traditional council housing like grenfell has fallen out of fashion.er social homes were built last year than at any time since their invention. i mean, you look around, it's actually a beautiful estate. pilgrim tucker tried to give the residents of grenfell a voice through her work as a housing campaigner in the area. the fact that it's become so hard to get good social housing now and that more and more it's only the most vulnerable people who can qualify for the kind of housing that, really, everybody... should be available to everybody, means that there is a section here of people who were really disengaged, and i think that's a real shame and it shouldn't necessarily be like that. the fire has burned through the veneer of london life to reveal the capital's invisible people. we are a tale of two cities. we have many invisible londoners, and i'm afraid there will be hidden victims. london mayor sadiq khan believes the fire has exposed the failure of politicians. their experience of politicians — of all parties, by the way — local politicians and na

at least 80 people died in the grenfell tower fire last month.fairs correspondent tom symonds reports inside the burn hall, this is where the tests have been taking place, upon which the fate of dozens of tower blocks hang. so far, the government's refused to release video of the tests, but like this, it involves setting light to cladding and insulation fitted to a nine metre wall. test number one of a design identical to that at grenfell tower, was supposed to last a0 minutes — it was stopped before nine. the flames had reached the top of the test rig. the landlords of 82 buildings, 47 of them social housing, will now have to take urgent action. in salford, anticipating a test failure, cladding is already being taken down. the thought of it not being safe and you're sleeping in bed of a night time, thinking that's not safe... do you know, it's bad, isn't it? really bad. they should take the lot off, i don't care how much money it costs. it's not money, it's people's lives at the end of the day. the new full—scale tests are designed to replicate

grenfell tower demands your attention.of the missing are everywhere. 0n trees and walls and bus shelters, unblinking, it's hard to hold their accusatory gaze. more than 250 escaped the tower that fateful night, but around 80 people are missing or confirmed dead. floor by floor, the names and faces of all those we know didn't make it out. they arrived at grenfell from all over the world, more than 20 countries represented among the missing. families with small children who'd recently moved in, pensioners who lived in the block for over a0 years. and then, perhaps, there are others. the unknown. the fact that we still don't know exactly who and how many died in this fire a month later tells us something, i think, about society's relationship with the people who lived in grenfell. some were perhaps happy to be anonymous, but others were simply marginalised, isolated and ignored. only the most vulnerable and desperate would have been eligible for a vacant flat in the tower. traditional council housing like grenfell has fallen

the gomes family lived on the 21st floor of grenfell tower. should have been celebrating the birth of their son, anticipated with much excitement by his older sisters. we were making plans, he can sleep with me, he's going to be on the floor and i'm going to play with him, they were very excited and we'd just finished the nursery. instead, their home is gone and their son, who they had already named logan, was delivered stillborn by caesarean section as his mother and sisters lay in induced comas in hospital. i knew something was wrong straightaway when they took the mother as a priority, so i broke down. because i knew. i knew what they were saying. and then later on they said that the baby had passed away. they can't say 100%, but they said that the heart couldn't cope with the lack of oxygen, the baby didn't get, so they have done a full autopsy including toxins to see exactly what caused the baby's death. they said that they believed the poison went in and settled on my body, and everything goes to the baby. especially, seven months is whe

|j and it took the grenfell tower disaster to revealthis.k and it took the grenfell tower disaster to reveal this. i think you raise an interesting point. this raises questions about the quality of building standards in the uk. i noticed in one of your reports they we re noticed in one of your reports they were described as a complete mess by one firm of architects. i think there is also a question of why were these ever passed as acceptable for british standards. if they are, then there are serious questions about there are serious questions about the way british standards are produced and the quality of these standards and other questions about the people whose to sit on the committees that approve these things. it is frequently the case from british standards that they bring in industry experts to commentate. the danger is that the industry experts may well recommend things that would save their industry money. i'm not suggesting thatis industry money. i'm not suggesting that is what happened, but there is a potential for that. that that

only six months ago, i was moved back into grenfell tower.o, i was moved back into grenfell tower. i am today with nothinglj thought she was ok. my mum is very strong, very resilient. but now i know she is not ok. why do you say that? being the sort of person she is, she has tried to be strong but people around her, people in the hotels come to talk to her, they call her mum. she doesn't want to break down, she doesn't want to show that she is hurting and going through a lot of things but after the phone call i got at 1:30am last week, when she was rushed to hospital, i knew she was not ok. people in the hotel were telling you... they had to call an ambulance because she was having palpitations. i was going to come down but she said to them that she knows what it's like. she told me what the doctor had said. he had said he believes she is suffering from post—traumatic stress disorder. goodness me. good morning. how are you doing?|j don't good morning. how are you doing?” don't know. my my chest is hurting, my heart is hurting. my body is achi

