tom burridge reports. it took a tragedy to change fire safety in britain.e building regulations to be reviewed every year, and nothing at all has happened, until now. already, in another london borough, they are stripping off cladding from five tower blocks. the cladding here is similarto tower blocks. the cladding here is similar to that used on grenfell tower. camden council claims it was misled and told that the cladding used on these buildings was a set tight. the cladding will be a key pa rt tight. the cladding will be a key part of the investigation into the fire at grenfell tower. like many other buildings, it had an outer skin with an aluminium composite cladding. the best has a mineral call, which does not burn. but the court at grenfell tower was polyethylene. that might have been a factor that caused the fire to spread. the government says it is now testing 300 buildings —— 600 buildings. but there are reviews under way on privately owned buildings as well. premier and has said that three of its hotels did not appear to comply with government gui

tom burridge is that one of the police cordons. tom.e said they have witnessed things they never thought they would. people hearing the screams of children trapped in the screams of children trapped in the building, witnessing presidents jump the building, witnessing presidents jump from several floors up. i spoke toa man jump from several floors up. i spoke to a man who spoke on the phone to his cousin who was trapped inside with her two—year—old son. the phone line went dead at 4am and he didn't know when i spoke to him what had happened to her cousin or her son. then there was the remarkable story ofa then there was the remarkable story of a woman who apparently through her baby out of the window several floors up down to residents who had made a makeshift parachute below. we believe the baby survived but we don't know what happened to his mother. teheran many stories of survival but there are many more sad stories —— there are many stories of survival but there are many more sad stories of those who died. grief when it is raw. this

tom burridge, bbc news, in west london.ges left for the victims of this fire. our correspondent richard galpin is therefore as now. yes, this wall of remembrance, is also being called the wall of condolences, has been growing by the hour. we've been here for a little while and they are putting more and more panels up, because there are so many people here and have been throughout the day, streaming throughout the day, streaming through here, leaving an enormous number of messages. obviously the vast majority are essentially, rest in peace, for those who have been killed. but also messages for the missing and we can see here one of the posters for this woman, mariem elgwahry, who was on the 19th floor and last seen at 2:30am, when the fire broke out, and appealing for any information and phone numbers for people to call, if they have any information about that. of course, there are so many missing people. there are also those messages of angen there are also those messages of anger. if i can point you appear it says, jailed

tom burridge, bbc news, in camden.o restore power—sharing the secretary of state for northern ireland says a deal is still possible. speaking in the last hour james brokenshire said significance progress has been made but several issues remain outstanding. sinn fein said there is still no agreement over nationalist demands for an irish language act. 0ur ireland correspondent chris buckler is in stormont. the democratic unionist party have made it clear they are prepared to go back into government, the power —— problem with power—sharing is unique parties who are prepared to share power and sinn fein have said they are not willing to go back into power—sharing with the dup. whilst political negotiations are sometimes treated as fun and games, despite appearances things have got serious. the dup and sinn fein have spent months clashing, and now the negotiations to try to get power—sharing back up and running are set to come to a shuddering halt and an uncomfortable stalemate. the future of devolved government in ireland

tom burridge, bbc news.ents could have been harmed by an administrative error which led to thousands of nhs records being accidentally sent to storage. the records included test results for cancer and child protection notes that should have been sent to hospitals or gp surgeries. here's our health editor hugh pym. test results including cancer and treatment plans were among letters from hospitals which never got to gps. a company contracted to forward mailfor patient gps. a company contracted to forward mail for patient twhos had moved gps. a company contracted to forward mailfor patient twhos had moved or changed doctors allowed letters to pile up in a warehouse. a report by the watchdog the national audit office said a backlog of 709,000 letters built up. for everyone, every bit of correspondence, they're looking to see if there was harm and they're letting the patients know and getting experts to look at it. they have identified potential harm. for those cases they're looking into it to find out has there

