richard lister, bbc news. our top story this lunchtime.ell tower was changed to a type that cost nearly £300,000 less than alternatives. and still to come on the programme — it's a game they can't afford to lose. the lions prepare to take on the all blacks in wellington. coming up in sport, can great britain's heather watson come from a set down against former world no 1 caroline wozniacki to reach the final of the aegon classic in eastbourne? president xi jinping insisted that hong kong has a stable future under chinese rule, as he arrived in the territory to mark 20 years since its handoverfrom britain. hong kong police have now released all 26 activists who were detained for staging a protest in advance of the visit, calling for more political freedom. 0ur correspondent in hong kong stephen mcdonell reports. the president of china, xijinping, started the day with a troop inspection at the people's liberation army garrison in hong kong. since this former british colony was returned to china two decades ago, the military has kept a pretty

richard lister, bbc news. let's take a look at some of the other stories making the news.bers of a small left—wing guerrilla group, allegedly involved in the detonation of an explosive device at a shopping centre in bogota. memorial services were held at the mall after three women were killed and 11 people sustained injuries, when the small bomb exploded in a ladies bathroom last week. ajudge in guatemala has charged five more people over the deaths of 41 teenage girls in the fire at a government—run shelter in march. the five, who include two police officers and three government officials, are facing various charges, including manslaughter, child abuse and negligence. they were arrested earlier this month. a cyber attack on the uk houses of parliament has targeted the email accounts of some mps and members of the house of lords. authorities say unauthorised attempts had been made to access some accounts. just over a month ago, 48 of england's hospital trusts were hit by a similar attack. let's bring you some live pictures now. moum this is mecca in saudi arabia. if's holi

richard lister reports.hours after the explosion. 0nlookers struggled to control their grief. the blast consumed everything around it, killing scores of people in an instant and injuring many more. nearly all the victims came from surrounding villages. the tanker had come off the road, spilling thousands of litres of fuel. in this impoverished area, people rushed to collect it. it's thought someone lighting a cigarette may have caused the explosion. the charred wreckage gives an idea of how many people were there. pictures too graphic to broadcast showed bodies piled by the road. "children were bringing buckets to take the petrol", he said. "there was a huge crowd and suddenly an enormous explosion." this man had a lucky escape, he'd already taken some petrol and then felt dizzy because of the fumes and decided not to go back for more. the army flew out some of those injured by helicopter. for many of the other casualties, the nearest hospitals were a two—hour drive. with so many people critically injured an

richard lister, bbc news.liamentary elections. the country is hoping for a peaceful and fair election — unlike previous years, which have seen voter fraud and violence. more than 300 international election monitors will be on hand to keep an eye on proceedings. nimesh thaker reports. it's the ninth national vote since communism collapsed in 1990. there are two main parties in contention. prime minister edi rama's socialist party is tipped to have a slight advantage over the lulzim basha's centre—right democratic party. both have been campaigning on the economy. and while albania was put forward tojoin the european union, there are many problems to resolve before that can happen. huge rallies have been held by voters eager for change. translation: to those who never stopped crying to misery and have never wanted to hear it, i tell them and say again there are today 117,000 more companies in albania than there were four years ago. back in 2009, the then opposition leader edi rama complained of voting fraud and a

richard lister, bbc news. up to 150,000 civilians trapped in the last part of mosul under islamic state control. iraq says the remaining is fighters will be defeated within days. the desperate search for survivors — after a massive landslide in china's sichuan province. more than 100 people are missing. the united nations says the number of suspected cholera is cases in yemen has passed 200,000. they say the country is now facing the worst cholera outbreak on the planet. the two un agencies say they are doing everything they can to stop yemen's cholera outbreak from accelerating. they are tracking the spread of the disease and have deployed rapid response teams to go from house to house, telling people how to protect themselves by cleaning and storing drinking water, but they are facing impossible circumstances. it's a highly infectious disease but at the same time, this is the not the first time we have faced cases of cholera in yemen. it is endemic in yemen but the fact we have reached such a high number. we

