it was confirmed today that khadija saye, who was 2a, was one of those who perished. she was a promising young artist, and former collea g u es promising young artist, and former colleagues feared the worst after reading herfinal colleagues feared the worst after reading her final tweets from the tower. khadija was the whole package, she was a beautiful soul, a kind person, she was always volunteering, always looking out for young people, birdieing young people, very passionate about her own community and a hugely talented, creative artist kirkuk for family and friends of those who are missing, the agonising wait gets longer. spending much of today putting up edges of his uncle was mo khalil. we don't know. it is a pretty e m pty khalil. we don't know. it is a pretty empty sort of feeling that we've all got. we've got no answers. all just looking at we've all got. we've got no answers. alljust looking at each other, just kind of hoping that we find him, really. or find kind of hoping that we find him, really. orfind something. kind of hoping that we find him, really.

confirmed today, khadija saye, who was 2a years old. she was a promising young artist. mp david lammy, a friend, tweeted: "i mourn the tragic loss of a wonderful young woman". former colleagues feared the worst, after reading her final tweets about thick smoke in the 20th floor flat she shared with her mother. khadija was the whole package. she had everything going for her. she had a beautiful soul, she was a kind person, she was always volunteering, always looking out for other people, buddying younger people. she was very passionate about her own community and a hugely talented, creative artist. her photography and her art speak for themselves. she really had a massive future ahead of her, and she'll be hugely missed by all of us. two other victims have been named so far. five—year—old isaac shawo, his mother described him as a "beautiful boy". and mohammad alhajali, a 23—year—old syrian refugee. once i asked him, why are you studying civil engineering? he laughed and said, because i want to go back to syria when the war is over, and help rebuild the country. he said,

he tweeted, "if you have any information about khadija saye, please contact me."l and emerging artist." khadija's mother, mary mendy, is also missing. the official number of dead stands at 12, although the police say they expect that to rise significantly during a long and complex recovery operation. firefighters are continuing to tackle pockets of fire in the block. imean, i mean, that is astonishing, over 24 hours since the fire broke out, and there are still claims in that building. let me introduce you to harris iqbal, who is here, good morning. i'm victoria, nice to meet you. tell our audience how you have been helping. we are an international humanitarian organisation that works in crisis hit countries around the world, and we have been here since the onset of this emergency providing hot food, hot food provisions, blankets, pillows, necessary essentials for families to keep going in a very difficult time. i wonder, families to keep going in a very difficult time. iwonder, if families to keep going in a very difficult time. i wonder, if you would be so kind

khadija saye on the left is a 24—year—old photographer whose work is on show at the venice biennale.e missing. gloria trevisan, an architect, and her partner marco gottardi are from italy. they'd only recently moved into a flat on the 23rd floor. they were unable to get out and called their relatives at 4am to say smoke was rising. a family lawyer said there is no hope of finding them alive. more names, more faces are still to come. behind every picture there is a family, friends and loved ones searching, hoping and in some cases already grieving. fergus walsh, bbc news. as we've heard both theresa may and jeremy corbyn visited the area today. and at westminster mps questioned the minister for policing and the fire service nick hurd. he described what happened here as a national tragedy. the labour mp david lammy, one of whose friends is still missing, called for a criminal investigation. our political editor laura kuenssberg reports on the political reaction. in an emergency, who's in charge? the prime minister met firefighters who have given everything at grenfell, but none of the

my wife, principally, and i, mentored, employed and encouraged a young woman called khadija saye, whoor of grenfell tower. she has talked about the public enquiry. but she understands that most people see this as a crime, and they know that rich and powerful organisations get away with crime. the response to the string of recent terror attacks is to be examined by the former independent reviewer of terrorism legislation, david anderson. the recent attacks in london and manchester have claimed more than 30 lives. there was outrage after an attack on an ariana grande concert in manchester at the end of may, which happened as thousands of youngsters were streaming out of the venue. the suicide bomber blew himself up by detonating a device in the foyer of the manchester arena. the home secretary, amber rudd, told mps mr anderson would be reviewing the government's counterterrorism strategy, to make sure the police and the security services had the tools to keep people safe. we must do more to defeat ideologies of hatred, by turning people's minds away from violence and towards pluralistic