this is before grenfell, remember, to any high—rise fire. wear, leicestershire, kent, lancashire and cambridgeshire will not send aerial ladder in the first instance. the crux of the problem is this — the same fire in the same tower block elicits wildly different responses from fire services across the country. now, take this building behind me. it's a high—rise building in essex. and if there's a fire here, the first response of the local fire service won't be to send a high ladder. whereas in neighbouring suffolk, they will. lauren irish is a community nurse who cares for a resident inside a tower block. at the end of the day, it's a tower block. you hear that it is on fire, why wouldn't you send the highest ladder you've got to get them out quicker, rather than just sending a little one? what's that going to do? you know, who is going to reach the top floor? it's not fair. that's my opinion on it. it's not. i wouldn't like to be on the top floor. essex fire service say that they have inspected

it is four weeks since the grenfell tower fire it is four weeks since the grenfell towerfire in londonl tower fire in london and footage shows the stairwell, in which the fingertip search of every apartment continued, in at which at least 80 people were killed. feelings are running very high at about the response from authorities. mark easton reports now on how the community has reacted. a black nail hammered into london's conscience. g re nfell tower hammered into london's conscience. grenfell tower demands your attention. in its shadow, the faces of the missing are everywhere. 0n trees and walls and bus shelters, unblinking, it's hard to hold their accusatory gaze. more than 250 escaped the tower that fateful night, but around 80 people are missing or confirmed dead. floor by floor, the names and faces of all those we know didn't make it out. they arrived at grenfell from all over the world, more than 20 countries represented among the missing. families with small children who'd recently moved in, pensioners who lived in the block for over a0 years. and then, perhaps, there are other

, who supported grenfell tower residents' campaign, the grenfell action group, melanie 0nn, labour's masoud, a chelsea firefighter and union official. moira, let me ask you, your assessment, if you like, of where the survivors and residents are four weeks on? i think, the survivors and residents are four weeks on? ithink, as the survivors and residents are four weeks on? i think, as people have indicated, there are still a lot of disorganisation. we have only had 18 families that have been rehoused. you know, a survivor i spoke to said they had been made an offer that was withdrawn. i think people still feel the system is still a little bit disjointed, and their needs are not really being met. is that fair, pilgrim? you were nodding in agreement. i would echo that completely but i would say not a little bit, iwould completely but i would say not a little bit, i would say there are still a total failure continuing. have there been no improvements? very minor improvements, but these residents and survivors are daily being faced with an onslaught of queues, asjoe being faced with an ons

i you're resident of grenfell para? rewarding. i you're resident of grenfell para ? i rewarding.nfell para? i do not live in west london at all. for the people you have been talking to, what they have been saying, put aside the feeding, the nappies, what about the trauma? what have you been hearing? yes, there are severe cases of people who have seen things. standing outside latimer road, woman was weeping all the way from the road to where we were, to where the car park was. you cannot let a woman weeping walk past you. isaid, cannot let a woman weeping walk past you. i said, give cannot let a woman weeping walk past you. isaid, give me cannot let a woman weeping walk past you. i said, give me a cannot let a woman weeping walk past you. isaid, give me a hug, i know it sounds silly. we were hiding and you start crying. she just said these words, i cannot wash my eyes. when she said something like that, i thought, i cannot wash my eyes. you cannot remove what you've seen. children banging on windows, a baby being thrown out. so many people have been scarred with things they should

will never heal. >> we can't have the burning matters of grenfell die for nothing. this has to mean something and now is the moment to change. >> for "nightline" i'm james longman in london, england. >>> our heart felt thanks to james and the team in london. you'll find more in depth reporting on the digital documentary "surviving the infer inferno, escaping grenfell tower" on abc news.com. >>> this special edition of "nightline" is brought to you by geico. so, your new prescription does have a few side effects. oh, like what? ♪ you're gonna have dizziness, ♪ nausea, and sweaty eyelids. ♪ and in certain cases chronic flatulence. ♪ no. ♪ sooooo gassy girl. ♪ so gassy. if you're boyz ii men, you make anything sound good. it's what you do. if you want to save fifteen percent or more on car insurance, you switch to geico. it's what you do. next! ♪ next! ♪ ♪ more kinds of crab than ever, new dishes, and all your favorites. only while crabfest lasts. red lobster. now this is seafood. >>> thanks for joining us for this special edition of "nightline surviving the infe o inf

