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more than three and a half years after the grenfell tower fire, there are still at least 700,000 peopleocks with dangerous cladding. ministers have been under considerable pressure to do more to help. flat owners say while the extra money is welcome, it doesn't address any of the other fire safety issues they're having to pay millions of pounds for. our business correspondent sarah corker has this report. i'm bankrupt. a lot of people are on their way to going bankrupt. caught up in britain's growing cladding crisis. thousands of people are trapped living in unsafe flats. it's not our fault, we're not to blame for this. they're now facing life—changing bills. people across the country are crying out for help. in manchester, ben's building has multiple fire safety faults. his repair bill runs into tens of thousands of pounds. we don't know where we are going to get that money from. we, as leaseholders, feel like we are just at the short end of this horrible, horrible mess, where we're just not being protected by the government, like they promised us that they would. today the government

you'll yes, for example, acm, the specific cladding on grenfell, we started to reef place that. on grenfellce that. that work was meant to be finished — place that. that work was meant to be finished by _ place that. that work was meant to be finished by last _ place that. that work was meant to be finished by last june _ place that. that work was meant to be finished by last june but - place that. that work was meant to be finished by last june but we - place that. that work was meant to be finished by last june but we nowj be finished by lastjune but we now know there are still 160 high—rise blocks across england with that same cladding, the one we have said we need to keep working on throughout the pandemic will stop it is a risk to the public but those people are still living in blocks with that cladding in place.— still living in blocks with that cladding in place. senators in the united states have voted to continue donald trump's impeachment trial, after he was accused of inciting the mob which stormed the capitol building last month. the former president's lawyers argued the process

have the same cladding that caused the grenfell fire to be so deadly.ave other equally dangerous cladding. and even more have other serious fire safety problems, such as combustible insulation, missing firebreaks, faulty fire doors. millions of homeowners are caught up in the wider building safety crisis caused by these defects, unable to sell or remortgage or buy a flat, freezing up to 16% of the housing market, affecting possibly as many as 11 million people. she said leaseholders shouldn't have to pay for something that wasn't their fault. if you bought a new car which turned out to be dangerous, you wouldn't expect to be told to take out a loan of tens of thousands of pounds to pay for it, often more than the price of the original car, and this is people's homes. the stalemate we have now is leaving hundreds of thousands of people stuck in flammable buildings, and the only way to make homes safe is for the government to provide upfront funding to make that happen. labour called for the creation of a task force to assess the extent of the problem and

the tragedy of grenfell tower lingers with us and it demands action. now move forward. and homeowners are not disproportionately impacted. the royal institute of chartered surveyors have consulted our new guidance for valuers a ews one form should actually be record —— required. the government endorses its work to assure that assessors have a strong basis on which to make good proportionatejudgments have a strong basis on which to make good proportionate judgments about valuation risk. lenders have welcomed the progress on this guidance, which will help ensure over half a million leaseholders in blocks of flats over 11 metres well not need a separate ews one assessment to get a mortgage. this builds on the interventions we have already made to create and train many more assessors and we are doing so firmer so that they can access professional indemnity insurers to get on with the job. so today, in addition to providing certainty to leaseholders, we are also providing confidence to lenders. following discussions were by right honourable friend the chanc

but the plan got a warmer response from the mp whose constituency includes grenfell tower.been calling for a substantial and comprehensive package for— cladding remediation, so i warmly welcome this announcement. which, very importantly, allows funds to be deployed very quickly— and does not require task forces or legislation. - others warned the problems go beyond cladding. profitability should not come before safety. will my right honourable friend look into the issues that i hear about regularly, of new build properties not being built to high enough standards, leaving homeowners spending months chasing developers to come back and fix problems with their homes. in recent years, some of our developers and some of our most prominent ones too have built homes which are to a poor standard. they have admitted it in some cases. and we need to make sure that that is corrected, so that the quality of homes in this country is high and that members of the public can have confidence making that life—changing investment. my constituents won't be reassured by what they have heard. lo