tom burridge, bbc news. officer has warned that forces in england and wales would face real challenges in dealing with large—scale outbreaks of disorder, because of budget cuts. the chief constable of west midlands, dave thompson, said neighbourhood street patrols would "disappear" unless there was fresh investment. the home secretary amber rudd has acknowledged police resources are very tight, but said she wouldn't rush into releasing extra money. virgin media has told its 800,000 customers to change their passwords to prevent their accounts being hacked. an investigation by which? found that hackers could breach security on the virgin's super hub 2 router. the hackers were then able to control other smart appliances, including a child's toy and home cctv cameras. facebook has revealed new plans to tackle extremism by educating charities and other organisations on how to counter hate speech. the social media giant has launched the online civil courage initiative, which it said would allow charities and othe

tom burridge reports. it's storytime in liverpool.ages children to get their hands on books. getting younger children like sebastian to read some of our favourite stories is not the difficult part. a savvy suggests the real challenge is keeping boys reading as they get older —— survey. it just gets reading as they get older —— survey. itjust gets more difficult to keep them interested in reading. we have always read to them, i think it is about giving them things to read that they find exciting. the national literacy survey asked more than a0,000 children across britain how much they liked reading. 8— ii —year—olds were largely enthusiastic. more than seven out of ten said they liked reading very much all quite a lot. 0nly ten said they liked reading very much all quite a lot. only a third of older boys gave the same response. the challenge is building up response. the challenge is building up that pattern early, thinking of that particularly during the teenage yea rs, that particularly during the teenage years, how we can promote rea

to our correspondent tom burridge. tom, bring us up-to-date?e community centre, not far from here in that direction and it is very easy to meet someone who knew people living in the apartment block. i met one woman who said she knew a family with three young children and she thought they had not survived and that's a story we seem to be hearing tile and time again. it's very tragic, on a positive note. there is a long line of tables, a huge amount of clothes and other things that people have donated and brought along. it's a journalistic cliche maybe, but people are rallying around in this community. they are coming out on to the streets on this hot summer's day and doing what they can, giving their time or money or possessions. i spoke to a man who was in the apartment block, or whose cousin was in there and he spent hours on the phone to her, she was in there with her two—year—old son. he said at 4am the phone line went dead and he wasn't sure if she survived. i got a text from him and he says he's going down to the hospital and he doesn't ha

and tom burridge was there to watch it all. stage one belongs to the polish national champion.e after the victory and it sent out a message to the rest of the competition. it was a hard race because of the distance and the wind and a lot of the other things, the stage was supposed to be flat, but here it is never flat. stage was supposed to be flat, but here it is neverflat. after this you can feel it in your legs. it was a long time in the breakaway. so i‘m happy that i could make it. ? in second her team mate marian vos and in seventh the leading british rider, alice barnes. it is one of five days, the rest will be tough. we have some tough races. but yes, i can look forward to it. from here in kettering, the northamptonshire leg is over. the tour finishes in kettering, the northamptonshire leg is over. the tourfinishes in london at the end of the week. and high winds have

tom burridge reporting and tom is live with me now close to grenfell tower.me of those people in these emergency centres, what's the mood? well, when you walk around here ben, it is easy to find people who knew people living in the apartment block and a lot of them are unaccounted for. i met a woman close to here an hour ago. she knew a woman, with three young children inside. she said incredibly, she believed the 15—year—old daughter had made it out, but two young boys and the mother unaccounted for. i met another woman with a similar story near the community centre. there is that incredible story of a woman who threw her baby out of her apartment down to residents below who made a make—shift parachute. we think the baby survived. we don't know what happened to his or her mother, but these stories are replicated, the authorities are only confirming six deaths, but the anecdotal evidence that we're picking up on the ground doesn't look ground. in terms of those who survived or evacuated, where are they going to sleep tonight and who is looking after them? it

tom burridge, bbc news, in camden.he public inquiry into the grenfell tower fire says he's ‘doubtful‘ that it will be as wide—ranging as some residents hope. talks to restore powersharing at stormont will be allowed to extend until monday, after this afternoon's 4pm deadline was missed. mps will vote on the queen's speech later. labour is seeking amendments on public spending and brexit. hello. now a look at how the markets in europe have ended the trading session. the ftse 100 is now in negative territory for the first time today. staying there. health care and consumer stocks are weighing heaviest on the index, which is outweighing gains in banking shares today. hsbc has been a big gainer today after morgan stanley upgraded its rating on the stock. mining stocks have also done well today, helped by higher metal prices. not much of an affect on the overall index. supermarket tesco and wholesaler booker have asked the uk competition regulator to fast—track its probe into their proposed £3.7 billion tie up. tesco announ