as those affected by the fire at g re nfell tower as those affected by the fire at grenfell tower waito find out how and why the fire spread, across the country, others are anxiously waiting to find out if their homes are at risk too. but for many, it's not good news. the bbc understands officials believe at least 60 tower blocks have failed a new fire safety test. including nine in salford, where the removal of cladding began weeks ago. the thought of it not being safe and you're sleeping in bed of a nighttime, do you know, that's it, it's bad, isn't it? really bad. they should take the lot off. i don't care how much money it costs them. it's not money, it's people's lives. i think we're sitting on a tinderbox. costs to remove and replace cladding are expected to run into tens of millions of pounds. the concern now is who will pick up the bill. local authorities, housing associations, some of them have reserves. all of them have access to borrowing capacity and if there are any authorities that have difficulties, we will ensure that we make additional capacity available to them so tha

just a few months since the grenfell tower tragedy, we have just just a few months since the grenfelldation of insulation and cladding and ways to stop fires breaking out in these buildings. —— all manners of combination. there is no one size fits all solution. we were told by the prime minister the week after the prime minister the week after the grenfell tower fire, when she launched this programme, the government could test over 100 buildings per day. there are complex combinations, which is partly what makes it inexplicable why the government spent the first few weeks on the testing one component of one type of cladding. at least these tests are testing what they should have done from the start, a system of cladding with installation, —— insulation, but other types of cladding cannot be tested. my big concern is that residents in the tower blocks, 60 out of 4000 tower blocks, simply do not have the reassurance from government or the confidence that if things need to be done to the tower block to make them safe, that they will be. it is easy to politicise this issue, but there will

we thought we knew what happened at grenfell.ng the test on grenfell, which was not safe, is we've now ascertained that in laboratory conditions it did not work. it tells us that 82 other buildings with similar designs are flawed. by the way, 37 of them are privately owned. it also tells us that it's implausible that a developer could, following the letter of the law, could have got the stuff through under the building regulations. we've made a film to help you understand a bit more about the test. the only way to test the fire safety of a cladding design properly is to rig up your design and then try to set fire to it. last week, newsnight was permitted to film preparations for such a test on cladding like that used at grenfell tower. so plastic foam insulation on the inside, aluminium panels with a plastic core on the outside. we visited before the aluminium panels had been put up. so what's underneath those aluminium panels? well, first of all, the stuff under the foil here, that is the insulation. in this case, so—called pir

i the things i believe led to the fire at grenfell tower.st the the link with the campaign today, not just the saving the link with the campaign today, notjust the saving of money the link with the campaign today, not just the saving of money that led to having sugar panels on the outside, the failure to have proper health and safety checks. that was the view before some people set of suffering. tom burridge is there. but the psyche pretty big demonstration. —— looks like a pretty big demonstration. people have literally just started pretty big demonstration. people have literallyjust started moving. i'd on regent street, centre of london. thousands of people here are placed. difficult to know the exact number at this stage, they will march from here probably for a0 minutes oran march from here probably for a0 minutes or an hour, so here towards the house of commons. the message is that austerity has had its day. people believe that public momentum is with them the election, progress that labour has made overjeremy corbyn and people believe

into grenfell tower, and up the stairs.row stairs — the only escape route, that was filled with black smoke. bodies filled this stairwell. now those identifying victims climb up, struggling for breath. many of the residents who were told to stay during the fire didn't make it down these stairs. the bbc has seen documents setting out how the residents of grenfell tower were told to stay in their flats until 2:47am. the first 999 call was made at six minutes to one and that means for one hour and 53 minutes, those who were calling for help were told to stay put. it took nearly two hours for the advice to change to evacuate. these pictures from a0 minutes after the first emergency call show just how high the flames had reached. an hour later it had engulfed the whole tower. there's no doubt the firefighters were heroes, but the fire policy for tower blocks was and still is to stay put. the stay put advice is broadly sound. but clearly this was an unprecedented fire and at some point it was clear that the advice needed to chang

in sight of grenfell tower, fun and laughter.ood and, yeah, just really fun overall. the first week was pretty hard. then, it got a bit easier after a few weeks. then, when this started happening, you just come here, it distracts you a lot. kids on the green is run by volunteers, teachers, therapists, entertainers, even hairdressers. children can play and be supported. parents can get some respite. i've got two boys and also an older girl, who is 13. and a couple of her friends were in the tower, so she's been really affected by it, as well, and upset. it is hard to know that some of the neighbours, a teacher, children that my kids were friends with, are no longer with us and also, the building being right there, in ourfaces, it doesn't help. a month after the fire, the impact on some of the children is only now starting to show. the last week, some of the symptoms have become kind of more severe. we find that a lot of kids have been scared to go to bed. they have been scared to fall asleep. so we are giving parents a lot of prac