richard lister, bbc news.or up to 150,000 civilians — trapped in the last part of mosul under islamic state control. iraq says the remaining is fighters will be defeated within days. the desperate search for survivors — after a massive landslide in china's sichuan province. more than 100 people are missing. the united arab emirates has warned qatar that it will be cut off by its neighbours if it doesn't accept their demands. it's been three weeks since the gulf diplomatic crisis erupted. the uae, saudi arabia, bahrain and egypt have accused the qataris of supporting terrorism by maintaining close links with iran. uae‘s foreign minister, anwar gargash, issued the ultimatum. the alternative is not escalation, the alternative is parting of ways, because it's very difficult for us to maintain a collective grouping with one of the partners in this collective grouping through this platform or, you know... is actively promoting what is an extremist and terrorist agenda. 0urarab affair 0ur arab affair edited says that

richard lister reports.in horror at the worst fire in britain since world war ii. it took days for an official estimate of 79 dead to emerge and it is a number most on this estate believe is far too low. the council was overwhelmed, the relief effort too slow. it has improved. but for the survivors, every day is a new challenge. you receive a call from the council saying your hotel is booked. you go down to breakfast the next morning, they ask you what time you are checking out. you ring them up, no one seems to know what is going on. they have offered us high—rise towers and i have expressed to them that we're petrified, traumatised and so are the kids. it is very hard when you do not say goodbye to someone, but it is even worse when you do not even know you should be saying goodbye. the housing minister met residents today on the bbc derbyshire programme. it was a tense encounter. i want a permanent accommodation. if you do not give me permanent accommodation, i'm not going to accept it. the government is

richard lister, bbc news. in india after a cable car crashed. a cable snapped during strong winds. people are still trapped in the caverns and a rescue operation is underway. we will have more on that story as soon as we get it. -- more on that story as soon as we get it. —— trapped in the cabins. at least six people, including three children, have been injured when a car collided with pedestrians in newcastle this morning. police have arrested a 42—year—old woman. the car mounted a pavement outside westgate sports centre, where hundreds of people were celebrating eid, which marks the end of ramadan. police say it's not terrorism related. our correspondet, sharon barbour, is at the scene. hundreds of people were gathered here to celebrate eid, the end of ramadan, a real sense of celebration in the sunshine, when suddenly a car seemed to be out of control and ploughed into a group of people. as you say, six people hurt, three of those, children, and one of those children critically injured. we spoke to a number

blocks at short notice, moving hundreds of people into emergency accommodation. 0ur correspondent, richard lister was we all ordered to be evacuated at 8.30 at night? tempers were running high today, the leader of camden council took the brunt of the frustration from people evacuated overnight. i am being told they can't rehouse me because i've got a dog. a hotel place was found for this woman and her dog, but there are thousands of others, people and pets, facing weeks of uncertainty. more than 100 spent the night at this leisure centre. the cladding at four of these blocks is similar to that on grenfell tower, but it was issues with gas pipes and fire doors that made the fire service demand an evacuation. they said there was nothing that we could do to guarantee residents‘ safety that night. in that situation, you know, given the circumstances we are in, i thought we had to act swiftly. peter bertram, who is 94, had to leave the flat he has had for almost 50 years. i felt sorry for people who are a lot worse than me, especially with children. they have to carry on. but there are at least 80 fla

richard lister, bbc news. nick paget brown is the leader of the council.morning. truly horrifying what has happened. truly horrifying. it isa has happened. truly horrifying. it is a terrible day in the history of kensington. i have never seen a fire like this. my thoughts go out to all those who have lost relatives, cannot find their friends and relatives or who have been rendered homeless. clearly it is the most terrible tragedy. i'm very grateful to the local community for the support they have given to people who've lost their homes. and for the emergency services for the wonderful work they have done and support from neighbouring authorities, housing associations and others offering accommodation to people tonight. what has shocked people was the speed with which the blaze spread. one eyewitness said within half an hour of it catching fire the whole tower was like. i think that is right, when i arrived the flames we re right, when i arrived the flames were already engulfing several stories and it was moving very quickly. so there needs to be a investig