tom burridge, bbc news, in west london.nd also messages expressing anger. there is the real feeling here that distress, tears, as people look for those still missing, and real anger, as people look for those still missing, and realanger, and as people look for those still missing, and real anger, and people absolutely demanding answers to how this could have happened. that is the latest from here. back to the studio. in a moment a look at how the financial markets in europe closed the day. but first, the headlines on bbc news. 17 people are now confirmed dead from the fire that swept through a west london tower block, dozens of others are still missing. firefighters reach the top floors, but say there is no hope of finding anyone else alive. but with many people still unaccounted for, the desperate search for friends and relatives continues hello. a look at the markets in europe and a good day for the pound, the highest against the euro in a week but with currency, when it is strong, the stock market is weak and vice versa.

tom burridge, thank you., in its twice yearly report about the uk economy. credit card borrowing and car finance deals are being taken up at their fastest rate in more than a decade. banks are going to be forced to find a further £11 billion in the next 18 months, to protect against the risk of bad loans. 0ur economics correspondent andy verity has the details. are we borrowing too much, and could we still afford it if something went wrong? the bank of england warned today that banks were loosening their lending to consumers and action was needed to make it tighter. consumer borrowing, outside of mortgages, is nearly £200 billion. consumer credit growth has far outpaced that of household income over the past year, with notable increases across credit cards, personal loans and autofinance. in an environment of intense competition, interest margins have fallen and risk assessments by banks have declined, or by lenders, i should say, have declined. lenders are therefore more vulnerable to losses and stress. the

tom burridge, bbc news. with me is our home affairs correspondent, tom symonds.ale of that change, because we've had 95 buildings checked, every single one has failed. was going on? this is a growing crisis, a fire safety crisis in social housing, and possibly other areas too, hospitals and private tower blocks are being checked. i think what a lot of people now want to know is: what are these tests that the government is carrying out on sections of cladding taken from tower blocks across the country. the government is not answering that question. we've asked many times over the last few days and into last week. the problem is if you're a council housing manager 01’ if you're a council housing manager or perhaps the private managerfor the council you need to know what you've done wrong, in terms of fitting this stuff. the government's guidance to these housing managers is if you find you have a problem there are steps you have to take, for example, bringing in fire safety expectors to look —— inspectors to look at the building in. camden that meant taking pretty

when she chairs a meeting of the grenfell tower recover taskforce later today. 0ur correspondent tom burridges morning. matteo and angela told us this morning. matteo and angela told us they didn't feel safe. we don't own the flat and so we found out from an article online that we had to move out so we came back straightaway and we found lots of people, we couldn't sleep year. straightaway and we found lots of people, we couldn't sleep yeahm was force on a third night sleeping ina was force on a third night sleeping in a sports centre. so many people and their pets suddenly without a home. hundreds moved out at the weekend as cladding similar to that on grenfell tower was stripped of. any though have stayed put and experts say the cladding is just one factor. it's an in total combination of things, you can have a cladding fire and no one be killed, we've seen fire and no one be killed, we've seen that in dubai and melbourne in australia and i think what camden have found, something far more complex going on in here and that's why they've taken the action have. in other parts of the country li

tom burridge reports. the messages keep coming. love, support.pport. people here want action and answers. you've got to trust in the local services and public confidence, and that is a huge thing to do... for them to rebuild that confidence, i feel they have to be held accountable. her friend and a video live on facebook as she >> anchor—2—mac: young children were trapped on the top floor. —— this as she and her two young children were trapped on the top floor. how did you feel about her being trapped in her apartment? it was the wrong advice given to her. she said, ok, i'm not going to move, and all of a sudden at the end of the video, she said, they are telling us to get off. how are we going to get off from this top floor. she was a bit confused, to be honest. very confused, to be honest. very confused about what she had to do. do you think she could have got out? i think so. this morning volunteers still organising the huge quantity of things people have donated, to help those who survived. everybody wa nts a nswers. help those who survived.

