the live images we are showing you now are a major fire in west london. latimer road area in white city. the block is called grenfell tower. you can see the wide shot over london, gives you a real sense of the scale of this lays. this is a 27 storey building. this is the area of notting hill gate, not farfrom shepherds bush. you can see from the wide images, smoke still billowing from the building, spreading wide across london, so in terms of the timeline, we understand first indications are of the fire between 12 and one o'clock, in the early hours of this morning. we will show you now some of the images that were taken. this is around two or three in the morning. from the people we've spoken to, it would appear the main part of the fire was in the middle of the building and then spread to the upper floors. the big question is, of course, about casualties. there are no official figures at the moment. we know a number of people have been taken away by ambulance, and we've heard from eyewitnesses who have spoken to those who have escaped, obviously wearing

the fire in west london last night, this morning, has demonstrated that they are still at risk in theirouldn't be happening in 21st century london. we've got the ability to stop them from happening, and when fires to break out, to restrict them to small areas of flats or buildings. one key question in the spotlight today is about the design of tower blocks and how they're meant to keep people safe in case a fire breaks out. now normally, a fire hose can only reach about 15 metres. grenfell tower stands 67 metres high. in america, they rely on what's called "active safety". sprinklers fight fires in every room, but that can be expensive. the basic principle here, until recently, has been passive safety, designing the building to confine any blaze to a single room. clearly, that's failed. investigators will want to know why. another focus will be on the cladding fitted to the outside of the building, panels to improve insulation and the look of older buildings like grenfell tower. but dozens of fires have been linked to cladding around the world. two years ago, a skyscraper in dubai caugh

ben brown is in west london. your sense, having spoken to people all morning, about what people all morning, about what people are saying about the response, the quarter nation, the mood there. they are still saying there is not enough communication, not enough coordination and there is supposed to be those governments task force. they were told on the grounds today, but i've been talking to some volu nteers but i've been talking to some volunteers who say they have not seen any sign of it. and they say some of those made homeless by this disaster are still sleeping on floors here and they say that is not good enough. community organisers have been telling me they have been trying to calm down that anger. in terms of the latest casualty figures, we are respecting a news conference right here. was supposed to be around now and it has been delayed. that would be with the metropolitan police commander stuart cundy and we may get an update on the casualties figures. we know the official death toll is 30. 70 we unders

fellow, and straight to that raking story in west london. —— raking. on fire brigade are dealing with a serious fire in a tower block art in west london. a 23—storey block of flats in kensington. andy moore is at the scene. andy, what can you tell us?” andy, what can you tell us? i am standing just beside the cameraman who is trained on the building at the moment. the police have pushed us the moment. the police have pushed us back, the cordon has been pushed back, because there are fears the building might possibly collapse. it has been well alight for nearly two hours now. as you can see, it is burning from top to bottom, all 2a stories. residents we have spoken to say that the fire seems to have started on those lower floors, perhaps the third or fourth floor. we can see that the fire brigade are training their hoses on the lower pa rt training their hoses on the lower part of the building, but obviously they cannot reach those higher floors at the moment. the ambulance service i hear. so far we are aware of two people that were being treated for bre

we will keep you updated on the events following the tragic fire in west london at grenfell tower. e. dozens of families have spent the night sleeping in temporary accommodation or shelters— some who were evacuated from neighbouring properties. many left their homes with nothing. we have more. this is a makeshift wall that has been created at the local church. boards are up, there are pens for people here to write m essa g es of are pens for people here to write messages of support. we love you. you will never be forgotten. and some flowers. and here is a picture ofa some flowers. and here is a picture of a missing person on the 19th floor of the tower. people are concerned about people who are still missing from this terrible disaster. well, following the fire, several local councils have launched safety reviews. kensington and chelsea has asked its health and safety advisors to carry out checks on its housing. in enfield, officials say they're arranging a precautionary inspection of all tower blocks. and residents living in high—rise buildings in other parts of london are being re

