borough of above the royal borough of kensington and chelsea headquarters. the demonstration continues. we will have continuing coverage here on bbc news. today at five — i'm reeta chakrabarti in west london — where police have confirmed 30 people are now known to have died in the grenfell tower inferno. the bbc understands more than 70 people may be dead or missing in total. the cause of the fire is still unknown. the police have taken the lead in the investigation and if criminal offences have been committed it's us who will investigate that. frustration and anger at a rally outside kensington town hall — as crowds gather to add their voice to growing calls for answers and justice. it looks like people are actually trying to get in to the council... to make their point directly. the queen and prince william visit a relief centre where some of the hundreds left homeless are staying in temporary accommodation. the prime minister visits survivors in hospital — following criticism of her not meeting residents at the tower block yesterday. we are in west london

a counsellor at kensington and chelsea.dy in west london. clearly many questions still unanswered and people becoming very wary, very frustrated and letting emotions boil over. for the time being, i will hand back to you in the studio. we are going to stay watching what is happening outside the building for kensington and chelsea are because what we are seeing is hundreds of people standing outside demanding some sort of response from the council. what we are not seeing from our camera position, no police seem to be present, no one from the council seeming to be present, and this demonstration very much on its own and every now and then the anger seems to spill over as people once again lunch for the door. they got in early and were asked to leave. there is a private function on. every now and then there seems to be is sense of trouble. danjohnson is there, what is going on? there seems to bea there, what is going on? there seems to be a bit ofa there, what is going on? there seems to be a bit of a debate about exactly what

chaos at kensington and chelsea council last night.tried to ban journalists from a meeting, but the high court ordered they could come along. just minutes in, though, the council leader wound up proceedings, saying what they were discussing could prejudice the upcoming public inquiry. this is a move criticised by downing street today and it led one conservative in the council to call for his own leader and deputy to resign. the council is about to take back responsibility for the aid and support operation sometime over the next week or so, and ijust don't think it's credible to ask the people of north kensington to accept the council as manager of that operation under the current leadership, because they feel that they have failed. testing of cladding on other tower blocks across the country goes on. every one of the 149 high—rise buildings examined so far has failed a safety test. but some believe the process isn't working because the tests focus on the core of the panel, rather than the panel as a whole. they should have been fire te

a couple of residents from kensington and chelsea.find out how this story, and many others, are covered in the papers at 10:1i5pm. the guestsjoining us tonight are david wooding, political editor of the sun on sunday, and katie martin from the financial times. a coroner has concluded that it's not possible to establish whether seven men who drowned off camber sands in east sussex last summer might have survived if lifeguards had been on the beach. five friends died in one incident just a month after two other men drowned in the same area. duncan kennedy reports from hastings where the inquests have been taking place. camber sands is normally a place where happy memories are created. kobi saththiya nathan, his brother ken, nitharsan ravi, inthushan sriska ntharasa and gurushanth srithavarajah — they did not make any effort to find the rest of the boys. they were in the rest of the boys. they were in the water for six hours. the rest of the boys. they were in the waterfor six hours. they the rest of the boys. they were in the water for

jeremy cooke, bbc news, north kensington. 0ur correspondent dan johnson is outside kensington hall indon. there was a big protest earlier on. we saw some of the protesters storming inside the building. raw grief and anger as well. absolute frustration and a furious response from a lot of these people. they came here to give a list of demands to the council. things that they say just haven't been done quickly enough. they want reassurances that people will be given somewhere to live temporarily and that they can get a reassurance that they will be re—homed longer term in this borough. they don't want people to be moved further afield. they want confirmation of how many people have died. they say the investigation and the work by authorities is taking too long. they know they are missing family members, missing for three days now. they know they are dead but still don't have official confirmation. they say that without that they can't properly grieve. a big crowd really gathered. they decided they were going to take their message to the leaders of kensington and chelsea council. they fo

some cues from kensington from our correspondent.ngton and chelsea council has been defending the way the local authority has handled the tragedy. he told me there was now an effective coordinated relief effort on the ground but he committed that was not initially the case. we were quite aware this was a huge enormity. by the time i got there just after 3:30am on wednesday, no one local authority would be able to cope with the enormous challenges that are now facing a huge number of displaced residents and people affected. we have spoken to the department for communities and local government, the prime minister, and that help has been offered, there has been a cold structure working on the needs people have and those needs change. as time goes by, people need different kinds of support. i have been out this morning at the westway sports centre, i am told the council is neverin centre, i am told the council is never in evidence, that was not my perception. why then is it the perception. why then is it the perception of so many residen

