the families also said rother council, which runs camber sands, had been wrong to suggest people fromre not good swimmers. that's why we're fighting, to change something. not for us, because my son will never come back to us. saththiya natnan, the father of the two brothers, kobi and ken who died, said his children were being blamed for their own deaths. this is the moment it became clear the five men had drowned. rother council said it hadn't put in lifegaurds, partly because it didn't have the money but did have other safety measures. tonight the council was asked why it hadn't yet apologised to the families. the council has made it clear that 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 from this and will be raising it at a national level. dr simon boxall is an expert in oceanography. he says the five men who died were most probably caught by strong currents in deep sand baths. dr boxall also said that sea temperatures on this stretch of coast at this

the families also said rother council, which runs camber sands, had been wrong to suggest people from good swimmers. that's why we're fighting, to change something. not for us, because my son will never come back to us. saththiya natnan, the father of the two brothers, kobi and ken who died, said his children were being blamed for their own deaths. this is the moment it became clear the five men had drowned. rother council said it hadn't put in lifegaurds, partly because it didn't have the money but did have other safety measures. tonight the council was asked why it hadn't yet apologised to the families. the council has made it clear that 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 from this and will be raising it at a national level. dr simon boxall is an expert in oceanography. he says the five men who died were most probably caught by strong currents in deep sand baths. dr boxall also said that sea temperatures on this stretch of coast at this time

rother council has put in life guards now, but said lack of money was partly the reason why there weren't recommendations from the rmli. the council said it had put in other measures tone hans safety like beach patrols and signs. just a month earlier, on the same stretch of coast, mohit tried to save gustava, but both men also drowned. the inquest heard between 1974 and 2012 50 million people 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 made clear whether or not those five friends who died could swim or not is irrelevant. he said the council, which looks after camber sands, had a duty to look after the safety of everybody that went there and he also said that no matter what, he never wants to see a tragedy like this ever again. the parents of ten—month—old charlie gard, who fought an unsuccessful legal battle to take him to the united states for experimental treatment, have said his life support will be switched off today. charlie gard, who's being care

rother council, which runs the beach, has put in life guards now, but said lack of money was partly thespite two recommendations from the rnli. the council said it had put in 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. duncan kennedy, bbc news, at the camber sands inquest. last august there were 2050 people on camber sands. five friends on the beach, they got into difficulty and later that day their bodies were being dragged onto the beach and frantic attempts were being made to save their lives. all five died, and as we heard, a month earlier two men drowned on the same stretch of water, and now questions are being asked about funding and beach safety. thank you very much, lisa there from hastings in east sussex, where the coroner recorded ,—year—old,

rother council, which runs the beach, has put in life guards now, but said lack of money was partly ther, despite two recommendations from the rnli. the council said it had put in 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. duncan kennedy, bbc news, at the camber sands inquest. 0ur correspondent is at hastings coroner's court and we will hear from her very shortly. the parents of 10 month old charlie gard, who fought an unsuccessful legal battle to take him to the united states for experimental treatment, have said his life support will be switched off today. charlie gard, who's being cared for at great 0rmond street hospital in london, has irreversible brain damage and cannot see, hear, or move. his parents say doctors have refused to let them take ch

rother council, which runs the beach, has put in life guards now, but said lack of money was partly thelast summer, despite two recommendations from the rnli. the council said it had put in 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 d

rother council, which runs the beach, has put in life guards now, but said lack of money was partly they there weren't any last summer, despite two recommendations from the rnli. the council said it had put in 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. duncan kennedy, bbc news, at the camber sands inquest. in the past few minutes, a lawyerfor the relatives has been speaking to journalists and set out some of the family's concerns about the findings. we never heard who made the decision which was crucial. secondly, why was that decision to reject the rnli recommendation to have lifeguards, why was that taken? was it because of the advice of robert cass who suggested the rnli had tweaked its risk assessment to get a foothold on the south coast. was it f

this summer, rother district council decided it would station patrols near after what it called the significantterrorist attack near the finsbury park mosque in london last week. one man died and several were injured. a 47year old and from cardiff has been charged with murder and attempted murder. the royal navy‘s new aircraft carrier is due to leave dock at rosyth on the firth of forth to begin sea trials. hms queen elizabeth has cost more than £3billion and is the navy‘s first carrier since ark royal was decommissioned in 2011. once the vessel is at sea it‘s expected to get plenty of attention not least from the russians. our scotland correspondent lorna gordon is at rosyth. this is the largest ship ever built for the royal navy and what a ship it is. it set sail from rosyth just a couple of hours ago, greatly completed manoeuvre to get into the waters of the fourth, but 11 tugs helping it on its way and it is no wonder it‘s one hour, anchored out there in the deep waters waiting for a low tide to continue its journey to its sea trials out in the north sea. jonathan beale has been on board to