both services tried to reflect the community that lives around grenfell tower, so there was a steel bandoir singing amazing grace, bridge over troubled water. the service at grenfell, we had something inside so strong and somewhere over the rainbow. and that both services, there were the families of the victims and the survivor ‘s. wilson saw a bell. she attended the service outside —— we also saw stormzy and adele, very vocalin also saw stormzy and adele, very vocal in the aftermath of grenfell, saying not enough was being done for the victims and those who had survived. 32nd very powerful services. and there are more events to come, charlotte —— two very powerful services. we know god ‘s will be released outside the church wa nts will be released outside the church wants the service is over —— we know doves will be released. they are releasing 73 doves, one for each of the victims and a 73rd doves to represent many people‘s fears that perhaps there were other people in the tower that night who died, but have not been identified. later today, there will be a silent march through the are

now, the tower now wrapped in white sheeting with a big sign saying grenfell forever in our heartsthe tower that is just behind where i am standing, very near where the marchers are starting from. they are taking a route that they have walked a month now for a year, since the fire happened. it's not very far, but they are expecting it to take time, partly because they are expecting many people to turn up. it certainly does look like a big crowd that has come on this first anniversary of the catastrophe. one moment that has taken place the catastrophe. one moment that has ta ken place before the catastrophe. one moment that has taken place before is when the march walks past the fire station at ladbroke grove, firefighters, who of course themselves risked their lives to rescue people on that terrible night, they have come out in a guard of honour. and we are expecting that to happen again this evening. so for viewers who are justjoining us, this is a silent walk, very much a time to demonstrate by being out together, but also to contemplate, together, but also to contemplate, to ref

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

it was used in the grenfell tower fire, it had failed flat. tes later than that, at 1:40am, the only escape route out of the tower was smoke logged. inescapable, basically, for the still in the tower. she says she is confused and bewildered by the idea that the stay put strategy remained in place until 2:47am, and our really, an hour and 20 minutes after the stay put strategy in her opinion has com pletely strategy in her opinion has completely failed. these are the type of things that we are learning about today. we are learning about the fire doors, the flat doors, the entrance doors to the club being defective in terms of fire safety and also not up to scratch in terms of safety standards. these are the type does we are getting today. are getting the opening statement from the council, the inquiry itself, thatis the council, the inquiry itself, that is remarkable and important. 0n top of that, we have had a huge dated drop, five reports by five experts, all that information coming out at once. thank you very much, tom. if you want to find ou

, in 2016, as part of grenfell tower, in 2016, as part ofa of grenfell tower, in 2016, as partose expert reports written for the enquiry called it a primary cause of the spread of the fire. the local authority instigated and oversaw the refurbishment of a social housing high—rise tower block in such a way as to render it a death trap. the giant us company that makes the cladding has said that its company was at most a contributing factor to the fire, in its submission to the enquiry it suggested no one would have died if the windows had been built with greater fire protection. evenif built with greater fire protection. even if the fire stops and fire breaks at work, the heat would have set fire to the panels above those firebreaks anyway. there was no way of stopping it once it started burning, absolutely everything appears to be on. yes, you have to look at the whole lot. the fire risks in the building went further than the cladding, there was according to expert reports, a culture of noncompliance as they put it, with fire regulations in g re nfell tower. it, with fire regula

now, after that service, they marched, the entire congregation down to grenfell tower, a sea of greenore people dressed in green, taking really silent reflection at that point, looking at the base of the tower, at the boards which are surrounding it. people have been writing on them, rest in peace, forever in our hearts, justice for g re nfell forever in our hearts, justice for grenfell written many, many times, so grenfell written many, many times, so really getting a sense that people want to take their time actually, not just for people want to take their time actually, notjust for the days' events, but take that and remember what they lost that day, many people lost family, many people lost homes, many people are still living in emergency accommodation, so there is a lot of anger about that here at grenfell. they feel like they have had to really fight for things that they shouldn't have had to fight for. this disastrous horrendous thing happened and they weren't offered appropriate accommodation and they are still living in hotel, families with small children living in one bedroo

