the green scarves represent green for grenfell.the wake of the horrific events of one year ago. many faiths are presented here, as was evident in the ceremony today. and following the release of the doves, the silent procession from st helen‘s to the base of grenfell tower, where wreaths will be laid, candles will be lit and there will be further prayers of remembrance. and of course, this anniversary is bringing back so many difficult memories, but in the midst of that, a huge sense of the community support that has been in evidence since the hours and days after the g re nfell since the hours and days after the grenfell fire and in the months since then, the community support which so many families and friends of the victims have said has been essential to them. support, solidarity and a strong sense of community. so just to sojust to remind so just to remind you, sojust to remind you, we are waiting for the release of these white doves, 73 white doves outside st helen‘s church at the end of the g re nfell st helen‘s church at th

green for grenfell. in west london you really can't move for seeing green, people wearing scarves or t—shirts or ribbons. this, of course, is a collective act of remembrance and solidarity but there have been individual acts as well. a london underground driver has been praised after he stopped his train last night to pay tribute to the grenfell community. harvey mitchell got out of his carriage and waved a green banner near latimer road where hundreds of people had gathered for an event remembering the 72 victims. our correspondent victoria hollins has more. the thanks keep coming for harvey mitchell. more than welcome. in a spirit of the moment decision at latimer road last night he stopped his train and raised the flag in tribute to grenfell‘s victims. people come through this station seven days a week. by me stopping and giving a wave shows the representation of the community and i hope they get stronger from doing that. harvey knows a lot of people in the area and has lived near g re nfell in the ar

grenfell.0%, before grenfell. we believe that is a direct result of cuts to london services. response times have got better, 21% cut in firefighters since 2010, across the country, up to 2016, but despite that, response times have got better, fire incidents have gone down as well? so molest fires but fire deaths have gone up by 40%, that is even more worrying! —— so, what does that tell you, there is less fires, but fire deaths have gone up by 40%! kensington council are being investigated, and the tenant association in connection with corporate manslaughter, your "stay put" policy is also being investigated, what do you say to that? i return to my point about the work firefighters did, there are people currently using the media to make unhelpful comments about the firefighters, many of them are not decent enough to lace the boots of those firefighters, we are 50 metres from a mass grave, and my firefighters went in there, put their lives on the line and are heartbroken about what happened, for

it is one year on from grenfell tower fire. so many u na nswered grenfell tower fire.at yes, there was something big and very horrible going on. he sent me a small photo on my mobile, showing me that the tower was totally ablaze, up to the last blow. at that moment i realised, ok, you have got to analyse what you are doing and make sure you don‘t do any mistake and find out what the best thing to do is. how were you rescued? i was rescued by two firemen who came to pick me up at six o‘clock. they helped me downstairs, basically. within a couple of minutes we were down. on this anniversary, you went through a terrifying ordeal yourself, but i know from speaking to some of the survivors, people who have lost others, very much the focus is on their well—being today. yes, very much so. we have to think about the families who have lost loved ones and what they are going through. the plane, the sorrow, their lives have been wrecked basically for the rest of their lives. this is a reminder that we do not want this to happen to anyone in the world, basically. it was really som

he says that grenfell brought so other.le together and it would be good if that continued without necessarily having to rally around a tragedy. it is a fundamental revolution in the way we care for each other, he says. and on twitter: what fa ntasyland is each other, he says. and on twitter: what fantasyland is the bishop living in? if more people look after themselves and didn't expect everything for nothing and stop blaming everybody else, we would all be better off. some of you may find that the deeply harsh but it is a point of view. we will also be talking about revenge pornography and the fact that one in three people who make a complaint to the police about it eventually withdraw the complaint because they are not guaranteed anonymity like victims of other alleged sexual crimes. we will be talking about that. this text: my daughter had personal images put online by her ex who controlled and beat her for the best part of two yea rs. we beat her for the best part of two years. we warned the police and we told police th

remembering grenfell.at is important from this day onwards is that those who we have physically lost will never, ever, ever be forgotten. 72 seconds of silence — one each for the victims of the disaster. and i am in west london, where people have been reeffecting on the tragic events of 12 months ago. more than 11,500 jobs are to go at rolls royce engineering in a major reorganisation, to save hundreds of