11 days ago, prompting the nationwide review. fire in west london 11 days ago, duncan kennedy reportsfire in west london 11 days ago, pendleton in salford, the latest location where tower block cladding is being removed, and unsettling sight for another group of residents who have lived here many years. sight for another group of residents who have lived here many yearsm has left us, as residents, very confused and very concerned about the safety of where we live. tonight the safety of where we live. tonight the government released new figures showing the latest building still have tests on cladding. they show a 100% failure rate on samples. 60 buildings have now failed those tests. the buildings stretch across 25 local authorities. immediacy is to give advice to the residence, to reassure the residence, and ensure those buildings that are high rise buildings are as safe as they possibly can as quickly as possible. the government says it can test around 100 samples in any 24—hour period, but at the moment it is only testing eight or nine a day, so with up testing eight or nine a day,

the horrific fire in west london.nearby church halls and community centres. reverend dr michael long is a minister at the notting hill methodist church close to the grenfell tower. he gave me a sense of the mood in the area. it isa it is a huge mixture of differing emotions, from horror to dismay to a huge amount of distress to the enormous response of people who just pile into the area offering donations of food, clothing. we have had a huge amounts donated to our church which is now completely full. people are turning up out of the blue and are working immensely as a team. there has been no single ego all day. people are working together. 0verwhelming. all day. people are working together. overwhelmingm all day. people are working together. overwhelming. it really is an overwhelming response. we have been seeing it again on social media, all of the images of the people wanting to come out and help. iamjust people wanting to come out and help. i am just wondering, though, i am sure you have encountered people who hav

plenty of questions and plenty of lessons to learn and plenty of blame being apportioned in west london tonight. jane: christian fraser with the very latest in london, thank you for joining us. now to our other major story. republican congressman steve scalise is in critical condition tonight after he and 4 others were shot at a baseball practice. they were warming up for a game tomorrow night when a man named 66-year-old james hodgkinson opened fire pit video showed the shooting lasting several minutes before hodgkinson was shot. he later died of his wounds. laura bicker reports. laura: it was a regular morning baseball practice that a gunman tried to turn into a killing field. the horror was captured on camera by a dog walker. the shots rang out for several minutes with few pauses. >> is that guy ok up there? laura: one of the victims was, congressman steve scalise. his colleagues could not get to him as the fighting continued. >> i could see steve scalise on the field. he dragged himself after he was shot near second base 10 or 15 yards into the field, just to be a little further awa

this is the image live now in west london.

fire in west london — as crowds gathered to add their voice to growing calls for answers.ritish prime minister — already criticised for her response — visits some of the injured in hospital. she's announced a six million dollar fund to help the victims. what we need to do is to ensure that immediately people have the support that they need in order to deal with what is an horrific and terrible circumstance that people are in. also ahead — "terrible and misguided." president trump's view on the previous administration's deal with cuba. he's signed an order to revoke the agreement set up by barack obama. effective immediately, i am cancelling the last administration com pletely cancelling the last administration completely one—sided deal with cuba. and he's one of the political giants of modern european history. germany's longest—serving chancellor, helmut kohl, dies at the age of 87. could ronaldo be getting rid of real? the bbc learns he's so upset at being accused of tax fraud, he wants to leave madrid. hello and welcome to world news today. police say that at least 30 pe

our top stories: at least 12 people have died after a huge fire swept through a west london tower block, many people are still missing and police warn the number of victims is likely to rise. eyewitnesses say the flames engulfed the 2a story building within 30 minutes with people desperately trying to escape. people were screaming, people were jumping out on fire, throwing down roads made out of bedsheets to try to climb out. just a complete nightmare, absolute nightmare. firefighters desperately struggled to reach the upper floors but were repelled by the heat and falling debris. it was so dark and so much smoke was there. there was people running down the stairs, some people had luggage, it was so much confusion. also this hour, our other top story: the washington post claims president trump is being investigated for possible obstruction of justice. hello. with fires still burning in parts of grenfell tower, more than 2a hours after the west london tower block was engulfed in flames, scores of people are still missing. 12 are confirmed dead, but police expect that figure to rise signi