after the grenfell tower fire, london mayor sadiq khan promises firefighters all the equipment they'dclaims there was no tall ladder for the first 30 minutes. labour leaderjeremy corbyn addresses one of europe's biggest trade union events — he says he wants to call time on austerity. and pride in london gets under way. tens of thousands of people march through the capital — marking 50 years since homosexuality was decriminalised in england and wales. and mixed emotions for the lions as they draw their test series with the all blacks — more on that in sportsday in half an hour. good evening and welcome to bbc news. president trump says he expects "a very powerful" trade deal with the uk, to be completed "very quickly". speaking at the 620 summit in hamburg, he also talked about the special relationship between america and britain, and said his planned visit to the uk would go ahead. this report from hamburg, by our deputy political editor, john pienaar, contains some flash photography. theresa may sees this relationship as key to a successful brexit. she was counting on warm words, enc

more frustration at a lack of information for grenfell survivors. after an angry meeting last night with the police, residents say their questions still aren't being answered. whatever it is, we want to know exactly what it is. do not hide anything. the majority of survivors remain in hotels despite today's deadline for everyone to be rehomed nearby. the council insists all families have been made an offer. we hearfrom one of them. all the memories i had, all my baby album is, i miss them a lot. good morning, it's wednesday july 5th. also this morning: victims of stalking and harassment are being left at risk, because of failings by police and prosecutors. a new report blames poor investigations and a lack of legal protection. an average debt of more than £50,000 for university students in england. a new report says they'll be paying it off into their 50s. it's ten years to the day since the cost of borrowing last went up. they've been at record lows since then, but why and what does it mean for borrowers, savers and the economy? hello from wimbledo

some news concerning the grenfell tower fire, some news concerning the grenfell towerfire, earlier we also just tell you that we are hearing a meeting is going to be getting underway in about 20 minutes or so, people starting to arrive for a meeting in west london. the first big meeting between many of the families affected by that tragedy at grenfell tower and the police and others besides as well i think. so we are just hearing that people are starting to arrive, it is a meeting between families who are affected, the police officers leading the criminal investigation and the coroner as well. so that meeting due to get under way within the next hour. the first big meeting between families and the police. some people who used to live in grenfell tower are still arguing that they're not getting the help they not living in the right kind of accommodation, not getting the kind of information that they need. so a big meeting due to get underway in the next little while with the aim of answering some some of those bastions. we will keep an eye on any developments from that meeting. north k

several tests showed in similar temperatures to the grenfell fire it drips burning plastic.ding in it, you have got a fuel source for a flame to propagate on. if you do a small—scale fire test, it is not necessarily representative of what will happen on a full—scale building. which is why the government is now doing full—scale tests. but three separate sources with direct knowledge of the type of cladding used as grenfell tower has told the bbc it has never been subjected to the full—scale test. yet it was used on this building after a refurbishment certified as safe by kensington and chelsea's building control. was the cladding installed without the test data inspectors rely on? 0fficial advice says if flammable materials are planned for a tall building, the design should be fire tested or study provided based on test results. we have arrived at a situation where we have a series of different pieces of legislation, we have a series of different tests that can be applied to that legislation. we have created a system of cracks and shadows that people can either fall into or h

at least 80 people died in the grenfell tower fire last month.monds reports. inside the burn hall, this is where the tests have been taking place, upon which the fate of dozens of tower blocks hang. so far, the government's refused to release video of the tests, but like this, it involves setting light to cladding and insulation fitted to a nine metre wall. test number one of a design identical to that at grenfell tower, was supposed to last a0 minutes — it was stopped before nine. the flames had reached the top of the test rig. the landlords of 82 buildings, 47 of them social housing, will now have to take urgent action. in salford, anticipating a test failure, cladding is already being taken down. the thought of it not being safe and you're sleeping in bed of a night time, thinking that's not safe... do you know, it's bad, isn't it? really bad. they should take the lot off, i don't care how much money it costs. it's not money, it's peoples lives at the end of the day. the new full—scale tests are designed to replicate the way in which grenfell