but the plan got a warmer response from the mp who's constituency includes grenfell tower.antial and comprehensive package for cladding remediation, so i warmly welcome this announcement which very importantly allows funds to be deployed very quickly and does not require taskforces or legislation. 0thers warned of the problems go beyond cladding. my constituents won't be reassured by what they've heard. loans for leaseholders still ain't off the table, he's avoided talking about non cladding costs and there's still no guaranty my constituents won't be left large associated bills for problems they didn't create, and a number of institutions are frankly profiteering from this crisis, including parts of the insurance industry and others. eye watering premiums. my constituents are still facing the cost of non—cladding fire safety problems, waking watches and more, so when will the government accept the basic principle that cladding victims should not have to pay a penny to fix fire safety problems that are not of their making? well, actually, the government acted decisively in

well, actually, the government acted decisively in the immediate _ aftermath of grenfell tower.ht forward this very, - very substantial intervention today, so we're working intensively and extensively to tackle . the issue and i hope today's - intervention will be a permanent and lasting settlement. robertjenrick. in scotland, the row over what and when nicola sturgeon knew about allegations of sexual harassment against her predecessor, alex salmond, is dominating political life at the moment and it certainly dominated first minister's questions at holyrood. msps are investigating the scottish government handling of claims against alex salmond, who was cleared by a court of criminal charges. the committee has heard twice from nicola sturgeon's husband, the snp chief executive peter murrell, and the first minister is due to appear in the coming days. the acting tory leader focused on the women who'd complained about alex salmond's behaviour. these women were failed, they were failed by the system that was set up by her government, and while they were being failed, the first minis

meanwhile, the inquiry into the grenfell tower fire continues.rrespondent tom symonds is with me. the inquiry has been hearing from the company that sold the cladding used on that tower. yes. the company that sold the cladding used on that tower.— used on that tower. yes, arconic, who made — used on that tower. yes, arconic, who made the _ used on that tower. yes, arconic, who made the panels _ used on that tower. yes, arconic, who made the panels on - used on that tower. yes, arconic, who made the panels on the - used on that tower. yes, arconic, i who made the panels on the grenfell tower and some of the buildings that are in the building safety crisis that sarah has been talking about, their position has a ways been it makes this stuff, it is for others to decide where it is installed and how it is used but we heard three crucial pieces of evidence today, firstly that arconic had this stuff tested in 2011, it was found wanting but they decided not to tell customers unless they specifically asked about fire safety. secondly, the company knew ab

and that is also something that the grenfell survivors group, grenfell united, have criticised and onef waking watches, patrols that go around 24 hours a day checking your building to make sure there are no fires. and all of those, the majority of costs, they are not addressed by this, he said. polite damian grammaticas, thank you very much. we can speak now to tom brothwell, who is living in a flat with unsafe cladding in manchester, and also owns a flat with unsafe cladding in birmingham. thank you very much for being with us, how would you be affected by this government announcement of £3.5 billion? it this government announcement of £3.5 billion? , , , . . billion? it is still very uncertain. this has been _ billion? it is still very uncertain. this has been going _ billion? it is still very uncertain. this has been going on - billion? it is still very uncertain. this has been going on now- billion? it is still very uncertain. this has been going on now forl billion? it is still very uncertain. i this has been going on now for about three and a half years since the tragic fire, and

obviously, since the terrible tragedy— obviously, since the terrible tragedy of grenfell tower, when,cause of the cladding that was put on the _ because of the cladding that was put on the building, that turned the whole _ on the building, that turned the whole place into an inferno. as a result— whole place into an inferno. as a result of— whole place into an inferno. as a result of that, if you happen to live in— result of that, if you happen to live in a — result of that, if you happen to live in a local authority property, the government has already paid to have that _ the government has already paid to have that cladding removed. if you happen— have that cladding removed. if you happen to — have that cladding removed. if you happen to live in a privately owned property, — happen to live in a privately owned property, you have got to pay for it. property, you have got to pay for it so _ property, you have got to pay for it. so thousands of people have been courting _ it. so thousands of people have been courting this terrible limbo where they are — courting this terrible limbo whe

