened. when are suffering, we pledge our eternal support. the suffering is so great, i have seen some of the people.

the bereaved have told the inquiry many more would have survived if the fire brigade had not told familiesr flats for so long. the inquiry‘s report said this stay—put advice effectively failed at 1:26am in the morning, but it continued even though a major incident was declared at 2:06am. the advice to stay put was eventually dropped at 2:47am, nearly two hours into the fire. it's clear to see that at 1:14am that the building is done, it's clearly spreading fast, the fire is uncontrollable people need to get out. we have to ask the tough question, why was it that the stay put policy was not changed? 71 people did not make it out and the inquiry says it would need to examine whether the failure to change that advice made all the difference between life and death. lucy melo inc, bbc news. —— lucy manning. london fire brigade‘s commissioner, dany cotton, told the inquiry she'd never witnessed anything like the grenfell tower fire, that it was alien to anything she'd ever seen. the block itself had only been refurbished a year before. tom symonds looks at the factors which led to the fire sprea