we are on the scene in west london. what's the latest?update from the london fire commissioner who said there are firefighters still inside searching for people who may have remained inside the building. that means whatever the number of deaths is at this moment, it could very well rise. it's important to note the fire commissioner has not yet put a figure on that. he won't be specific on how many people died in this horrific fire early in the morning hours of london here. part of that may be because we haven't gotten a definitive number of how many people were inside this building. we know there were some 125 families who lived here but the total number of people we don't know. some evacuated. having spoken to eyewitnesss we heard horrific accounts of those evacuated running by bodies on the ground, seeing people jump out of the windows trying to save their own lives that's how bad the fire was here. it's a fraction of what it was this morning. even now smoke still pour from the building. when i got here earlier there were flames pouring

lucy manning, bbc news, west london.uld like more information on this disaster you can find it on the bbc news website and the bbc news app. that's turned a story, a 22—year—old american student in north korea released from custody earlier this week. 17 months ago he had been given a long prison sentence for stealing a propaganda sign. now we understand he is in a coma. north korea said he contracted botulism after his trial of march last year. it isa after his trial of march last year. it is a life—threatening condition. that claim is being refuted by doctors treating him in the us. they said he suffered a severe brain injury. this is his father giving his assessment of north korea's explanation. even if you believe their explanation of botulism in a sleeping pill causing the coma, and you don't, there is no excuse for any civilised nation to have kept his condition secret and denied him top—notch medical care for so long. let's bring in our correspondent from washington. what do the doctors in the us assess what might

tom symonds, bbc news, west london. tals, 18 of those are still in critical care. most are suffering effects of smoke inhalation. 0ur medical correspondent fergus walsh has been looking at the response of the 100 medical staff who were called to the scene. for the third time in as many months, london's medical teams responded to a major emergency. paramedics, trauma specialists and the airambulance were all involved, some of whom treated patients in the recent terror attacks. the key — to stabilise patients and get them to hospital. at st mary's we're caring for 16 patients, three of whom are in a critical condition. at charing cross hospital we have four patients, none of whom are critical. we are continuing to care for patients who are primarily suffering from the affects of smoke inhalation. inhaling smoke can damage the lungs and airways and may also cause carbon monoxide poisoning. specialist burn teams were on standby, but it's understood they did not treat any casualties. 12 hours after it broke out, a toxic cloud

let you know where we are, g re nfell tower to let you know where we are, grenfell tower is in west london routes, in north kensington, close to be a 40 westway, a main route into west london. we canjoin we can join now we canjoin now our we can join now our correspondent wyre davies who has a vantage point, he has been watching proceedings from a place close by. yes, indeed, lam from a place close by. yes, indeed, iamon from a place close by. yes, indeed, i am on the other side of the building effectively to you and we arejust on the building effectively to you and we are just on the edge of the exclusion zone. police and security services are keeping people well back from here because there is a lot of concern about the integrity of the building itself. throughout the night and the morning, we have seen the night and the morning, we have seen huge pieces of cladding falling off the building. in the last couple off the building. in the last couple of hours, there was a lot of concern because a new seat of fire and flame cooked or cold again right in the middle of the building, making it d

the fire in west london last night, this morning, has demonstrated that they are still at risk in theirn. we've got the ability to stop them from happening, and when fires to break out, to restrict them to small areas of flats or buildings. one key question in the spotlight today is about the design of tower blocks and how they're meant to keep people safe in case a fire breaks out. now normally, a fire hose can only reach about 15 metres. grenfell tower stands 67 metres high. in america, they rely on what's called "active safety". sprinklers fight fires in every room, but that can be expensive. the basic principle here, until recently, has been passive safety, designing the building to confine any blaze to a single room. clearly, that's failed. investigators will want to know why. another focus will be on the cladding fitted to the outside of the building, panels to improve insulation and the look of older buildings like grenfell tower. but dozens of fires have been linked to cladding around the world. two years ago, a skyscraper in dubai caught fire and the cladding was blamed. new ru