parliament for kensington since elected and has raised this and other issues arising out of the grenfell we did meet every week to discuss these issues. she is right to say this is a very substantial intervention. we have already made £1.6 million available. we estimate it will require another £3.5 billion to complete the remediation of unsafe cladding on buildings over 18 metres. and to make good on the promise that we have made today to those leaseholders. in addition to that, we will bring forward the financing scheme and, as i have said, details of that will be published shortly. it is a very generous scheme and there is a significant cost to the taxpayer of ensuring a £50 cap gives that any level of protection and reassurance to leaseholders. the total intervention we are making today is, as she says, one of many, many billions of pounds. that is a difficultjudgment which the prime minister and chancellor have made with me, but we do believe this is a fair and generous settlement to help everybody move forwards. speaker: we had to the chair of the select— speaker: we had to the chai

of the grenfell tower tragedy.g, real strides have lreen— government funding, real strides have been made in removing this unsafe _ have been made in removing this unsafe cladding. last year, despite the pleasures of covid—19, more high easy rises— the pleasures of covid—19, more high easy rises with this cladding were made _ easy rises with this cladding were made safe. either there works were begun— made safe. either there works were begun or— made safe. either there works were begun or they were made safe that in any previous — begun or they were made safe that in any previous year, nearly double the year than _ any previous year, nearly double the year than in — any previous year, nearly double the yearthan in the any previous year, nearly double the year than in the previous year. last month, _ year than in the previous year. last month, we — year than in the previous year. last month, we reached a major milestone. all high-rise _ month, we reached a major milestone. all high—rise social sector buildings have

. —— grenfell tower.lders are paying huge bills for similarfire leaseholders are paying huge bills for similar fire safety measures. more at 6am on bbc one if you are watching 0ne if you are watching breakfast. you are with bbc news. let's remind you of our top stories stopping us senators vote to proceed with a second impeachment of donald trump, rejecting arguments that the movie is unconstitutional. the who investigation concludes coronavirus did not originate from a lab in china, but cannot say where it did come from. here in the uk, the health secretary, matt hancock has announced travellers arriving in england will have to stay in quarantine hotels and will be charged £1750 for their ten day stay. the measures, which come into force on monday, apply to uk and irish residents returning from 33 read list countries. those who failed to quarantine in a government sanctioned hotel will face fines of up to £10,000. let's talk this through with kathleen brooks, founder and director of minerva. good morning

raises an important point and we have been working closely with authorities in the aftermath of the grenfelldy and i have engaged repeatedly with the national housing federation, who had done excellent work in this regard. we provided funding to help support them and we are focusing the funding on those housing associations to local councils who cannot fund this themselves. either through their own reserves for their own ability to borrow. most housing associations can do that and there will be a small number who cannot. of course, there are choices at every turn in this, and that in itself will have consequences and make it harder for those itself will have consequences and make it harderfor those housing associations to invest in more affordable and social housing, or other important aims that they and i share, like making those buildings more energy efficient to meet our climate obligations as well. that is the difficult situation we are in. the other thing i would say is i am acutely aware of the challenges faced by shared owners, and we are going to make particular provision to protect

more than three and half years after the grenfell tower fire, there are still at least 700,000 peopleore to help as our business correspondent sarah corker explains. i'm bankrupt. a lot of people are on their way to going bankrupt. caught up in britain's growing cladding crisis. thousands of people are trapped living in unsafe flats. it's not our fault, we're not to blame for this. they're now facing life—changing bills. people across the country are crying out for help. in manchester, ben's building has multiple fire safety faults. his repair bill runs into tens of thousands of pounds. we don't know where we are going to get that money from. we, as leaseholders, feel like we are just at the short end of this horrible, horrible mess, where we're just not being protected by the government, like they promised us that they would. today the government announced an additional 5.5 billion for the building safety fund to remove cladding from tower blocks over 18 metres. for buildings under that height, there will be a new loan scheme, with repayments capped at £50 a month per leaseholder. an

