in march 2014 there was a meeting of the london fire brigade to consider what happened in the previousakanal what happened in the previous fire at la ka nal house what happened in the previous fire at lakanal house in south london which also raised concerns about the sort of cladding. very much put it on the radar, as the inquiry was told, and she said no training was directly developed as a result of that meeting. i think the question that meeting. i think the question that will be put and the thesis that will be put to the fire brigade throughout this process is whether there was enough training. but it a lwa ys there was enough training. but it always must be said that whatever happens with regard to training, there were some extraordinary act of heroism that night. tom, thank you. if you want to hear more about the grenfell tower inquiry, eddie mair presents a daily podcast from the hearing, looking in detail at each day's evidence. you can download it from the bbc iplayer radio app, or your podcast provider. us senators are preparing to question president trump's nominee for the s

the commissioner of the london fire brigade has been giving evidence at the public inquiry into the grenfell fire. dany cotton said she hadn‘t been given any specific training on the spread of fire in cladding on a high rise building. she also told the hearing that many aspects of the fire were unprecedented. we can speak to our news correspondent lisa hampele. as news of what she says filters through you get a real sense of her horror as she arrived at the scene. absolutely. she had been a firefighter since the age of 18 and she had been in thisjob as firefighter since the age of 18 and she had been in this job as the firefighter since the age of 18 and she had been in thisjob as the head of london fire brigade forjust six months. she got a call atjust after 2am in the morning from somebody was normally very calm but this person was not come this time. she raced there and got to the fire at 2:30am before the decision was made that people should be staying there. as she arrived she saw the flames in the distance and she said it was like a horror movie. she said that when she got there she to

as commissioner of the london fire brigade, she was ultimately responsible for the operation to bringze under control. in a written statement, she said... today she told the inquiry there were many aspects of the fire that were unprecedented. complete failure of the building, the ability of the fire to travel across the external face of the building, through the building, reach all the compartments, to travel across central communal parts and areas, for the fire to spread as rapidly as it did, for it to involve as many people... i could go on forever. what happened that night that building would have been deemed to have been a completely unrealistic scenario that would never happen. the inquiry had previously heard that london fire brigade training had been inadequate. dany cotton said it was unfair to expect firefighters to be trained for a scenario that they believed would never happen. we learn from every operational incident but in the same manner i wouldn't develop a training package for a space shuttle to land on the shard, that is an instance of that scale so i wouldn't expect

and, after this 2016 fire at shepherd's court in west london, warnings about cladding were circulated by the london fire brigaden new training for firefighters. in the same manner that i wouldn't develop a training package for a spot of land on the shard, you know, we would respond to it and deal with it in the same professional manner we do. that is an incident of that scale. so i wouldn't expect us to be developing training as a response to something that simply shouldn't happen. but it did. if firefighters had known the cladding was fuelling the flames, they might have considered getting the residents out earlier, rather than telling them to stay put. but the commissioner said an evacuation could equally have resulted in deaths. her evidence has not reassured some survivors of the fire. she spoke a lot about consoling and pep—talking, and putting her arms around people that are devastated. of course they're devastated, because you've just sent them in to risk their lives without adequate training. so you have a duty of care to them, but you also have a duty of care to residents that live in tower blocks. wha

in a moment we'll have all the business news, but first the headlines on bbc news: london fire brigademfort her firefighters before they entered the blaze, fearing they might not return. the alleged assault ‘drastically altered' my life — that's the written testimony from brett kavanaugh‘s accuser prof christine blasey ford — with both due to appear before the senate this afternoon. a russian man accused of the salisbury poisoning is a military officer who received an honourfrom vladimir putin, an investigative website says. in the business news: not good enough. the regulator ofgem has ordered 11 energy suppliers to improve how they deal with complaints. only a third of customers are happy with how their complaints are handled. more on this story in just a moment. publishing pay and parental leave policies online. ten big name businesses sign up to the idea. we look at whether it goes far enough. ride—hailing firm uber is paying £113m to settle legal action over a cyber—attack that exposed data from 57 million customers and drivers. the massive breach happened in 2016, but uber sought

