a memorial service has been held to mark the second anniversary of the grenfell tower fire, in which urvivors and the bereaved will lay a wreath at the foot of the tower, in west london, and hold a vigil to remember those who lost their lives. but two years on from the disaster, three—quarters of tall buildings in england with cladding categorised as unsafe still haven't had it removed, or modified. sarah campbell reports. lit up in memory of all those who died, and for a community still living with the scars of the fire. covered in a screen, but the remains of the tower still dominate this corner of london. two years on, the community has come together once again to remember. nabil choucair lost six members of his family that night. it's to make sure that they're never forgotten. it's also so that we all give our prayers to all of the 72 members, getting the community all together and ensuring that we will stick by each other, year after year, until we get the justice and what we're looking for. zainab choucair. mierna choucair. whole families gone, young and old. mary mendy. all 72

the mementos on railings around grenfell tower a re mementos on railings around grenfell tower are nowbeaten but two yea rs tower are now weatherbeaten but two years on, the demands remain the same. the regulations change. the cladding are other buildings is removed, and that there is justice. 0ur correspondent, dan johnson, is at st helen's church in north kensington this morning. dan, talk us through what will be happening there today. it's such an important day for those people affected by the fire. yes, this is the church where there will bea this is the church where there will be a memorial service starting at 11 o'clock this morning. the focus of that service very much, 72 victims, the people who have to bear the impact of what happened at grenfell tower two years ago. there will be a vigil. there is that silent walk which has taken place every month since the fire. very much a sombre, quiet, reflect the mood but don't let that mask the anger that exists here, that search for justice, let that mask the anger that exists here, that search forjustice, that request for the answers a

. —— the grenfell tower tragedy.west london close to grenfell tower where events have been taking place. right now commemoration is continuing to mark the second anniversary of the tragedy where in a short while people will be taking part in a silent walk to remember the 72 who died. the frontrunner for the tory leadership, borisjohnson, says he will take part in a bbc tv debate with other contenders. after three deaths linked to listeria last week — two at this hospital — two more elsewhere are confirmed. us releases footage it says shows that iran was behind attacks on two oil tankers in the gulf oman yesterday. and japan leaves scotland teetering on the brink of exit from the women's world cup, after a 2—1 defeat. england prepare to take on argentina later. and on his watch, why is the bbc showing a debate for contenders in the conservative party leadership race when most of us cannot vote for them? join us at 7:45pm, here on bbc news channel. survivors of the grenfell tower and bereaved families have been leaving

there's been a day of events to mark the second anniversary of the grenfell tower tragedy survivors and families say their trauma continues. here in west london, virtually in the shadow of grunfeld tower, the community has come together for prayers, for words, first songs, and shortly they will be taking part in a march to a member those who died. the frontrunner for the tory leadership, borisjohnson, says he will take part in a bbc tv debate with other contenders. two hospital patients die of listeria because of prepacked sandwiches. ... this listeria because of prepacked sandwiches. this is the scene in love, as england lionesses taken argentina as they try to get through to the knockout stage in the women's world cup. dolce and gabbana become the first luxury fashion house to extend their range to size 22. and fighting aliens in men are you a clean? to make well, i mean that to an extent that all women are. fighting aliens and men in black, hear what mark makes about in the rest of this week's releases in the rest of this week's releases in the film review. good evening and welcome t

the second anniversary of the grenfell tower fire is this friday. 72 people died when fire spread through hundreds were left homeless. the speaker has hosted a reception for the survivors in westminster. in the commons, mps wore green heart lapel badges to show their solidarity with the victims. the housing secretary has praised the strength of the local community. i know the pain of loss continues as they wait for answers and to see justice done as the police investigation and public inquiry continue their important work. but they should know that they are not alone. the government, this house and indeed our whole country will always have a stake in the future of grenfell. and i have every faith that this remarkable community working in partnership will move forward, rebuild and emerge even stronger. there has been some progress over these two long years, which we welcome and which individual members and ministers and the secretary of state deserve some credit. but a national disaster on the scale of the grenfell tower fire requires a national response on the same scale from government a