were contending to monitor the far that's engulfed a tower block in west london. ewitnesses are claiming people are trapped in their homes. around 200 firefighters and 40 fire engines have been tackling the blaze on the lancaster west estate near notting hill in west london. emergency services arrived at the blaze at about 1:15 a.m. u.k. time. this is bloomberg. ♪ i've spent my life planting a size-six, non-slip shoe into that door. on this side, i want my customers to relax and enjoy themselves. but these days it's phones before forks. they want wifi out here. but behind that door, i need a private connection for my business. wifi pro from comcast business. public wifi for your customers. private wifi for your business. strong and secure. good for a door. and a network. comcast business. built for security. built for business. so we need tablets installed... with the menu app ready to roll. in 12 weeks. yeah. ♪ ♪ the world of fast food is being changed by faster networks. ♪ ♪ data, applications, customer experience. ♪ ♪ which is why comcast business delivers consi

i want to leave you with a live shot of west london. huge fire at grenfell tower in london.ities overnight . we understand at least 50 have been taken to hospital as a result of what we have seen. this is bloomberg. ♪ francine: strong pressure for a soft brexit. theresa may faces calls to switch of her stance on leaving the eu. the european leaders they does not too late for the u.k. to change his mind. we look ahead to this evening's rate decision. growth raises its estimate for china for the second time this year, but says deep reforms are still needed. a london fire chief confirms a number of fatalities. we have the latest.

this is the image live now in west london.here are a0 fire engines in the presence of greenfeld tower in the west of the city. police say that residents were being evacuated, a number of people were being treated for a range of injuries. the fire broke out in the middle of the night. andy moore is our correspondent and he's at the scene. just for the viewers joining us, bring us up—to—date on exactly what is happening. well, this fire broke out just over four is happening. well, this fire broke outjust over four hours ago according to the london fire service. they said it was burning from the second to the 27th floor of this tower block. you can see it has diminished slightly now because most of the block has burnt out, most of the combustible material has caught alight and burnt out and be fire is steadily diminishing hour. he might be able to see the hoses on the base of the building. the one on the left is from an automated hydraulic platform. 0ver is from an automated hydraulic platform. over one hour ago we saw one person

. >>> firefighters battling a blaze that consumed a 24 story apartment building in west london. authorities being tight lipped saying only there have been a number of fatalities. the cause of the fire still not known. cnn is on the scene. we'll go live shortly. >> let's talk about this top story. attorney general jeff sessions angrily denouncing claims he may have colluded with russian officials during the election calling them detestable lies. sessions repeatedly declined to talk about his private conversations with president trump leaving democrats fuming and accusing their former senate colleague of stonewalling. >> the attorney general did confirm he left then fbi director james comey alone with president trump in the oval office on february 14th. >> i was standing there and without revealing any conversation that took place what i do recall i did depart. i believe everyone else did depart. and director comey was sitting in front of the president's desk and they were talking. that's what i do remember. i believe it was the next day that he said something, expressed concern a

three recounts in kensington, west london. hours or so to digest all of this, the times says that theresa may is staring into the a byss. that theresa may is staring into the abyss. she's had her chips, says the sun. the daily mirror talks about the coalition of crackpots and another headline says that mrs may is fighting to remain. that's a fair assessment of how the newspapers judge at all. lots more to come and after a m i will be talking to a former conservative who lost his seatin former conservative who lost his seat in the general election on thursday, we will be asking for his views on what this all means for brexit talks and for the country as a whole. that's coming up from 11am. basilfrom a whole. that's coming up from 11am. basil from westminster. back to the studio. thank you, we will talk to you ina studio. thank you, we will talk to you in a few minutes time. eight people are now in custody over the terror attacks, police have revealed that the attackers wanted to hirea revealed that the attackers wanted to hire