with me is the leader of kensington and chelsea council. when did you ask for help?e quite aware that this was a huge enormity. by the timei this was a huge enormity. by the time i got therejust this was a huge enormity. by the time i got there just after 3:30am on wednesday, no one local authority would be able to cope with the enormous challenges that are now facing a huge number of displaced residents. we have spoken to the department for communities and local government, the prime minister and that help us been offered, there has been a goal structure, a team working on the news people have and those change as time goes by. we need to make sure we have that. i have been out this morning at the westway sports centre. i am told the council is never in evidence, but was not my perception. white is it the perception of so many residents? it has been a traumatic week for people living nearby. it does take time in any situation to get emergency lines, contact points up and running and there is a huge community sector in north kensington doing wonderful work but we need

jeremy cooke, bbc news, north kensington.od there —— be if you read and protesters. speak to our correspondent, what's happening? you can see 1000 strong, many who have come from the town hall. many went inside the town hall earlier and have marched through here and come gathered here outside the police headquarters. we are in the police headquarters. we are in the shadow of the grenfell tower, it's 1000 the shadow of the grenfell tower, it's1000 strong, angry but peaceful. people here are telling me to my great things. i want to hear accountability, and they want greater rights. one lady said theresa may did not even look us in the eye, couldn't speak to be relatives of the victims of great bell tower. —— speakto —— speak to the victims of grenfell tower. this is a hugely affluent boer, and yet what we saw in g re nfell tower boer, and yet what we saw in grenfell tower and other tower blocks around is really felt very keenly. one girl said to me that she feels the number of the dead has been vastly understated. clearly there

in fa ct, kensington and chelsea town hall.ant justice and, shame on you. at one point, they gained entrance to the building where a scuffle broke out. let's hear now from one of the protest organisers. absolutely. the council came back with a very flimsy response and no concrete answers to the questions people asked and the demands. so, the people, we are not satisfied with the answers. the head of the queue medications department said he will come back with something further but he has not yet done so. we are getting frustrated and the people walked in towards the building. they got inside the main building. they got inside the main building and they were in reception. they were just speaking. when we had a whole group of police officers in high visibilityjackets, as soon as they walked in, they created a barricade and that lead to physical confrontation between police and some of the youth here. have people been arrested? i have not seen people arrested but there has been a lot of pushing and shoving between the police and m

i understand the enormous concerns and anger of people in north kensington —— kensington and wider, inting to know why that fire started, why it spread so quickly. my immediate concern this weekend is to ensure the right support services for very vulnerable people are on the ground, i have been out this morning to check that they are and satisfied myself that they are. this is a long—term requirement. the operation of the tmo, the way blocks should be refurbished and managed, those are proper questions and questions for the enquiry, which will surely be set up to investigate the fire. awful tragedy for kensington and chelsea and its residents but this is, it raises a number of issues about towers and the way that housing has been designed over the la st 50 housing has been designed over the last 50 or 60 years. some form of apology that relief efforts were not as co—ordinated as they could have been. they are called native if people are not seeing it that way. one person who has been very critical of the council and the government, who was visiting the area earlier today, visiting a c

jeremy cooke, bbc news, north kensington.ell, politicians from all parties and the prime minister in particular are facing a barrage of criticism from local people about how they've responded to the fire. many say their voices have been ignored for years. today the local government secretary sajid javid promised that whatever recommendations are made by safety experts, including rehousing people living in other tower blocks, they will be carried out. our deputy political editor john pienaar reports on the political questions that need to be answered. all but hidden from view, the crowd of police protection told me this was theresa may. she had been meeting people from the neighbourhood, meeting volunteers inside this local church. she was ushered into her car afterwards and rage boiled over in the street outside as she left. the government failed. her coming over here trying to speak to who? who do you want to speak to? you had your chance. now eve ryo ne speak to? you had your chance. now everyone is going to be angry and go

and the red cross of managing their relief programme in kensington.uld. homework donein screen toxic black mould. homework done in relays. chronic health problems, such as asthma, with children carted to hospital at night. malnutrition rife. a simple day—to—day organisation of being close, personal cleanliness, carried out in rotas, to carry out a semblance of normality. 25%, the poverty in kensington. tribute was paid to the members of the emergency services, especially those involved in dealing with the recent atrocities. the recent terror attacks have been an abhorrent and terrifying, but i notice that the —— but our emergency services have responded with courage and professionalism. they deserve praise ingratitude. so too with the awful events at gre nfell tower. ingratitude. so too with the awful events at grenfell tower. all increased deeply for the friends and family of those who lost their lives. and ijoin in thinking and praising the brave people from our emergency services who ran towards danger in london, once again. mr speaker, i danger in

