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

into grenfell tower and up the stairs. the narrow stairs. the only escape route. and it was covered with black smoke. bodies filled this stairwell. now those identifying victims climb up, struggling for breath. many of the residents who were told to stay during the fire didn't make it down these stairs. as the forensic work at grenfell tower continues, slowly, new details are emerging about what those inside were told on the night of the fire. the bbc has seen documents setting out how the residents of grenfell tower were told to stay in their flats until 2:47am. the first 999 call was made at 12:51am. so for an hour and 53 minutes, those calling for help were told to stay put. it took nearly two hours for the advice to change to evacuate. these pictures from a0 minutes after the first emergency call show just how high the flames had reached. an hour later it had engulfed the whole tower. there's no doubt the firefighters were heroes, but the fire policy for tower blocks was and still is to stay put. the "stay put" advice is broadly sound. but clearly this was an

after the grenfell tower fire, they commissioned tests on cladding, smaller tests, and that declared s been carrying out unaccompanied behalf of the government, it is larger scale, more sophisticated, and it is involving not only cladding, but also insulation. crucially, in the first set of tests, the government is going to carry out six sets of tests with six different combinations of cladding in insulation, in the first set, they're using the same type of cladding as of grenfell tower. the insulation is a con dust bowl type, the cladding has the polyethylene plastic which is combustible, and therefore is significant in this first set of tests, if it fails, perhaps unexpectedly big, because it points to the fact that the buildings used on grenfell tower we re buildings used on grenfell tower were not appropriate. what happens next? we have had the tests and what are the indications? , the government will carry out the other five sets of tests on different combinations of less flammable types of cladding the core of the cladding, and less flammable types of insulation. it will carry o

government's testing programme post grenfell tower. lear format years ago in the coroner's report after the last fatal tower block fire. —— four years ago. it needs to be reviewed, the government promised to do that more than four yea rs promised to do that more than four years ago, and still has not started. so after this report today, thatis started. so after this report today, that is the first thing we need to do. the second thing is the need to make clear and public which of the tower blocks that have failed the tests, so that residents in the them know where they stand and can see the action taken to make them safe again. thirdly, they really do have to be clear with councils and housing associations that if workers needed to read clad these tower blocks, or other fire needed to read clad these tower blocks, or otherfire prevention measures to make them safe, the government will fund that where it is needed, and they have still got that every political issue. —— work is needed to reclad. they have not ducked it, because sajid javi

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

between public service cuts and the fire at g re nfell tower. public service cuts and the fire at grenfell toweretty public service cuts and the fire at grenfell tower. a pretty lively atmosphere. a lot of people saying the government has had its day. a lot of people want to see a change in government. a lot of labour supporters here and the general mood is enough is enough in respect to austerity. tom burridge on his way to westminster the attenders, those attending that anti—austerity marched through central london. three men have been arrested on suspicion of the commission, preparation or instigation of acts of terrorism. detectives from the metropolitan police's counter—terrorism command, assisted by officers from sussex police, arrested two men in essex and a third in east sussex at around 6pm on friday. the men, two aged 28 and one aged 31, are being held in custody at a south london police station. the headlines on bbc news... councillors in kensington and chelsea council say they are preparing to elect a new leader out of the current one resigned and was already described as perceived f

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

fire safety, after 82 tower blocks are found to have failed a new fire test in the wake of the grenfell tower tragedy. the chancellor says brexit in 2019 won't bring immediate changes — and it's likely to be 2022 before the full process takes place. and in the next hour: another setback for president trump amid a new white house row. the us senate rejects a fresh attempt to repeal obamacare — while the president's new media director has harsh words for his colleagues. and posting good returns — seats for the royal mail train, hidden below ground for the last 75 years, are sold out till october. good evening and welcome to bbc news. the parents of terminally ill baby charlie gard have confirmed he has died. he was moved to a hospice today from great ormond street hospital. his life support was then withdrawn. the family confirmed the news in a short statement, which said "our beautiful little boy has gone. "we are so proud of you, charlie". wyre davies has this report. by his side as they have been throughout charlie's short life, chris gard and connie yates fought to keep their son alive but