tom burridge reports. how was this possible? will people be held to account?as the prime minister herself has now admitted, was the response following the fire in adequate. the support on the fire in adequate. the support on the ground for families the fire in adequate. the support on the ground forfamilies in the fire in adequate. the support on the ground for families in the initial hours was not good enough. people were left without belongings, without roofs over their heads, without roofs over their heads, without even basic information about what had happened, what they could do and where they could seek help. that was a failure of the state, local and national, to help people when they need it most. as prime minister, i apologise for that failure. without apology after so much anger in the days following the fire. —— that apology. some of it directed at the government, some at the local council. now the chief executive of kensington and chelsea council says the government has forced him to resign. in a statement, nicholas holgate said: new flats have now

tom burridge has the details. suddenly he realised he didn't know where his friend was...r hands on books. getting young kids to read isn't hard — a new survey suggests the real challenge is keeping boys reading when they get older. i have got three boys and i think as they get older it does get more difficult to keep them interested in reading. we have always read to them and i think it isjust about giving them things to read that they find exciting and interesting. the national literacy survey asked more than 40,000 children across britain how much they like reading. the eight to 11—year—old boys were largely enthusiastic, more than seven out of ten of them said they liked reading very much or quite a lot. but only a third of older teenage boys gave the same response. the challenge is building up that pattern early, thinking of how in particular during the teenage years we promote reading to boys, that is about finding books about things they are interested in, whether it is football, dragons, sharks, and making sure those books are on hand. overall, girls like reading m

for those who are still inside the building or those who have been evacuated. 0ur correspondent tom burridgeen describing the screams of children trapped inside the building, people jumping screams of children trapped inside the building, peoplejumping from floros several stories above. one eyewitness was trapped inside —— saw someone eyewitness was trapped inside —— saw someone trapped inside and didn't north they had escaped. there is the remarkable story of the woman who a p pa re ntly remarkable story of the woman who apparently threw her baby onto a makeshift parachute that residents had created below. we know that the baby survived but we don't know what happened to the mother. grief when it is raw. this area is known for london's notting hill carnival. today, struggling to understand how a fire could burn down a whole block of flats with such a devastating effect. this man lived there. there was so much smoke, people with luggage, so much confusion. there was no sound of fire alarm bells whatsoever. this was really horrific. there was a man who threw two of his children. and this lady

tom burridge has the details. suddenly he realised he didn't know where his friend was...enge is keeping boys reading when they get older. i have got three boys and i think as they get older it does get more difficult to keep them interested in reading. we have always read to them and i think it isjust about giving them things to read that they find exciting and interesting. the national literacy survey asked more than 40,000 children across britain how much they like reading. the eight to 11—year—old boys were largely enthusiastic, more than seven out of ten of them said they liked reading the original quite a lot. but only a third of older teenage boys gave the same response. the challenge is building up that pattern thinking of how in particular during the teenage years we promote reading to boys, that is about finding books about things they are interested in, whether it is football, dragons, sharks, and making sure those books are on hand. overall, girls like reading more than boys and the positive news from this year's survey is that the number of girls and boys of a

tom burridge has this report. grief when it's raw.how a fire could burn down a whole block of flats with such a devastating effect. this man escaped from his flat on the fourth floor. it was so dark and so much smoke. people with luggage, so much confusion. there was no sound of alarm or bells whatsoever. this was really horrific. there was a man who threw two of his children. and this lady told us a friend and her three children were trapped high up in the building. a friend told me that they have been looking for her since 2am and they couldn't find anything. theyjust told me to go to hospital and as you have seen, we don't know nothing what happened. we don't know if they are alive or dead. i grabbed an extinguisher and i tried to put it out and it didn't work. we had no chance. the kitchen started to fill with smoke, so i had to run out of the building, grab my telephone and my passport and they are the only things i have got at the moment. when the left—hand side of the building was on fire, i remember seeing on the right—hand si

when she chairs a meeting of the grenfell tower recover taskforce later today. 0ur correspondent tom burridgea told us they didn't feel safe. we don't own the flat and so we found out from an article online that we had to move out so we came back straightaway and we found lots of people, told us we couldn't sleep here. it was for some a third night sleeping in a sports centre. so many people and their pets suddenly without a home. hundreds moved out at the weekend as cladding similar to that on grenfell tower was stripped off. many, though, have stayed put, and experts say the cladding is just one factor. it's an in total combination of things, you can have a cladding fire and no one be killed, we've seen that in dubai and melbourne in australia, but i think what camden have found, is there is something far more complex is going on in here, and that's why they've taken the action have. in other parts of the country like here in billingham in county durham more cladding is being removed. similar scenes are expected in doncaster. samples of the suspect cladding had been brought to the building