richard lister, bbc news.re told they couldn't adopt a white child, because of their cultural heritage. sandeep and reena mander were both born in britain, and told an adoption agency they were happy to take a child from any ethnic background, but say they were advised instead to adopt a child from india. it's legal for adoption agencies to give preference to parents from the same ethnic group, but government guidelines say different racial backgrounds shouldn't be a barrier. our correspondent sara smith has been to meet the couple. after seven yea rs after seven years of trying and 16 failed ivf attempts san deep and reena went to a session on adoptionment when they told the agency they would like to move forward , agency they would like to move forward, they were informed with only white babies needing family, their indian heritage meant there was no point in proceeding. their indian heritage meant there was no point in proceedinglj their indian heritage meant there was no point in proceeding. i was hurt, we

richard lister, bbc news.people we re what were they saying to you? people were understandably extremely upset, and when the firefighters came down, these were some of the men and women first on the scene when this fire broke out. some of those i saw breaking down in tears. i spoke to one firefighter who could just say to me, there were so many children. it shows how many people have been affected here. you can see behind me affected here. you can see behind me a real sense of community spirit with people behind me coming to this church since the fire broke out to bring donations, flowers and pay their respects. a lot of community centres around the area say they have been overwhelmed. i spoke to one woman who came to help on volunteer and they said to her, we have too many volunteers. do you wa nt to have too many volunteers. do you want to go down the road and offer your services there? there is a real sense of community spirit, but there is also a real anger in the air with a lot of people still wanting tho

richard lister, bbc news. get the latest on the investigation into the fire now from our correspondent mark lowen who's at the police cordon. we heard an update on the numbers confirmed dead, and that a criminal investigation is being carried out. yes, they believe that there is clearly accountability, criminal accountability, to be investigated and taken into account in this extremely difficult investigation will stop there are police and forensics teams trying to access the above lowers —— the upper floors of the tower. the police believe there are many more bodies inside the tower, but they do not believe they will find any more survivors inside. the missing posters are plastered over buildings, churches, vehicles, and the police are not confirming yet how many people remain missing. we have also had a statement from the department for communities and local government announcing that an emergency fire safety review has been launched to assess similar buildings across the country. they say they have begun a

richard lister, bbc news.credibly distressed people looking for loved ones, friends, relatives that are still unaccounted for. we have just heard from the metropolitan police commander, stuart cundy, who said six victims of the blaze have so far provisionally been identified. he has also said that there is a risk that, sadly, we may not be able to identify everybody. the police saying they may not be able to identify all of the victims of the blaze. at the moment, the death toll stands at 17, but that is expected to rise. 0ur correspondent richard galpin is at the wall of condolence. so many heartbreaking messages, but also messages of anger? yes, you are right. it is a real mix. we have been here for several hours. as you can see, there is a lot of people here. there are people coming from the local community, but also we have been talking to people that have been talking to people that have come from all around london, who want to pay their respects, pay their condolences to those that have been killed. this

richard lister, bbc news.years. from 2020, the new four year deal includes men's and women's international and domestic t20 matches. we can now speak to the former england captain, mike gatting. hejoins us from his home in north london. bbc says this was a long—held ambition of theirs. tony hall says he is thrilled, are you? yes. why? when sky took over we were sort of caught between two sort of ways to go. 0ne caught between two sort of ways to go. one was the money to help more children play sport and give clubs more help with facilities. 0n the other hand, we realised to wrest real tv like the bbc is where the big audience was. now we have this deal done, we have the best of both worlds and a lot of children now we'll see the cricket we want them to see an tv and the numbers, hopefully, will then enable the young kids to see their heroes like joe root, ben stokes and all the rest of the players on show. that said, the new t20s, there will be a lot of marketing and a lot of pushing for that to capture the im

