it's very painful. and indeed on in new york as well, is all about the tragic fire at grenfell, thath rise tower in london, where more than 70 people lost their lives in 2017. and you've relied on the witness testimony of people who were there. it's very painful. and would it be fair to say that in a way the pain is a very important part of the drama? yeah, i... it's the story of these people who were a community before the fire, who saw what was going wrong in that tower block. and there were many things going wrong in the refurbishment of it and the way that they were treated, and then who had to find themselves on the night of the fire, basically getting out of a building, a burning building on their own. but it's also the story of what that community is and how they helped each other — from the very beginning, when they were trying to change things and not you've lived in england for a long time, but if we can go to your backstory. you were born and raised in your childhood years in south africa. does south africa really still feel like home after all these years? i suspect i'm l

claim high rise blocks will be made safe by 2029 but campaigners say that, seven years after the grenfeller tara welsh has the latest. it's basically ruined my life. i feel insecure in my own home. just tears of rage. every family should have the right to sleep, knowing that they're not sleeping on a high risk building. we're kind of waiting for other people to make decisions. thousands of people discovered their homes had building safety defects following the grenfell tower tragedy in 2017, but disputes over who pays to make towers safe have dragged on. today, ministers said they wanted developers to double the rate of remediation, and cladding on high—rise towers that are backed by government safety funding must be fixed by the end of 2029. also the rapid identification, i think the public would be astonished that we think between 4,000—7,000 buildings not yet identified with possible dangerous cladding. identifying them and going after those responsible it is a stretching challenge, no doubt at all, and it's really important it's one we make. the government says the new deadlines will

, which has been on in the uk and indeed on in new york as well, is all about the tragic fire at grenfellat high rise tower in london, where more than 70 people lost their lives in 2017. and you've relied on the witness testimony of people who were there. it's very painful. and would it be fair to say that in a way the pain is a very important part of the drama? yeah, i... it's the story of these people who were a community before the fire, who saw what was going wrong in that tower block. and there were many things going wrong in the refurbishment of it and the way that they were treated, and then who had to find themselves on the night of the fire, basically getting out ofa building, a burning building on their own. but it's also the story of what that community is and how they helped each other — from the very beginning, when they were trying to change things and not succeeding to the time after the fire when government, both national and local, completely failed to come to their help, to their assistance and they had to help themselves, they had to help each other and form themselves

of the grenfell fire. the final seats in the irish general election are expected to be filled later today. only a small number of seats separate the three major parties, with fianna fail and fine gael best placed to form a coalition government. our chief presenter caitriona perry is in dublin with the latest. it's this little bit of mixed fortunes for the government parties, though. fianna fail on course to come back as the biggest party in the dail. it's actually built on its level of support, although the minister for health has lost his seat. but the fianna fail leader, at this point in time looks most likely to be the taoiseach, to be the prime minister in the next government. the other current government coalition partner, fine gael, has had a good turnout as well. it's held on to all of its seats. some of its candidates had retired and have been replaced by new tds. so fianna fail and fine gael saying that they're best placed to put a coalition government together. now the third party currently in go

hundreds of thousands of people are still living in potentially unsafe flats seven years on from the grenfellwill be fixed by 2029, with a longer deadline for mid—rise blocks. our housing reporter tarah welsh has the details. family homes being pulled apart in east london today after fire destroyed the home. i east london today after fire destroyed the home. i woke up at three o'clock _ destroyed the home. i woke up at three o'clock in _ destroyed the home. i woke up at three o'clock in the _ destroyed the home. i woke up at three o'clock in the morning - three o'clock in the morning surrounded by smoke. i still wear the clothes from donation because i lost everything there. irina escaped when fire ripped through the tower earlier this year. her unsafe building now being demolished. the building in dagenham was having flammable cladding removed when it caught fire in august. but thousands of other blocks remain unsafe. today, the government said developers responsible for most of the buildings would double the rate of remediation and that cladding on high rise towers backed by taxpayer fundin

double the speed at which unsafe cladding is being removed from tower blocks as a result of the grenfelld morning. why are so few couples taking advantage of shared parental leave? bbc news research shows it's overly benefiting higher earners in london and the south east. i'll have all the details. in sport... the world of snooker pays to tribute to one of the greats — former world champion terry griffiths, who has died at the age of 77. good morning from the home of gloucester rugby. this is kingsholm, the start point for the second day of kevin sinfield's latest epic challenge. day one was all about scout, santas and the wrecks are welcome. what has day two got in store? we will tell you later. and after

they have been a lot of governments since the grenfell. of governments since the grenfell tower tragedyue is still very much on result. let me give you a flavour. 0nly still very much on result. let me give you a flavour. only a third of tower blocks have been fixed since then. about half a million people still live in dangerously clad dries and high rise flats, there is also the cladding issue and the fact that they might not be able to sell their home or have higher service charger insurance premiums. the government says only 30% of buildings in england which are identified to be at risk since grenfell have been fixed, and potentially thousands more are yet to be identified, so you can see why this government sees it as a problem. what are they going to do about it? angela rayner, deputy prime minister as well as housing secretary, is announcing today targets for the first time, a clear timeframe by which they expect buildings to be fixed, so by the end of 2029 they say they want every building that is 11 metres and over with unsafe cladding to either have been fixed or have a complet

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