about five minutes after she fell in, a london fire brigade boat, the fire flash, managed to get herenger ship were asked by andreea's family's lawyers if they could not have pulled her out more quickly but they said they had done what they could. andreea cristea died in hospital two weeks later. a doctor said today he didn't know if her long time in the water had worsened her chance of survival. she also had a fractured skull. daniel sandford, bbc news, at the old bailey. thousands of cancer patients in england are waiting longer than they should, to start their treatment according to the latest figures from the nhs. (00v) injuly —— only 78.2 per cent of people were seen within the 2 month target, the worst performance since records began in 2009. now on bbc news, sport today. hello, i'm tulsen tollett and this is sport today, live from the bbc sport centre. coming up on this programme: playing in only her second major, puerto rico's maria torres shares the lead after the first round in evian. we're in las vegas where the fans are arriving for what's being billed as boxing's fight o

and the top story in the uk: the head of the london fire brigade says she would not have changed anything about the way that her crew responded to the grenfell tower fire. now on bbc news, live to singapore for asia business report. goodbye. tesla ceo elon musk is sued by us regulators for securities fraud over a tweet about taking the company private. nafta under threat? a tweet about taking the company private. nafta underthreat? can president trump and canada's prime minister reconcile their differences to save the north american free trade agreement? it is a friday, everyone. good morning, asia. hello, world. thank you forjoining us on asia business report. we start with tesla and its controversial chief executive elon musk is in trouble with us regulators over this tweet that he sent out last month. he said he would take the company private at $420 us he would take the company private at $420 us per share and the us securities and exchange commission is suing him for securities fraud and is trying to ban him as a director of a public company. we explain what exactly got him into trou

heroes of the night were members of the london fire brigade, who stretched fire hoses to the thames river'sf the lowest tides on record. while london burned, the people of the city held on. chin up and thumbs up. they knew this was the people's war, and they were the people. and the people who could not be panicked, could not be beaten. in the months to come, the british would discover many such bombings and burnings, but a nation that calls on cold courage when hot courage runs thin may die, but it cannot be defeated. ♪ >> the battle of britain was one, but not by hitler. hitler had lost the battle. he lost 2375 german planes and their crew. for the first time, it was the germans who ate the better dirt of defeat. for a solid year, the nazis struck britain with all their might. they leveled thousands upon thousands of homes. they killed more than 40,000 men, women and children, and seriously wounded 50,000 more. but not one single nazi soldier set foot on the british isles. but, hitler would not stop. why did the nazis -- why did the nazis lose the battle of britain? first, because a free

heroes of the night were men of the london fire brigade as they stretched temporary hose lines to thearefully picked a night at which the thames river had one of the lowest tides on record. while london burned above them, the people of the city held on, chin up, thumbs up. they knew this was the people's war and they were the people. the people could not be panicked, could not be beaten. [cymbals crashing] in the months to come, the british suffered many bombings and burnings. [plane engines roaring] [shooting] [explosions] the battle of britain was won, but not by hitler. hitler had lost the battle. he lost 2375 german planes and their crews. for the first time, it was the germans who ate the bitter dirt of defeat. theiras the legend of instability. for a year, the not destruct britain with all of their might and leveled thousands of homes and damaged millions. they killed more than 40,000 men, women, children and seriously wounded 50,000 more. not one single nazi soldier set foot on british soil. heckler couldn't stop. in our next film, we will show hitler couldn't stop. in our next

about five minutes after she fell in, a london fire brigade boat, the fire flash, managed to get herey and his colleague danny cooper from the passenger ship, both in dark glasses, were asked by andreea's family's lawyers if they couldn't have pulled her out more quickly, but they said they thought she was dead and that they'd done what they could. andreea cristea died in hospital two weeks later. a doctor said today he didn't know if her long time in the water had worsened her chance of survival. she also had a fractured skull. daniel sandford, bbc news, at the old bailey. the time isjust after quarter past six. our top story this evening: the two russians accused of the novichok poisonings claim they're just tourists who wanted to see salisbury cathedral. iam i am live in north carolina where the waters are starting to rise and the waters are starting to rise and the winds are starting to strengthen as people prepare for the full force of hurricane florence. coming up for you on sportsday on bbc news, the british rider simon yates holds onto his lead in the vuelta a espana as he at

about five minutes after she fell in, a london fire brigade boat, the fire flash, managed to get herked by andreea's family's lawyers if they could not have pulled her out more quickly but they said they had done what they could. andreea cristea died in hospital two weeks later. a doctor said today he didn't know if her long time in the water had worsened her chance of survival. she also had a fractured skull. daniel sandford, bbc news, at the old bailey. thousands of cancer patients in england are waiting longer than they should to start their treatment, according to the latest figures from the nhs. injuly, only 78.2% of people were seen within the two—month target — the worst performance since records began in 2009. it means more than 3,000 people waited longer than two months for treatment to begin. the number of school—age young carers in england is much higher than previously thought, according to research carried out by the bbc with the university of nottingham. the report shows one in five young people aged between 11 and 16 consider themselves to be a young carer. that is the