richard lister reports. why was we all ordered to be evacuated at 8.30 at night? council took the brunt of the frustration from people evacuated overnight. i am being told they can't rehouse me because i've got a dog. a hotel place was found for this woman and her dog, but there are thousands of others, people and pets, facing weeks of uncertainty. iam not i am not sure what the issue is. the fire exits all seem to be in place. but that is one of the other issues. that is one of the other reasons given for us having to evacuate. peter bertram, who is 9a, had to leave the flat he has had for almost 50 years. i felt sorry for people who are a lot worse than me, especially with children. they have to carry on. but there are at least 80 flats where residents are refusing to leave. i really cried last night. the council officials came to the door, banging on the door, "get out, get out," but the chap round the hallway said, "no, she's not going, she is getting on for 80. "she can't go anywhere, she's got a cat." many residents have been asking why they had to leave in

richard lister is at grenfell tower. richard? thanks, huw.that you alluded to, yes, £333,000 has been distributed to the families affected, and that includes a0 households that have been given the full bank payment of £5,000, and of course there is £500 in cash available for those families too. they say that 31a people have received financial assistance, and they also say that they have offered emergency hotel accommodation in the local area to everybody that has been identified that needs it, everybody was been made homeless as a result of the fire. that is not just in grenfell tower, but also in the adjacent properties which have been deemed too dangerous to live in at the moment. so the grenfell response team is saying they are making progress in identifying the people at risk and the people who need places to stay, and they are now, they say, working on longer term assessments for those housing needs. they say they have completed 101 assessment so far, identifying temporary accommodation that these families can go to have that they have m

our correspondent richard lister is outside the cathedral for us. course, located right next to both london bridge, where the attack began, and borough market, where it ended with the killing of those three attackers by armed police. he can maybe seedy boarded—up door, which was broken down by police, who we re which was broken down by police, who were searching to make sure that the attack or not hating. —— trading. since then, this area has been pretty much on lockdown. this is a crime scene and police cordons were up until yesterday. the area is not still fully open but southwark cathedral is getting back to business, there are five services here today, and there will be a special service at 11am this morning which will be attended by the bishop of southwark. earlier, the dean of southwark cathedral, the very reverend andrew nunn, said to us that, although southwark was trying to return to normality, this would not be a normal day. today, we will be able to do normal services, as they were, but they won't be normal because we will be remembering

richard lister has the latest. the fire raged through the night.

richard lister, bbc news.g it's unlikely anyone else will be found alive after a huge landslide destroyed a mountain village in sichuan province. a couple and their baby were found in the early hours after the landslide on saturday, but since then, only bodies have been pulled from the rubble in maoxian. it's feared more than a hundred bodies lie under the mud and debris. david campa nale reports. the hope of finding any more survivors is now thought to be pretty slim. scores of houses have been buried when a cascade of rocks and earth swept down on a mountain burying some 40 homes. the bodies of over a dozen people have so far been recovered, but many more are feared trapped beneath the rubble. despite this, more than 3000 rescuers have been deployed to the scene of the tragedy. specially trained rescue dogs are scouring the debris. emergency workers had some early success emergency workers had some early success when they found this baby and its parents. translation:- around 5am, and its parents. translation

richard lister, bbc news.roner has concluded that the deaths of seven young men who drowned off camber sands last summer, were all due to misadventure. the chief executive of the organisation which manages g re nfell tower says he is stepping aside. parts of president trump's controversial travel ban come into force, affecting people from six mainly muslim countries. and in sport... british no.1johanna konta has withdrawn from her semi—final at the aegon international with a back injury. whilst britain's heather watson has missed out on the final through defeat — beaten by sixth seed caroline wozniacki in eastbourne. world no.1 andy murray did manage to practice today at the all england club, but showed signs of the hip problem which led him to pull out of his final warm—up match ahead of next week's wimbledon. and live cricket matches will return to bbc television for the first time in 21 years, after a new free to air digital and radio rights deal was done with the ecb. i'll be back with more on those storie