khadija saye is a 24—year—old photographer whose work is on show at the venice biennale.. both are missing. fatima, mirna, and three—year—old zainab choucair also lived on the 20th floor of grenfell tower with their parents and grandmother. all six are missing. with their parents and grandmother. jessica urbano is 12. with their parents and grandmother. she too lived on the 20th floor. with their parents and grandmother. her father was visiting friends lower down and couldn't get back when the fire started. she was out of the flat at 1:30am. she was only making her way down with some people and her phone cut off. jessica is a 12—year—old, vibrant young girl who's going to be turning 13 next month. she's a lovely little girl with a bubbly personality, and we are just worried and concerned about her and we just want her home. we want her back now. gloria trevisan, an architect, and her partner, marco gottardi, are from italy. they had only recently moved into the 23rd floor. they were unable to get out and called the relatives around 4am to say smoke was rising. a family la

it was confirmed today that khadija saye, who was 2a, was one of those who perished.u es promising young artist, and former colleagues feared the worst after reading herfinal colleagues feared the worst after reading her final tweets from the

those now presumed to have died in the fire rose to 79, police today confirmed that 24—year—old khadija sayere among the dead. and tonight it was announced that 52—year—old khadijah khalloufi also lost her life in the blaze. this was the reaction of firefighters when they raced to the scene last wednesday morning. how is that possible? it emerged tonight that one crew had extinguished the blaze that started the fire and were leaving when it was realised flames were rising up outside the block with a ferocity that shocked emergency services. i've investigated major crime for most of my service and i've seen some terrible things but i don't think anything prepared me for what i was going to see when i was in there. the grenfell fire response team, including the red cross, london boroughs and whitehall departments, is now providing financial, physical and psychological support to more than 2000 people. over £200,000 in aid has been given out, hotels and estate agents are helping find temporary bed and permanent homes. but why did it take so long? is almost as though you have arrived three days

confirmed today, khadija saye, who was 2a years old. she was a promising young artist.vid lammy, a friend, tweeted: "i mourn the tragic loss of a wonderful young woman". former colleagues feared the worst, after reading her final tweets about thick smoke in the 20th floor flat 5he shared with her mother. khadija was the whole package. she had everything going for her. she had a beautiful 5oul, she was a kind per5on, she was always volunteering, always looking out for other people, buddying younger people. she was very passionate about her own community and a hugely talented, creative artist. her photography and her art speak for themselves. she really had a massive future ahead of her, and she'll be hugely mi55ed by all of us. two other victims have been named so far. five—year—old. and mohammad alhajali, a 23—year—old syrian refugee. once i asked him, why are you studying civil engineering? he laughed and said, because i want to go back to syria when the war is over, and help rebuild the country. he said, they will need us. this is the kind of person he was. this wall

the silkscreen print by khadija saye is being shown in the gallery's memorial space.es in the blaze last week. two people are still in a critical condition in hospitalfour days after the terrorist attack on muslim worshippers in north london. a 51—year—old man died after a van drove into a group of people giving him first aid in finsbury park. the cause of his death isn't yet known. nine others were taken to hospital. a 47—year—old man is still in custody. the bbc has learnt there has been an increase in the number of drug dealers from the capital targeting vulnerable people in other parts of the country. it is called cuckooing, and it is where criminals from outside of the area use people's homes to cell drugs. nearly 200 gang members from london, liverpool and other cities have been convicted of the crime in the south of the country since 2015. the tube is mostly running well, apart from the ongoing closure of the circle line and hammersmith and city line between wood lane and edgware road — that is of course because of the investigation at the grenfell tower site.

