thousands of people discovered their homes had building safety defects following the grenfell tower tragedy ministers said they wanted developers to double the rate of remediation, and cladding on high—rise towers that are backed by government safety funding must be fixed by the end of 2029. also the rapid identification, i think the public would be astonished that we think between 4,000—7,000 buildings not yet identified with possible dangerous cladding. identifying them and going after those responsible it is a stretching challenge, no doubt at all, and it's really important it's one we make. the government says the new deadlines will be backed by funding for enforcement, so developers or landlords that do not comply could face fines or even criminal sanctions. but campaigners and people living in unsafe buildings say they've heard tough words before. what they haven't seen is meaningful action. so, the target dates are new, but we still have no clarity about how they will actually meet them. people still do not know when their homes will be made safe. so, it's a start, but we will need a

buildings with flammable cladding have yet to been identified, more than seven years after the grenfell tower fire. the government's new remediation acceleration plan means that, by the end of 2029, unsafe cladding on all high—rise buildings will be removed, with landlords facing tough penalties — including jail time — if they fail to comply. the united nations�* top court has started hearings on the legal obligation of countries to fight climate change, and the consequences of contributing to global warming. the international court ofjustice will hear testimony from 100 countries, the outcome of which could dictate the future of climate change talks. 0ur correspondent anna holligan is in the hague with more on this landmark case. these vulnerable, small island nations are calling on the un's highest court to protect the rights of the people living on the front lines of the climate crisis. the hearings havejust opened here, historic hearings. they will last for two weeks. each country, we are down to 97 now, each country will have 30 minutes to present their testimony. we have just heard from

been on in the uk and indeed on in new york as well, is all about the tragic fire at grenfell, that high rise towerlondon, where more than 70 people lost their lives in 2017. and you've relied on the witness testimony of people who were there. it's very painful. and indeed on in new york as well, is all about the tragic fire at grenfell, that high rise tower in london, where more than 70 people lost their lives in 2017. and you've relied on the witness testimony of people who were there. it's very painful. and would it be fair to say that in a way the pain is a very important part of the drama? yeah, i... it's the story of these people who were a community before the fire, who saw what was going wrong in that tower block. and there were many things going wrong in the refurbishment of it and the way that they were treated, and then who had to find themselves on the night of the fire, basically getting out of a building, a burning building on their own. but it's also the story of what that community is and how they helped each other — from the very beginning, when they were trying to change things an

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

there's plans to double the speed at which unsafe cladding is being removed from tower blocks, as a result of the grenfelled later today. only a small number of seats separate the three major parties, with fianna fail and fine gael best placed to form a coalition government. 0ur chief presenter caitriona perry is in dublin with the latest. it's this little bit of mixed fortunes for the government parties, though. fianna fail on course to come back as the biggest party in the dail. it's actually built on its level of support, although the minister for health has lost his seat. but the fianna fail leader, at this point in time looks most likely to be the taoiseach, to be the prime minister in the next government. the other current government coalition partner, fine gael, has had a good turnout as well. it's held on to all of its seats. some of its candidates had retired and have been

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

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

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