richard lister, bbc news.aper front pages today with a picture of the inferno that engulfed g re nfell tower picture of the inferno that engulfed grenfell tower just before picture of the inferno that engulfed grenfell towerjust before one o'clock this morning, yesterday morning, was when the fire started, and it really took hold in the next hour or so after that. a photographer from the london hour or so after that. a photographerfrom the london evening standard took the picture that is on many of the newspaper front pages today, and court yesterday's and and, you were here quickly afterwards. —— and of course on yesterday's standard. you have covered war zones, but this must have been very difficult. it is not what you want to do, when i arrived at three o'clock in the morning, the building was well allied, and i heard terrible things, but i have never seen anybody act as brilliantly as the london fire brigade. i could not do it for any money in the world. but i took some distance to take the picture from a

richard lister reports.oked on in horror at the worst fire in britain since world war ii. it took days for an official estimate of 79 dead to emerge and it is a number most on this estate believe is far too low. the council was overwhelmed, the relief effort too slow. it has improved. but for the survivors, every day is a new challenge. you receive a call from the council saying your hotel is booked. you go down to breakfast the next morning, they ask you what time you are checking out. you ring them up, no one seems to know what is going on. they have offered us high—rise towers and i have expressed to them that we're petrified, traumatised, and so are the kids. it is very hard when you don't say goodbye to someone, but it is even worse when you do not even know you should be saying goodbye. the housing minister met residents today on the bbc derbyshire programme. it was a tense encounter. i want a permanent accommodation. if you do not give me permanent accommodation, i'm not going to accept it. the govern

richard lister reports.ing 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 majorfires over most of my career, but nothing prepared me for what i saw in there. the residents in here got out in time, but there are more than 100 flats like this one. this man lived in one of them, on th

richard lister, bbc news.s also anger, really, with so many questions about how a buyer of this ferocity could rip through a tower block of 2a stories with such devastating speed. huge questions about that especially when some residents had warned that they said it would take a catastrophic event to bring to the attention of the authorities some of the failings as they saw them of the via security system at that block at grenfell tower. let's give you a little idea of the geography of exactly where we are in london. the grenfell tower block is in west london, close to some of london's busiest transport routes. the building in north kensington is close to the aao westway which is a main route into central london. latimer road tube station is close by and transport networks in the area have been closed off this morning. grenfell tower itself was built in 197a and is 2a stories high. it was refurbished in may 2016 — and contains 120 flats thought to be home to between a00 and 600 people. it is not known exactly h

richard lister, bbc news.on with some of those who observed the minute's silence for the victims of the grenfell tower fire earlier today. what were they saying to you? well, obviously, they were extremely emotional, especially during that minute's silence, a chance for members of the public to meet some of the fire crews who were first on the scene, and as the minute's silence was taking place, a lot of the firefighters were extremely emotional. i saw some breakdown, i spoke to one who just said there we re spoke to one who just said there were so many spoke to one who just said there were so many children, and just after that, we saw applause, people hugging the firefighters just to say thank you. and a little bit down the road, there were police officers coming onto the street, joined by firefighters there, and there was applause heard of there. where i am at the moment, this is a church around 100 metres from grenfell tower, somewhere where people have been gathering, coming to pay their respects, leaving

richard lister, bbc news.s of the manchester bombing attack. the service for 29—year—old martyn hett at stockport town hall has been screened in the street. martyn was a coronation street superfan who was known for his was known for his tattoo of the character deirdre barlow. his family invited anyone who wants to attend to "celebrate martyn's life". nurseries in england say local councils are failing to provide enough money to fund more free childcare for 3 and 4 year olds. from september, children will be eligible for 30 hours of free nursery education if both parents are in work. but the national day nurseries association say the numbers don't add up. 0ur education correspondent, gillian hargreaves, reports. from september, all three and four—year—olds in england will be eligible for up to 30 hours free childcare to help working parents. it was a flagship conservative policy in the 2015 general election, and will cost the government an extra £1 billion. however, the national day nurseries association asked