about five minutes after she fell in, a london fire brigade boat, the fire flash, managed to get her ship were asked by andreea's family's lawyers if they could not have pulled her out more quickly but they said they had done what they could. andreea cristea died in hospital two weeks later. a doctor said today he didn't know if her long time in the water had worsened her chance of survival. she also had a fractured skull. daniel sandford, bbc news, at the old bailey. hurricane florence is bearing down on the east coast of the united states amid warnings it could cause catastrophic flooding across a wide area. around 10 million people live in the storm's path. 0ur north america correspondent chris buckler is in wilmington, north carolina. four days people have been preparing and now the first of the strong wind and now the first of the strong wind and rain has really arrived. in 12 hours' time this weather is expected to deteriorate rapidly, causing real problems here. storm surge portion water inland and this time tomorrow the eye of the storm is expected to be over the carolinas po

just to let the audience know london fire brigade say that the book is unauthorised and you resign fromtus, the supply of water. moving on to more traumatic events like the g re nfell tower more traumatic events like the grenfell tower fire and croydon tram derailment. being on that chime and witnessing mobile phones ringing from loved ones trying to get through to their partner or mother and father. what impact did the experience you have hired as a london firefighter, what impact has not had better mental health? after g re nfell tower not had better mental health? after grenfell tower and the croydon tram derailment, it is to hit me hard and i experienced anxiety, depression, ptsd, i was diagnosed with these things. it was one thing that training could never prepare me for, i lost my mother at an early age just before starting the job and that apparently for seeing dead bodies because i‘d seen my own mother dead four. it may be more sensitive to the pain of victims because i could identify with that. and that‘s why i chose to resign from the fire brigade. the fire brigade, 13 years a

the london fire brigade commissioner is expected to give evidence at the g re nfell tower is expecteday. da ny cotton follows a grenfell tower enquiry later today. dany cotton follows a number of other firefighters who've already addressed the hearing, including seniorfire addressed the hearing, including senior fire commander andrew rowe, who said yesterday delays in getting the building plans of the tower to firefighters was a major deficiency in the rescue effort. nitrogen dioxide pollution in the capital is still more than twice the legal limit. latest government figures have revealed. the environmental law charity client are called it a national embarrassment and wants to other legislation after brexit. the government says there is more to do but it's acting faster than almost any other developed economy. enfield council has denied their borough is the worst place in london forfly tipping. their borough is the worst place in london for fly tipping. government figures show there's been over 75,000 incidents of fly tipping in enfield, nearly double the cases in the next worst borou

fire at in east london today. it started at just before fire at in east london today. it started atjust before five o'clock this morning, the fire brigadeimple english that's easier for patients to understand. new guidance has been issued by the academy of medical royal colleges, encouraging consultants to stop using latin phrases and medicaljargon. it comes after gps reported that some patients were having to book appointments just to have technical terms explained. doctors have developed a new online tool which they claim can assess a person's risk of having a heart attack or stroke. the test asks people over the age of 30 to answer a series of questions about their lifestyle and then generates their ‘heart age'. a heart age older than your actual age can indicate an increase health risk. public health england says nearly 2—million people have completed the test so far. if you are going back to school today, good morning, welcome back. i saw a report this week, 40% of pa rents saw a report this week, 40% of parents think that the school holidays are too long. judaic? -- do they. guest. this man has had a number of great summers over t

the london fire brigade say it's too soon to say what might have caused it.erful typhoon to hit the country in a quarter of a century. typhoon jebi has forced thousands of people from their homes, and led to the cancellation of hundreds of flights. winds of more than 150 miles an hour are sweeping across the country, with cities like kobe, osaka and tokyo all bracing themselves for the worst. this extraordinary weather is causing some extraordinary sights. typhoonjebi, the strongest in 25 yea rs, typhoonjebi, the strongest in 25 years, is causing widespread disruption. winds have reached up to 135 kilometres per hour. transport is badly hit. this is the runway at an international airport. it is built on a man—made island about five kilometres off the coast of 0saka in western japan. hundreds of flights have been cancelled. this bridge leading to the airport is also closed, strong winds blew a tanker into it. the storms have led to power cuts, with 350,000 buildings reported to be without electricity. so far though, typhoon jebi, which means swallowing korean,

