so many killed, so many lives cut short, none more so than logan gomes, not even born, when he died. after g re nfell. his family shared pictures with the enquiry. he looked like he was just sleeping. and basically, at that moment, we felt like our hearts had broken. but at least we were able to hold him. and to be with him. the joy of the baby shower, choosing

gomes managed to escape from the 21st floor. loganed while his mother lay unconscious in an induced coma. his father marcio gomes paid tribute to his wife. you never know... what you are made of until you're broken. and i can tell you this — my wife she's made of the hardest material i know. and without her strength and courage i would not be here. i might be doing the talking, but she's the one that's always rock—solid. and we love our son. we always will do. it is just so sad that my beloved husband will not be us at farhad's wedding and won't be there to see or hold his grandchildren, or share the joy of becoming a grandparent. those hopes and our dreams have been shattered. the chance to enjoy such special moments as a close, loving family have been taken away from him and there is a heavy sense of loss within our hearts which will never, ever go away. saber had always been there for all of us. he never complained. and he always did everything with a smile. he was my husband. he was my best friend. i miss him so much. he will alwa

none more so than logan gomes. not even born when he died. after grenfell. his family shared pictures with the inquiry. he looks like he was just sleeping. as babies do. at that moment, we felt like our hearts had broken. but at least we were able to hold him and to be with him. the joy of the baby shower, decorating the nursery, choosing a name, all destroyed. you don't know what you're made of until you are broken. mohamed neda, fled the taliban in afghanistan. his final message for his family played to a silent inquiry run. his wife's tribute read out by her solicitor. his hopes and our genes have been shattered. he was my husband, he was my best friend. i miss him, so much. he will always be the love of my life. had lived in grenfell tower for more than 20 years, he had three big clu bs, than 20 years, he had three big clubs, family, friends, and chelsea, not always in that order, his sister said. he was the linchpin of our family, and touched the lives of so many people. 0nce family, and touched the lives of so many people. once you had met denis you wo

none more so than logan gomes, not even born when he died after grenfell.y shared pictures with the enquiry, heartbreaking ones of their tiny, stillborn son, so loved. they prayed he would open his eyes. he looked like he wasjust sleeping... ..as babies do. at that moment... ..we felt like our hearts had broken. and they had. but at least we were able to... ..to hold him. and to be with him. the joy of the baby shower, decorating the nursery, choosing a name, all destroyed. you never know what you are made of until you're broken. mohamed neda, known as saber, fled the taliban in afghanistan. he came to britain and started a chauffeuring business. his final message to his family from inside the burning tower played to a silent enquiry room. his wife's tribute read out by her solicitor. it's just so sad that my beloved husband will not be with us at fahad's wedding, and will not be there to see and hold his grandchildren, or share in thejoy of becoming a grandparent. our hopes and dreams have been shattered. he was my husband, he was my best friend, i miss hi

gomes managed to escape from the 21st floor. loganed while his mother lay unconscious in an induced coma. also the story of mother and daughter mary mendy and khadija saye who lived on the 20th floor and who were inseparable. 72 people died after flames engulfed the block of flats in west london lastjune. today's proceedings will open with a statement from sir martin moore—bick, the retired judge who is chairing the investigation, and his lead counsel richard millett. then the tributes will begin — they're expected to last about two weeks. after that the inquiry will then begin taking evidence. on the 4th ofjune the lawyers at the inquiry will start the opening statements from the 18th ofjune evidence will begin on how the fire broke out. the inquiry will hear the accounts of firefighters for four weeks starting on the 2nd ofjuly, and a month of hearings involving the bereaved, survivors, residents and witnesses begins in september. our news correspondent tom burridge is following the inquiry, and joins us now where the inquiry is tak

andreia gomes managed to escape from the 21st floor. logan know... what you are made of until you're broken. and i can tell you this — my wife she's made of the hardest material i know. and without her strength and courage i would not be here. i might be doing the talking, but she's the one that's always rock—solid. and we love our son. we always will do. it is just so sad that my beloved husband will not be us at farhad's wedding and won't be there to see or hold his grandchildren, or share the joy of becoming a grandparent. those hopes and our dreams have been chattered. —— shattered. the chance to enjoy such special moments as a close, loving family have been taken away from him and there is a heavy sense of loss within our hearts which will never, ever go away. he had always been there for all of us. he never complained. and he always did everything with a smile. he was my husband. he was my best friend. i miss him so much. he will always be the love of my life. we moved into grenfell tower around 1993. my aunt lived at the address until