nick paget—brown, leader of kensington and borough council. moments, downing street has outlined a statement —— released a statement outlining how the emergency fund will be distributed. every household whose house has been destroyed will receive a guaranteed £5,500, £500 in cash, £5,000 in addition will be delivered by the department for work and pensions into bank accounts, or other arrangements will be made for those who do not have bank accounts, a single payment into a bank account oi’ a single payment into a bank account or some other method. —— number ten has just released a statement outlining how the five million pound emergency fund will be distributed. people need the £500 now, they can get the council from —— they can get the payment from the westway sports centre, which is where the council is working basically full—time. some criticism, not least from the mayor of london, that lots of people cannot get to the west west into. those that cannot will be able to access the £500 cash payment from tomorrow at the post office on portobe

i am on the edge of the cordon in north kensington.e black, smouldering wreck of groenefeld tower. —— grenfell tower. firefighters are going to work through the night once again in difficult conditions. we have a police presence at the cordon. i have seen fire engines coming through in the last half an hour or so. through in the last half an hour or so. there have been checks through the day in the building and the fire service said a couple of hours ago it is not at risk of collapsing. they have also been using drones to check the integrity of the building. as you can imagine, there will be some areas that are very difficult to get to. this is still a very difficult recovery operation. and for those many people who have had to flee their homes and are being looked after, those in community centres and so on around the area, how are they? how are they coping? yes, well, after the horror of last night, as you said, many hundreds of people are now homeless. some are still unaccounted for. family and friends are anxiously waiting for news

headlines at 8pm — after weeks of criticism and a stormy council meeting last night the leader of kensingtonnd chelsea council finally steps down. as council leader, i have to accept my share of responsibility for these perceived failings. residents celebrated his resignation, describing it as a step in the right direction. the labour leader, jeremy corbyn, calls on theresa may to broaden the scope of the inquiry into the disaster, in which at least 80 people died. the families of the young men who drowned off camber sands last summer express their anger about safety on the beach. even back home there's lifeguards everywhere. there was no warning, there's no signs. i cannot believe this is happening in the uk. nurseries in england say councils are failing to provide enough money to fund free childcare for three and four—year—olds. and donald trump — in trouble again. we get a phone call saying the national enquirer is going to run a negative against you guys. two tv presenters attacked by the us president on the social media site accuse him of lying and suggest the white house tried to black

jeremy cooke, bbc news, north kensington.ticians from all parties, the prime minister in particular, are facing a barrage of criticism from local people over how they've responded to the fire. many feel their voices have been ignored for years. today, the local government secretary sajid javid promised that whatever recommendations are made by safety experts, including rehousing people living in other tower blocks, they will be done. our deputy political editor john pienaar reports on the political questions that need to be answered. all but hidden from view, the crowd of police protection told you this was theresa may. she had been meeting people from the neighbourhood, meeting volunteers inside this local church. as she was ushered into her car afterwards, rage boiled over in the street outside as she left. the government failed. her coming over here, trying to speak to... to whom? who do you wa nt to to speak to... to whom? who do you want to speak to? you had your chance. everyone is angry. it is a pr stunt and it is a sh

it is in north kensington, better understanding of the location, kensington palace is about a mile awaythis yes on scene, 45 different engines, battling this fire. you can see flames shooting from the windows all the way up the side of the building. at one point, witnesses say they saw people jump from the upper floors. >> people said because this side, already burning, so they couldn't get down. so like standing and feeling useless. >> it was just so difficult getting out. resident say the fire started on the lower floor, and it quickly spread upward. they also say they've been warning local authorities about fire issues, the billing was built back in the 70s, recently went through multi-million dollar renovation. but they say it was all cosmetic and no safety features were upgraded, of course still looking at a cause. >> concerned about the lack of emergency exits as well as safety provide yours, first started talking about this back in 2012. >> and one of the main staircases they were trying to get down, on fire at the time. just had no way out. >> horrible. >> god worried more about

bishop of kensington in a momentlj much, i will bring in the bishop of kensington in a moment.of you. idid to the moral compass of each one of you. i did not live in grenfell, i was ina you. i did not live in grenfell, i was in a nurse that front to help these people. there was nothing on me obligated to help. when you come into the scenarios, asking the questions about what is needed, you have a family, you have a mother, a daughter, whatever, what would you think these people need? there is a master pressure and in this area, this is not going to take a few shows, a few meetings. this is years of work. i have been blessed by two psychologists calling me, but that is because of my label as a nurse. there are people who have not had anyone approach them and say, how are you doing? not, what is the basic? you know the basic. i am asking you respectfully, check your moral compass. forget your label of mp, human. what does a human basically need? mp, human. what does a human basically need ? then mp, human. what does a human basically need? then you will go forward. then you will

we are just as much a part of kensington and chelsea as south kensington and knightsbridge.n helpless here. we've been trying to get people to help. although this is a local issue in some ways, directed at the council, the government is keen to show they are listening. another minister took to the airwaves this morning. this is what greg hands, the minister for london, had to say earlier. the prime minister has met with the residents. we've convened a number of meetings. we have a lot of people oi'i of meetings. we have a lot of people on the ground. we are making sure the full force of government is there to respond to this tragedy and learn lessons for the future. that is why the prime minister called for a full public enquiry into what has happened, which will examine all aspects of grenfell tower and the issues to be learned. meanwhile, in g re nfell tower issues to be learned. meanwhile, in grenfell tower it self, which you can see behind me now, this charred building that people cannot help but look at, a team of search and recovery operation team from the london fire