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

he does not want another row that distracts from the relief effort around grenfell tower.ynical about this, you could also say that if the government sends in commissioners to this area, is the local people do not like what they are doing, if they do not get the trust of the local community, it is central government that will take the blame and not the local politicians. 0k, we will leave it there for now. ian watson. with me is now is swarzy macaly. she's a volunteer who's been helping in the emergency effort and those who have lost their homes in the grenfell tower block fire. we spoke to you when this first happened. you have been all over this, as they say. campaigning, organising, what do you think of the reaction so far today from the council, from those supporting the residents that need help?” council, from those supporting the residents that need help? i think there is mixed emotions. sometimes it is very difficult to absorb all the different types of motion because we are just pockets on the ground, there is lots going on. lots on latimer road. this week i was ba

the police investigating the fire at grenfell tower have revealed they believe there are reasonable groundsorate manslaughter may have been committed by the local council, kensington and chelsea, and the organisation in charge of the tower, the kensington and chelsea tenant management 0rganisation. at least 80 people died in the fire that consumed the block of flats in west london last month. our home affairs correspondent tom symonds has more. below the still horrifying shadow of grenfell tower, the newly elected leader of kensington and chelsea council was tonight meeting the survivors of the fire and those it has briefed. but a council is now in an extraordinary position. the centre of a huge active investigation into whether it was responsible for corporate manslaughter. the community has been asking the police to, you know, carry on their criminal investigation and all i can say is, you know, i'm pleased they're doing that, pleased they're starting, and i will cooperate in any way i possibly can. unusually, scotland yard sent a letter today to those affected by the fire, an update. it

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

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

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

and justin pannell contacted us with some general thoughts on coverage of the grenfell tower one month.. and another report on the aftermath of g re nfell tower and another report on the aftermath of grenfell tower came from mark easton on wednesday's news at ten. it began like this. a black nail hammered into london's conscience. g re nfell tower hammered into london's conscience. grenfell tower demands your attention. in its shadow the faces of the missing are everywhere. on trees and walls and bus shelters, unblinking it is hard to whole of the accuser tory gaze. several reviews posted their responses on twitter. one viewer wrote... and one viewer made the same point on camera. , bbc this is a serious news item, why did i have to have dramatic build—up music more akin to a drama such as silent witness or hollywood movie? this is the bbc is not fox news, it was unnecessary trivialises a serious news item. on wednesday mps debated the abuse and intimidation of parliamentary candidate after a cross—party report said the sergeant, racism and bigotry was on the rise. politicians such as

grenfell tower demands your attention. in its shadow, the faces of the missing are everywhere.ees and walls and bus shelters, unblinking, it is hard to hold their accusatory gaze. several wrote in about this. adrian made the same point on camera. come on, bbc, this is a serious news item, why did we have to have dramatic build—up music, more akin to a drama like silent witness or a hollywood movie? this is the bbc and not fox news. this was unnecessary, trivialising a serious news item. on wednesday, mps debated the abuse and intimidation of parliamentary candidates after a cross—party report said misogyny, racism and bigotry was on the rise. politicians like diane abbott and stella creasy had described the repeated online abuse they have been subjected to, and theresa may has now ordered an inquiry into the subject. william mcnulty gave us his thoughts after considering the interviews with theresa may and andrea leadsom. if you look at the way the prime minister is addressed orjeremy corbyn is addressed, certainly by members of newsnight and the media in general, think the agg

how a refrigerator fire managed to engulfed 24-story grenfell tower in 80 minutes and taking the lives of people left a community in disbelief and outrage. eyewitness accounts from survivors that take us inside the horrifying inferno. here is james longman. >> woken up by the noise from outside. fire. fir fire. >> people shouting help, i'm on the 14th floor. [crying] >> please. >> red flames and the smoke was very, very intense. >> i've never seen a fire like this. people die like this. >> it felt like an action/horror movie. but you're in it. >> it's been a month since the fire at grenfell tower lit the skies over london. >> this wasn't meant to happen. doesn't deserve it. >> at least 80 lives stolen in the darkness, 120 homes destroyed. families ripped apart. now, the public housing tower once home to about 600 residents stands a dark shadow over this city, a looming reminder of the heartbreak and harrow wisdom from that night. right before 1:00 a.m. the calls came in. the cause a faulty fridge on the fourth floor. >> they attended this within six minutes. >> this pyfire was differen