the first victim to be commemorated was logan gomes, who was stillborn in hospital shortly after hisaped from the blaze. 72 people died after flames engulfed the block of flats in west london lastjune. our special correspondent lucy manning has been listening to their stories. so many killed, so many lives cut short, none more so than logan gomes, not even born, when he died. after g re nfell. his family shared pictures with the enquiry. he looked like he was just sleeping. and basically, at that moment, we felt like our hearts had broken. but at least we were able to hold him. and to be with him. the joy of the baby shower, choosing a name, the nursery, all destroyed. you never know what you are made of until you are broken. mohamed neda fled the taliban in afghanistan, he came to britain and started a chauffeuring business, his final message to his family from inside the tower played to the room. his wife's tribute read out by her solicitor. so sad that my beloved husband will not be with us for the wedding, and will not be there to see and hold his grandchildren, and share in thej

marcio and andreia gomes managed to escape from the 21st floor. loganr lay unconscious in an induced coma. his father marcio gomes paid tribute to his wife. you never know what you are made of until you are broken. you never know what you are made of until you are brokenli you never know what you are made of untilyou are broken. i can tell you this, my wife, she's made of the ha rd est i this, my wife, she's made of the hardest i know. without her strength and courage, i would not be here. imight be i might be doing the talking but she is the one who's always rock solid. we love our son, we always will do. another victim was 56—year—old denis murphy, who lived on the 14th floor of grenfell tower. his sister, anne—marie, paid this tribute to him in her statement. ever since dennis has been gone, there's a gaping hole in our hearts that can never be filled and it hurts, it really hurts. we can't imaginea day hurts, it really hurts. we can't imagine a day when it won't hurt any less. the pain, loss and sorrow we feel is indescribable and has left us feel i

and andreia gomes managed to escape from the 21st floor. loganmade of the hardest material i know. and without her strength and courage i would not be here. he sobs. imight be i might be doing the talking, but she is the one that is always rock solid. and we love our son, we always will do. another victim was 56—year—old denis murphy, who lived on the 14th floor of g re nfell tower. his sister, anne—marie, paid this tribute to him in her statement. ever since dennis has been gone there's a gaping hole in our hearts that can never be filled and it hurts. it really hurts. we can't imagine a day when it won't hurt any less. the pain, loss and sorrow we feel is indescribable and has left us devastated. we, as a family, feel strongly that there is no reason in the world why anyone should have death forced upon them in such horrific way and the day denis died, a part of us died too. to us, denis was an inspiration and we feel lucky and blessed he was part of our family. his warmth and love will stay with us for ever and he has left behind an everlastin

none more so than logan gomes, not even born when he died after g re nfell.ared pictures with the enquiry, heartbreaking ones with the inquiry, heartbreaking ones of their tiny, stillborn son, so loved. they prayed he would open his eyes. he looked like he wasjust sleeping... ..as babies do. at that moment... ..we felt like our hearts had broken. and they had. but at least we were able to... to hold him. and to be with him. the joy of the baby shower, decorating the nursery, choosing a name, all destroyed. you never know what you are made of until you're broken. mohamed neda, known as saber, fled the taliban in afghanistan. he came to britain and started a chauffeuring business. his final message to his family from inside the burning tower played to a silent inquiry room. his wife's tribute read out by her solicitor. it's just so sad that my beloved husband will not be with us at fahad's wedding, and will not be there to see and hold his grandchildren, or share in thejoy of becoming a grandparent. those hopes and our dreams have been shattered. he was my husb

the first victim to be commemorated was logan gomes, who was stillborn in hospital shortly after hisant mother andreia escaped from the blaze. 72 people died after flames engulfed the block of flats in west london lastjune. adina campbell reports from the inquiry in west london. awarning, a warning, you may find some of the images distressing. remembering their loved ones. the 72 lives lost in last year's devastating fire at grenfell tower. today, bereaved families and survivors were taking part in commemoration hearings to mark the beginning of a public enquiry. chaired by retired high courtjudge sirmartin chaired by retired high courtjudge sir martin moore—bick. chaired by retired high courtjudge sir martin moore-bick. welcome to the first hearing of the enquiry into the fire and grenfell tower in june last year. in terms of loss of life, the fire was the single greatest tragedy to perform before this city since the end of the second world war. the site of the building engulfed in flames is indelibly imprinted on the memories of those who experienced an event of unimaginable horror