i his new honourable friend, the memberfor kensington. to having to deal with a disaster and tragedy of this sort in your constituency so early on must have been very difficult, but i commend the honourable lady for the work that she has done. the right honourable gentleman raised a number of issues, many of which will be matters for the enquiry to get to grips with, so the enquiry to get to grips with, so the responsibility in relation to this issue, some of the issues around for example the advice given by the fire service, all of these will be issues that the enquiry would i expect address, and as i said in my statement, we want to ensure we are able to provide justice to the victims and survivors of this terrible tragedy that has taken place. and i do expect that the chair of the enquiry will produce an interim report, so that we see early lessons. it is important that as soon as we know there is anything that needs to be learned and addressed and acted on, that we know that as soon as the one we ta ke that we know that as soon as the

the council leader of kensington and chelsea, where the grenfell tower fire happened, resigns. after a stormy council meeting last night when the public and press were banned, the leader says he should quit. as council leader, i have to accept my share of responsibility for these perceived failings. new documents obtained by the bbc reveal officials chose cheaper, less fire resistant cladding. and the head of the organisation which manages the tower block has also stepped aside. also tonight. a coroner rules it's impossible to say whether lifeguards could have saved five friends who drowned at camber sands. nurseries in england say they don't have the money to provide the free childcare promised by the government. why british medical students are heading to eastern europe to train as doctors. and chris froome prepares to defend his title, as cyclists head to the starting line for this year's tour de france. and coming up on sportsday later in the hour on bbc news. three days before the defence of his title, murray puts in the practice at wimbledon as he tries to shake off a hip

this constituency is kensington.o what has happened here? we looked at three main issues, the cause, it was unsafe electrical appliances. and secondly whether there were specific issues to this particular tower block, here i know they had been concerns raised by the residents. but i do not want to speculate about both. then you look at the longer term issues and the defining characteristic of this terrible tragedy is the way that the fire spread. although there were a number of flats damaged in the shepherd's bush via last august, it was contained by the fire services and thankfully we only had minor injuries. he clearly a number of fatalities. just to ask about that stay put instruction, historically that was in place to stop people filling up stairwells and enable fire officers to get up the stairs as quickly as possible. but at some point during a fire like this they have to change the instructions? the received wisdom for the 30 years i have been involved is that tower blocks are inherently safe because ifa block

mark easton, bbc news, north kensington.e building when the fire started, and many families are waiting anxiously for news about their loved ones and posting notices locally appealing for information. the police warned today that they may never be able to identify all of those who died. our special correspondent lucy manning reports now on the families' search for relatives. you may find some of the details upsetting. mohammed hakim fears he's lost everyone — his mother, father, two brothers and sister. all his extended family supporting him now rushed to the fire when the calls of panic came. i spoke to her and the last few words she said to me was, "please forgive me if i've said anything to upset you or hurt you. i don't think we're going to make it out of the building." they were supposed to be celebrating next month. his sister, husna, was getting married, but the entire family were trapped on the 17th floor. they were reciting from the koran. and it wasjust heartbreaking, and then itjust cut out. and then i rang husna.

jeremy cooke, bbc news, north kensington. 0ur correspondent dan johnson is at kensington town hall whererotest is going on. we saw some very angry people. what can you tell us? there is no mistaking the level of frustration here. there was a plea at the start of the protest for things to be calm and orderly, and in the main, they have been. this has certainly been non—violent protest. but there was a point when things boiled over and some people rushed towards the door of the council officers and some managed to get inside and take their message directly to council officials. police have had to come and block the door and pushed people back. but still, people are gathering, sharing their message. they feel let down by their counsel, that there has not been enough information and action. they say the money that has been made available simply isn't enough, isn't getting through to the right people who need it. they say there are people who are homeless, with nowhere to sleep, no clothes to wear. they want temporary accommodation made available immediately for all survivors of the fire, and

studio: nick paget—brown, leader of kensington and chelsea borough council.ondent mark lobel is at notting hill methodist church in west london where one of the services was held earlier. a very moving service earlier today, one of many taking place to commemorate those who were injured and who died in the fire. that is right, we heard from people coming out of the service, incredibly emotional moment, trying to come to terms with what happened and why. all day long it seems we have had conflicting views across this story, if you like, about how relief effo rts if you like, about how relief efforts have gone, ever since the fire broke out behind me. we were discussing high visibilityjackets earlier, we heard the interview with the leader of the council, and of course i saw eight or so people from westminster council here, also the leader of ealing council, cross borough efforts seem to have been stepped up in terms of helping to deal with this. how can we make sense of it? we thought we would ask a fire sense of it? we thought we would ask afire and sense of