a church service has been held to mark the second anniversary of the grenfell tower fire, in which 72ed will lay a wreath at the foot of the tower, in west london, and hold a vigil to remember those who lost their lives. but two years on from the disaster, three—quarters of tall buildings in england with cladding categorised as unsafe still haven't had it removed, or modified. sarah campbell reports. lit up in memory of all those who died, and for a community still living with the scars of the fire. covered in a screen, but the remains of the tower still dominate this corner of london. two years on, the community has come together once again to remember. nabil choucair lost six members of his family that night. it's to make sure that they're never forgotten. it's also so that we all give our prayers to all of the 72 members, getting the community all together and ensuring that we will stick by each other, year after year, until we get the justice and what we're looking for. zainab choucair. mierna choucair. whole families gone, young and old. mary mendy. all 72 were named this morning

a church service has been held to mark the second anniversary of the grenfell tower fire, in which 72. later, survivors and the bereaved will lay a wreath at the foot of the tower in west london and hold a vigil to remember those who lost their lives. but two years on from the disaster, three—quarters of tall buildings in england with cladding categorised as unsafe still haven't had it removed or modified. sarah campbell reports. lit up in memory of all those who died, and for a community still living with the scars of the fire. covered in a screen, but the remains of the tower still dominate this corner of london. two years on, the community has come together once again to remember. nabil choucair lost six members of his family that night. it's to make sure they are never forgotten. it's also so that we all give our prayers to all of the 72 members, getting the community all together and ensuring that we will stick by each other, year after year, until we get the justice and what we are looking for. zainab choucair. whole families gone, young and old. all 72 were named this morning i

the headlines: two years on from the grenfell tower fire survivors and relatives of the 72 dead come together today to remember the tragedy. it is very hard to believe it has happened. even though you know and you have seen death certificates and everything else you find it very hard to accept. the latest figures show that hundreds of high—rise buildings still have cladding similar to the type used on grenfell tower. one of the conservative leadership candidates — matt hancock — is considering quitting the contest, as borisjohnson‘s rivals put pressure on him to take part in televised debates. the us releases video which it says proves iran was behind attacks on two tankers in the gulf of oman. oven pride — so easy a man can do it. a ban on offensive gender stereotypical adverts comes into force from today. and england and scotland are both back in action at the women's world cup for the second of their group games. good morning and welcome to the bbc news at 9am. memorial services and vigils are to be held throughout the day to mark the second anniversary of the grenfell tower fire

justice is the biggest thing for everybody that lived in grenfell tower.you know, thinking that, you know, you've got friends there, and then all of a sudden, they're not there. it's like that's not happening, it's like nobody can believe that, what happened. we've been talking to shahin sadafi and bobby ross, who both lived in grenfell tower, labour mp for kensington emma dent coad and lotifa begum from muslim aid, who was one of the first repsonders on the scene. more devastating than any other day because it reminds us and it takes us back to two years ago exactly on that morning, that horrific morning, when our life changed forever and some beautiful souls were taken from us. you were actually away on the night of the fire. your mother was in the tower. she survived but you have said you have struggled with feelings of guilt ever since. why? on that night i wasn't home. that, for me, was the most devastating part of everything, because i had tojump in the car, drive back at 1am from an hour and a half away. one minute i am at a beautiful hotel getting

the names of those who lost their lives at grenfell tower were then read out. lost their lives. those harrowed images of the building ablaze will forever be seared in all our minds. those of us not from this wonderful north kensington community will never really be able to fully grasp the toll it has inflicted upon many of you. what we can do and what i'm determined to do is to continue to support you in any way we can, and help secure justice for your loved ones. i know many of you will never feel that you can truly rest until justice has been served. you are not alone in your struggle, we all stand with you, and we recognise that the best way to truly honour those who perished is not only to find out how this tragedy occurred and to ensure that justice is done, this tragedy occurred and to ensure thatjustice is done, but to make sure it can never ever happen again, and to fix the deep inequality that the grenfell tower fire exposed in our society. thank you. applause well it's clearly a very emotional day for many people, including nabil choucair — who wasn't