wealth of evidence today, these expert reports painting a picture of the failures in the run—up to grenfell towerled so many people. tom, thank you. our correspondents tom, thank you. our correspondents tom burridge there at the grenfell inquiry. the home secretary, sajid javid, has said the security services must change their approach to fighting terrorism and learn the lessons of last year's attacks in london and manchester in which 36 people died. in a speech in london, he said they were currently involved in more than 500 investigations involving 3000 potential suspects. our security correspondent frank gardner reports. britain, we are told, faces at least two more years of age to be a terrorist threat from both jihadis and right—wing extremists. in response, the government is announcing today a revised counterterrorism strategy. we know that the way that terrorists attacks are now planned and conducted has changed. people are increasingly being radicalised by their computers and smartphones. they are using everyday objects, such as knives and cars, as weapons. and the length of time between

brigade's commissioner, dany cotton, told the inquiry she'd never witnessed anything like the grenfell towernything she had ever seen. the tower itself had only been refurbished a year before. daniela relph looks at why and how the fire spread so quickly. the concrete rental power as it was built in the early 1970s —— grenfell tower. after a refurbishment in 2016, the building was wrapped in cladding. an expert report presented to the inquiry today said the cladding did not comply with building orfire regulations. tests showed just how quickly it caught fire. the cladding with integration covered by an exterior rain shield. the makers of that say those doing the refurbishment should have known it was not fire resistant. they accept that this product was not limited, but stability for the purposes of the building regulations and their position was that this should have been obvious to any construction professional. but the report author said no one noticed the dangers also doctor barbara layne wrote... as pa rt of as part of the refurbishment, all of the windows were also replaced. the refurb

the original grenfell tower, built in the 1970s from reinforced concrete, which doesn't burn. this were designed to stop fires spreading. take one flat, this is black 16, whether grenfell fire started. it was like a concrete box which should have contained any small fire, but then the building was refurbished. the windows were changed, with new, deeper plastic frames and insulation around them, both flammable. the inquiry‘s main theory is that this provided an escape route for flames to the outside, where cladding had been added, containing more plastic. this too burnt rapidly, turning a kitchen fire into an inferno. there was a catastrophic failure of the rainscreen cladding in terms of its ability to resist the fire spread across the walls of the building. all of the relevant experts are clear that the consequence was a fire that affected multiple stories and multiple compartments. it shot up the tower‘s pillars, entirely covered with cladding, and along the crown of the building, also cladding. the stay—put policy is used when buildings are designed to contain a fire. it's r

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

leave that event going on at the foot of g re nfell tower that event going on at the foot of grenfell towerot of grenfell tower and take you back now to st helen's church, just down the road, where a memorial service is going on and candles are being late for the victims of the tragedy. which we need to stay alive. no colours, no gender, no races, just one human race is what we are. this isa one human race is what we are. this is a place in the sun, thank you. i willjust i will just hand i willjust hand you over to clarrie. we are coming over to the moment where we are going to have the 72 second silence, so i would like everybody, these are all family members we are seeing coming to light candles, so i would like you just to pray gently for them until we do our72 just to pray gently for them until we do our 72 second silence. let us reflect upon the lives that were lost and the family members here today representing families. and realise their loss and their pain and let our hearts go out to them. studio: as we watch these images of the candles being late, the silence, the candles being la

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

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

let's speak now to our correspondent charlotte gallagher at the base of grenfell tower. greenheart atop it reminds us that green is the colour that has been chosen as a symbol of peace and much more besides on a very difficult day? and incredibly difficult day? and incredibly difficult day. but as you said, green is the colour which now symbolises grenfell. a lot of people chose to go to the services dressed in green. green scarves were given out to people at the church in st helen's earlier today. incredibly difficult, but a very powerful day. people here don't want what happened to be forgotten. they don't want the people who died in the power to be forgotten and they don't want it to happen ever again. they want a nswe i’s. happen ever again. they want answers. there are still a lot of raw anger and grief here around grenfell. as we were walking here earlier, someone shouted "no justice, no peace" and there are still a lot of unanswered questions a year on. there is also anger about the fact that some people are still in emergency accommodation, families with young ch

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

michael dowden did carry out a familiarisation visit at grenfell tower in february 2016. hed at that point. he went there with colleagues. richard minute qc asked him a long series of questions like did you learn about building construction and materials, did you look at the material is critically. he said he couldn't remember. did you notice if there was cladding on the building. again, he couldn't remember. what he shown around the building? yes. did he go up the building? he couldn't recall. do you remember anything about the layout? he couldn't recall. did you note it had one escape route? he didn't think he did. did he notice there weren't sprinklers? no. again, that visit was supposed to be a familiarisation visit where the london fire brigade was opposed to assess the refurbishment in terms of helping with fire safety at grenfell tower. we also learnt from michael dowden that he didn't feel the training facilities in terms of training on fires in high—rise buildings were adequate. he said there was nothing comparable to a high rise like g re nfell tower. comparable