three and a half years after the grenfell fire, in which 72 people died, thousands of flat owners face faces a growing conservative rebellion over the issue. at prime minister's questions, the labour leader raised the plight of one leaseholder. take, for example, will martin. he's a doctor who's got a flat in sheffield. he's been spending his days on the front line, fighting covid in the nhs. he spends his nights worrying about the £52,000 bill that he now has to pay for fire safety repairs. he doesn't want future promises, prime minister. he doesn't want to hear that it's all been sorted when he knows that it hasn't. he wants to know, here and now, will he or will he not have to pay that £52,000 bill? mr speaker, we're determined that no leaseholder should have to pay for the unaffordable cost of fixing safety defects that they didn't cause and are no fault of their own, and that's why, in addition to the £1.6 billion we are putting in to remove the acm, the upl cladding, we are also setting up and have set up a £1 billion building safety fund, which has already processed almost 3,000

risks with this. , ., ., the head of arconic — the company that made the cladding panels used at grenfellut a key british fire—safety standard after the disaster. across the uk, including grenfell, cladding suppliers believed that a product could be used on tall buildings if it met a british standard. but the inquiry heard the required test hadn't been carried out, and the product had failed some european fire safety tests. four passengers at birmingham airport have been fined £10,000 each for failing to declare that they'd travelled to the uk from a covid high risk country. since yesterday, travellers arriving in england from 33 countries have been required to spend ten days in quarantine in government—approved hotels. in scotland, arrivals from all international destinations are required to quarantine. over the past year, we've become familiar with reports from hospitals showing the immense pressure on staff dealing with the pandemic. rather less attention has been given to the teams working flat—out to provide other life—saving services in hospitals where so many resources have been re

campaigners say the fire safety bill introduced in the wake of the grenfell tower disaster means flatave to pay to make their homes safe. a conservative led the move to change the bill to prevent leaseholders from having to pay for remediation costs for emergency safety work. he set out his position. we've never asked the government to pay for the full cost of a mediation. we've never asked for the taxpayer to bail people out. we just want the taxpayer to provide a safety net for leaseholders to ensure the fire safety works are actually undertaken. it's been nearly four years, we want to be in a position whereby the government provides the cash flow upfront and then the government can then levy those who have been responsible within the industry over the next ten years to recoup those funds. and that's our plan, that's our objective, and we'd love to work with the minister and the government to actually get this resolved. i struggle to understand, genuinely, why the government hasn't grasped the scale of this crisis and the quantity of people who cannot sell their flat, who cannot aff

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no one will ever forget the scenes from grenfell. and, you know, _ the scenes from grenfell., thank _ lunchtime to hear more. transport secretary, thank you _ lunchtime to hear more. transport secretary, thank you sam. -- - lunchtime to hear more. transport secretary, thank you sam. -- for. secretary, thank you sam. -- for our secretary, thank you sam. -- for your time- _ secretary, thank you sam. -- for your time. thanks _ secretary, thank you sam. -- for your time. thanks for _ secretary, thank you sam. -- for your time. thanks for being - secretary, thank you sam. -- for your time. thanks for being with | secretary, thank you sam. -- for. your time. thanks for being with us this morning. carol has been taking a look at the weather. warehouses, carol. that tells you all you need to know for some parts of the uk. morning. to know for some parts of the uk. morninu. . v to know for some parts of the uk. morninu. ., �*, a, morning. that's right. morning. there is some _ morning. that's right. morning. there is some lying _ morning. that's right. morning. there is some lying sno

here, a technical manager at arconic, the firm which made the grenfell tower cladding, told colleaguesitten in capital letters, was made in an email sent in 2010 and produced at the public inquiry today. the email was sent by an arconic manager in france, who has refused to give evidence. 72 people died in the fire at grenfell tower in 2017. the duke of edinburgh is spending a third night in hospital for "observation and rest". he was admitted earlier this week after feeling unwell. prince philip, who's 99, is said to be in "good spirits" in the king edward vii hospital in central london. his stay is not related to coronavirus. politicians in the us have been questioning key players in last month's frenzied trading of gamestop shares. independent traders swapping tips on social media forums sent the gaming chain's stock price soaring. some major wall street investors, who had bet that gamestop's share price would go down, lost hundreds of millions of dollars. here's 0ur north america technology reporter, james clayton this is a story of how millions of online users got together to make