82 tower blocks are deemed to have failed a new government fire safety test following the grenfell tower tragedy. the test looked at both cladding and insulation. in salford today, officials began removing materials from nine buildings. they should take the lot off. i don't care how much money it costs them. it's not money — it's people's lives, at the end of the day. i think we are sitting on a tender box. i think we are sitting on a tender box. with an independent review of building regulations announced tonight, we'll be asking who will foot the bill for the necessary refurbishments? also tonight: the chancellor says brexit in 2019 won't bring immediate changes and it's likely to be 2022 before the full process takes place. third time unlucky. donald trump fails again at his attempts to repeal president obama's healthcare laws. 28 years in prison for the gang that burgled john terry's home, after learning he was on holiday. and england expects. the country's women footballers prepare for their euro championships clash with france. and coming—up on bbc news: there's a dream debut for t

of building regulations and fire safety has been announced by the government in the wake of the grenfeller disaster. 82 buildings are found to have a similar combination to test materials that have failed the government's new fire tests for cladding. we will have the latest on those tests and that announcement. the other main stories on bbc news at 5: another blow for donald trump as the us senate fails, at 5: for a third time, to overturn president obama's health care policy. rubbish piles up on the streets of birmingham as workers step up their industrial action — collections have already been disrupted for weeks. and a romcom with a diference — boy meets girl, and girl falls into a coma — in the big sick. we'll get film critic james king's thoughts on this and the other releases in the film review. good evening. in the past few minutes, the government has announced that an independent review will be carried out into building regulations and fire safety, because of the grenfell tower fire. the fire in west london, which killed 80 people, raised serious questions about about the fire sa

into grenfell tower, and up the stairs.he narrow stairs — the only escape route, that was filled with black smoke. bodies filled this stairwell. now those identifying victims climb up, struggling for breath. many of the residents who were told to stay during the fire didn't make it down these stairs. the bbc has seen documents setting out how the residents of grenfell tower were told to stay in their flats until 2:47am. the first 999 call was made at six minutes to one and that means for one hour and 53 minutes, those who were calling for help were told to stay put. it took nearly two hours for the advice to change to evacuate. these pictures from a0 minutes after the first emergency call show just how high the flames had reached. an hour later it had engulfed the whole tower. there's no doubt the firefighters were heroes, but the fire policy for tower blocks was and still is to stay put. the stay put advice is broadly sound. but clearly this was an unprecedented fire and at some point it was clear that the advice needed to

council tenants whose services have been disrupted by the grenfell tower fire have had their rent suspendedaqi forces say they've taken control of the main base of the so—called islamic state in mosul. also in the next hour — could battery—powered planes be the future of flying? we'll take an exclusive look at an experimental electric plane. and in half an hour — dateline discusses the fragile nature of britain's new government and the campaign against the jihadist group isis. good morning and welcome to bbc news. the environment secretary, michael gove, says the government will respect the recommendations of public pay review bodies, as pressure grows on ministers to lift the 1% cap on pay increases for public sector workers. speaking to the bbc this morning, mr gove said ministers would fully take on board "the integrity of the pay review process". some backbench tory mps have argued austerity lost the party seats at last month's general election. pay rises for five million public sector workers have effectively been capped at 1% since 2013, before which there was a two—year freeze on pay

but this will be where some from grenfell will live.t 126 families have been offered this type of housing. there are about ten more, as we stand here today, families who need to be offered. there are a number of families who are not yet ready to work with us at all. although housing will be offered, only a few of the grenfell residents will be in it by wednesday. already, some are telling us that flats they have been offered are not ready to be lived in at the moment. others don't want to move if they are going to have to move again. and so far, only eight families have taken up the offer of new, temporary accommodation. after the protests about kensington and chelsea council, tonight, a new leader was elected, her message perhaps three weeks too late. this is our community, and we have failed it when people needed us the most. so no buts, no ifs, no excuses, i am truly sorry. and the second thing i'm going to do is to phone up sajid javid, the secretary of state, and ask for more help. but the government is facing more calls for the ju

council tenants whose services have been disrupted by the grenfell tower fire have had their rent suspendediraqi forces say they've taken control of the main base of the so—called islamic state in mosul. also in the next hour, could battery powered planes be the future of flying? we'll take an exclusive look at an experimental electric plane. in half an hour — the welsh capital is one of the uk's fastest growing cities, but cardiff boyjason mohammad asks if his city is expanding too fast. good morning and welcome to bbc news. pressure is growing on theresa may and the chancellor, philip hammond, to lift the 1% cap on pay increases for public sector workers. in a newspaper article today, the environment secretary michael gove suggests ministers should heed the recommendations of the pay review bodies that are currently examining the issue. some backbench tory mps have argued austerity lost the party seats at last month's general election. with me is our political correspondent, emma va rdy. emma, what has michael gove been saying? there has been a series of hints from government ministers th

do you think that is a reasonable way of looking at what happened at grenfell? sector, if we go to grenfell, that was part of the £60 million investment, there was the new school, with 1000 local children, there was a new sports academy and refurbishment of the grenfell tower, all from local people. not gentrification. a lot of people said, maybe you can dispell a myth, the purpose of the cladding was to make it look nice for the richer residents who lived around it so they did not have to look at the old grenfell tower? is there something in that? i totally disagree. if you are going to refurbish the building, why would you not want the building to improve how would looks? the meeting last night, the grenfell action group, the leader said he was appalled by the behaviour of councillors, there was whispering and giggling, would you answer that? if that behaviour was going on i was not aware of that from where i was sitting and i would not condone that. he said the council are managing this as a pr disaster. public relations, rather than as an actual disaster. an