at least 72 people died in the grenfell tower disaster. inquiry that his client had been made a scapegoat by parts of the media. tom symonds reports. it's nearly a year now. the tower is slowly being covered up. but there's an unwavering determination to remember those who called it home, with these words appearing today. one of those residents was behailu kebede. his kitchen was where the fire started. this is him making the first 999 call. g re nfell tower. his lawyer said he fled barefoot, phone in hand, using it to film the first flames. but press reports, including this prominent article in the london review of books, reported that he'd packed a suitcase first. elsewhere, it was suggested his fridge had exploded because it was faulty. "garbage," said his barrister. he'd been scapegoated. he is a good man. he did nothing wrong. on the contrary, he did the right thing from start to finish. now he wants privacy for himself and his family. chanting justice. . . now! kensington and chelsea council has also been blamed and invaded by protes

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

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

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

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

he talks year anniversary of the grenfell tower fire. e also talks about the way we live alongside each other and the way we care for each other. he says that grenfell brought so other. he says that grenfell brought so many people together and it would be good if that continued without necessarily having to rally around a tragedy. it is a fundamental revolution in the way we care for each other, he says. and on twitter: what fa ntasyland is each other, he says. and on twitter: what fantasyland is the bishop living in? if more people look after themselves and didn't expect everything for nothing and stop blaming everybody else, we would all be better off. some of you may find that the deeply harsh but it is a point of view. we will also be talking about revenge pornography and the fact that one in three people who make a complaint to the police about it eventually withdraw the complaint because they are not guaranteed anonymity like victims of other alleged sexual crimes. we will be talking about that. this text: my daughter had personal i

it doesn't become the same as the grenfell tower.enfell tower any more, it's about the uk. but we have had some bits of new information today. the inquiry was told it was the architect, studio e, which selected the cladding for use in the refurbishment, but the council was shown some of the black cladding several times in 2014, and that a fire assessor looked at the cladding at one point and said it needed attention. the families of those lost at grenfell and the survivors have been placed at the heart of this process, but they face a long wait for this inquiry‘s considered answers to their many questions. tom symonds, bbc news, at the grenfell inquiry. the editor of the daily mail, paul dacre, has announced he is stepping down after more than 25 years in charge, ending one of the most influential — and, at times, controversial — reigns in britishjournalism. he will leave his day—to—day editorial responsibilities in november when he'll become chairman and editor in chief of associated newspapers. our media editor amol rajan, who brok

it's not about grenfell tower any more, it's about the uk. and the survivors have been placed at the heart of this process, but they face a long wait for this inquiry‘s considered answers to their many questions. tom symonds, bbc news, at the grenfell inquiry. just days before before the summit between president trump and the north korean leader, authorities in singapore have been giving some idea of the sheer scale of their security operation. large areas will be sealed off and restrictions will be in place for several days — it's going to cause major disruption. rahuljoglekar reports. the roads may look calm for now but singapore may soon be transformed into a fortress. we know that sentosa island will be the location for the meeting between donald trump and north korea's kimjong—un. the police have now revealed that the security blanket will extend to areas at the heart of the city state, blocking off some of the main roads and the waters off the coast as well. drones, signalflares, and flammable materials are just some of the things that

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

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

which were involved in the refurbishment of g re nfell tower involved in the refurbishment of grenfell towere involved in the refurbishment of g re nfell tower have not involved in the refurbishment of grenfell tower have not been as forthcoming with information as the inquiry would have liked so far. saying tonight that he hoped those parties involved will resist the temptation of the merry—go—round of buckpassing, as he butted, asking form or witness statements to be made. one of the companies involved we re made. one of the companies involved were involved in putting the cladding, they won a sub contract of £2.6 million, and their opening statement has already been published. we understand that the other companies will deliver their opening statements to the inquiry later in the week. this company is not delivering it to the inquiry, but it has been published, and it doesn't say very much, five short paragraphs, saying that they are devastated, everyone at the company is devastated by what happened, saying that it will go along with the public inquiry, assisted in the months to come. are

day two begins of phase one of the grenfell tower inquiry, focusing on the facts around the events ofhe night. 25 newspapers across the north of england call for an emergency summit in downing street to find a solution to the network disruption crisis. the comedian michael mcintyre is robbed by thieves on a moped, as he wais to collect his children from a school in north london. also this hour. we take a look at the rising cost of petrol. figures from the rac show that rising global oil prices helped put up fuel costs by nearly 6p a litre in may. and action on plastic pollution. the united nations says more needs to be done to clean our oceans. good morning. welcome to bbc newsroom live. controversial plans for a third runway at heathrow airport are expected to be approved by ministers today after years of argument and delays. the cabinet is expected to back the proposals later, with a vote by mps likely within weeks. the proposed expansion is backed by the government, but it has faced fierce opposition from campaigners, who say it will breach the uk's legal limits on air pollution. t