west of scotland. temperatures potentially up to 30 celsius in london on sunday. d morning. this is bbc newsroom life. i was about to take you into the headlines but we will go back to the headlines but we will go back to the westway sports centre in west london near grenfell tower because the queen isjust london near grenfell tower because the queen is just emerging from that along with her grandson, prince william. they arrived in the area just a short while ago and inside the westway sports centre near of course the charred grenfell tower. they have been meeting volunteers who have being helping the residents from the tower in the last couple of days. the residents themselves and community representatives as well. and outside the westway sports centre a line has been forming of representatives of the emergency services who of course have been hugely praised and deservedly praised for their heroic efforts in tackling this huge fire that confronted them. and have gone through a horrific experience, the fire brigade's union and the london fire commissioner talking

the tragedy in west london and the terror attacks recently in london and manchester have led to an unprecedentedstatement she said, it was difficult to escape a very sombre national mood in the light of recent tragedies. today should continue to be a day of celebration for trooping the colour to mark the queen's official birthday. that mood is likely to be affected by recent events. let's speak to our royal correspondent nicholas witchell who is there. we have already seen unprecedented moves by the queen and the royal family in the light of recent events and we are likely to see more changes today, understandably, nicholas. yes, what we will see in about two minutes from now is a minute's silence their own horse guards parade. you can see the footguards are formed up on horse guards parade, and in this introduction into the programme this morning at 10:45am there will be a one—minute silence on horse guards parade, just before the queen leaves buckingham palace where i am. she will be leaving buckingham palace immediately after the silence and make her way down the mall dressed in its usual cer

in a huge fire which engulfed a residential tower block in west london. the number of dead is expected to rise as fire crews carry out a complex recovery operation. many who escaped have pointed to the building's cladding as a possible explanation for the rapid spread of the blaze. a residents‘ group had warned repeatedly about the risk of a serious fire. more than seventy people have been treated in hospital — 18 are in a critical condition. checks are to be carried out across britain on similar tower blocks. and in the us — five people have been injured by a gunman who opened fire on politicians who were practicing for a charity baseball game. a senior republican member of the house of representatives, steve scalise, is in a critical condition. the gunman was shot dead by police. the prime minister is scheduled to hold talks wit the main parties in northern ireland at downing street. now on bbc news all the latest business news live from singapore. she has done it — us interest rates rise to their highest levels since the 2008 financial crisis but now w

receiving treatment in west london.ror stories of exactly what happened to them. some telling her that they fled the building in just the clothes that they were wearing. she is clearly trying to show some of the empathy that some of her critics believe was lacking previously. clearly, the government saying that we are doing everything we can to provide everything, this emergency fund, but we also heard from communities secretary sajid javid who was addressing the issue of other tower blocks similar to the high—rise tower block in west london up high—rise tower block in west london up and down the country saying that local authorities and fire authorities across the country were doing checks to make sure and reassure residents in those tower blocks that they are safe. they hope the audit will be completed today. sajid javid saying that no cost will be too much. they will provide whatever is needed. if people need rehousing, if building work is needed, he said that work would be done. clearly the government trying to get

12 people are now known to have died in a huge fire which engulfed a residential tower block in west london. the number of dead is expected to rise as fire crews carry out a complex recovery operation. many who escaped have pointed to the building's cladding as a possible explanation for the rapid spread of the blaze. a residents‘ group had warned repeatedly about the risk of a serious fire. the prime minister, theresa may, said she was deeply saddened by the loss of life. five republican politicians have been wounded after a gunman opened fire as they were practicing for a charity baseball game in virginia. the house majority whip, steve scalise, was shot in the hip and is in a critical condition. more now on our top story. and emergency services say a huge fire at grenfell tower in west london on tuesday night was unprecedented in its size and scale. at least 12 people are known to have died but that figure is likely to rise. newsnight‘s david grossman has spent the day at the scene. the first call to the fire brigade was just before 1am. this the first call to the fire brigade wasjust be