leave the chalcots estate when the council decided it was too risky to stay. 0ur correspondent, richard listerr a safe haven to many until last night. why was we all ordered to be evacuated at 8.30 at night? tempers were running high today, the leader of camden council took the brunt of the frustration from people evacuated overnight. i'm being told they can't rehouse me because i've got a dog. a hotel place was found for this woman, and her dog, but there are thousands of others, people and pets, facing weeks of uncertainty. the four blocks affected have cladding similar to that of grenfell tower. but it was issues with gas pipes and fire doors that made the fire service demand an evacuation. they said there was nothing that we could do to guarantee that was one of the issues or reasons, the fire experts. peter bertram, who is 94, had to leave the flat he has had for almost 50 years. i felt sorry for people who are a lot worse than me, especially with children. they have to carry on. but there are at least 80 flats where residents are refusing to leave. i really cried last night. the council

our correspondent richard lister reports.morning in the shadow of grenfell tower, there was gratitude alongside the grief before a minute of reflection. dismissed. 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 who people believed were missing and i am so grateful that they actually are safe and well. i have investigated majorfires over most of my career but nothing prepared me for what i saw in there. the residents in here got out in time but there are more than 500 flats like this one. this man lived in one of them, on the fifth floor with his wife, brother and mother. on the night of the f

our correspondent richard lister is outside the cathedral for us.n this morning. given that the cathedral has been closed for the cathedral has been closed for the last week? it was. it was actually because i've been here since early this morning, slowly seeing this area come back life. it has been sealed off the last week, the police cordon was only lifted yesterday and it was the opportunity to come back to this area. borough market is not open and there are still cigars from the attack. you see the boa rded—up still cigars from the attack. you see the boarded—up doorway —— scars from the attack. you see the boarded—up doorway from the attack. you see the boa rded—up doorway where from the attack. you see the boarded—up doorway where the attackers forced their way in. there we re attackers forced their way in. there were no more suspects after the attack, thankfully. it has in a difficult week for southwark cathedral, the traders of borough market and the residents. a lot of tourists coming through, looking at borough market aren't going to the ca

a warning that this report from richard lister contains distressing images. moments of saturday's attack, these images show and injured victim on the pavement. police raise their weapons as three men wielding knives reveal themselves. seconds later, all three have been shot down. the fate of the injured victim is not clear. this footage has emerged too, the three killers laughing and joking outside in east london fitness centre five days before the attack. police are slowly building the profile of who they were, who they knew and crucially who may have helped them. the investigation so far has focused on one particular stretch of east london. in guildford last night there were three more arrests. counterterrorism officers stopped two men on the street and stopped another at a house nearby. they say two of the men aged 27 and 29 were held on suspicion of preparing acts of terrorism. one man said he had seen armed police involved. of terrorism. one man said he had seen armed police involvedlj of terrorism. one man said he had seen armed police involved. i opene

richard lister is at grenfell tower. ions for many families remain unanswered. yes, and work is continuing to get a nswe rs yes, and work is continuing to get a nswers to yes, and work is continuing to get answers to some of those big u na nswered answers to some of those big unanswered questions. the police are conducting a criminal investigation to see who is responsible for this disaster. and the fire service is continuing its recovery operation. we have seen a drone surveying the building for much of the morning. the recovery operation will take weeks. until it is concluded we won't have a final, precise, confirmed figure about the number of people killed here. the police have not updated their figure of 79 presumed dead they gave yesterday. there was lots of frustration here. as is the pace of the relief operation being carried out. so far, the grenfell response team said they made progress in rehousing about 78 of the families that were made homeless by this disaster in neighbouring boroughs. but we are getting anec

richard lister has the latest. the fire raged through the night.s 27 storey block, home to hundreds of people, was engulfed in flame. in the chaos, it was unclear how many were able to get out. some were trapped inside for sometime at least, standing at windows in the desperate hope of rescue. those trapped on the lower floors could see fire crews trying to get to them, but higher up the building the inferno was too intense to let rescuers get close. people living nearby alerted by the smell of smoke, came to the site and filmed what they saw. many had come to see if they could help, but with flaming debris falling from the tower block their lives were at risk too. they need to ring 999 and there is a dedicated line for this incident. 0k? on the ground, police cleared a wide cordon and closed the nearby aao in and out of london. some 200 fire engines were brought in to tackle the blaze. as the hours passed, the concern was whether the building might collapse and who might still be trapped inside. many people were led to safety, but some 30 were tak