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

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

the grenfell tower inquiry has been shown video images taken by firefighters — as they entered the flatilence has been observed at a ceremony in north london to mark one year since the terror attack in finsbury park. makram ali, who was 51, was killed and nine other people were injured when a van was driven into a crowd outside a mosque. our home affairs correspondent daniel sandford reports. london at rush—hour. but today, a minute of silence and reflection. among the leaders, the daughter and grandson of makram ali, who was killed in the finsbury park attack one year ago. and the iman, who preserved the rule of law, making sure the attacker was kept safe until the police arrived. this is our city. this is our way of life. those who seek to divide us should know this — you will never succeed. applause. darren osborne had deliberately driven a hire van straight into a group of muslims on a warm night during ramadan. one survivor, abdirahman ibrahim, was hit by the van and then helped restrain the attacker to protect his more seriously injured friends. he says that many of those caught u

there's a fire in a flat 16 in grenfell tower. sorry, where? flat 16 in grenfell tower.oors have you got? it's fourth floor. quick, quick. they're on their way. it's burning. i know it's burning but they're on their way. videos played to the inquiry show just how quickly the fire spread up and across. at first it was just on the fourth floor. 20 minutes after the 999 call, it was at the side of the building. half an hour later, it reached the top of the tower. qhen the inquiry experts said the fire brigade‘s stayed put advice failed. the fundamental question which lies at the heart of our work is how, in london, in 2017, a domestic fire developed so quickly and so catastrophically that an entire high—rise block was engulfed. the inquiry‘s experts found the main cause of the fire spreading was the cladding, which was flammable and had not been properly tested. new windows had been installed, made of material that material burnt easily and new fire doors were put in that were not fire compliant. the bereaved have told the inquiry many more would have survived if the fire b

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

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

in the early hours of this morning, at the exact time that the fire broke out lastjune, grenfell towerit up in green — the colour chosen by survivors for this day of remembrance. our special correspondent, lucy manning sent this report. in the middle of the night, grenfell lit up the sky. last year the horror of the flames. now, green, to commemorate the tragedy. last year they gathered at the foot of the tower, helpless. now, they stood in the same place to remember. #we the same place to remember. # we all need somebody to lean on #. words from the koran, many of the last words that might work prayers —— and many of the last words that night. and then, 72 names. leena belkadi. victoria king. fatima choucair, chameera should care, sirria choucair, zainab should care, for ever in our hearts. a year ago there was the roar of the fire, the screams from inside, the cries from out. today, silence. the survivors and the bereaved were joined by singers adele and stormzy, but this was about those who had lived and lost here. some came with flowers, other with messages. the day after the fire,

grenfell tower. this one was taken at1:26 a.m.. that's grenfell tower. is one was taken at 1:26 a.m.. that's right. i passed the tower at about 2:45 a.m.. at that point the whole power was in flames. there was a short window where people could get out. the thing is, according to doctor barbara lane who gave a devastating testimony to the enquiry yesterday, the window was in that short, it was 35 minutes, 23 stories high. only the most disabled and info would not have been able to get down a stairwell. the stairwell was clear of fumes. escape was tenable. the policy imposed by the fire brigade was in place until 2:47 a.m.. it then far more people died, perished in that inferno, we can see on the front page of the telegraph, they needed to. brimob asking myself this question, why was it suppressed one year ago that make this as a question. i am wondering whether or not the newspapers have not been asking this question because it appears to criticise the brave firefighters and nobody wants to do that. that was the problem. at the time people were told before