a technical manager at arconic, the firm which made the grenfell tower cladding, told colleagues poorin 2010 and produced at the public inquiry today. the email was sent by an arconic manager in france who has refused to come to the uk to give evidence. 72 people died in the fire at grenfell tower in 2017. some people in temporary or privately rented accommodation are living in conditions that are utterly shameful — that's according to a former government adviser on homelessness. a bbc investigation found people vulnerable to covid shielding in homes with frequent leaks, widespread damp and even rodents living in a kitchen ceiling. the government says reducing the number of households in temporary accommodation is a priority. rianna croxford reports. see that? terrible. inside some of the uk's most inadequate housing. jesus christ! it isjust mentally destroying me, having to stay in such disgusting circumstances. we hear from those shielding... how have you found it being indoors? horrible. i feel trapped. still not fixed. ..stuck inside damp and cramped homes, some even alongside rod

the grenfell tower inquiry heard that arconic was asked for the results of the tests, but only providedthis is all about an application... this then, tom equipment this is all about an application. . .- then, tom equipment this is all about an application... this is all about an application... this is all about an application... this is all about an application _ about an application... this is all about an application arconic - about an application... this is all i about an application arconic made, about an application... this is all - about an application arconic made, a big metals manufacturer, for a special certificate which would go on to be quite widely relied upon by the british construction industry. this all happened in 2007. the application was made and the organisation that puts together certificates, called the british board, said we need more evidence of some of the fire characteristics of this cladding material. arconic had done some fire tests in 2004 and effectively that means putting various types of cladding into a lab setting it alight. 0ne various types of cladding

this supposed grenfell under £5 million to ease the cladding crisis.- to ease the cladding crisis.ews. rishi sunak has held | good news. rishi sunak has held talks and are talking about a £5 billion fund to strip the cladding from unsafe flats but it makes me cross that host builders is not being penalised. we have read too many stories about profit companies taking short cuts, deliberately turning a blind eye to possible problems up ahead and i think ultimately relying on the government to bail them out when things go wrong. i know people who can't sell their homes because they are bought in flats that turn out to be technically dangerous and i think it's great that £5 billion of that is enough is great but at the end of the day, i hope that covid will have taught this government and all of us that we need to hold the feet to the fire of those people who actually do wrong instead of constantly covering up wrong instead of constantly covering up for them and bailing them out. and it's that little thing we have just been talking about amazon and it is i was the little people who pay

the mp whose seat includes grenfell l whose seat includes grenfell tower welcome to the existing fundry shortly. mps held one—minute's silence before prime ministers questions in honour of captain sir tom moore. the retired army officer and charity fundraiser died at the age of 100. sara tomic raised more than £32 million for nhs charities by walking 100 laps of his garden, the queen, who noted him last —— noted him last summer sent a private message to his family. the duties were led by sir lindsay hoyle. his the duties were led by sir lindsay hoyle.— the duties were led by sir lindsay hoyle. his dignity and determination _ lindsay hoyle. his dignity and determination in _ lindsay hoyle. his dignity and determination in raising - lindsay hoyle. his dignity and l determination in raising money to support the nhs charities port the nation's me that the most difficult time. he represents the best of our values at. i invite members to join me for a minute silence to commemorate sir tom's life and to pay our respects to those who lost their lives as a result of the covid epidemic and thei

three and a half years since the grenfell tower tragedy. and a half years since the grenfell towertragedyvement that most of it is in i there been? there has been some movement that most of it is in the public sector. the problem in the private sector is funding. they have been asked for huge sums. without that, as managing agents, we cannot remediate because we cannot do the work without the funding. we are asking the government to front fund and then they can work out how to recover the money later. mortgage lenders would _ recover the money later. mortgage lenders would probably _ recover the money later. mortgage lenders would probably give - recover the money later. mortgage lenders would probably give you i lenders would probably give you their side eye if you applied for a mortgage. what other big problems are facing people? time mortgage. what other big problems are facing people?— are facing people? time is a big roblem. are facing people? time is a big problem. here _ are facing people? time is a big problem. here we _ are facing people? time is a big problem. here we are _ are