they lie at the heart of the grenfell tragedy.correspondent lucy manning. this inquiry has raised very difficult questions for many, including the emergency services. the fire brigade certainly had a very difficult and dramaticjob that night, the problems with the cladding and fire doors meant the smoke and flames were even worse than they had tackled before and the fire lift was not working as well. but the decisions they took, the decision—making and policies they took, they will be thoroughly examined and looked at. 187 people made it out of the building before they changed the policy but only 36 got out in the hours after. also some quite serious questions raised by the inquiry for the companies involved in grenfell. they were warned that the inquiry wants more witness statements from them and a barrister said that they must resist the temptation of the merry—go—round of buckpassing and have to explain their role in events and he warned they could be compelled to come to they could be compelled to come to the inquiry to give e

remembering grenfell. year after the devastating blaze which left 72 people dead, a community pays tribute. what is important from this day onwards is that those who we have physically lost will never, ever, ever be forgotten. 72 seconds of silence — one each for the victims of the disaster. and i am in west london, where people have been reeffecting on the tragic events of 12 months ago. more than 4,500 jobs are to go at rolls royce engineering in a major reorganisation, to save hundreds of millions of pounds. immigration rules are to be relaxed — it's expected more foreign doctors and nurses will be allowed in to help fill nhs vacancies. coming up on afternoon live all the sport with hugh — and the countdown is finally over! there is only one story if town. yes the day is finally here, we are less than two hours away from the start of the 21st football world cup in russia. we will check in on the england camp a bit after 2.30. thank you. it was a blowy night for some. it was, in fact the weather is causi

here at grenfell tower, it lasted 72 seconds,in here at grenfell tower, it lasted 72 seconds, in memorythose who never made it out of the burning block of flats. it also fell silent at other locations around the country, and beyond. # you can't deny me... # something inside so strong... a day evoking the most painful memories, the children at this primary school near grenfell tower lost friends and a member of staff in the fire. but for the community in this area, hope lies in their expectation that there will ultimately be done —— justice good those responsible for the catastrophic fire being punished. i spoke to sandra who lost her niece who was just 12 in the fire, and i asked her how she felt about what had happened, one year on. i think i've become stronger through it. even in my own weakness i've become stronger. i draw on people's strength. and i think we found skills in ourselves that we didn't even know we had. as you face this anniversary, what are your thoughts about the future? the future — i mean i hope we can bring about change, significant change. the thing with grenfell

it was used in the grenfell tower fire, it flat.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, that is remarkable and important. 0n top of that, we have had a huge dated drop, five r

and finding hope after grenfell.l cannabis producer. hello, everyone. glad you could join us hello, everyone. glad you could join us from singapore. i am a rico hizon. two days on from the singapore summit and the us secretary of state is any region at making some big claims. mike pompeo says the us hopes to see major north korean disarmament by the end of 2020. he is in south korea discussing the outcome of the summit and travels to beijing later. he admits there is still a great deal of work to do with north korea. saudi backed forces in yemen attack the main port. aid agencies are warning of a humanitarian disaster, because crucial supplies won't get through. a new study says antarctica lost 3 trillion tons of light because of global warming in the

reeta chakra barti at grenfell tower, being, back to you.fell tower, thank you very much. the government has promised to work with rolls—royce to support thousands of workers who are set to lose theirjobs. the engineering firm says a major restructuring will result in more than 4,500 jobs losses in the next two years. management roles and support staff are expected to bear the brunt of the cuts, which will hit the firm's base in derby particularly hard, as our correspondent theo leggett reports. rolls—royce is an engineering giant. it builds power systems for aircraft, ships and heavy machinery. but the company's boss thinks it's become bloated and inefficient. so he is planning some radical surgery. this is a very difficult decision. however, we do need to think about all the hard work that's gone in and turning that into opportunities for the future. we are actually trying to create a stronger rolls—royce, which is good for derby and good for the uk. rolls—royce has 55,000 employees around the world. of those, some 26,000 work in the uk, m

but i think also of the days that followed grenfell. coad, ringing me up and saying, "please come down." and walking here on the friday and the saturday and seeing those amazing volunteers, people coming from all over the country, sending food, clothes, organising, supporting people, comforting people. the queues, the lines, the organisation, the deep humanity shown by the british people and faiths and people of no faith coming together to hold each other and pray. it was a wonderful, wonderful moment and a tribute to oui’ wonderful moment and a tribute to our country. and it is that moment, when we looked in the mirror, that i think we need to renew and hold onto a year later. this was a country that organised so fantastically, organisations like oxfam, like amnesty international, like the red cross. this was a city with 33 london boroughs who gave us this great city, organised so much that was civic and in this community, burst on side, african community, the notting hill carnival and this was a country that after the second world war