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

in the early hours of this morning, at the exact time that the fire broke out lastjune, grenfell towerhosen by survivors for this day of remembrance. our special correspondent lucy manning sent this report. in the middle of the night, grenfell lit up the sky. last year, the horror of the flames. now, green, to commemorate the tragedy. last year, they gathered at the foot of the tower, helpless. now, they stood in the same place to remember. # we all need somebody to lean on...# words from the koran. many of the last words that night were prayers. and then, 72 names. leena belkadi. victoria king. fatima choucair, chameera choucair, sirria choucair, zainab choucair, forever in our hearts. a year ago, there was the roar of the fire, the screams from inside, the cries from out. today, silence. the survivors and the bereaved werejoined by singers adele and stormzy, but this was about those who had lived and lost here. some came with flowers, others with messages. the day after the fire, we met mohammed hakim. today, he came to remember his mum, dad, sister, and two brothers. from having a f

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

the headlines at 11: a day of remembrance for the victims of the grenfell tower tragedy on the first anniversary of the fire where 72 people lost their lives. from this date onwards, those we have physically lost will never, ever, ever be forgotten. the queen led a silence of 72 seconds, one second for each person who died, observed by communities across the uk. in other news: a government compromise amendment on brexit aimed at avoiding a defeat in the commons has been described as unacceptable by pro eu conservatives. more than 4,500 jobs to be cut at rolls royce in a major reorganisation to save hundreds of millions of pounds. robbie williams kicked off the world cup, as the hosts, russia, entertained on the opening day, beating saudi arabia by 5 goals to nil. and we will take a look at the world cup, not at the football, but what it means for russia. is this the finest hour of president putin, or a glossy distraction from mounting problems? that is on newsnight. good evening, and welcome to bbc news. thousands of people have taken part in a silent march past the remains of grenfe

the fire—fighter who led the initial response to the grenfell tower fire has begun giving evidence tomanager michael dowden told the hearing that he couldn't remember having any training about when to evacuate a tower block — which has a policy for residents to "stay put". 0ur correspondent tom burridge is at the inquiry in central london. michael dowden was initially in charge of the operation to fight the fire at grenfell tower but perhaps surprisingly he told the public enquiry today that he could not remember ever having any training in how to initiate and carry out an evacuation, a mass evacuation of a high—rise building where a fire has taken hold. high—rise building where a fire has ta ken hold. that high—rise building where a fire has taken hold. that is contrary to national policy which states that incident commanders like him should have a training. the qc questioned michael dowden and set out what the national policy guidelines are on that specific area. my my question is what training did you get in respect of undertaking partial offer evacuation in such a building? i have

buildings, like that of groenefeld tower, but also more specific issues which relate to the way grenfell towercted differently. —— like that of g re nfell tower. differently. —— like that of grenfell tower. and whether he had been trained to facilitate a mass evacuation of residents want a fire had breached the idea of compartment nation. therefore the state that strategy should have been null and void perhaps. he was questioned over whether he had trading on that and he said he could not remember any time when he had been on a training course which would facilitate the idea of actually deciding when and evacuation of residents out of a tower block was necessary. he was also questioned by richard miller qc about whether or not he had been trained on spotting that the building materials on a high—rise tower we re building materials on a high—rise tower were affecting the fire. there we re tower were affecting the fire. there were plastic materials around the window of flat i6. were plastic materials around the window of flat 16. let's listen to that part of this morning's evidence. it says the

tom symonds reports from the grenfell tower inquiry.s images of the fire which some may find distressing. early morning on the 14th of june 2017. firefighters charles batterbee and daniel brown, loaded with gay, are heading up grenfell tower. —— loaded with gear. the fire is just a glow in the kitchen window of flat 16. it was black with smoke. then they briefly opened the kitchen door to blast water at the fire. charles batterbee said it was unprecedented. when that initial water went in, the change in temperature that hits me, i've never experienced anything like that in training or operationally. really? yeah. they put it out, but then he looked out of the window. itjust rained fire. it is jumping multiple floors, notjust one or two windows and frames that have failed. it's lots, and it was getting worse. the cladding. daniel brown went to fight the flames. i'm hanging onto danny by the strap, he's got a hose, which weighs a lot, and he's got a hose outside the window. he's lent right outside that window and i'm holding on for dear a

the public inquiry into the grenfell tower fire has heard from the man who lived in the 4th floor flathere the fire started in june last year. behailu kebede had lived in the tower block for 25 years. his lawyer told the inquiry that mr kebede did the right thing from start to finish after the fire broke out, calling 999 and alerting his neighbours as soon as he saw smoke. the hearing was also told that mr kebede had been made a scapegoat by parts of the media and had been left terrified by threats of reprisals. our correspondent tom symonds reports. it's nearly a year now. the tower is slowly being covered up. but there is an unwavering determination to remember those who called it home, with these words appearing today. one of those residents was behailu kebede. his kitchen was where the fire started. firebug grade —— firebug grade. this is him making the first 999 call. his lawyer said he fled barefoot, phone in hand, using it to film the first flames. but press reports, including this prominent article in the london review of books, reported that he had packed suitcase first. elsew