four more inquests have been opened into deaths in connection to grenfell fire. 0ur correspondent tom burridge told us we couldn‘t sleep here. it was, for some, a third night sleeping in a sports centre. so many people and their pets suddenly without a home. hundreds moved out at the weekend, as cladding similar to that on grenfell tower was stripped off. many, though, have stayed put, and experts say the cladding is just one factor. it‘s an in—total combination of things. you can have a cladding fire and no one be killed — we‘ve seen that in dubai and melbourne in australia, but i think what camden have found is there is something far more complex is going on in here, and that‘s why they‘ve taken the action have. in other parts of the country, like here in billingham in county durham, more cladding is being removed. similar scenes are expected in doncaster. samples of the suspect cladding have been brought to the building research establishment in watford. this old company video shows a test on building insulation, not cladding. but on a smaller scale, samples of cladding from 60 buildings fr

tom burridge, bbc news, in camden. are looking for suitable accommodation. we can go back into the house of commons for the next vote that is expected. we had one vote that is expected. we had one vote on the first amendment. the second amendment has been dropped because the government agreed to that. this is the third amendment which is being tabled by chuka umunna which is to do with access to the single market and the customs union in the brexit process. jeremy corbyn and his colleagues are not particularly keen on this amendment because it cuts across lots of what they have been saying in terms of their brexit approach and he has asked his mps to abstain so the interest is what happens with the labour vote. the speaker is just consulting. 0ur reporter is in central lobby. your thoughts on what be interested in this vote. this is about labour's position on brexit, which some will say has been confused during the general election and even some of their own spokespeople have said there are differences of opinion withi

tom burridge, bbc news.chdog has criticised the economic case for the new nuclear power station being built at hinkley point in somerset. the national audit office says ministers have locked consumers into a risky and expensive project with uncertain benefits. state—controlled firms in france and china will run the plant and are paying the £18 billion construction bill. a senior police officer has warned forces in england and wales would face a real challenges in dealing with large—scale face a real challenges in dealing with la rge—scale outbreaks face a real challenges in dealing with large—scale outbreaks of disorder because of budget cuts. the chief constable of the west midlands, dave thompson, said neighbourhood street patrols would disappear unless there was fresh investment. home secretary amber rudd has acknowledged police resources a re very rudd has acknowledged police resources are very tight but said she wouldn't rush into releasing extra money. there is an urgent appeal to find more black blood

tom burridge reports. how was this possible? will people be held to account?he prime minister herself has now admitted, was the response following the fire inadequate? the support on the ground for families in the initial hours following the fire was not good enough. people were left without belongings, without roofs over their heads, without even basic information about what had happened and what they should do and where they could seek help. that was a failure of the state, local and national, to help people when they needed it most. as prime minister, i apologise for that failure. that apology after so much anger in the days following the fire. some of it directed at the government, some at the local council. now the chief executive of kensington and chelsea council says the government has forced him to resign. in a statement, nicholas holgate said despite wanting to stay in the job in very challenging circumstances, he risked becoming a distraction. he said his team had always worked with the interests of residents at heart. new flats have now been allocat

tom burridge has the details. suddenly he realised he didn‘t know where his friend was.age boys gave the same response. the challenge is building up that pattern thinking of how in particular during the teenage years we promote reading to boys, that is about finding books about things they are interested in, whether it is football, dragons, sharks, and making sure those books are on hand. overall, girls like reading more than boys and the positive news from this year‘s survey is that the number of girls and boys of all ages who are keen on books is building up. we know that president trump likes to treat, often late at night, sometimes not making much sense. have a look at this latest. "despite the constant negative press covfefe". the word didn‘t exist until last night, and everyone is talking about it. hillary clinton tweeted "people in covfefe houses shouldn‘t throw covfefe." the comedian james corden wrote, "i‘m gonna try and go back to sleep now. everyone stay #covfefe". and the actor, ashton kutcher tweeted: "getting ready to hit the old #covfefe". president trump‘