a very busy hospital in west london. fire was developing about three miles from where you are, they declared a major incident here at the hospital. they were, of course well prepared for a type of incident like this, but here at chelsea and westminster they admitted the most number of patients. so this afternoon here, they're treating 25 of those 74 patients who were brought to hospital in the early hours of this morning. now they have gotan hours of this morning. now they have got an accident and emergency department here, jane, but also crucially, this is where they've got a very specialised burns unit and we are told that some of the most severely injured would have been brought here to this unit to be treated and they will be treated this afternoon by a dedicated team of medics. there will be specialist burns consultants, there will be specialist nurses, but also as well, we're told, there will be psychologists on hand as well because we have been hearing those harrowing eyewitness accounts of people who were in that

again, 27 stories, west london, all residential. a massive tragedy under way as dawn is now breaking in london. so we'll go to a break. we'll come back and continue our political discussion right after this. zblooz i'm milissa rehberger. firefighters are battling flames in a 27-story apartment high rise in west london, and there are fears it could collapse. emergency officials say at least 30 people have been taken to hospitals, many treated for smoke inhalation. the bbc reports a significant number of people remain unaccounted for. more 11th hour in just a moment. finding time to get things done isn't easy. but we've got the digital tools to help. now with xfinity's my account, you can figure things out easily, so you won't even have to call us. change your wifi password to something you can actually remember, instantly. add that premium channel, and watch the show everyone's talking about, tonight. and the bill you need to pay? do it in seconds. because we should fit into your life, not the other way around. go to xfinity.com/myacc

a massive fire in a west london tower block. the london fire brigade are dealing with a serious fire in a tower block in west london. they were called around 2am local time to grenfell tower, a 23 storey block of flats in kensington. 200 firefighters on the scene, 45 engines, most people trying to help have been moved back because of concerns the structure will collapse. local people say that residents in the tower are trapped and details are not yet clear. andy moore is our correspondent and he's there. what is the latest? as you can see, the building is well at. we have had an update from the fire service, they say it is from the second floor up they say it is from the second floor up to the 27th floor. you may be able to see in the bottom left—hand corner there is a hydraulic platform with a hose focused on the one corner of the building that is not a light. in the last half an hour we have seen a person at a window. we saw them once or twice. we don't know whether it is a resident or a firefighter. it is in that area where t

for the time being, west london throughout the afternoon in., back to simon in the studio. —— throughout the afternoon. a service is taking place this afternoon for family members and emergency services involved in the london bridge attack. the dean of southwark cathedral has said that while they were at the centre of those horrific events on the 3rd of june, today's services and opportunities for southwark cathedral to re—establish itself as a place of reconciliation, healing and community. it is also an opportunity to honour those whose lives were impacted by what happened. almost 50 people were taken to five local hospitals, and eight individuals lost their lives. eight people, who by their own countries of origin are an indication of how london is a multicultural city, coming from australia, france, canada and great britain. the archbishop of canterbury is saying in his sermon, we are here in this building that was built to say that the future that each of us as in christ is one of life, hope and eventually, though ha rd of life, hope and e

a huge fire has torn through a block of flats in west london. are still thought to be trapped. there was smoke everywhere. literally everywhere. there was people downstairs. there was bits of the cladding falling off the block that was on fire. people screaming. after a couple of minutes because obviously people were still sleeping on the higher floors so they didn't have a clue what was going on. they need to ring 999 and there is a dedicated line for this incident, 0k? the emergency services were called to the grenfell tower in north kensington around 1am this morning with flames covering most of the block.

good afternoon from west london. firefighters say they are not expecting to find anyone else alive in this tower block, which is still smouldering, 36 hours after a massive fire tore through it. 17 people have been confirmed dead. but the london fire brigade chief says there are still unknown numbers of people in the building. friends and relatives of the missing are still desperately searching for news. 37 people remain in hospital, 17 are critical. this morning the prime minister and the leader of the opposition were here. the prime minister has announced there will be a full public inquiry. the queen paid tribute to the "bravery" of the hundreds of firefighters who battled against the flames. she also praised the "incredible generosity" of volunteers who've poured in to this area offering help and support. 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. poc