the local council faces more resignations the grenfell tower site.he local councilfaces more resignations and we will hear what it means for families affected. it is sunday, july two. also on the programme... pressure on the government over public sector pay. amid signs of growing concerns about austerity, the environment secretary michael gove suggests the 1% cap may need to be reconsidered. could this be the future of flying? we'll take an exclusive look at an experimental electric plane. in sport, we'll reflect on that incredible lions victory in new zealand. and geraint thomas becomes the first welshman in history to claim the yellowjersey as he wins the first stage of the tour de france. wimbledon gets under way tomorrow — but who's best placed to win? we'll get some expert insight with a difference. i think maybe it is andy's time again so i will go with andy. that is kind of you. you're not saying that because we are grandparents? in part, yes. and louise has the weather. good morning. a quiet sunday a weights. breeze in the far north—west wit

following the grenfell tragedy, what is the future of building upwards?ecture, peter murray, for his take. in the planning of our cities, few topics generate as much heated debate as tall buildings, whether they are ‘60s council blocks, glass and steel offices or modern apartments. since the grenfell tragedy, council built towers have been under particular scrutiny. the discussion has notjust been about what the towers are made or what risks they represent, but how they become symbols of broken britain, of inequality and social disparity. strange, really, when only last year towers were being accused of being money boxes in the sky for the offshore wealthy. ghost buildings whose chinese and middle eastern investors kept them empty as they profited from the uk's housing shortage. strange, too, when you realise that the millionaires who paid huge amounts for top floor flats did so because of the spectacular views they provide, a luxury that thousands of council tenants have enjoyed since towers were first built to solve the housing crisis in the post—war er

flag at the right —— —— grenfell towerfire receive the right help.rning, it's sunday the second ofjuly. also ahead: michael gove suggest that the 1% pay cap may need to be reconsidered. iraqi forces say they've captured so called islamic state's main base in mosul, and a final victory is in sight. in sport, we'll reflect on that incredible lions win in new zealand. and geraint thomas becomes the first welshman in history to claim the yellowjersey as he wins the first stage of the tour de france. wimbledon gets under way tomorrow — but who's best placed to win? we'll get some expert insight with a difference. it is eddie's time again to defend the title so i'm going to go for andy. that's very kind. you're not just saying that because we are his grandparents? and louise has the weather. a quiet sunday awaits with decent spells. good morning. first, our main story. "nothing is off the table" according to the government, when it comes to making sure kensington and chelsea council is able to respond properly to the grenfell tower fire. the local authorit

this is for grenfell tower.at they are just, um, getting lovely treatments and everybody can help get them a new home. in the art tent, children can paint anything they want. most of them draw the tower. we have a team of art therapists on site, so children drawing disturbing pictures are supported. perhaps they might want to talk. it is very sad that so many children witnessed it. such widespread sadness and horror. all the children here have witnessed unimaginable horror. we asked for a show of hands for those who knew someone who had died. this isjust the beginning of the healing process. but we know that the healing is going to take years. it is going to take a very long time. it will take time. but kids on the green is a chance to escape, to play, to be normal and forget. in a moment a summary of the business news this hour but first the headlines on bbc newsroom live: but the new conservative leader of kensington and chelsea council admits she has never been inside a tower block before. donald trump junior

let's return now to the story on grenfell tower. 255 people survived the grenfell tower fire — that's by the metropolitan police. with me is our home affairs correspondent tom symonds. what are the overall figures? it does not change the estimate of those killed. no, it does not, but there was an incredible debate about there was an incredible debate about the amount of people who died at g re nfell tower. the amount of people who died at grenfell tower. people said they thought it might be higher, 150 or more. that comes from a suggestion from people in the community that 500 or 600 people were living at g re nfell tower 500 or 600 people were living at grenfell tower when the fire happened. police have investigated that closely and they say they believe 350 is the correct figure. they have traced the inhabitants of 106 of the flats, 127 flat in g re nfell tower 106 of the flats, 127 flat in grenfell tower in total. they think 123 were flats were all of those in the building died at the time. 350 is quite useful because it tells them that theirfigure is quite useful because it tells