and two years since the grenfell tower tragedy in london, a service of remembrance is held for the 72 people who lost their lives. hello and welcome to world news today. iran has strongly rejected us accusations that it was behind attacks on two oil tankers in the gulf of oman — calling the the claims "unfounded" and "iranophobic". the tankers were hit by explosions in the busy shipping channel, the strait of hormuz on thursday. now the us has released a video which it says shows iranian revolutionary guards removing an unexploded mine from one of the ships, and president trump says he's convinced tehran is to blame. and a short while ago, the uk foreign office issued a satement backing the us version of events, saying, "no other state or non—state actor could plausibly have been responsible". our diplomatic correspondent james landale has more. these are the pictures the us sees as proof of iran's involvement in the attacks. pictures showing what they say are iranian revolutionary guards removing an unexploded mine from the side of one of the two stricken oil tankers. the us also rel

symbols of peace — survivors and bereaved families mark the anniversary of the grenfell tower fire, two on. heightened tensions over two damaged oil tankers in the gulf of oman — the us releases a video showing, it says, iranian forces at work. 20 years after teenager margaret fleming went missing, a couple who were her carers are convicted of her murder. and england's women are through to the next stage of the world cup — after beating argentina. and coming up on sportsday on bbc news, joe root scores 100 to lead england to victory against the west indies at the cricket world cup. good evening. boris johnson, the frontrunner in the race to be conservative party leader and prime minister, says he will take part in the bbc tv debate with the other contenders next week, but not in the channel 4 equivalent this weekend. in his first broadcast interview since the contest began, he said it was "perfectly realistic" to renegotiate the withdrawal agreement with the eu before the end of october — but the uk should step up preparations for a no—deal brexit, to help get an improved deal. the lead

nearly two years on from the grenfell tower fire mps question if the government's doing enough to stopdy. grenfell was a tragedy. it was scandalous, it was avoidable. it was symptomatic of a wider problem with the uk government's attitude to social housing and to the people and communities who live there. also on this programme — calls for international action on climate change. and, is itjust too hard for women to get a seat in the house of lords? to add to the unfairness, eldest daughters are even specifically forbidden to change sex for the purposes of succession. but first, theresa may joined other world leaders to give her thanks to those who fought and died on d—day. hundreds of veterans gathered in normandy for a series of events marking the 75th anniversary of the start of the campaign to free europe from nazi rule. theresa may along with the french president emmanuel macron attended an inauguration ceremony for a memorial to honour the british troops who died. by the end of d—day, more than 4,400 allied troops had been killed and thousands more had been wounded or were missing

i'm in west london close to grenfell tower where events have been taking place.o remember the 72 who died. the frontrunner for the tory leadership, borisjohnson, says he will take part in a bbc tv debate with other contenders. after three deaths linked to listeria last week —

two years ago tonight, grenfell tower went up in flames.times. more than 70 people died, after the huge fire ripped through the flats in west london. tomorrow, survivors and families of the victims will attend a memorial service nearby. our correspondent adina campbell has been talking to one teenager who made the headlines after sitting her gcses just hours after escaping the blaze. you may find some of the images in this report upsetting. the headlines this morning: a fire has engulfed a 27—storey block of flats in west london. hundreds of firefighters and ambulance crews... a night that devastated an entire community and shook people all over the world. 72 people lost their lives, and those who survived are still living with the trauma. 16—year—old ines alves was one of the survivors who spoke to me that summer. she escaped from the family home on the 13th floor, moments after being woken up by her dad. at first i was kind of annoyed at him for calling me out because it was such a small fire, but then we realised how big it was getting w

two years on from the grenfell tower fire, survivors and relatives of the 72 dead come together todayo remember the tragedy. the us releases a video which it says proves iran was behind attacks on two tankers in the gulf of oman. it claims that iran's revolutionary guards can be seen removing an unexploded mine from the side of one of the vessels. hundreds of passengers are rescued from a train overnight after heavy rain caused a landslide and widespread flooding in northamptonshire. the weather still causing huge problems for a lot of people, we will have the latestjust before 2pm. let's return to the tory leadership race and the health secretary matt hancock has, this morning, pulled out of the contest. borisjohnson has boris johnson has given borisjohnson has given an extensive interview. i have always been keen on tv debates, i am slightly bewildered by the conversation that has been going on because i think it is important that we have a sensible, grown—up debate. my own observation is that i think in the past when you have had loads of candidates, it can be slightly cacophonous.