mark easton, bbc news, north kensington.tating story, this time in china, where at least seven people have been killed in an explosion outside a nursery. it's not yet known if any children are among the dead. at least 66 people have been injured and officials are investigating the cause of the blast in the easternjiangso province. our beijing correspondent, john sudworth, has this update. photographs from the scene showed both adults and children lying on the ground, some of them bleeding heavily. the police say the explosion happened at around liz50pm. the time of course in china in which many parents would have been picking up their children from school. unconfirmed eyewitness reports being reported by local media suggest at this stage that the explosion may have been caused by a cooking gas canister at a local food stall. china, of course, has a relatively poor record when it comes to industrial or public safety. and, indeed, in the past, there have been a number of incidents in which there have been deliberate violent at

mark easton, bbc news, north kensington.ds of people in the building when the fire started and many families are waiting anxiously for news about their loved ones and posting notices locally appealing for information. the police warned today that they may never be able to identify all of those who died. our special correspondent lucy manning reports now on the families' search for relatives, you may find some of the details upsetting. mohammed hakim fears he's lost everyone — his mother, father, two brothers and sister. all his extended family supporting him now rushed to the fire when the calls of panic came. i spoke to her and the last few words she said to me was, "please forgive me if i've said anything to upset you or hurt you. i don't think we're going to make it out of the building." they were supposed to be celebrating next month. his sister, husna, was getting married, but the entire family were trapped on the 17th floor. they were reciting from the koran. and it wasjust heartbreaking, and then itjust cut out. and t

mark easton, bbc news, north kensington.e tower block when the fire broke out — many of them asleep. whole families are unaccounted for. lucy manning reports on the search forfriends and relatives — again, there are upsetting details coming up. mohammed hakim fears he's lost everyone — his mother, father, two brothers and sister. all his extended family supporting him now rushed to the fire when the calls of panic came. i spoke to her and the last few words she said to me was, "please forgive me if i've said anything to upset you or hurt you. i don't think we're going to make it out of the building." they were supposed to be celebrating next month. his sister, husna, was getting married, but the entire family were trapped on the 17th floor. they were reciting duas from the koran. and it wasjust heartbreaking, and then itjust cut out. and then i rang husna. she was, like, we're not going to make it, we can't make it, we can see flames under the door. we can see flames under the door. i kept saying, try and put things under th

jeremy cooke, bbc news, north kensington.er stuart cundy has named the first victim to be formally identified as 23—year—old syrian refugee, mohammad al—hajali. his family said, "mohammad was a very amazing and kind person. he came to the uk because he had ambitions and aims for his life and for his family. our whole family will miss mohammad dearly and he will never be forgotten." earlier. i spoke'to'our politicat began by asking her about whether the prime minister's statement reflected the concerns of residents. there has been of anger, and a lot of frustration from some members of of frustration from somefrnembersof! local community at what they see an inadequate response to what as an inadequate response to what has happened, not just as an inadequate response to what has happened, notjust from the government but also from the local authority, kensington and chelsea borough council as well. theresa may was personally criticised for not meeting residents and victims mastitis rgaifig’ntia ea’nifitiiiictimisl - by this incide

i find horrendous events of ten days ago in kensington.nts of ten days ago in kensington. i find it hard to believe that in this day and age it was acceptable at any point for safety measures not to be standard in buildings which people are going to use. i don't know what sort of country we are in when this is allowed to happen. the statement from this draft legislation that's cool buildings do not need to be sprinkler protected to achieve a reasonable standard of life safety —— that reasonable standard of life safety — — that school reasonable standard of life safety —— that school buildings. do not meet that. why? if you have children there, you would want to put things in place. these housing blocks, there were no spin the systems. in place. these housing blocks, there were no spin the systemsm is astonishing. some of it is down to cost, the retrofitting of old buildings. changes are made in good faith, and people discover that they are not ok with tragic consequences. it isa are not ok with tragic consequences. it is a coming together

we had one little earthquake at noon right near kensington, 3.3, one kilometer west of kensington. that's it. and -- that's what i got. it is a little bit cooler today and i think we'll win out and say it was a victory. a cooler pattern this morning, everyone was in on that. clover dale and gilroy, folks saying it's feeling cooler. the spin in the atmosphere, enhancing the fog, moves south and behind that. still warm and anywhere from 59 at half-moon bay and brentwood. concord, 78. think that's probably off. santa rosa, 82 and the temperature spread shows about two to six degrees cooler than 24 hours ago. the little spin right there. fresno, coming in behind that northerly breeze and translate translating into cooler weather. hold ago little bit. vacville, -- still holding on to parts of the coast, down to the monterey peninsula. and a thunderstorm complex popping up over parts of lake o county and looks like things are quieter. kelsey 94 and feels cooler, but not to 106 to 107, other locations are cooler. mill valley, 72. tib ron, 76. cal stoeg, 90. 70s for some. morgan hill -- fe