there are many questions that need answering about the grenfell fire.duals, failures of organisations, failures of public policy at all levels, stretching back decades. the public inquiry will get to the bottom of that. we must allow that inquiry and the criminal investigation to run its course and we must be careful not to prejudge it or to prejudice it in any way. speaking to survivors, people in the local community and people in the local community and people in the tower blocks in other tower blocks across the country, one thing is abundantly clear, local government is facing a looming crisis of confidence. he went on to say that together we must raise our game, we must rebuild public confidence and he referred to the way that things have been handled by the local authority, in particular, kensington and chelsea, saying that democracy must be seen to happen in public. it shouldn't be happening privately behind closed doors. he said that local government must show that it said that local government must show thatitis said that local government must s

grenfell tower. they have now been living here for three weeksm grenfell tower.ot comfortable and it does not feel like home. i miss my room and all the memories i had of my baby albums, i miss them a lot. my daughter, she's losing her focus because this is not her place, her room, it is not our life. i find it ha rd to room, it is not our life. i find it hard to sleep, have nightmares about if it happens again, if i wake up andi if it happens again, if i wake up and i see a fire. see a fire in the building. i feel useless. i feel like i have no power to take away all this pain from her. if i could, i would tickle the pen put it on me. families say they have received severe support but they they once monthly visit them. most of the people in my building, they were very close to me and they were like family. and seeing them go was not good. as the family struggled to come to terms with what has happened, they say they have been a two—bedroom flat just over a happened, they say they have been a two—bedroom flatjust over a mile away, but he says that is too far from

those affected by the grenfell tower fire have had their event suspended.sul after iraqi forces take control there. president donald trump has criticised the growing number of us states, who're refusing to pass on voters' details to his commission on electoralfraud. earlier he tweeted, "what are they trying to hide?" 0ur washington correspondent laura bicker explains what might happen next. donald trump setup an election integrity commission back in may. he wa nted integrity commission back in may. he wanted to look at claims, including his own claims, that voter fraud was widespread across the united states. he believes, for instance, that many people who might have died in the past are still on the electoral roll and people are voting on their behalf. to that end, the commission sent out letters to all the states. they are asking for very personal information about the voters, the 200 million voters across the us. they want their names, their addresses, their birth dates and, crucially, the last four digits of their social security numbers, but some state

grenfell tower demands your attention.o have dramatic build—up music, more akin to a drama like silent witness or a hollywood movie? this is the bbc and not fox news. this was unnecessary, trivialising a serious news item. on wednesday mp5 debated the abuse and intimidation of parliamentary candidates after a cross—party report said misogyny, racism and bigotry was on the rise. politicians like diane abbott and stella creasy had described the repeated online abuse they have been subjected to and theresa may has now ordered an inquiry into the subject. william mcnulty gave us his thoughts after considering the interviews with theresa may and andrea leadsom. if you look at the way the prime minister is addressed orjeremy corbyn is addressed, certainly by members of newsnight and the media in general, think the aggressive tones that are used against politicians... and this unfortunately translates to members of the public. and i think the media, certainly the bbc, and they are not alone in it — they have contributed to the le

it has been a month since the fire at grenfell tower in london in which at grenfell tower in london inhich at least 80 people died and on wednesday morning our reporter reported on the impact the disaster has had on the local community especially children. all the children who have witnessed unimaginable horror, we asked for a show of hands of those who knew someone show of hands of those who knew someone who had died. this isjust the beginning of the healing process. but we know that the healing is going to take years, a very long time. having watched that, jan had this to say. justin contacted us with more general thoughts on coverage of the g re nfell tower, general thoughts on coverage of the grenfell tower, one month on. and another report on the aftermath of the tragedy came on the news at ten, it began like this. a black nail, hammered into london's conscience. grenfell tower demands your attention. in his shadow the faces of the missing are everywhere -- in its faces of the missing are everywhere —— in its shadow. on trees and walls and bus shelters, unblinking, it is ha rd to

the grenfell planning application explained...s another reason why developers have gone well beyond the basic requirements for energy efficiency. at grenfell tower, the renovation actually got funded in part by something called the energy company obligation, our public policy intervention by the government which forces energy companies to put money into making older buildings more energy efficient. in the grenfell tower case, that money went into a new district heating system, not insulation. but if you go down the road, that is the ed woodward ‘s estate and in that case the eco—money went straight into a new noncombustible insulation on the outside of the towers. these policies, regulations and initiatives are sharpened up incentives for builders to try new insulators, like so—called pir plastic foams, the insulation at grenfell tower. it is a better insulator and therefore it is going to give better heat economy for the same thickness of material or the same weight of maternal. —— material. it's cheaper and it is lighter so it i