at the grenfell tower fire inquiry, it's emerged that a technical manager at a company which made thes morning at the inquiry. 72 people died in the fire in west london in 2017. we can speak now to our home affairs correspondent, tom symonds. tell us more, tom. you will remember the background to some of the evidence we are hearing at the enquiry is that this company made the cladding for grenfell tower and lots of other towers but had some fire tests in 2004 which does not come out very well for this product, effectively one sort of cladding where the cladding was folded into boxes scored very poorly in this fire test and today the enquiry was shown an e—mail discussion in 2010. the client in spain where there was a restriction on the use of flammable cladding was asking whether he could use this one product that had been tested and an e—mail sent by the technical manager said these poorfire e—mail sent by the technical manager said these poor fire tests needed to be kept very confidential and as he put it in the e—mail it was in capital letters. that was sent to another employee at

this front—page more than three years after the grenfell tower fire which killed 72 people. —— accusedancial difficulties. -- 3.5 still facing financial difficulties. —— 3.5 billion. talk us through this. -- 3.5 billion. talk us through this. . . -- 3.5 billion. talk us through this. , , ., ., ., this. this is the long-awaited announcement _ this. this is the long-awaited announcement from - this. this is the long-awaited announcement from the - this. this is the long-awaited - announcement from the government about— announcement from the government about how— announcement from the government about how they intend to respond to the enormous costs of people have been _ the enormous costs of people have been facing in those buildings that do have _ been facing in those buildings that do have dangerous cladding, they've been unable to move, they have been faced with _ been unable to move, they have been faced with very high cost of having fire wardens and other preventive measures— fire wardens and other preventive measures in place before cladding is removed, _ measures in place before c

campaigners say the fire safety bill introduced in the wake of the grenfell tower disaster means flat will have to pay to make their homes safe. a conservative led moves to change the bill to prevent leaseholders from having to pay remediation costs. we just want the taxpayer to provide a safety net for the leaseholders to ensure the fire safety works are actually undertaken. it's been nearly four years. we want to be in a position that when the government provides the cash flow upfront and then the government can then levy those who have been responsible within the industry over the next ten years to recoup those funds. i struggle to understand genuinely why the government has not grasped the scale of this crisis and the quantity of people who cannot sell their flats, who cannot afford the costs that they are currently looking at, who cannot change jobs, who cannot get married, who cannot have children because their lives are on hold. it's unacceptable for leaseholders to have to worry about the costs of fixing historic safety defects in their buildings. i do ask the honourable membe

the head of the company that made the flammable cladding used on grenfell tower has admitted it toldto the fire has heard that the french manufacturer arconic didn�*t share the results of a failed test while applying for a product certificate. but the company�*s president denied it was "deliberately concealed". lord frost, who served as the prime minister�*s chief brexit negotiator, has been given a seat at the cabinet table and a ministerial post overseeing the uk�*s relationship with the european union. among his responsibilities will be representing the uk in any trade disputes resulting from brexit. a deadline of may 1st for all international troops to be pulled out of afghanistan is set to be extended because of a surge in taliban violence. this year marks the 20th anniversary of the american—led invasion, and troop withdrawal was central to last year�*s us—taliban deal, which was signed by president trump, but is now under review by president biden. let�*s join our chief international correspondent lyse doucet in the afghan capital kabul. yes, well this question is the top issu

government is planning to invest substancial funds to alleviate the cladding crisis caused by the grenfellmake their homes safe. yesterday, opposition mps backed a labour motion to set up a national task force to deal with the cladding crisis, in which conservative mps abstained. damejudi dench, sir lenny henry and benedict cumberbatch have launched this year's red nose day fundraising campaign. the money raised will go towards tackling issues such as homelessness and domestic abuse; with some funds set aside to support those affected by the coronavirus pandemic. the red noses for this year's campaign are plastic—free and made from plant—based materials. after a0 years, iconic only fools and horses characters del boy and rodney trotter have got the royal mail's seal of approval. the bbc sitcom is to be commemorated in a series of royal mail stamps. this is bbc world news, the latest headlines: the us condemns the military coup in myanmar as a "direct assault" on democracy — and threatens to reimpose sanctions. vaccine shortages threaten health services in madrid — as a third wave of corona