asked on radio 4 if she had ever been inside g re nfell tower. 4 if she had ever been inside grenfell toweride? i am going before. before the fire? i haven't been inside before the fire? had you ever been inside the traffic tower? not trailer, not grenfell, but i have been inside many other council houses. but the high-rise ones, have you ever been inside any of them, before the grenfell tower, haven't you ever been up into any of those high—rise council blocks?|j had not, buti those high—rise council blocks?|j had not, but i am certainly doing that now. you are shaking your head. it isa that now. you are shaking your head. it is a person so disconnected. they are completely disconnected from the community. i would go so far as to say they actually have disdain for the north kensington community. this new leader, the first thing she did was apologise for the failings of the council to the survivors. too little, too late, sorry, and she has been implicated in a lot of the cuts we have seen been implicated in a lot of the cuts we have seen across been implicated in a lot of the cuts we have s

let's speak now to dr ahmed kazmi — he's a gp at a surgery close to grenfell tower. the fire? that is correct. the last month has really been about trying to provide people support so those that have survived the incident and those bereaved from it. it really has affected the entire community because most people live within sight line of the building or have friends or relatives who have been dispossessed as a result of the fire. what kind of practical help of you been offering? it has changed slightly over the month. in the first two weeks, it was practical things, getting people medication and helping people find the hospital appointment dates and directing them the services, where to get new passports and nhs cards etc. over the last two weeks, it has been more about mental health and emotional well—being, helping people sleep and providing an open space for them to talk about some of the things they have experienced. some of those that perhaps haven't been in the surgery, sadly some of them may have died in the fire, others, you simply have not been at the get hol

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

police investigating the grenfell tower fire say that...he is unfolding in yemen as the country struggles with the world's worst cholera epidemic, and the looming threat of famine. a promise there'll be no cliff—edge on immigration when britain leaves the eu the home secretary says a new system will be phased in. new figures reveal an alarming increase in the number of prisoners released by mistake. the head of the us military says there'll be no change to its policy on employing transgender people until the defence secretary receives direction from president trump on the issue. in the next hour... day four of tackling the wildfires in the south of france. at least 6000 firefighters and troops are using all available resources to battling the fires.

you have been trying to help around grenfell tower. been saying in terms of what they want next? they wa nt to terms of what they want next? they want to be loved, if i'm honest. i know it sounds cliched. where the council have lacked, the community have picked everything up. on the conversation and on the ground, yes, there is anger, but there is this balance, in the absence of the council, i have got my community, i have got my friends and family around me who are collecting exactly what i need. it is not just an collecting exactly what i need. it is notjust an abyss of clothes. if i have needed nappies, somebody has got me those nappies. it has been very organic, that is the only way i can put it. are people moving into permanent housing, do you know?|j don't permanent housing, do you know?” don't know. sometimes when you are on the ground you cannot give people household objects because people have not moved into housing yet so a community meal looks better than a brand—new oven or a brand—new microwave. it is those kind of things.

shaheen, who lives near grenfell tower, is one of a team of volunteers near grenfell tower, working withrt. from his own experience, he knows what others could be going through. he knows what others i live in a tower as well, he knows what others so those first few days, i could not sleep, at all, i could not stop thinking about the tower, grenfell tower, about is only people in need. also because i live in a tower, i think, that could have been me. local gps near grenfell tower say that four weeks on, people are still coming in with acute stress. evidence suggests the most serious problems can emerge sometime after a traumatic event. problems can emerge sometime it's starting to have an effect on them now, in terms of anxiety symptoms, not being able to sleep at night, and i have had patients in who wake up at night time, hearing screaming from the building. in who wake up at night time, it is very distressing for these patients. another doctor makes this urgent appeal to the authorities. give these people suitable, adequate, permanent housing, as soon as possible, adequate, permanent h

andy moore is at grenfell tower.tell us what is the latest on the police attempts to get an accurate death toll from the disaster? well, we had an update from the police today. the first in quite a while. they said the last of the visible human remains were removed from grenfell tower on monday evening. they say they have made recoveries of 87 and those have been taken to westminster mortuary, but they are keen to emphasise that that doesn't necessarily mean 87 individuals. they emphasise it is a very difficult process. they say there is 15.5 tonnes of charred debris to go through on every floor. 250 specialist investigators are at work. we have seen some of them working today, occasionally coming to the windows, prepping working today, occasionally coming to the windows, propping up one side of the building. that is an operation that will last through to the end of the year. that search and recovery operation. we were told once again today that some of the victims may never be identified, even after all of that hard