what do you make of that —— kensington and chelsea.r there to bea to injure dues themselves for there to be a transparent handover or to say this is what is going on high, we are the people in charge, what do you need, where are you currently at? we are literally as a community still pulling together, making relief packs, still supporting the survivors and victims and it is still not good enough. it is staggering when you say like that, you are still literally not seeing any kind of official organisation process going on? definitely not. i am not saying they are not there, but in regards to us on the ground seeing them, or local people and victims seeing them in abundance, which they should be, it is not there. even last night, we went down to one of the centres where the officials were supposed to be, and the housing desks were not manned, the housing desks were not manned, the financial aid desks were not man. there should be people down there 24 hours a day, being there and waiting for the needs of these victims and people to suppor

susana mendonca, at kensington town hall. court of appeal has ruled it is not up to the courts to decide on abortion law in northern ireland, but up to the stormont assembly. in 2015, the high court ruled the law in northern ireland breached the european convention on human rights. and in westminster, mps have backed a call for women from northern ireland to get abortions in england forfree — currently, they have to pay. in 2013, sarah ewart travelled to england for a termination after doctors said her unborn child had no chance of survival outside the womb. such a diagnosis, known as fatal foetal abnormality, is not grounds for a legal abortion in northern ireland. she's been giving her reaction. well, it's unfortunate that women find themselves in this position of carrying a pregnancy where there is a foetal abnormality. but it's a good thing that we will now get it in the hospitals across the water instead of a clinic. but at the same time, if it is ok for us to go over there and have it on the nhs, then it should be ok fo

hundreds of protesters storm kensington town hall, demanding justice for the victims.nd in this very borough in the uk and in this very borough we have a building where some of the poorest people lived and the safety measures were totally inadequate. and they are working as fast as they can to recover bodies. what we are all doing is, as quickly and with as much dignity as we can, recovering those that are still inside.

the newly elected labour mp for kensington has criticised the council in the wake of this. she said that it was a lack of emergency planning and she was waiting for the council to respond to her. the lies issue with the council. it is absolutely appalling. anything can happen at any time. where is emergency planning? we need the relief team, coordinating, we have an incredible amount of volunteers, food and drink. nobody knows what to do. we have seen people taking out frustration at the town hall, tension has been rising. what is your message to the people feeling frustrated? absolutely correct to be angry. but violence is never the answer. turn anger to change. i am coming out, talking to them, trying to find out what is wrong. the council are not responding to the mp. it is disturbing. i am doing what i can. i cannot coordinate anything on the skill, into my incumbency as an mp. residents of terrible that has been refurbished by the same company have voiced concerns. the company said that the work has made all building regulations, camden council said it had a robust fir

jeremy cooke, bbc news, north kensington.on this story you can head to our website, bbc.com/news, for all the latest developments. let's take a look at some of the other stories making the news. a jury in minnesota has acquitted the police officer who fatally shot an african—american. philando castile's dying moments during a traffic stop were captured on a facebook video in a case which shocked america. jeronimo yanez was found not guilty on three charges, including second—degree manslaughter. ajudge in massachusetts has ruled that a 20—year—old american woman who encouraged her boyfriend to kill himself is guilty of causing his death. michelle carter faces up to 20 years in prison for involuntary manslaughter. 18—year—old conrad roy was found dead from carbon monoxide poisoning injuly 2014. the german chancellor angela merkel has led tributes to one stay with us here on bbc news, still to come — a big honourfor the big yin. comedian billy connolly is made a knight in the queen's birthday honours. more on our top story now.

i askedif on the streets in kensington. to come to kensington to walk around and be available to talk to people and it is amazing to see them doing that. today across this area there will be churches meeting of all different kinds. i will be at one of the church is just down the road, kinds. i will be at one of the church isjust down the road, near to the tower. my message today is simply to say thank you to the people who are here for the extraordinary amount of compassion and care that has been taking place and care that has been taking place and the significant role that the church has played in this last week. but also to give a message of hope. i think we have got to deal with hope. i have got to hope. i am a christian. that is what i do. that is the message we have got to give today. yes, there is the grief, the angen today. yes, there is the grief, the anger, the passion. yes, there is the pride that we take in our emergency services and all the people who have helped over this week. but we have also got to strike th