three and a half years since the grenfell tower fire, and hundreds of thousands of people across theup to deal with what it sees as a crisis. mps will debate the issue in parliament this afternoon, with calls for an urgent audit to establish the scale of the problem. our consumer affairs correspondent sarah corker reports. a bombshell has just been dropped on us with this cladding. caught up in britain's building safety crisis. these sums of money are eye—watering and something we could never afford. thousands of people are trapped living in unsafe homes. these flat owners in salford say they face repair bills of up to £100,000 each. and if i'm made bankrupt by this, i lose myjob, my career and my home. this tower block in south london is having its dangerous cladding removed, paid for by government funding, but across britain an estimated 700,000 people are still living in homes wrapped in flammable materials, now facing huge repair billings. for the last two or three years a lot of our lives have been completely ruined. we remain in uncertainty, we are living in fear and limbo. all

the company which made the grenfell tower fire cladding has been accused of deliberately concealing �ry, the boss of the french company denied the test results were "deliberately concealed", but agreed the omission amounted to a "misleading half truth". who'd have thought a year ago that we'd all be told to wear masks and work from home if we could? how many people knew then what furlough meant and did anyone ever imagine that holidays would be illegal? well, almost a year after our lives changed dramatically, our business correspondent emma simpson has been talking to three people about their lockdown experiences and what may lie ahead. for so many in this pandemic, where we live has become where we work. not easy if you're home—schooling as well. tori is a single month in hull. —— single mother. i wish to have more flexibility to work from home but i didn't wish it in this way! get your foot off the wire! try to get your foot off the wire, please. yeah, i'm all right. she is a project manager for a heating business, working until 10:30pm to keep up. i've been quite emotional today,

three and a half years after the grenfell fire, hundreds of tower blocks still have dangerous claddingthe government would come up with new proposals to help them. the debate was called by labour but almost half of the mps due to speak are conservatives concerned with the government's handling of the crisis. the duke of sussex has won an apology and substantial damages from the publishers of the mail on sunday and mail online. prince harry had sued associated newspapers for libel after two articles claimed he had "turned his back" on the royal marines after stepping down as a senior royal. the duke will donate the damages to his invictus games foundation. the mpjoanna cherry has been dropped from the scottish national party's frontbench team at westminster. the edinburgh south west mp said she was sacked from the justice position despite what she said was hard work, results and a strong reputation. ms cherry is a close ally of former party leader alex salmond. the online fashion giant asos has bought the topshop, topman and miss selfridge brands from sir philip green's arcadia group, w

speaker, almost four years from the grenville tragedy, government in action --grenfell tragedy, my conditions remain trapped in unsafe blocks. if with this government there has been a lot of promises, so will the prime minister finally act and end the injustice and come forward with a plan to fix the crisis that does not burden leafs holders with the cost? -- leaseholders with the cost? >> of course we will. it is also important that a mortgage company, that they do not unreasonably refuse mortgages on properties that are perfectly safe. >> sir jeffrey. sir jeffrey. >> thank you very much, mr. speaker. this has been an extraordinarily difficult year for the prime minister and the people of this country. their fortitude is being severely tested and they really need to know when they can get their children back to school and businesses can start to be reopened. will my honorable friend assure the houses morning that when he announces his conference implanted mid february, it will deal with how we lift every area with the long-term problems we will have to live with with covid, and furthermore w

mp5 will debate the issue in parliament today. 72 people died in the grenfell tower fire injune 2017,rd say they face repair bills of up to £100,000 each. and if i'm made bankrupt by this, i lose myjob, . my career, and my home. this tower block in south london is having its cladding removed — paid for by government funding. but across britain, an estimated 700,000 people are still living in homes wrapped in dangerous materials, now facing huge repair bills. labour says the government needs to get a grip on cladding problems, which are pushing people towards bankruptcy. flat—owners like giles in manchester say being trapped in an unsafe home is taking its toll. for the last two or three years, a lot of our lives have been completely ruined. we remain in uncertainty. we're living in fear and limbo. all we've been told so far is the government wants us to pay sums running into the tens of thousands of pounds simply to make our homes safe. it's all got even worse over the last year because we're literally trapped in our homes for 23 hours a day during the pandemic. we almost feel safer o