a church service has been held to mark the second anniversary of the grenfell tower fire, in which 72is evening, survivors and bereaved families will also lay a wreath at the foot of the tower in west london. the public inquiry into the fire heard evidence that the cladding on the outside of the building was the primary cause of the spread of the blaze. two years on, three quarters of tall buildings in england with similar cladding still haven't had it removed or modified. our special correspondent lucy manning has the story. # ijust lift my head up to the sky and say # help me to be strong # ijust can't give up now... in the shadow of grenfell, a community that fire ripped apart came together. but, if we're honest, not much seems to have changed. two years on, we still seem no clearer on where responsibility lies. zainab choucair. mierna choucair... 72 names, many whole families. the pain has not subsided. it has just lasted for a longer, and the sense of injustice has grown. we don't want to wait for justice, i don't know, certain years. as soon as possible we get the justice. grenf

survivors of london's grenfell tower fine start legal action against u.s. companies whose materials that claim to have contrary to the tragedy. a warm welcome to dottie international with me kelly. the u.s. is sending additional troops to poland the move was agreed.

survivors of the grenfell tower fire have been at events to mark the two—year anniversary of the disasterho died also attended. 72 people were killed when a fire in a flat at the tower block in west london spread rapidly, engulfing the building. it's emerged that more than 300 high—rise buildings in england still have cladding similar to that used on grenfell tower. our special correspondent lucy manning reports. in the shadow of grenfell, a community that fire ripped apart came together. tonight, grenfell marched silently. appropriately, given they feel no one has been listening. the day had started as it finished, with remembrance. # ijust lift my head up to the sky # and say help me to be strong # ijust can't give up now #. zainab choucair. mierna choucair. 72 names. many whole families. bassem choucair. # i've come so far from where i started from.# the pain hasn't subsided, it's just lasted for longer and the sense of injustice has grown. we don't want to wait for justice, i don't know, certain years, so it's still not possible we get the justice. two years on, no one held responsibl

of london's grenfell tower fire start legal action against u.s. companies whose products its played contributed to the tragedy. more than 170000 people signed a petition demanding italy drops criminal proceedings against a ship's captain who rescued more than a 1000 refugees from drowning in the mediterranean sea. live from moscow is kevin with you for this hour's weekly or rather but the big stories of the last 7 days as brought to you starting with this than the united states and iran are stepping up the blame game after washington accused iran of attacking 2 world tankers in the gulf of amman on thursday saying no one else in the region had the capacity to carry out the attack u.s. central command presented a video it claim shows radians removing an unexploded mine from one of the vessels the tank is older though says the crew reported being hit by flying projectiles saran has in turn branded america's claims sabotage diplomacy accusing the u.s. of destabilizing peace and security in the middle east the 2 vessels call far one of the world's key

events marking the second anniversary of the grenfell tower block fire have been taking place in west

founder julian assange if extradited he could be jailed for 175 years also to survivors of london's grenfell tower fires start legal action against u.s. companies whose materials it's claimed contributed to the tragedy and almost $80000.00 people have signed a petition demanding that italy drop criminal proceedings against. 1000 refugees from france in the may. follow there is a day here in moscow you're watching international now u.s. prosecutors have made a formal request to the u.k. for the extradition of wiki leaks founder julian assange that's according to media reports citing officials from both countries so let's get the latest now charlotte dubinsky he's in london for us charlotte good afternoon she one of the details here that. well we understand that that extradition hearing is due to take place on friday of this week we've had information from the wiki leaks editor in chief this is kristen her office and who said that the u.s. department of defense is due to present its evidence as to why it wants to extradite julian assange we understand that he's not due to be there in person but ther