the iplayer does have the ability to watch a panorama programme that was on about grenfell.fire in terms of casualties that we have seen in the united kingdom since the second world war. when the uk was in a different situation. grenfell has become totemic. i think that is why we have seen the remembrance overnight in london. i think it is quite rightly takes place. i do think the council needs to think again about how it is going to work with the grenfell survivors. an independent enquiry is ongoing. it has been really harrowing and extremely moving to hear some of the story showed in the enquiry. an ongoing process. so many questions still. let us hope they are properly a nswered still. let us hope they are properly answered for those who were affected, who survived. notjust those in the tower, but those who live in the community. it affected so live in the community. it affected so many. people just live in the community. it affected so many. peoplejust want live in the community. it affected so many. people just want to feel safe and secure. i think everybody, thinking a

take one flat, this is black 16, whether grenfell fire started.x which should have contained any small fire, but then the building was refurbished. the windows were changed, with new, deeper plastic frames and insulation around them, both flammable. the inquiry‘s main theory is that this provided an escape route for flames to the outside, where cladding had been added, containing more plastic. this too burnt rapidly, turning a kitchen fire into an inferno. there was a catastrophic failure of the rainscreen cladding in terms of its ability to resist the fire spread across the walls of the building. all of the relevant experts are clear that the consequence was a fire that affected multiple stories and multiple compartments. it shot up the tower‘s pillars, entirely covered with cladding, and along the crown of the building, also cladding. the stay—put policy is used when buildings are designed to contain a fire. it's rare for other residents to be at risk and evacuation could hamper the firefighting, but this building had been changed and one inquir

the events that unfolded at grenfell tower. ..ysis provided to the inquiry described in adequate fire testing methods. it says the complex material now used in construction and cladding makes some fire safety procedures totally insufficient. this is an inquiry that wants to provide answers. what did the professionals know and do in respect of the cladding and the active and passive fire safety systems more generally in the building? how did so generally in the building? how did so many people sign this building off safe ? so many people sign this building off safe? was saving money put before saving lives? next week, around the first anniversary of the fire, the inquiry won't be sitting, to allow families to remember those they lost. this public inquiry aims to proceed as quickly as possible, to minimise any future risk to public safety. daniela relph, bbc news. our correspondent tom burridge is at the inquiry in central london. tom, a lot has been covered this morning, what would you single out? well, reeta, ithink morning, what

in the middle of the night, grenfell lit up the sky.year, the horror of the flames, now green to commemorate the tragedy. last year, they gathered at the foot of the tower, helpless. now, they stood in the same place to remember. # we all need somebody to lean on. words from the koran. many of the last words that night were prayers. and then, the 72 names. victoria king. fatima choucair, nadia choucair. forever in our hearts. a year ago, there was the fire, the screams from inside and the cries from out. today, silence. the survivors and the bereaved werejoined by singers adele and stormzy. but this was about people who had lived and lost here. some came with flowers, others with messages. the day after the fire we met this man, and today he came to remember his mother, father, sister and two brothers. from having a family to not having a family at all is a big change. their absence is a big thing that i've been left with to deal with for the rest of my life and it's extremely painful and i miss them dearly every day. last year we also

there's a fire in a flat 16 in grenfell tower. sorry, where? flat 16 in grenfell tower.oors have you got? it's fourth floor. quick, quick. they're on their way. it's burning. i know it's burning but they're on their way. videos played to the inquiry show just how quickly the fire spread up and across. at first it was just on the fourth floor. 20 minutes after the 999 call, it was at the side of the building. half an hour later, it reached the top of the tower. qhen the inquiry experts said the fire brigade‘s stayed put advice 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 had not been properly tested. new windows had been installed, made of material that material burnt easily and new fire doors were put in that were not fire compliant. the bereaved have told the inquiry many more would have survived if the fire b