the commissioner of the london fire brigade tells the inquiry that no training could have prepared her for what they faced in the grenfell fire disaster. we had never experienced an event like that, we had never seen such a significant failure of a building. treating more patients at the scene could save the nhs hundred of millions of pounds according to a review of ambulance services in england. it's five o'clock. our main story is that a woman who made allegations of sexual assault against brett kavanaugh — thejudge nominated by president trump for the us supreme court — has started to testify before the us senate. judge kavanaugh — who denies the allegations by dr christine blasey ford — and two other women who have come forward will give evidence afterwards. the stakes are high as the balance of power on america's highest court will be determined by the success or failure ofjudge kavanaugh's nomination. let's rejoin the hearing. that was certainly a critical risk, we would call it a risk factor in science, so that would be a predictor of symptoms that i now have. it doesn't mean th

about five minutes after she fell in, a london fire brigade boat, the fire flash, managed to get herue danny cooper from the passenger ship, both in dark glasses, were asked by andreea's family's lawyers if they couldn't have pulled her out more quickly, but they said they thought she was dead and that they'd done what they could. andreea cristea died in hospital two weeks later. a doctor said today he didn't know if her long time in the water had worsened her chance of survival. she also had a fractured skull. a hurricane is bearing down on the east coast of the united states — amid warnings it could cause catastrophic flooding across a wide area. florence is expected to hit north carolina in the early hours of tomorrow. the national hurricane centre says it could lingerfor days, dropping up to a metre of rain. georgia, north and south carolina, virginia and maryland are now all in a state of emergency. chris buckler is in wilmington in north carolina. home after home lies boarded up and in many cases abandoned. families who live in the path of florence have been listening to the wa

residents help was on its way. 0ne call handler told the inquiry a "stunned silence" fell over the london fire brigadelandslide triggered by typhoon manghkut. the storm hit the north of the philippines and at least 65 people are now known to have been killed in the country. large scale casualties appear to have been averted in hong kong and southern china, where nearly 2.5 million people were told to leave. the storm has now weakened as it passes over mainland china. robin brant reports from hong kong. the typhoon is no more. mangkhut has been downgraded as it continues its journey west. but in its trail, a massive clean—up for some. for others, a more urgent a desperate search for survivors. in the philippines, rescuers are trying to find dozens of missing miners, buried beneath a landslide that engulfed their emergency shelters in the town of itogon. no—one has yet been pulled out alive. translation: my hopes are that they're fine and someone finds them but even if they are dead at least we can retrieve them and make our peace. others have been saved though. emergency workers facing the twin threat

london. the fire brigade says it was called at a o'clock this morning.e'll bring you more information as soon as we get it. a 7—year—old has died after falling from a pub wall in romford in east london. scotland yard says it was called to the king harold pub in station road at around 5.30 yesterday evening. the boy was taken to a nearby hospital with serious injuries but was later pronounced dead. his next of kin have been informed. too many children are being expelled from mainstream schools because they can't read and write. the staff at a unit in sutton that educates excluded pupils has told bbc london they think this an increasing problem. sometimes they're labelled as naughty when in fact they have unidentified special needs. we have a lot of young people that come here, labelled as trouble children, they are out of control, but they are disrespectful, they are not following instructions but actually, once you begin to start assessing them, some of them can't read. victims of the 7/7 bombings will be honoured today in central london. a permanent mem

the head of the london fire brigade tells the grenfell inquiry her reaction on arriving at the sceneis a decorated russian military officer. ambulances in england face missing response targets if the service fails to make changes to the way patients are treated. also today, calls for a crackdown on cheating at university.

fire brigade. she was at a control room based in stratford east london and she took around 80 calls to 909 on the night. they included a father of five, who had frames coming through the walls of his flat and she wrote, i told him there was nothing i could do and he was better off with his family. she said, i ended the call by saying i would make absolutely sure they knew where he was. she said it was just horrible. four hours, hundreds of calls flooded into the control room, prompting other bases around the country to take on some of the workload and she was referring to the trapped residents who had rung 999, she said you could not help but thinking they had all gone, their relatives started calling and asking about family members. they feared the worst and that was why they were calling us. the lack of calls from inside made it clear what was going on. she said it was easily in the control room. someone said, what does this mean? but we all knew what it meant. she said the atmosphere was one of stunned silence. emotional evidence to the enquiry at g re nfell tower, emotional evidence to the enquiry