richard lister with our first report and warning that this contains distressing images. the smoke blackened ruin was still smouldering this morning. it took more than 2a hours to get the blaze under control. pockets of late in areas that were too dangerous to reach. there were bodies as well. nobody knows how many. finding them isa nobody knows how many. finding them is a challenge. this will be a very slow and painstaking process. this isa slow and painstaking process. this is a large building. there will be a large amount of building work required internally, structures will need to be built to ensure the floors are safe. before we do that we are going to utilise some specialist dog training teams that we have, in conduction with the metropolitan police, that will go through the building and surrounding area looking for identification of people. the search could take weeks and police say the number of dead is expected to rise, but how much is not clear. our absolute priority for all of us is about identifying and locating those people who are still missing and it would

here's our correspondent richard lister.y and friends of tony dissident gathered for his funeral today, a short distance from grenfell tower where he died. with an estimated 80 dead, there will be many more such funerals. looming over them, questions about why they died, who was to blame, how can others be protected. and this is the man now appointed to find the a nswe i’s , man now appointed to find the answers, sir martin moore—bick. a judge for 20 years before he died from the court of appeals, a focused on complex technical cases in the commercial courts. he's promised to consult grenfell survives about how to proceed. in a statement after his appointment, he said: we need and demand to be part of every single decision made in that public inquiry... but those who escaped grenfell tower that might have demanded more input into shaping this process. they appear not to have been consulted about this appointment.” appear not to have been consulted about this appointment. i understand this has to be fair and impartial but i b

our correspondent richard lister is outside the cathedral for us.this is the first time the cathedral has been opened since those attacks, it must have been an occasion of mixed emotions? yes, it's been interesting. when i first got here early this morning, the place was very quiet, very deserted, people were coming through in ones and twos. there were quite a lot of players coming through, also in pairs, walking through. there were police cars coming true even though the police cordon was lifted yesterday. there was a sense things weren't back to normal but now the proud the coming through it feels more like it was before the attack. you can fill sees signs of the attack, the boarded—up doorfrom where police made a forced entry into the cathedral saturday night in the search for spennymoor suspects involved in the attack. you can see borough market is not back to normal. there is tape across there. some traders have been allowed back m, some traders have been allowed back in, they are assessing what losses they have. suffered and any damage to thei

richard lister has our first report — and a warning that it contains distressing images.day to join a community in learning. mourning. many said they felt betrayed before and after this tragedy. at times the pain was overwhelming. in the background the queen could hear a woman clearly overcome with grief. prince william describes the fire is one of the most terrifying things he'd ever seen, and he praised those who had to respond to it. a brilliantjob... who had to respond to it. a brilliant job. .. stung perhaps who had to respond to it. a brilliant job... stung perhaps by criticism she didn't meet survivors yesterday, the prime minister was at chelsea and westminster hospital to meet some of those injured. while it could take weeks to get a final figure, the confirmed number of dead continues to rise. sadly, as i said before, we always knew the number of those that died with increased, and iam able those that died with increased, and i am able to say at this point in time —— would increase. we know that at least 30 people have died as a result of this fire. sadly, and t

our correspondent richard lister is outside the cathedral for us.nge of mood, i think, is what people are trying to approach today even though it is just a week since those horrific attacks last saturday. southwark cathedral, as you say, has been closed since then, this area very much treated as a crime scene, police cordoned in place all the way around, and southwark cathedral was damaged in the aftermath of the attack, you can see the boa rded—up the aftermath of the attack, you can see the boarded—up door behind me where police forced their way through in the immediate aftermath the event on saturday night to try and see if there were any further attackers using the cathedral as a hiding place and thankfully, of course, as we know, there were not. there are five services taking place at the cathedral today, one underway at the cathedral today, one underway at the cathedral today, one underway at the moment, a special service at 11am attended by the bishop of southwark, and the dean of suffolk, the very red and andrew nunn, told us the very red an