the grenfell inquiry hears that the man who lived in the flat where the fire began was left terrified by threats of reprisals. his lawyer tells the hearing his client did nothing wrong, and had woken everyone on his floor to make sure they got out of the building. whatever the precise cause or origin of the fire in his kitchen, it was accidental. mr kebede bears no responsibility, directly or indirectly, for the fire, its spread or the dreadful consequences that followed. we'll hear more about the latest evidence, live from the inquiry. also this lunchtime: labour accuses the government of disarray over brexit after details emerge of its backstop proposal on customs arrangements if no deal is struck. fresh volcanic eruptions in guatemala force more people from their homes. 200 are still missing after sunday's fatal eruption. an investigation is launched as tsb bosses prepare to be grilled by mps about the partial collapse of its online banking, which affected 2 million customers. i've lost all confidence now that tsb have got a grip on this. i don't know the situation with my accounts

flat 16, grenfell tower. fire where? flat 16, grenfell tower. flat 16, what is the postcode?de, yeah? yeah, i'm outside. 0k, bye. the man alerting the fire crews that there was a fire in his flat in g re nfell tower. there was a fire in his flat in grenfell tower. what we have learned, before the refurbishment, g re nfell tower learned, before the refurbishment, grenfell tower in general terms was safe in terms of fire safety but not only was a flammable combustible layer of cladding placed around the building but on the night the fire broke out so many other things and failures came to light. the doors on the entrance to the flats were not compliant in terms of fire safety and the smoke ventilation scheme in the stairwell simply did not work and be fire crews were not even able to use the lift in the tower block in the way they should have been able to. thanks forjoining us. if you want to find out more about the grenfell tower inquiry, eddie mair is presenting a podcast every day the inquiry sits — which looks in detail at what‘s been said and heard each day. you can downlo

take one flat, this is black 16, whether grenfell fire started.e box which should have contained any small fire, but then the building was refurbished. the windows were changed, with new, deeper plastic frames and insulation around them, both flammable. the inquiry‘s main theory is that this provided an escape route for flames to the outside, where cladding had been added, containing more plastic. this, too, but rapidly, turning a kitchen fire into an inferno. there was a catastrophic failure of the main screen cladding in terms of its ability to resist the fire spread gci’oss ability to resist the fire spread across the walls of the building. all of the relevant expert5 across the walls of the building. all of the relevant experts are clear that the consequence wa5 all of the relevant experts are clear that the consequence was a fire that affected multiple storie5 and multiple compartments. fire that affected multiple storie5 and multiple compartmentsm fire that affected multiple storie5 and multiple compartments. it shot up and multiple compartm

what do you think the grenfell community have achieved a yearon? a desire to make sure this never happens again. at a local church, other families who lost children, parents, sisters, and brothers, heard calls for healing and justice. we pray that grenfell tower would turn from a symbol of pain and loss, a symbol of our failure to care for one another, into a symbol of change and renewal. they have mourned here as a community from the day of the fire supporting each other when those who should have done failed. # something inside so strong # i know that i can make it... at avondale primary, they lost 12 past and present pupils and a teacher. those who have died are always remembered. we pray for those who have lost their homes. how does a school cope after this? with difficulty. tonight, they harnessed their grief and anger and took to the streets. this corner of west london, filled with silence. some walked with the faces of those they had lost in this fire. many had signs demanding justice. the fire has ripped apart families, but united this comm

tom symonds, bbc news, at the grenfell inquiry.at arlington national cemetery to mark the assassination of robert kennedy, 50 years ago. family, friends and dignitaries paid tribute to the senator and former us attorney general — shot dead as he campaigned for the presidency in 1968. the bbc‘s tim allman reports. it was a moment when a different type of america seemed possible. robert kennedy had won the california primary and was one step closer to the white house. moments later, he lay mortally wounded on the floor of a hotel kitchen. another kennedy brother killed by an assassin‘s bullet. 50 years later, his life and legacy were remembered by some who never knew him and some who miss him most. you share our deep sense of loss and our happy memories. your presence is deeply moving and a tribute to the love that my father inspired. thank you for remembering. it was at arlington, the place where he was buried just a few feet from the grave ofjfk, that this service took place. many here, convinced that the words of robert kennedy a

