the rnli ha d twea ked cass, who suggested that the rnli had tweaked its risk assessment to get a footholdhy were lifeguards not deployed after the second death in 2015. fourth, after the two deaths on the 24th of july, why weren't greater efforts made to retain lifeguards? we know the rnli couldn't provide lifeguards at that stage and that we heard evidence that they could have got lifeguards from elsewhere. fifth, why was a press release put out after the deaths on the 24th of august saying that regular assessments, which were carried out at camber sands with the rnli, had not identified the need for a lifeguards to be deployed at the beach? that plainly wasn't true. so why did they say it? six, why has rather continually suggested that the problems at camber are confined to people with no swimming ability, when we know that all of the seven who died could swim? seven, why have they consistently focused on the race of their victims rather than protecting all of those who use their beaches? and eighth, the families have had no apologies of any the families have had no apologies ofany kind

let's speak to darren lewis of the rnli outside hastings coroner ‘s court.. of course this is tragic. from the point of view of a charity we are keen that everybody can be protected when they come to the seaside. we will continue to do as much as we can to work with the local authority to prevent these tragic losses of life. it is that word recommend. you had previously recommended lifeguards should be on duty but ultimately it is not your call? no, that is right. there is no statutory requirement to have lifeguards on beaches in the uk. we asa lifeguards on beaches in the uk. we as a charity aiming to save lives at sea as a charity aiming to save lives at sea will make recommendations, will ultimately the decision lies with others. when you heard about these deaths, i can only imagine your reaction? yes, absolutely. u nfortu nately, reaction? yes, absolutely. unfortunately, i was there on the day and was directly involved with the incident. for me personally, it is something i would hope to never repeat. the lengths that we go to to try to prevent those, ho

he said in 2007 the rnli had reprimanded deploying lifeguards and that did not happen, but he said itented the deaths. he wrote to the secretary of state for transport and other organisations including those representing the families here, saying there appears to be no governance risk control of risk management on beaches, and he asked whether coast guard associations should be given more resources. he said, is leaving everything to a charity enough? after this the sister of one of the victims said that the beach was not safe. there we re that the beach was not safe. there were no staff to observe what was going on in the sea, if anyone was in trouble. no one did anything. there were no lifeguards, no lifeguards. even back at home, there are lifeguards everywhere. there was no warning, no signs, nothing. i can't believe this is happening in the uk. my colleague duncan kennedy has been following this inquest all week. kobi saththiya nathan, his brother ken, nitharsan ravi, inthushan sriska ntharasa and gurushanth srithavarajah — the five friends who died on a summer's day out. their fa

the council said it had put in lifeguards before, as the rnli had urged them to, in part because it didn't money. tonight the council was asked why he had never apologised to the families. the council has made it clear they send condolences to the families. it is a tragic event, we don't wish to see that happen again on any of our beaches. the coroner has taken away a lot of information from this and will be raising it has a national level. a month earlier mohit dupar and gustavo silva da cruz also drowned. for the family off all the men who died in one appalling sequence of tragedies, there's anguish and bewilderment at how this can happen in such a relaxed and familiar setting. the main programme to treat sex offenders in england and wales for the last quarter of a century until very recently didn't reduce re—offending and if anything made it worse, according to a new study published today. our home affairs correspondent daniel sandford is outside the ministry ofjustice for us now, so this has been a colossal waste of time and money then? fiona, it looks like that, yes. to give you an id

the council said it had not pretend lifeguards before as the rnli had urged them to in part because they the money. the council was asked why it had never apologised to the families. the council has made it clear they send their condolences to the families. it is a tragic event. we do not wish to see that happen again on any of our beaches. the coroner has taken away a lot of information and will be raising it at a national level. a month earlier, two men also drowned. for the family of all the men who died in one appalling sequence men who died in one appalling sequence of tragedies there is anguish and bewilderment that this could happen in such a benign relaxed and familiar setting. after weeks of criticism and a stormy council meeting last night the leader of kensington and chelsea council has stepped down. the coroner says it is not possible to determine whether the men who died on camber sands would have survived if there had been lifeguards on the beach. two tv presenters attacked on twitter by president donald trump have accused him of lying and suggested the white house tried to

money was partly the reason why there weren't any last summer, despite two recommendations from the rnliin other measures to enhance safety, like beach patrols and signs. just a month earlier, on the same stretch of coast, mohit dupar had tried to save gustavo silva da cruz, but both men had also drowned. the inquest heard that between 1974 and 2012, 50 million people had visited camber sands without any sea—based fatalities. yet in the space of one month last year, seven men died here. the coroner will begin his deliberations this afternoon, but he's already made clear that whether 01’ he's already made clear that whether or not those five friends who died could swim or not is irrelevant. he said the council which looks after campus and had a duty to look after the safety of everybody that went there, and he also said that no matter what, never wants to see a tragedy like this ever again. duncan kennedy speaking to jane hill a little earlier. the headlines on bbc news: cladding fitted to grenfell tower during its refurbishment was changed to a cheaper version, documents seen by the bbc