mr speaker, the immediate response to the grenfell disaster is being coordinated by the grenfell responseices, as well as central government. their expertise and hard work is making a huge difference, but this is only a temporary measure. it is also vital we put in place long—term support for the longer—term recovery. it was right that the leader of the royal borough of kensington and chelsea took the decision to move on. i look forward to working with the new leader of the council, and i will look at every option to ensure that everyone affected by this tragedy has the long—term support they need. mr speaker, the prime minister promised that every family who lost their home because of the fire would be offered a good quality temporary home within three weeks, and the deadline is this wednesday. i have been monitoring the progress of free housing, and we will honour that commitment. every home offered will be appropriate and of good quality. what we will not do is compel anyone to a cce pt what we will not do is compel anyone to accept an offer of temporary accommodation that they do not

more now on the grenfell tower fire.vestigating the fire in west london have made what they say are "87 recoveries" from the high rise block. but the total number of people killed is still uncertain because of the catastrophic damage caused by the blaze. the government is sending a specialist taskforce to assist kensington and chelsea council with the longer term recovery of the surrounding area. one of those areas is housing. a three—week deadline to re—house all of those who affected by the grenfell tower fire in "a good quality temporary home" is up today, but out of 139 offers made, only 14 families have accepted them a father and daughter have told us us why they have turned these down. i have nightmares and i think i see fire. there are houses, why are they not given? most of the people in my building, they were very close to me and they we re they were very close to me and they were like family. and seeing them go was not good. you are brave. you are so brave. you are so you are brave. you are so brave. you are so

in sight of grenfell tower, fun and laughter. green, a safe space where children are encouraged to be children. the football's really fun. there's a lot of food and, yeah, just really fun overall. the first week was pretty hard. then, it got a bit easier after a few weeks. then, when this started happening, you just come here, it distracts you a lot. kids on the green is run by volunteers, teachers, therapists, entertainers, even hairdressers. children can play and be supported. parents can get some respite. i've got two boys and also an older girl, who is 13. and a couple of her friends were in the tower, so she's been really affected by it, as well, and upset. it is hard to know that some of the neighbours, a teacher, children that my kids were friends with, are no longer with us and also, the building being right there, in our faces, it doesn't help. a month after the fire, the impact on some of the children is only now starting to show. the last week, some of the symptoms have become kind of more severe. we find that a lot of

i actually think every grenfell survivor needs a home visit.m a kind of dedicated team that would comprise of a social worker, plus a doctor or nurse. each one needs to be visited to assess how they're doing and what their needs are. speaking to grenfell tower residents, a lot of them now feel quite isolated, they feel quite vulnerable and to an extent they feel a little bit forgotten because even on a good day, because of the socioeconomic deprivation, i think these people have obstacles to accessing care. and now they are dispersed, they isolated, they're far away from their usual community, i think it is even harderfor them to access that and i think the best way to help them is going to be taking the services to them. king felipe of spain has spoken of his confidence that the governments of madrid and london can overcome their differences to reach an agreement over gibraltar. the king was addressing mps and peers in the palace of westminster this afternoon on the first day of a 3 day visit to britain. the visit is being seen by the governme

it is distributing £4.8 million of the grenfell appeal. so far16 million of the grenfell appeal.post—traumatic stress. you are trying to understand what has happened, the implications for your life going forward, has changed for ever. even here, in rural cheshire, what happened in london tower block is by no means. rural cheshire, what happened in london tower block is by no meanslj can't london tower block is by no means.” can't watch it on tv now. you know, it makes you cry. it is emotional even now, just the thought of what is yet to be found, and the people. whether donating an old top or tenner, people have been moved to act. the challenge for the charities is ensuring it all benefits those who have lost so much. for more information on where the grenfell money has gone, you can go to bbc. co. uk/realitycheck, or follow them on twitter @bbcrealitycheck. you are watching breakfast. still to come on the programme this morning: with pride, and some prejudice, matt is at jane austen's house museum in hampshire this morning, where they are remembering the author's life and work 2

parts of kensington and chelsea council after criticism of the way it's handled the aftermath of the grenfell tower fire. what part of the quiet do you not understand? —— what part of be quiet do you not understand? failed by the police: the disabled refugee whose repeated pleas for help were ignored — and who was brutally murdered and on newsnight we'll be asking what the un security council tonight can do to limit north korea's nuclear ambition without inflaming the region. and is there any harm in sex robots? good evening and welcome to bbc news. the united states has said it will propose new un sanctions against north korea after its latest missile test. at a un security council meeting, the us ambassador nikki haley described it as "a clear and sharp military escalation" — one that has made the world a more dangerous place. it has been confirmed that the intercontinental ballistic missile fired by north korea could have a range of more than 3,000 miles, meaning it could reach alaska. the united states also warned it was prepared to use the full range of its capabilities, including milita