hello, there's a fire at flat 16, grenfell tower. sorry, a fire whre? flat 16, grenfell tower.he postcode? w11 1tg. w11 1 t for tango? yeah, but come quick, please. yeah, i have to get the address. grenfell tower, w11 1tg. the fire brigade are on their way. are you outside? yeah, i'm outside. well, the fire engines are on their way. tell me how many floors you've got there. it's the fourth floor. quick, quick, quick. it's burning. i know it's burning, but they're on their way. you've onlyjust called. as long as you're 0k, yeah? pardon? you wait outside. i'm outside. 0k. the fire engines are on the way. they'll be there soon, 0k? 0k. you've onlyjust called us, so it will take a minute for them to get there. 0k. we also learnt a lot more about the fa ct we also learnt a lot more about the fact that residents, of course, were told to stay in their flats. one expert report said that given the building materials used in the refurbishment, the policy was simply inappropriate. and it believes that the policy became ineffective within 30 minutes of the fire breaking out, because the st

tom symonds, bbc news, at the grenfell inquiry.aily mail, paul dacre, has announced he is stepping down after more than 25 years in charge, ending one of the most influential — and, at times, controversial — reigns in britishjournalism. he will leave his day—to—day editorial responsibilities in november when he'll become chairman and editor in chief of associated newspapers. our media editor amol rajan, who broke the story, has this report. 426 a26 years, paul dacre has been one of the most powerful people in britain. as editor of the daily mail he channelled and shaped the views of millions of britons, particularly the middle classes beyond london. he was a news hacks to his core who often boasted of being a better subeditor than writer in his 20s he reported from washington, a formative experience, and edited the london evening standard by 1991. rupert medic wanted him to edit the times, but after two mccready is at the cut standard he became editor of the cut standard he became editor of the daily mail. he championed justice for

and so it is with grenfell.tjust the sheer awfulness of the death toll that upsets the nation — it's also about the feeling that the tragedy might easily have been avoided. add the dignity of the community, the stories that came out that night, the all—too—imaginable horror, and it is no surprise that a year on, grenfell is still much in our minds. the sad anniversary has been marked today, nowhere more than in the streets around the tower itself — memorial events including a silent march this evening, pictures of which you can see here. we'll hear live from grenfell soon, but we start with a look at the effect of such an important tragedy not on the nation, but on the young people touched by it in the neighbourhood. newsnight producer sara moralioglu has spent the last few weeks alongside the grenfell community with some of those children. this is herfilm, which she made with our special correspondent katie razall. i woke up, because of all the noise, and everything was going on, and, like, everyone around the

what do you think the grenfell community have achieved, a yearon?mmunity have achieved, a year on? the desire to make sure this never happens again. at a local church other families who lost children, parents, sisters and brothers, heard calls for healing and justice. we prayed that grenfell tower would turn from a symbol of pain and loss, a symbol of our failure to care for one another, into a symbol of change and renewal. they have mourned here is a community, from the day of the fire supporting each other when those who should have done failed. something inside so strong # i know that i can make it... at avondale primary they lost 12 past and present pupils, and a teacher. those who have died are always remembered. we pray for those who have lost their homes. how does a school cope after this? with difficulty. tonight, they harnessed their grief and anger and took to their grief and anger and took to the streets. this corner of west london filled with silence. some walked with the faces of those they had lost in this fire. many had signs demandin

visit at grenfell tower, did you look at the cladding?al phase of fighting the fire at grenfell tower was questioned about his training. the real revelation to come out of that was that he said he hadn't had any practical training he could recall in terms of facilitating and deciding when to facilitate a mass evacuation of a high—rise building. remember, the london fire brigade kept their stay put strategy, the idea they were still telling residents to stay inside their flats for nearly two hours after the first 909 call. even though we know that the cladding had spread outside of flat 16, sorry, the flames had spread onto the external cladding and within 20 minutes of the first 999 call. michael dowden also said he hadn't had much practical training he can remember in terms of identifying hazardous materials on high—rise buildings. also in terms of evacuating people with mobility problems, disabled people and elderly people. remember, within g re nfell tower elderly people. remember, within grenfell tower and of 72 people who died, there

grenfell before it was refurbished, and after.ave looked better, but it has gone from a safe building to a lethal one, and those who wanted the changes and carried them out have been accused of the 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. this woman, 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's happening. let's get to the truth, don't hide behind these things. some of the companies said they needed more information, or were unable to provide details to the inquiry now. those representing the bereaved also demanded more information from government, the council, and the tenant management organisation. the time is now to help the inquiry, t