tom symonds, bbc news at the grenfell tower inquiry.d to its presenter, carrie gracie, for paying her less than male colleagues, and will award her back—pay. carrie gracie publically resigned as china editor injanuary when she learned she was paid substantially less than her male counterparts. she now says she'll donate the funds to a gender equality charity. i love the bbchas been my work family for more than 30 years, and i wa nted family for more than 30 years, and i wanted to be the best. sometimes families feel the need to shout at each other, but it is always a relief when you can stop shouting. i am grateful to the director—general for helping me resolve this. i do feel that he has led from the front today. in acknowledging the value of my work as china editor, the bbc has awarded me several years of backdated pay. but for me, this was a lwa ys backdated pay. but for me, this was always about principle, and not about the money. so i am giving all of that money away to help women who need it more than i do. after all, at the bbc,

there is a fire in grenfell tower. where? flat 16 g re nfell tower. grenfell tower. where?ay. that was behailu kebede, the tenant of flat 16. an expert in forensic science said that the fire likely started around the tall fridge freezer in kitchen of that flat. mr kebede survived the fire. 72 people did not. one of the experts, dr barbara lane, said that there was "a culture of non—compliance" at grenfell tower and that basic fire measures were missing or inadequate. the bbc‘s daniella relph has more on that. the concrete grenfell tower, as it was built in the early 19705. after a refurbishment, finished in 2016, the building was wrapped in cladding. an expert report presented to the inquiry today said the cladding did not comply with building orfire regulations. tests showed just how quickly it caught fire. the cladding was insulation covered by an exterior rain shield. the makers of that shield say those doing the refurbishment should have known it was not fire resistant. they accept that this product was not of limited combustibility for the purposes of the building regu

a year ago grenfell tower caught fire.or the community, creating a memorialfor the bereaved will be part of the healing process. we've been to new york, to speak to the families of 9/11. more brexit drama as snp mps stage a walk—out of prime minster‘s questions. i ordered the right honourable gentleman to withdraw immediately from the house for... order! for the remainder of this day's sitting. and pro—remain rebels insist theresa may has given them a veto on the final deal. i'll be asking the hardline brexiteer in chiefjacob rees—mogg if he's been outmanoeuvered. the battle for yemen escalates as the key port of hudaydah comes under bombardment. with the supply of food, medicine and other essentials under threat, aid agencies warn ofa impending humanitarian catastrophe. we'll be asking the shadow foreign secretary how britain should respond. good evening. it was just a little more then two hours from now, a year ago, that the the grenfell tower fire began, not long after many of the almost 300 residents had gone to bed. i

tonight at ten — the catastrophic breaches in fire safety that led to the deaths of 72 people in grenfell towerthe official inquiry is told about the origins of the fire and hears the first 999 call made from the tower on that night. i have to get the address, 0k? the inquiry is told that dangerous cladding and unsuitable fire doors were all factors in the fire spreading so rapidly. the fundamental question which lies at the heart of our work is how, in london, in 2017, a domestic fire developed so quickly and so catastrophically. and the advice to residents to stay in their flats until help arrived was deficient from an early stage. we'll have the details. also tonight... a teenager is found guilty of plotting a terror attack in london as part of britain's first all—female cell of the islamic state group. rail passengers still facing disruption caused by the new timetables — now the government orders an inquiry. at least 62 people have now died following the eruption of a volcano in guatemala. and a journey around england in search of englishness and the words that matter. and coming up on spo

this is is the first report of what we now know of as the grenfell tower tower fire. come quick please? the fundamental question at the heart of our work is how in london in 2017, a domestic fire developed so quickly and so catastrophically that an entire high rise block was engulfed. today, a series of expert witness reports were published and they included this video that confirms the vertical speed of the fire. here is an image from roughly ten minutes after that first phone call. here ten minutes after that. here's another ten minutes more. and another ten minutes after that. look at that people, man. the renovation of grenfell tower was key to this this disaster. some of the conclusions of expert reports will already be known, their conclusion that the primary reason for the ferocity and the speed of fire was the use of aluminium panels with a combustible plastic interior. but there were new things that we learned today. that explain how it was that a small kitchen fire became such a catastrophe. one was the importance of so—called crown, an architect eventual ar