survivors of london's grenfell tower fine start legal action against u.s. companies whose materials that claim to have contributions to the tragedy. a warm welcome to dottie international with me caroline. the u.s. is sending additional troops to poland the move was agreed during talks between donald trump and his polish counterpart in washington poland will still provide. basing in infrastructure to support military presence of about $1000.00 american troops the polish government will build these projects at no cost to the united states suppose government will pay for this well there will be an additional 1000 troops going to poland that's what we heard from the white house where president trump of the united states and president duda of poland seem to have reached some bilateral agreements now this will be in addition to the over $4000.00 troops that are already in poland operating there on a rotational basis furthermore trump praised poland for meeting its commitments to nato the 2 percent threshold on spending in nato countries he says that poland will

let's move on, and then of grenfell tower, two years that incredible fire, you will never ever forgettower block and then we have seen today, a series of events to commemorate the fire and remember those who died and we re fire and remember those who died and were injured. this very living sign that much tonight. yes but they had not had justice. when does the report, the inquiry report was in 0ctober, so many of them have not been re—housed, and many are still suffering. in these ceremonies are incredibly touching and i mean, there is such unity among these people and the residence like the good people you spoke about. even though they had been cast out they have been coming back together. they are good people have been with them, but actually they now need justice and baby homes and they need to be taken seriously. and the prodding situation, it's that situation in the same stuff is everywhere which i did not know that. it still hasn't been changed and they will get justice in their minds until the police investigation is concluded and the police a last week i wasn't going to be any

the headlines: two years on from the grenfell tower fire survivors and relatives of the 72 dead comereds of high—rise buildings still have cladding similar to the type used on grenfell tower. one of the conservative leadership candidates — matt hancock — is considering quitting the contest, as borisjohnson‘s rivals put pressure on him to take part

some of the survivors of the grenfell tower fire speaking to adina campbell.who has died at the age of 112. gracejones was born in september 1906. she lived through 21 prime ministers and five monarchs. her daughter, who is 80, said her mother — known as amazing grace — was very fit and active right up until the very end. and the secret to such a long life? well, this is what grace jones put it down to. good night. i was happy all the time. i had a very good childhood. i met my future husband. he was a vicar‘s son. and it went on from there. every day, happy. have a little drop, just a bit of water in the whiskey, every night in bed. that's the only drink i have. never drink in the day. a little drop at night. very good. hello and welcome to sportsday — i'm chetan pathak, coming up on the programme... rory mcilroy makes a strong start as golf‘s third major of the year gets underway, we'll be live at pebble beach with the latest from the opening round. a five goal thriller as australia fight back from two goals down to beat brazil at the women's world cup. and

will march to remember the 72 people who died as a result of the grenfell tower 2 years ago where samuel's involved in justice for grandville joins me now thanks so much for coming on would like to think of itself as a great 1st world country there was a tragedy in bangladesh in march which went to 6 people perish in the effort terribly bangladesh capital dhaka people were arrested they've already been arrested you would you think of that discrepancy that people have been arrested but no one in authority has been arrested that's actually a credible breach of trust between citizens and local and central government i think it actually sends a very strong message that they certain people who actually carry weight and the others who it doesn't matter i have to also say that it's only in the past few days just as we approach this 2 year anniversary there we saw another fire in london another resident saying that they'd previously sold an investigation into fire risk what did you make of the. the fire and embarking in as i think it was quite horrendous to actually see the images of reminders for

symbols of peace, survivors and bereaved families mark the anniversary of the grenfell tower file two fire two years on. two boys in their late teens are killed within minutes of each other in different parts of london this afternoon. sadiq khan says he's second. heavy rain continues to cause problems in parts of the midlands and northwest england with flood warnings still in place. england's women are through to the next stage of the world cup after beating argentina. at half past 11, we will take another look at the papers with deputy editor of the daily express michael booker, internal and author, yasmin. good evening and welcome to bbc news. borisjohnson, good evening and welcome to bbc news. boris johnson, the good evening and welcome to bbc news. borisjohnson, the frontrunner in the race to be the conservative party leader and prime ministers says he will take part in the bbc tv debate with the other contenders next week. but not in the channel for programme this weekend. in his first broadcast interview, since the contest began, he said it was perfectly realistic to renegotiate