for the local area north kensington has been talking to the media and very strong to. about her concerns that survivors aren't being taken care of properly they're not getting the help they need and she says that in some cases they're actually sleeping rough that's what she had to say people have been sleeping in cars and in parks because they don't know where to go and they aren't being looked after the grand final response team which is now latterly coordinating the help that these people are getting on the ground say that they're not aware that any victims are sleeping rough but of course the political reaction to this is very much ongoing as is the disaster management prime minister theresa may has ordered a thorough inquiry into the tragedy and she's pledged five million pounds to be available to help these victims but jeremy colgan says it doesn't really matter it's not going to be enough anyway given the scale of the tragedy and the terrible fire has of course dealt another blow to the prime minister's failing popularity it came very shortly afterward after she

the leader of kensington council. 0ne anybody else. the leader of kensington council.nalists managed to get into the meeting and she told us how she did it. this was a cabinet meeting that had been called an earlier on today when we were looking at whether we could come along we were told the public would be excluded and the press as well. a number of journalists including myself raised concerns about that to the council. we were told we still would not be able to attend but a number of newspapers got a court order from a high courtjudge which meant that the council had to let us in. at that point the meeting had already started. they were only letting in journalists with press passes to a few of us managed to get in. when we got inside the council leader had already begun reading out a statement so we did not catch the beginning of it, but as he carried on he talked about how the reputation of the council had been diminished. he talked about how they would be starting a subcommittee of the cabinet and also a scrutiny committee in the council sometime later this week o

there are a lot of empty properties, and a place like kensington certainly has some.e in compulsory purchase orders. there are a large number of deliberately kept vacant flats and properties all over london. it's called land banking. people with a lot of money by a house or a flat and keep it empty. would you just keep it as long as it was needed? occupy it, requisitioning it, compulsory purchase. there's a lot of things we can do. as a society, can we think of all of us? it is all very well putting your arms around people in a crisis, but the housing crisis is rising and homelessness is getting worse. in an emergency you rising and homelessness is getting worse. in an emergency you have to bring all assets to the table to deal with the crisis, and that's what i think we should be doing. the sunday morning political programmes dominated by the grenfell tower tragedy. we are also on the eve of the brexit negotiations. yes, david davis is the chief negotiator —— is meeting the chief negotiator of the european union. the chancellor, philip hammond, was saying that he thi

we are just as much a part of kensington and chelsea as south kensington and knightsbridge.have been here, we have been helpless. we have been trying to get people to help. well, the church is hoping after the initial crisis response now it can move into another phase where it is offering support for people who have been so badly affected by what has happened here, people who have lost relatives, family members, friends. we are also expecting later today the police to release some video footage that they have taken inside the tower block. the aim of that is to show just the tower block. the aim of that is to showjust how dangerous the conditions are, how unsafe it is, to give people some understanding why it is taking emergency services so long to try to provide answers. simon, many thanks. the chancellor of fixed, philip hammond, has been speaking about the grenfell tower fire on the andrew marr programme, fire on the andrew marr programme. e to reports that the responding to reports that the building did not have a proper sprinkler system. people want to know whether or no

chaos at kensington & chelsea council last night.ty had tried to ban journalists from a meeting, but the high court ordered they could come along. just minutes in, though, the council leader wound up proceedings, saying what they were discussing could prejudice the upcoming public inquiry, a move criticised today by downing street and others. the residents have a right to meet with the leaders of the council. the leaders of the council have been hiding from the residents for the last week. they should have had the courage to meet with people and answer questions. the least that we can do is to face the residents face—to—face and they're not prepared to do it. testing of cladding on other tower blocks across the country goes on. every one of the 149 high rise buildings examined so far has failed a safety test. but some believe the process isn't working because the tests focus on the core of the panel, rather than the panel as a whole. they should have been fire tested. the information that we've got now is that they haven't been fire

it is called the gwen felled tower in north kensington, kensington palace, not too far away. flames, you see, shooting from windows all the way up the side of the building. we also understand london ambulance service says about 50 people have been taken to the hospital. forty-fve fire engines, 200 firefighters, they're on the scene. the cause of the fire not yet known. residents say it appeared to start in an apartment on a lower floor and spread upward quickly. >> all right, so take you live. this is a look at the aftermath of the fire this morning. you can see, firefighters still on the scene, very active scene, sprang some of the hot spots there with water, you see on the right of your screen. large plume of smoke still billowing from the building. firefighters, they're going to begin the task every going through the building, making sure that there are no victim, making sure that everyone did make it out safely and the fire investigation will begin to figure out what started that massive fire. >> we are going to keep updated, it is 4:08 throughout the morning. >> also dev