khadija saye on the left is a 24—year—old photographer whose work is on show at the venice biennale.trevisan, an architect, and her partner marco gottardi are from italy. they had only recently moved into a flat on the 23rd floor. they were unable to get out and called their relatives at 4am to say smoke was rising. a family lawyer said there is no hope of finding them alive. more names, more faces are still to come. behind every picture there is a family, friends and loved ones searching, hoping and in some cases already grieving. and fergus is at st mary's hospital in paddington now with an update for us on those who are being treated. fergus, what's the latest? tonight i can tell you that 30 patients are being treated across four hospitals. 15 of those are in critical care. all have been identified and their relatives are with them. the main injury that is being treated is from breathing in smoke. that can cause inflammation of the airwaves and in some cases it is so serious that the patients have been given a general anaesthetic and have been put into an induced medical coma and

they are ya—haddy sisi saye, also known as khadija saye, who was 2a years old.e devastated by the news. 39—year—old abufars ibrahim. police now believe that in all, 79 people died in the fire but they warn that number could still increase. a minute's silence was observed across britain this morning. our correspondent frankie mccamley is in west london with some of those who observed the silence. the mood is as sombre as ever and the news that larger numbers are expected to be confirmed as bed in the coming days and weeks. yes, that is it. the investigation is well and truly ongoing. we have seen firefighters coming to the scene throughout the day, coming and going as they are on shift to make their way through the building and carry out a very complex investigation. they say it will take a matter of weeks to get through the building and there is a matter of finding dental records from abroad. so as we are getting names of victims who died in the fire that will take some time to get the rest of the names and with the numbers constantly increasing there are lots o

confirmed today, khadija saye, who was 2a years old. she was a promising young artist.the worst, after reading her final tweets about thick smoke in the 20th floor flat she shared with her mother. khadija was the whole package. she had everything going for her. she had a beautiful soul, she was a kind person, she was always volunteering, always looking out for other people, buddying younger people. she was very passionate about her own community and a hugely talented, creative artist. her photography and her art speak for themselves. she really had a massive future ahead of her, and she'll be hugely missed by all of us. two other victims have been named so far. five—year—old isaac shawo, his mother described him as a "beautiful boy". and mohammad alhajali, a 23—year—old syrian refugee. once i asked him, why are you studying civil engineering? he laughed and said, because i want to go back to syria when the war is over, and help rebuild the country. he said, they will need us. this is the kind of person he was. this wall has become a focal point for the community, a plac

they have been named in the last few minutes as khadija saye, 24. anthony distin, 625.fell tower distin, 625. three victims of the grenfell tower via named by police just in the last few minutes. there has been a minute's silence held across britain to remember the victims of the fire, police say they believe 79 people lost their lives in the tragedy, but investigators warn that due to the complex nature of the recovery operation, the figure is likely to change. richard lister reports. as they assembled this morning in the shadow of grenfell tower, there was gratitude alongside the grief before a minute of reflection. big ben tolls parade, dismissed! applause. and then for these teams and others, the work began again, to help those who survived and recover the bodies of those who did not. today, that number rose again. this morning, i know there are 79 people that are either confirmed dead and have been identified or are missing and sadly i have to presume are dead. i do think there may be some change to that number. the work we are doing is about trying to find those p

anthony disson, aged 65, and ya—haddy sisi saye, also known as khadija saye, was aged 24.brahim. investigators warn that due to the complex nature of the recovery operation, that death toll is likely to change. well, our correspondent richard lister reports. as they assembled this morning in the shadow of grenfell tower, there was gratitude alongside the grief before a minute of reflection. big ben tolls. parade, dismissed! applause. and then for these teams and others, the work began again, to help those who survived and recover the bodies of those who did not. today, that number rose again. this morning, i know there are 79 people that are either confirmed dead and have been identified or are missing and sadly i have to presume are dead. i do think there may be some change to that number. the work we are doing is about trying to find those people to see if they are safe and well, and thankfully, over the last few days, we have identified five people who people believed were missing, and i am so grateful that they actually are safe and well. i have investigated major crim

my wife principally and i mental ward, employed and encouraged a young woman called khadija saye, whouish obviously losing his only daughter. and we had a discussion about how he would cope in going to the more treat to visit his daughter in the state that clearly she was in. on their behalf, and all of the people that died, i urge the prime minister to say something more about the criminal investigation that was announced last week. she has talked about the public enquiry, but she understands that most people see this as a crime, and they know that rich and powerful organisations get away with crime. can she say what resources have been brought to bearfor the metropolitan police, how big are the teams, and why is it that we have not had any commentary about charges, about arrests or about the seizure of documents? can i first of all say is how sorry i am to hear that the right honourable gentleman has lost somebody, a friend, in this terrible tragedy? there are obviously many people in that position but it brings it home to this house and right into this chamber. he mentioned the iss