tom symonds, bbc news, at the grenfell inquiry.een president trump and the north korean leader, authorities in singapore have been giving some idea of the sheer scale of their security operation. large areas will be sealed off and restrictions will be in place for several days — it's going to cause major disruption. rahuljoglekar reports. the roads may look calm for now but singapore may soon be transformed into a fortress. we know that sentosa island will be the location for the meeting between donald trump and north korea's kimjong—un. the police have now revealed that the security blanket will extend to areas at the heart of the city state, blocking off some of the main roads and the waters off the coast as well. drones, signalflares, and flammable materials are just some of the things that police have banned. the summit has been declared as an enhanced security special event from june 10 untiljune 14. during this period, the public can expect heightened security measures to be put in place at the summit venues and areas around.

that is why grenfell happened.ng, and have their eye on the ball, grenfell could've been avoided. if they treated us with the respect we deserve, grenfell could've been avoided. he said grenfell residents deserve the truth and justice. rbkc, they need to speak with their lawyers and they need to come out with a different way of dealing with this problem. they need to be honest and they will know what was going on. barry quirk turned around and met him at grenfell united and said rbkc were a property developer masquerading as a local authority. think about that. they were property developers masquerading as local authority. 0ne resident said the community experienced years of disempowerment. if people who were delivering services and policies to us truly believe that they wouldn't be allowed to look at us in that way, then they wouldn't. but it is because they have been under suffering the services and this sort of treatment for years and decades and and has been 0k. it was just the fact that this disaster happened

he was the commander in the initial stages of the grenfell tower.ce. there have been other questions when michael dowden has taken a long pause when questioned about what training he received in relation to spotting when this idea of compartmentation had failed. a fire should be contained within a specific flat in theory. in theory, if it isn't, according to policy documents which have been read out this morning, the tactics and strategy should have been changed. we also heard evidence about the training facilities. michael dowden said this morning that they have training towers but nothing like a high—rise building to train on. he will give evidence throughout today. thanks very much. our headlines: the grenfell inquiry hears from the fire brigade watch manager who was one of the first on the scene at the blaze mps gear up for crucial vote on whether to build a third runway at heathrow airport — which the government says will create thousands ofjobs. turkey's leader recep tayyip erdogan will assume sweeping new powers after winning a new five—year

as soon with the fire at grenfell tower. as soon as we with the fire at grenfell tower.adlines will be coming up in a few moments on the bbc news channel, in a moment we will say goodbye to viewers on bbc two but first let's look at the weather forecast. for many of us it's a fine and dry day outside, but a day of contrasts. not everywhere is staying dry, we've got some hit and miss heavy showers around. this is the scene taken by one of our weather watchers in north—west wales, beautiful blue skies with barely a cloud, contrast that to the south coast of england, west sussex, fairly grey skies and we will continue to see the threat of showers across parts of southern england in particular through into this afternoon. some of the showers could be heavy and potentially thundery for parts of kent and essex, towards cornwall as well. not all of us seeing them, they will be hit and miss with dry weather in between. more places staying dry, a bit cooler around the east coast, just one or two showers cropping up across the west of scotland and northern ireland. into this eveni

michael dowden was one of the first firefighters at grenfell and in charge for the first hour.raining. 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 not done all the fire safety checks when he visited grenfell tower the previous year. angering families when he admitted he had not examined fire

the bereaved and the surviving people of grenfell tower come to this inquiry in a calm rage.ecade of 21st century london, governed by a regulatory framework designed to ensure fire safety, a local authority instigated and oversaw the refurbishment of a social housing high—rise tower block in such a way as to render it a deathtrap. the cladding used to renovate the tower block a year before the fire has been singled out as one of the main causes of the disaster because it was combustible. the companies involved in supplying the materials have this morning been sharply criticised for not providing an explanation so far. 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 — answers which are within the corporates' gift. one of the companies said it would not be in a position to make a detailed statement until it had received all the relevant documents and had had access to the site

in the middle of the night, grenfell lit up the sky.or of the flames, now green to commemorate the tragedy. last year they gathered at the foot of the tower, helpless. now, they stood in the same place to remember. #we the same place to remember. # we all need somebody to lean on. words from the koran. many of the last words that night were prayers. and then, the 72 names. victoria king. fatima shakira, nadia shakira. for ever in our hearts. i year ago, there was the fire, the screams from inside and the cries from out. today, silence. the survivors and the bereaved were joined by singers adele and storms it. but this was about people who had lived and lost here. some came with flowers, others with messages. the day after the fire we met this man, and today he came to remember his mother, father, sister and two bros. to having a big family to not having a family at all is a big change. their absence is a big thing that i've been left with to deal with for the rest of my life and it's extremely painful and i miss them dearly every day. l