council tenants, whose services have been disrupted by the grenfell tower fire, have had their rent suspended. britain is withdrawing from an agreement which allows foreign countries to fish in its waters. also in the next hour: could battery powered planes be the future of flying? we'll take an exclusive look at an experimental electric plane. and in half an hour: as the commons get back to business following the queen's speech, we take a look at the week in parliament. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. the environment secretary, michael gove, has suggested the government could support a lifting of the 1% pay cap for public sector workers as calls grow for ministers to ease austerity measures. he told the bbc‘s andrew marr show the government should "respect the integrity" of the independent bodies that review pay for groups including nurses, teachers and the police. our political correspondent emma vardy reports. complaining about seven years of austerity, "not one day more" was the slogan for protesters yesterday. the plan to drive down the deficit has meant year after year of pay fr

sid—ali and his daughter hayam and his wife lived on the 15th floor of grenfell tower.e pain and put it on me. the families say they have received calls of support from local services but what they really want is for someone to visit them. the people in my building, they were very close to me and they were like family and seeing them go wasn't good. you're so brave, you're so brave. as the family struggle to come to terms with what happened, they say they have been offered a two bedroom flatjust over a mile away, but sid—ali says it's too far from hayam's school and it's not big enough. they need to see us as a victim and treat us with dignity, we're not numbers, we're not numbers. this is so frustrating. it's very bad, it's very bad. three weeks they haven't found a solution. the council says it's made 139 offers of accommodation to grenfell tower residents, nine of which have been accepted. it says the three—week target of offering temporary homes to those affected has been met, but for this family the money and support they've been offered has simply not been good en

it is a very serious fire risk as we have seen with grenfell tower, and it is an unacceptable fire riskand political point of view, i am surprised that having identified the faulty cladding there is even a discussion about who will pay for it. this is something central government should take responsibility for and say they will argue about the money later but the cladding must be removed immediately and in the meantime either people who live in those buildings should be offered alternative accommodation or they should do something to make the buildings safe in the interim while the cladding is removed. removing the cladding in itself may actually constitute a fire risk in itself so there is another argument for perhaps evacuating. some people in these blocks might the astonished that it has come to this, that the experts didn't know this kind of thing before and it took the grenfell tower disaster to reveal this. you raise an interesting point which raises questions about the quality of building standards in the uk. in one of your reports they were described as a complete mess by one fi

test number one of a design identical to that at grenfell tower, was supposed to last a0 minutes — ite test rig. the landlords of 82 buildings, 47 of them social housing, will now have to take urgent action. in salford, anticipating a test failure, cladding is already being taken down. the thought of it not being safe and you're sleeping in bed of a night time, thinking that's not safe... do you know, it's bad, isn't it? really bad. they should take the lot off, i don't care how much money it costs. it's not money, it's people's lives at the end of the day. the new full—scale tests are designed to replicate the way in which grenfell tower was refurbished, with a cladding system to improve the insulation and the look of the building. it's the bits that make up this system that are being tested together, to see how well they prevent fire spreading. the cladding itself is basically a sandwich, thin sheets of aluminium with plastic as the sandwich filling. and then there's an air gap, designed to improve ventilation, but did it fuel the fire? behind that, thick blocks of foam insulation.

a services in the wake of the grenfell tower fire. the wake of the grenfell tower fire. a refugee who was beaten to death outside his house was repeatedly failed by the police. the united states and south korea says war cannot be ruled out following the ballistic missile tests. bonynge. business news. volvo has announced it will be the first additional car—maker to shift to hybrid production saying... every model made from 2019 onwards is going to have an electric motor. they say it was also offer hybrid options. productivity in the uk, it fell in the first three months of this year, the first decline since late 2015. 0utput per hour fell by half a percent in the first quarter of this year. that is compared to the first quarter of 2016. relativity has still not fallen to the same ovals as before the recession. call sales —— car sales have fallen also. the society of most money fractures and judges have put out monthly figures this is down a.8% ona put out monthly figures this is down a.8% on a year ago. in the light of all the's decis

andy moore is at grenfell tower.ur's shadow housing minister in the commons earlier saying that the government will now bejudged on not its words, but actions. what is the sense you have from being read today about how people are feeling about what the government is doing? including this task force? we haven't had much reaction to that today. we've heard in the last few weeks a lot of scepticism about grand statements being made by politicians and what happened on the ground. residents have said that they've been given a lot of reassurance, a lot of promises, but that isn't reflected in their experience. we spoke to one resident who said that he'd been offered accommodation but it was too small, not suitable for his family and too far away from his daughter's school. let me show you what's going on behind me. there is work going on you maybe able to see on the left—hand side of the building, the most fragile part of the structure, some props have been inserted to it up. the camera travels up, some of those props are