the french president of arconic, the company that made the cladding for grenfell tower, has agreed itsfire, which claimed 72 lives. the company's position has always been that it's up to others to install and use its products safely. prince william has said his grandfather, prince philip, is doing "0k" in hospital, with doctors "keeping " nhim. an eye o the duke of edinburgh has spent six nights in king edward vii hospital in london, after being admitted last week for what was described as observation and rest. we've been hearing about the road map for exiting the latest lockdown and while some freedoms will come soon, we'll have to wait some time yet for anything like normal life. for many that moment cannot come soon enough, while others are still fearful of relaxing the restrictions that have governed our lives for almost a year. 0ur north of england correspondent fiona trott has been speaking to people in newcastle. in lockdown, the shutters came down. we are a tour operator of stag and hen weekends. matt has wanted a road map for months. most of his team are on furlough, being pai

so all of— grenfell, and to get this form. so all of these — grenfell, and to get this form.e government are _ will not be footed by them. because the government are focusing - will not be footed by them. because the government are focusing on - will not be footed by them. because the government are focusing on the| the government are focusing on the word cladding and removing unsafe cladding _ word cladding and removing unsafe cladding. so it's great they have said those — cladding. so it's great they have said those leaseholders won't have to pay— said those leaseholders won't have to pay but — said those leaseholders won't have to pay but there are other issues of what _ to pay but there are other issues of what is _ to pay but there are other issues of what is behind the cladding. there is a problem on the outside of the building — is a problem on the outside of the building. you can bet your bottom dollar _ building. you can bet your bottom dollar there is a problem on the inside — dollar there is a problem on the inside you _ dollar there is a problem on the inside. you

meanwhile london fire brigade still has "a very long way to go" to address failings from the grenfellur of the 29 recommendations made to it by the first stage of the inquiry. gatwick airport is going to introduce a £5 charge for vehicles which drop off passengers directly outside its north terminal, where all flights are currently operating from. the airport says it'll help to reduce traffic congestion and emissions once more regular travel resumes after the covid—19 national lockdown. dropping off at long—stay car parks will still be free. let's take a look at the travel situation now. there's a good service on the tubes this morning apart from the victoria line, which is part suspended between seven sisters and warren street. now the weather with kate kinsella. good morning. well, it's another very cold start this morning — temperatures well below zero. hard frost, ice as well. now, it should be a dry day today — plenty of sunshine, but high cloud, so that sunshine a little hazy, perhaps some thicker cloud as we head into the afternoon. but still sunny spells, temperatures mayjust

the grenfell tower inquiry heard arconic was asked for the results of the tests but only provided onetificate that would effectively improve its sales in the uk because that certificate is used by building companies, architects by people who decide what kind of materials go on the outside of buildings, including rental tower. the outside of buildings, including rentaltower. —— the outside of buildings, including rental tower. —— gren fell tower. it got a class b rating and that is out of ai got a class b rating and that is out of a1 to f. a being the best. there was a second test and that test was for a quick type of cladding which is fitted on the side of the building, but in that case, the test was a class e. in fact, they couldn't really finish the test because the fire in the lab was quite bad. when the company was applying for this certificate from this organisation, which is a british organisation, they were asked to provide all the material they have on this product and that was part of the contractual arrangement that they had. but they only sent details of that first test, wh

mps will debate the issue in parliament today. 72 people died in the grenfell tower fire injune 2017, in homes with flammable cladding, as sarah corker reports. a bombshell has just been dropped on us with this cladding. caught up in britain's building safety crisis. these sums of money are absolutely eye—watering, and something that we could never afford. thousands of people are trapped living in unsafe homes. these flat—owners in salford say they face repair bills of up to £100,000 each. and if i'm made bankrupt by this, i lose myjob, my career, and my home. this tower block in south london is having its cladding removed — paid for by government funding. but across britain, an estimated 700,000 people are still living in homes wrapped in dangerous materials, now facing huge repair bills. labour says the government needs to get a grip on cladding problems, which are pushing people towards bankruptcy. flat—owners like giles in manchester say being trapped in an unsafe home is taking its toll. for the last two or three years, a lot of our lives have been completely ruined. we remain in