there's been a day of events to mark the second anniversary of the grenfell tower tragedy survivors andin the shadow of grunfeld tower, the community has come together for prayers, for words, first songs, and shortly they will be taking part in a march to a member those who died. the frontrunner for the tory leadership, borisjohnson, says he will take part in a bbc tv debate with other contenders. two hospital patients die of listeria because of prepacked

and two years since the grenfell tower tragedy in london, a service of remembrance is held for the 72 their lives.

survivors and those who lost loved ones in the grenfell tower fire have announced they‘re suing threer block in london nearly two years ago. the wrongful death suits have been filed against arconic, celotex and whirlpool, all of which have headquarters in the us. spokespeople for all three companies had no comment on the litigation. gary 0‘donoghue is in philadelphia for a spouse. how does this work regally because the seed has been brought in the uk but against the american headquartered companies? the suit is being brought here in the us, here in philadelphia and pennsylvania and they did not believe there is any problem with that going ahead here. even though there is a public inquiry, and statutory inquiry and criminal investigations going on in britain. what they are alleging here effectively is that they provided this material, the cladding and insulation knowing that it was flammable and they are alleging that pain so the material when it would not be allowed to be used in residential buildings here in you ask. the process now is that they will be hearing within five or six mon

events marking the second anniversary of the grenfell tower block fire have been taking place in west london. 72 people were killed when a fire in a flat spread rapidly, engulfing the building. raf helicopters have dropped more than 100 tonnes of gravel to reinforce flood defences in lincolnshire, which breached after more than two months of rain fell in the space of a few days. the village of wainfleet, near skegness, has seen homes flooded and residents evacuated, with unseasonably heavy rain prompting flood warnings across parts of the midlands, the northwest, and wales. danny savage reports from wainfleet. several streets in the small town of wa i nfleet now several streets in the small town of wainfleet now look like this after five days of rain. the nearby river was overwhelmed. i think it was a little bit more urgency last night, once the power went off. 0bviously in the dark it is difficult. the ca i’s in the dark it is difficult. the cars are underwater, nobody even had the chance to move their cars? cars are underwater, nobody even had the chance to move their car57m came ov

a memorial service to mark the second anniversary of the grenfell tower tragedy — survivors and familieso listeria last week —

this week marks two years since the grenfell tower fire, in which 72 people died. we are trying to make sure people put grenfell we are trying to make sure people put gre nfell back we are trying to make sure people put grenfell back in the spotlight and the reason we are doing that is, obviously, this week will be two years since the fire and what we are trying to do is make sure that people feel safe in their homes and thatis people feel safe in their homes and that is part of what the campaign is to do. i want people to know your experience of what happened. you we re experience of what happened. you were with your family. yes, i was. i lived on the 13th floor of grenfell tower and that night, i had just gone out to have dinner with some family members who were visiting from south africa. we then afterwards, we went back on, my parents went to take them home afterwards and in the process what happened, when my parents came back up, my dad realised there was a fire, worked walk with my sister —— what my sister up. it was in the fourth floor. we didn't know what w

almost two years on from the grenfell tower fire, and it's still not clear how many people are livingrenfell—style cladding on some privately—owned blocks to avoid a repeat of the disaster. the government is also carrying out tests on building materials, with results expected in the summer. but campaign groups and councillors say too many londoners are living with uncertainty. there are thousands of blocks in london that have cladding on them that we don't know whether it is safe or not. for me, i don't want oui’ safe or not. for me, i don't want our residents, our citizens to feel not knowing what they are living in is safe. the government has issued advice to building owners, saying they should remove any unsafe material. for the first time ever, the metropolitan police will be advertising part—timejobs. the new recruits will also be offered a more flexible schedule to complete their training. research by the force suggests many women have been put off applying for roles because of the working hours involved. the new recruits will also be offered a more flexible schedule to com plet