we'll have the latest from here in west london in this extended programme. oughout the day for all developments from our london correspondents from the scene at the london tower block fire. good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six from west london. behind me, grenfell tower — its 2a storeys now just a charred shell. once home to hundreds of people — today it's an ugly reminder of a tragedy that many people around here believe could have been avoided. the scale of that tragedy is becoming much clearer. seventeen people are now confirmed dead — but the police believe the final figure will be higher. the first victim has been named by friends and family as mohammed alhajali — a syrian refugee who came to the country in 2014. this afternoon, theresa may has announced a public inquiry. it follows growing anger among residents here. the queen has sent a message of sympathy. our first ourfirst report on our first report on this devastating fire is from our home editor. slowly, inch by painstaking inch, fire officers continued their grim and dangerous work. am

now i will hand you back to ben brown in west london. thank you.till six but that is expected to rise. we have a news conference here in the next few minutes with representatives from the metropolitan police, the fire brigade and the ambulance service, as well as the leader of the council. they may be taking questions about why this tower block could be in golf than flames so rapidly. earlier my colleague spoke toa rapidly. earlier my colleague spoke to a representative from muslim eight, who has been helping those affected by the fire. there are people who need somewhere to sleep tonight and they need food and water and blankets. we are trying to support those who have been affected and the fire. i have been here since 7am trying to support those who have lost people or are waiting for news. we are providing shelter and supporting the local services looking for ways to support the long—term housing needs of the people that have been affected. we are providing blankets and food and working with local churches and mosques and synagogues to provide h

lucy manning, bbc news, west london.mmunity have been expressing anger and frustration, demanding to know who would be held accountable for the tragedy, while the search for missing relatives and friends continued. our correspondent fergus walsh reports now on those still missing after the grenfell tower fire. hour by hour, the roll call of the missing and the dead lengthens. friends and relatives, desperate for information, have posted photos and messages on social media. many children are among those unaccounted for. ii—year—old fidoz kadir and his 13—year—old brother yaya lived on the 20th floor with their parents and six—year—old brother. all are missing. fatima, mirna, and three—year—old zainab choucair also lived on the 20th floor of grenfell tower with their parents and grandmother. again all six are missing. birktee haftam and her 12—year—old son birup lived on the 18th floor. relatives have said they have visited every hospital treating the casualties and got no word. zainab dean lived on the 14th floor with her

a major incident is declared as a huge fire engulfs a tower block in west london.ze at grenfell tower near notting hill. local reports say that residents are trapped in the building. it broke out around midnight. more than 200 firefighters are at the scene, along with 40 fire engines. good morning. we can take you straight in the majorfire in a 24 we can take you straight in the major fire in a 24 story tower block in west london. these

lucy manning, bbc news, west london.w where they have lost. the american university student who was sent home tuesday from a prison in north korea, has a severe neurological injury. 0tto warmbier was detained for 17 months by the regime and it's not clear how he got the brain damage that has left him in a coma for over a year. but the family only learned about that a week ago. at a press conference his father spoke about their shock on hearing the news. mr warmbier said 0tto was "brutalized" by the north korean regime. the 22—year—old student had been sentenced to 15 years hard labour for vandalising a north korean propaganda poster. there's no excuse for the way the north koreans treated our son. and no excuse for the way they've treated many others. i call on them to release the other americans being held. no other family should endure what the warmbiers have. and joining us now is our state department correspondent barbara plett usher. so many confusing elements to this story. what is the state department saying about

frustration and anger following the tower block fire in west london, as crowds gather to add their voicells for a nswe i’s. the british prime minister already criticised for her response visits some of the injured in hospital and announces a $6 million fund to help the victims. what we need to do is to ensure that immediately people have the support that they need in order to deal with what is an horrific and terrible circumstance but people are in. welcome to bbc news. the white house wanted its message to be about changing us policy toward cuba. but then a tweet from president trump caused the news agenda to change. earlier on friday he said: that sparked this response from senator dianne feinstein who sits on the intelligence committee. she went on to call it a blatant violation of the president's oath of office. for more on mr trump's comments and the resulting firestorm, here's our north america editorjon sopel. the ball has been set rolling, largely because of mr trump's own actions in the way he has communicated on some of these things. we all know there was an investigation going