..for commissioning the fatal refurbishment of grenfell tower. today we heard the council's early defence. you will find that there was nothing unique about the royal borough of kensington and chelsea which meant that the fire was destined to take place within its boundaries rather than somewhere else. but the refurbishment was overseen by the independent tenant management organisation, which looked after council housing in the borough. so while tmo is a specialist in the management of social housing stock, it is not a specialist design or construction company and had no in—house expertise in these areas. so it contracted out to a string of companies, including these four. but victims‘ lawyers say this is developing into a carousel of blame. they are angry that both the public sector bodies and private contractors have given little public detail so far about what happened. the state palpably failed in its primary duty to protect its citizens. and as for the corporates, silence speaks a thousand words. barrister michael mansfield wanted the inquir

tom symonds reports from the grenfell tower inquiry.me may find distressing. firefighters charles batterbee and daniel brown, loaded with gear are headed up grenfell tower, the fire isjust a glow in the kitchen window of flat 16. the enquiry has watched them smashing their way in on a thermal camera. in reality, it was black with smoke. then briefly opening the kitchen door to blast water at the fire, and put it out. but then charles batterbee realised what was happening outside. itjust rained fire. it is jumping multiple floors. this is notjust one or two windows and frames which have failed and come down, this is lots and it was getting worse. low on air for their breathing gear, they had to retreat. i looked up at the side of the tower and... i will never get over that shock. it was like a war zone, he said. residents had been told to stay put to wait for rescue, but after two hours the advice changed. callers were now being advised to get out any way they could. but we didn't stop, we kept on going with our efforts. he worked all ni

the first footage of the grenfell tower fire from the inside.oor. now you see the firefighter was moving around the entrance hallway, as they start to make an entrance into the first bedroom. the inquiry was shown the pictures on the left from a thermal camera. 0n the right, mobile phone footage at exactly the same time from outside. they searched two bedrooms. smoke but no flames. then... here is where the firefighters entered the kitchen for the first time. the yellow glow that you see is the fire that is down at the window end of the kitchen. a crucial moment, the two—man team acts fast. the firefighters attempt to put water on the fire, and you can see there where the hose reel is spraying water on the fire. they closed the door and then they opened the door again to see that the fire was still present. six minutes later, the fire in the kitchen is out, but look what's happening outside the window. the flames have escaped. pieces of melting, burning cladding falling to the ground. within minutes, the fire will be unstoppable. this is all evi

it's not about grenfell tower any more, it's about the uk.s of those lost at grenfell and the survivors have been placed at the heart of this process, but they face a long wait for this inquiry‘s considered answers to their many questions. and we are getting bits of new information, the inquiry was told today that it was the architects, studio e, which identified the cladding to be used, that the council was shown samples of the cladding several times in 2014, and that a fire says a lot that samples of the cladding and warned it needed attention. all of that is going to be closely scrutinised in the months to come. the brexit secretary, david davis, today issued a stark warning to the eu not to punish the uk over brexit, saying that if britain was harmed, europe would be harmed too. it comes as the prime minister is facing a showdown with some senior ministersover the government's proposals for a new customs relationship with the eu after brexit. the row is over the official back—up plan on how to avoid a hard border between northern ireland

we go, we leave you with this special tribute to the 72 people who lost their lives following the grenfell tower fire, a year ago today. goodnight. i hear your voice every day... and i see your face when you're not there. at that moment, we felt like our hearts had broken. the most intelligent, wise and eloquent girl i ever knew. isaac made us very happy. he was my spitting image. he was my little man. there's a gaping hole in our hearts that can never be filled, and it hurts. they were beautiful, glorious, wondrous years, filled with happiness, love and laughter. i adored her. i wanted to hug my dad, smell my dad, feel my dad, hold my dad. there will be two empty chairs on the table for every birthday, christmas and new year's. but they'll forever own a position in our hearts. hello this is sportsday i'm olly foster, live in moscow. it's been a great start for the hosts at the world cup. russia are the lowest ranked team in the tournament but they rise to the occasion and hit five past saudi arabia. russia on target, what about england, we'll have the latest from the team camp, still four