police say around 255 people survived the grenfell tower fire, the first time they've given such figures. a self—confessed ira bomb maker finally admits being part of the group that killed 21 people in the birmingham pub bombings in 197a. i apologise for all of the republicans who had no intention of hurting anybody. president trump says he didn't know his son had met a russian lawyer with links to the kremlin during the american election campaign. and two brits in the quarterfinals at wimbledon for the first time since 1973, as andy murray and johanna konta make the last eight. and coming up on bbc news, we'll have the latest on a big day for both andy murray and johanna konta. and we hearfrom and we hear from wayne rooney who has spoken to the media following his return to everton for manchester united. good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. there were heated scenes in the high court this afternoon as the parents of the terminally ill baby charlie gard returned with lawyers to present new evidence of an experimental treatment in america that they say could help him. great orm

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

last week, we reported on the often heroic response of the fire fighters to the grenfell tower blaze, they had. the biggest surprise was that no tall ladder was dispatched to grenfell until half an hour after the initial call. this, it turned out, was london fire brigade policy, to wait and see before sending an aerial platform. well, we've been doing some follow—up work with the other fire services of the uk, and it turns out that the bulk of them have the opposite policy. london was in a minority in not sending a tall ladder automatically to a fire in a high—rise. london has adapted its policy since grenfell as an interim measure, but there are still nine other services that don't deploy. and we've found other differences in plans of different fire services. in other words, this is yet another area where, post—grenfell, you examine national policy closely and find it wanting. james clayton reports. a month after the horrifying events of the 14th of june, and a clearer picture of how the london fire brigade responded to the grenfell tower fire has begun to emerge. last week, newsnigh

police investigating the grenfell tower fire say they have reasonable grounds to suspect corporate manslaughterences may have been committed. israel has yielded to days of palestinian street protests by removing all additional security measures around the al—aqsa mosque. 64 years ago the fighting ended in the war between north and south korea — we'll look at whether the north's recent missile tests are threatening that fragile peace. and if you want to get in touch — the hashtag is bbcos. throughout the first six months of this presidency the republicans hello, and welcome to outside source. throughout the first six months of this presidency the republicans on the hill have rallied to the president's side. they have defended his mistakes, they have tolerated his tweets, even when the attacks are on one of their own. but his very public criticisms of the attorney generaljeff sessions, a conservative and long time supporter of the president, may well be one step too far. particularly if removing sessions is the precursor to firing special prosecutor robert mueller. just take a listen to this from

it was the breakdown of this, the first cabinet meeting at the council since the fire at grenfell towerd to the resignation of its leader, nicholas paget—brown. as council leader, i have to accept my share of responsibility for these perceived failings. pressure had been mounting on the council following intense criticism of the way the disaster had been handled from day one. i completely understand the anger, the frustration of the local community. but i..., of course, we were not immediately quick off the ground, it was an enormous tragedy. i don't know if everyone realised how complex and how fast this fire was. i challenge any borough in the whole country to immediately have an action plan they could put into place. the resignation has been welcomed by many including the mayor of london, sadiq khan who in a letter to the prime minister urged her to get a grip and immediately appoint commissioners to run the borough. he wrote, commissioners who are untainted should take over the running of the council to act in the best interests of residents. but some in this community that already

the council leader and his deputy both resigned over their response to the grenfell tower fire. sadiq khan says commissioners should step in and run the authority. good morning, it's saturday istjuly. a former hospital employee opens fire with an assault rifle in new york killing one doctor and injuring six other people. ten years after smoking was banned in public places in england we'll be asking how much difference it's made. in sport, it's make or break for the british and irish lions in one of the most significant games in their history. owen farrell has just levelled for the lions. and it's the sailing sport that sees you fly above the water. i've been having a go at foiling. and louise has the weather. good morning. it's a chilly start in the far north of the country but not a bad weekend in prospect. mostly dry with decent sunny spells. more throughout the morning. first, our main story. kensington and chelsea council is facing more criticism over its handling of the grenfell tower fire. the mayor of london, sadiq khan, is calling for commissioners to be brought in to ta