symbols of peace, survivors and bereaved families mark the anniversary of the grenfell tower file twothin minutes of each other in different parts of london this afternoon. sadiq khan says he's second. heavy rain continues to cause problems in parts of the midlands and northwest england with flood warnings still in place. england's women are through to the next stage of the world cup after beating

people, including rapper stormzy, joined a silent march last night to remember the victims of the grenfell toweras held to mark the second anniversary of the disaster, which killed 72 people. the bishop of kensington told a memorial service, it was a "national shame" that flammable cladding remained in place on more than 200 high—rise buildings in england. homophobic and transphobic attacks — including harassment, stalking and physical assault — have more than doubled since 2014, according to home office statistics. the new analysis comes after a number of high profile attacks, including two women who were targeted on a bus in camden. reports of lgbt hate crime have increased by more than 1a0% in england and wales in the last five years. the company that owns the exam board, edexcel, has launched an investigation into how part of an a—level maths paper was leaked online. the questions were shared on social media ahead of yesterday's exam. pearson said it was "determined to identify" the source of the breach. edexcel a—level maths papers were also leaked in 2017 and 2018. people forced to leave t

survivors of london's grenfell tower far start legal action against u.s.companies whose materials they claim to have contributed to the tragedy. for the latest on these stories head to r.t. dot com coming up next it marks kind of the talk to a billionaire investor about the future of the stock market is he watching in the u.k. more financial news in big bust.

dozens of survivors and relatives of the grenfell tower fire are taking legal action in the united statesgainst three firms they blame for the tragedy. a government regulators saying large amounts of data handled by the business is unlawful. more conservative candidates have launched their campaigns to replace theresa may as party leader and become the next prime minister — and brexit remains the defining issue. andrea leadsom, mark harper and rory stewart are among the 10 candidates vying for the topjob. they all now face the first ballot on thursday, when conservative mps cast their votes. the result will be known by lunchtime. the candidates will be whittled down further in more ballots by tory mps, ending on the 20thjune — when just two candidates remain. then the conservative party membership gets its say — they can vote from the 22nd june. the final result will be announced — in the week ofjuly 22nd when we should have a new prime minister. our deputy political editorjohn pienaar looks at their different pledges on how they'll tackle brexit. good morning, mrjohnson. no time to talk,

people took part in a silent march in london on saturday to mark the 2 here anniversary of the grenfell tower tragedy it comes after 3 u.s. firms which produced materials used at the block of flats faced a lawsuit from hundreds of survivors and relatives of the victims it claimed they facilitated the spread of the devastating fire which saw 72 people lose their lives some of the products banned from use on u.s. skyscrapers prompting accusations of double standards. are comics and the message that foreign lives are worth less than american lives and that it is acceptable to expose people outside the united states to dangerous to which people in the united states would not be exposed. the lawsuit names cladding and produce are our clinic use a product is a by the company's own admission of flammable it also names whirlpool the maker of the refrigerator the police to have caused the fire and insulation made by sallow tags is said to have released cyanide gas leading to further avoidable fatalities. all 3 companies expressed their sympathies for the victims well paul has also noted that 2 separat

wanted to know why it was taking so long to make safe buildings with cladding like that used on grenfell towerusands of people from newham to newcastle, still have the same grenfell—style cladding? of course we asked building owners in the private sector to do the action that we believed was necessary, but we see they haven't been acting quickly enough, and that is why we will fully fund the replacement of cladding on high—rise residential buildings and interim measures are in place where necessary on all 163 high—rise a private residential buildings with unsafe acm cladding. the government has urged up to half a million owners of tumbledryers to send them back amid concerns they're a fire risk. some of the whirlpool dryers have already been modified. a conservative had a personal reason for championing safety in the home. i don't talk about this a lot in public but i lost my father in an electrical accident when i was ten, and there isn't a father's day for a0 years when i haven't wished he were still here. consumer safety must come first. can i thank the minister for the action she has taken