tom symonds reports from the grenfell tower inquiry.ay find distressing. early morning, the 14th of june 2017. firefighters charles batterbee and daniel brown, loaded with gear are headed up grenfell tower, the fire isjust a glow in the kitchen window of flat 16. the enquiry has watched them smashing their way in on a thermal camera. in reality, it was black with smoke. then briefly opening the kitchen door to blast water at the fire, and put it out. but then charles batterbee realised what was happening outside. itjust rained fire. it is jumping multiple floors. this is notjust one or two windows and frames which have failed and come down, this is lots and it was getting worse. the cladding. daniel brown stepped forward to fight the flames. he is leant right outside that window. i am holding onto him for dear life and digging my hips into the counter so we don't both go together and i have got my left hand on my radio and while he was hitting it, it was getting worse and worse. low on air for their breathing gear, they had to retreat.

the firefighter who led the initial response to the grenfell fire said he could not remember receivingabout when to order the evacuation of a tower block. the family and friends of a british couple murdered in jamaica after moving there to retire have paid tribute to them. a new entry in the charts — music videos downloaded or streamed online will now contribute to the uk's official top a0. and after the euphoria of beating panama, it's back to training for england — after securing a place in the knockout stages. it's five o'clock. our main story — the future of london's heathrow airport will be decided later today when mps vote on whether or not to build a third runway. the foreign secretary, borisjohnson — who once said he'd lie down in front of bulldozers — is missing the vote because he's in afghanistan. he's been defending his decision not to resign over the issue saying doing so would have "achieved nothing". labour is officially opposed to the third runway but its mps have a free vote on the issue. here's our political correspondent eleanor garnier. it is the busiest airport in

tower inquiry you can go look for it yourself us at grenfell talent highway dot on dot u.k. and it's a message from the chairman on this front page my thoughts and those of all members of the inquiry team and with the families of all those who lost their lives and with those whose lives have been affected by the terrible fire a year ago signed by the chairman there is a motion and passion and horror and all emotions that you can possibly think of involved around this inquiry how do you do that job how do you do this effectively with so much emotion and also a very engaged community saying ish. so the the start of the inquiry. was not a happy one in that the appointment or the chairman just more of it was not universally widely accepted that's an understatement source saying is that's an understatement . right. the community were very unhappy because here was a judge who was backgrounds from public school who went straight to one of the best universities in the country who then went to the bar read the high court bench and so on the community's fear was this is a will not und

the fire is just are heading up grenfell tower.t a glow in are heading up grenfell tower. the fire is just a glow in the kitchen window of flat 16. —— loaded with gear. it was black with smoke. then they briefly opened the kitchen door to blast water at the fire. charles batterbee said it was unprecedented. when that initial water went in, the change in temperature that hits me, i've never experienced anything like that in training or operationally. really? yeah. they put it out, but then he looked out of the window. really? yeah. they put it out, but then he looked out of the windowm just rained fire. it isjumping multiple floors, notjust one or two windows and frames that have failed. it's lots, and it was getting worse. the cladding. daniel brown went to fight the flames. i'm hanging onto danny by the strap, he's got a hose, which weighs a lot, and he's got a hose outside the window. he's lent right outside that window and i'm holding on for dear and digging my hips into the counter so that we don't both go together, and i've go

grenfell, before it was refurbished and after.d 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 companies in their written evidence they needed more written information or were unable to provide details now. those representing the bereaved also demanded more information from government, the council and the tenant management organisation. the time is now to help the inquiry, they were to

it which is taking the reality of making sure that everything to do it grenfell is documented in terms of media i think that's a community member one other thing i want to talk about is actually when communities came together and pull themselves together and ensure that this support and provision and resources were if they double to survivors something amazing happened what what happened was that those voices were able to get rejected. what large attractions for example the response you get which is made up of several charities that use muslim. islamic relief nationals across the nation and as its foundation and i mean foundation. we're seeing now that these organizations can now sit on a government level and actually advise government ministers and individuals as to how to do with u.k. tragedies because you know the u.k. spends tremendous amount of money on humanitarian aid but when we realize that actually all such it keeps me sane people of delivery when it comes to tragedies and you just it just it makes sense how can we send tremendous amount of money abroad and do we try to suppo