that richard lister movie called "how i won the war."s incredibly fortuitous that john lennon would be our first cover. nothing could be more perfect. charlie: next, the original offices in san francisco. there you are. >> right. that's my first office. that table. charlie: that table has a relationship to this table. i have told the story, i went to a party and there was this table, because you had moved to new york. i liked the table, not knowing what its meaning was to him. i asked if i could buy it, and then you said you'd get back to me. and the next day you said i couldn't, but you knew where i could get one. that's where i found this one. let me show the next thing. mick jagger in london in 1969. jann: we were announcing up partnership we wanted to publish , "rolling stone," in england. an ambitious, naive, wonderful thing to do. charlie: and gus, you were born when? gus: 1990. charlie: how long have you wanted to work for "rolling stone?" gus: probably as long as i have been working for them. [laughter] i had other plans. charlie

richard lister reporting. 15—year—old olivia campbell was among 22 people who died in the suicide bombing at manchester arena on 22nd of may. her family said they wanted today to be about celebrating her life as a fun—loving teenager. we're not calling it a funeral. yeah, we know we have the official bit to do, but afterwards, we are calling it her party. she was 15 years old, she was full of life, we want to give her prom, her 16th, her 18th. we want to give her the best possible sendoff we can possibly give her. charlotte campbell, mother of olivia campbell. some of today's other developing stories now. a van driver has been killed after migrants put tree trunks onto the motorway to stop traffic near the french port of calais. the incident happened in the early hours of the morning after the van, registered in poland, hit one of three lorries which had been blocked by the tree trunks. authorities say it was the sixth time injust over six authorities say it was the sixth time in just over six weeks that the r

, on what we know so far comes from oui’ on what we know so far comes from our correspondent, richard lister to tell you that you may find some of what richard has to tell us very upsetting. a terrifying inferno. residents waking up to smoke and panic.|j could smell plastic. soy went to the kitchen. i opened the window. i can hear shouting and screaming and someone hear shouting and screaming and someone saying, "it's getting bigger. it's getting bigger." there was smoke everywhere. there was bits of cladding falling off the block. people screaming. seeing seeing people at their windows waving and desperately wanting someone to come and rescue them out of their flat. it wasjust awful. neighbours came, desperate to help, but with flaming debris falling from the tower block, their lives were at risk too. they need to ring 999 there is a dedicated line for this incident. police cleared a wide cordon and closed the nearby a40. 200 firefighters were brought in and led many residents to safety. but more than 50 people were taken to hospital and as it began to get light, it was clear there was stil

here's our correspondent richard lister.nds of tony disson gathered for his funeral today, a short distance from grenfell tower where he died. with an estimated 80 dead, there will be many more such funerals. looming over them, questions about why they died, who was to blame, how can others be protected. and this is the man now appointed to find the answers, sir martin moore—bick. ajudge for 20 years before he died from the court of appeals, he focused on complex technical cases in the commercial courts. he's promised to consult grenfell survives about how to proceed. they have my greatest sympathy. having said that, i'm absolutely determined that this enquiry will be open and full and will cover all the ground so we reach inclusions that a reliable and can prevent anything happening like this again. we need to be part of every single decision made. but those who escaped grenfell tower that night have demanded more input into shaping this process. they appear not to have been consulted about this appointment. i understand th

our correspondent, richard lister, reports now on the latest.he smoke—blackened ruin was still smouldering this morning. it took more than 2a hours to get the blaze under control. small pockets were alight in areas that were too dangerous to reach. there were bodies too, nobody knows how many. finding them is a challenge. this will be a very slow and painstaking process. this is a large building. there will be a large amount of building work required internally, structures will need to be built to ensure the floors are safe. before we do that, we are going to utilise some specialist dog teams that we have, in conjunction with the metropolitan police, that will go through the building and surrounding area looking for identification of people. the search could take weeks, and police say the number of dead is expected to rise — but how much still isn't clear. our absolute priority for all of us is about identifying and locating those people who are still missing, and it would be wrong of me to give a number that is not accurate. one person has been