the fire has closed a number of roads in north kensington.. it's a very bright and sunny start to the day. there is not much in the way of cloud to speak of. it's sunny and warm. the temperature will steadily rise. the uv levels are temperature will steadily rise. the uv levels a re pretty temperature will steadily rise. the uv levels are pretty high. sunscreen is needed and the pollen count is very high as well. not much cloud around today so the temperature could reach between 25 and 27 celsius. maybe even sneaking up to 28 celsius. so a very warm afternoon. pleasant evening in the sunshine and then overnight a warm and humid night. the minimum temperature for central london at least staying at 18 celsius. so quite uncomfortable for sleeping. more of the same first thing tomorrow morning. then more cloud pushes across. that's a cold front. we will see more cloud. that's about it, but it does introduce some fresher air. so it's not going to be as hot tomorrow. 22 celsius, 23 celsius the maximum. high pressure stays in charge. it will be fine

kensington and chelsea council leader steps down after two weeks of failure.k. and, from loveable pet... ..to abattoir fodder on the run. we speak tojon ronson, co writer of 0kja, the latest film to confront our insatiable carnivorous habits. good evening, first, more on the controversy over lading ——cladding and buildings razed by the grenfell tower tragedy. newsnight has discovered crucial details about why so many about buildings managed to get cladding installed that does not meet normal safety standards. chris, what have you found out this evening. we have to take a step back to remember how you get cladding signed off by the building inspectors. the first way is to test all of the parts of the cladding you wish to put up in a laboratory and check it is basically impossible to set on fire. the second thing you can do, we have a video showing it, is if you want to use a bit of material that is a little flammable, is you can put that material into a furnace, effectively, in the configuration you want to use it to see if it holds up. but there are other rout

such has been the response in north kensington, the response in north kensington, the centre say theyed has onlyjust begun. oscar has lost everything, he has lived in this tower block for 35 yea rs. lived in this tower block for 35 years. you had a lucky escape. you we re years. you had a lucky escape. you were pretty low down, weren't you? yes, i was very lucky. the luckiest one. i was one of the first to come out. how difficult was it for you to get out? how thick was the smoke?m was only about six minutes. the fire started from the flat below knee. my friends decided to try and put the fire out with an extinguisher, but it didn't work. —— the flat below me. the window in my flat was quite open. i was trying to throw water down, trying to put it out myself. we couldn't. i told my friends that we better leave, because we would get a better chance of leaving then. and the flames took hold so quickly, didn't they? exactly. iwent and the flames took hold so quickly, didn't they? exactly. i went to my computer room, grabbed my passport, i was lucky to get my telephone, as well. those wer

he is a labour councillorfor the kensington and chelsea council.tled. the whole month of june has been rather topsy—turvy. we've had high temperatures. last week we had the record—breaking heat and this week we've had the heavy rain. in fact, and this week we've had the heavy rain. infact,178 and this week we've had the heavy rain. in fact, 178 millimetres of rain. in fact, 178 millimetres of rain has fallen edinburgh, the wettest ju ne rain has fallen edinburgh, the wettest june on record. rain has fallen edinburgh, the wettestjune on record. we've beaten some records. this was the scene taken in edinburgh yesterday by one of our weather watchers. here is the recent radar picture. the heaviest rain is in parts of wales and the south—west of england, also drizzle further north. if you are heading out for the morning rush—hour there is heavy rain towards cornwall and pembrokeshire, combined with a risk wind. so not very nice conditions. quieter towards the midlands and the south of england. there will be a bit of sunshine breaking through as well. h

mark easton, bbc news, north kensington. jane: there were hundreds of people in the building at the time the fire broke out and many families are anxiously awaiting news about their loved ones and posting notices appealing for information. our special correspondent reports now on their search for relatives. you might find some of the details distressing. lucy: mohammed fears he has lost everyone. his mother, father, two brothers, and sister. all his extended family supporting him now rushed to the fire when the calls of panic came. >> i spoke to her and the last words she said to me was "please forgive me if i said anything to upset you or hurt you. i don't think we will make it out of the building." lucy: they were supposed to be celebrating next month. his sister was getting married. but the entire family was trapped on the 17th floor. >> they were reciting verse from the koran. it was heartbreaking, and then it cut out. and then she's like, "we are not going to make it." and i kept saying, "try to put things under the doo

it was felt widely across the east bay communities of albany, kensington and berkeley.nd several other callers telling us they felt it. we have diane bow on the phone right now. diane, you're in el cerrito? >> yes. i was in the h & r block building at the el cerrito plaza and i'm sitting at the desk and all of a sudden it felt like a freight train ran into the building, the computers went shaking and it felt like whiplash and the sound was like a boom. like ears are still ringing from it. it was really bad. scary! >> you know, i bet it was scary. obviously, living in the bay area we're used to some of these tremors and, of course, -- >> yeah. >> some earthquakes but this sounds like it was strong. >> it was different. this was -- i was in all the earthquakes since 1981. i live in el sobrante hills but this one was like -- like -- like i said, the airwaves like it just, like, sucked the air right out of the building. and the sound was so bad. and the jolt felt like a freight train just ran into the building. so -- >> you talk about the jolts. anything falling? ng or >> n