the first to be remembered was a baby — logan gomes — who was stillborn after his parents managed tois father marcio spoke earlier. he looked like he was just sleeping. as babies do. you know, at that moment... we felt like our hearts had broken. and they had. but at least we were able to hold him. and to be with him. another victim was denis murphy who was 56. he lived on the 14th floor. his sister, anne—marie paid tribute to him. there is a gaping hole in our hearts that can never be filled and it hurts. it really hurts. we cannot imagine a day when it will not hurt a ny less. the pain, loss and sorrow we feel is indescribable. and has left us devastated. we also heard about mohamed neda — who was known to his family as sabir. he lived on the 23rd floor — and he died after trying to help some of his neighbours. his family's solicitor read this statement on behalf of his wife flora. it is just so sad that my beloved husband will not be with us for farhat‘s wedding. and will not be there to see and hold his grandchildren or share in thejoy of becoming a grandparent. those hopes and o

gomes. he and his family escaped from the burning building but his son logan was stillborn.t sleeping, as babies do. at that moment... ..we felt like our hearts had broken. but at least we were able to hold him and to be with him. painter and decorator denis murphy was a community volunteer who loved football. he also died in the fire. his sister told the hearing their family's lives have been changed for ever. there is a gaping hole in our hearts that can be never filled, and it hurts, it really hurts. we can't imagine a day when it won't hurt any less. the pain, loss and sorrow we feel is indescribable and has left us devastated. next to be remembered was mohamed amied neda, known as saber. he was a chauffeur and tried to help others escape. his brother made this statement through his solicitor. the bond we had was unbreakable. a bond like no other. we shared our times of trouble, of sickness and hardship. but most importantly, we shared our happiness. our kids grew up together and they are like brother and sister, a relationship that we had and i still am proud of. losing

among the first to speak was marcio gomes, whose son logan was stillborn in hospital after his familyenis murphy — anne marie — described him as the "linchpin to our family". in the commons, the housing secretary said everyone need to reflect extremely carefully on the testimony given by the victims‘ relatives. i know this will be an incredibly difficult time for all those affected. the whole house willjoin me in sending our thoughts and prayers and i am determined to ensure no community suffers again as they have done. the government has been off the pace at every stage since the fire. more than 11 months on, how is it that two thirds of the glenville survivors are still in hotels or temporary accommodation. the government has launched a consultation on tackling air pollution. michael gove called it ambitious, enabling the creation of clean air zones and cutting emission from wood burners and other fuels. but critics say it does little to encourage people out of their cars and onto public transport. we need action now to tackle this public health emergency. in her desire to begrudgin

among the first to speak was marcio gomes, whose son logan was stillborn in hospital after his familyscaped the fire. and the sister of denis murphy, anne marie, described him as the "linchpin to our family". meanwhile, in the commons, mps marked the start of the public inquiry. the housing secretary said everyone needed to reflect extremely carefully on the testimony given by the victims' relatives. we are remembering those who lost their lives in the tragedy at grenfell tower today as the public inquiry opens. i know this will be an incredibly difficult time for all those affected. the whole house willjoin me, i'm sure, in sending them our thoughts and prayers, and i am determined to ensure that no community suffers again as they have done. it is vital that people living in buildings like grenfell tower are safe and feel safe. i'm confident that the work we are undertaking and the important reforms triggered by the hackitt review will help restore confidence and provide the legacy that the grenfell communities need and deserve. john healey. mr speaker, as the secretary of state has

gomes was the first to give evidence today at the inquiry. they were and today was the latest and emotional day this dignified family had to face. they were first because loganre and it was deemed fitting he should be remembered first and marcio broke down, so many of us broke down in the room as he described the family's feelings about their much loved, much longed for boy. we also saw pictures of logan taken after he was stillborn and they were so distressing to see but i think the family were determined that we would see them to understand the magnitude of their loss. this is some of what marcio gomes had to say. you never know what you're made of until you are broken. and i can tell you this. my wife... she is made of the hardest material i know. and without her strength and courage, i would not be here. he sobs 0k? i might be doing the talking, but she is the one who has always been rock solid. and we love our son. we always will do. and the gomes family weren't the only ones to speak today — katie. it is six days of commemoration, it is going to be a tough six days. it really is and the inquiry has clearly given great consideration to how difficult the