the fire in west london last night, this morning, as demonstrated that they are still at risk in their be happening in 21st—century london. we've got the ability to stop them from happening, and when fires do break out, to restrict them to small areas of flats or buildings. one key question in the spotlight today is about the design of tower blocks, and how they are meant to keep people safe in case a fire breaks out. normally, a fire hose can only reach about 15 metres. grenfell tower stands 67 metres high. in america, they rely on what is called "active safety". sprinklers fight fires in every room, but that can be expensive. the basic principle here, until recently, has been passive safety, designing the building to confine any blaze to a single room. clearly, that has failed. investigators will want to know why. another focus will be on the cladding fitted to the outside of the building panels to improve insulation and the look of older buildings like grenfell tower. but dozens of fires have been linked to cladding around the world. two years ago, a skyscraper in dubai caught fire,

theresa may, says she's been deeply affected by the tragedy of the fire in west london. she's setting up a £5 million emergency fund for victims of the blaze. she made herfirst visit to meet survivors, after being criticised for failing to see local people on thursday. now on bbc news, in about ten minutes we'll have this week's edition of newswatch. but first it's time for click. right. let's see. dragons? check. singing pirates? check. orcs... yes. all of which can only mean it is time for e3, the world's maddest video games expo, in the heart of downtown los angeles. this is where new games are launched and new hardware is lauded. it is always big, loud and bright but this year, for the first time, it is notjust open to those who work in the games industry. 15,000 members of the public have also been allowed in, each paying up to $250 for a ticket. you do the maths. all of which means things have got a lot bigger. how exciting it is, depends on whether the big console manufacturers have any big announcements or not. this year, microsoft generated the most excitement b

important because of the real sense of anger we've been hearing and seeing from the streets of west londons you've heard, have felt there were warnings about the fire risk in that building. of course, that is something that politically the government must react to. the speed with which it has announced this public enquiry is of some importance. a specially convened meeting today, because officially parliament hasn't opened yet, a meeting convened with mps and ministers where mps made their frustrations and anger is known about whether this could have been prevented had the regulatory system be better. david lammy, mp for totte n ha m be better. david lammy, mp for tottenham in north london again talking about the fact that he had a friend who he hasn't been able to get hold of who lived on the 20th floor. both the labour leader and the prime minister visiting the scene. there has been some criticism of the fact that mrs may didn't meet residents, didn't meet survivors from the tower but instead chose to meet the emergency services. she said that she wanted to get a briefing from the emerge

political reaction to the tragic events in west london continue today. from the chancellor of the exchequer, philip hammond, and the labour leader, jeremy corbyn. with me now is our political correspondent, susana mendonca. what has been said? there's been so many questions raised about whether oi’ many questions raised about whether or not the government acted upon recommendations made following a previous fire in camberwell in 2009, the recommendations made in 2013. philip hammond was asked whether the government had acted upon that, and he said it wasn't fair to ask that, because they had got researchers to look into the issue and had a consultation. he was also asked about the key issue of sprinklers, because people have asked whether people would have survived had there been sprinklers in the building. philip hammond said he wasn't clear on whether sprinklers would have made a difference. if the conclusion ofa made a difference. if the conclusion of a proper technical evaluation is that that is the best way to deal with a problem, then, of course. m

minister orders a full public inquiry into the fire that destroyed a residential tower block in west london. as the first victim of the fire is named by his family, mohammed alhajali, a 23—year—old syrian refugee, the death toll rises to 17. we need to know what happened, we need to have an explanation for this, we owe that to the families, to the people who have lost loved ones, friends and the homes in which they lived. theresa may made a private visit to the scene this morning to meet emergency services. the government says it will support the families whose homes were destroyed, with a promise to rehouse all those affected by the fire. we will be speaking to the four berth mayor london, ken livingstone. the faces of some of some of those still unaccounted for, young and old, many of which were trapped on the upper floors of the building. jessica, she's still missing. going to be 13 next month. lovely little girl. bubbly personality. we just want her home. the local community have been leaving messages for loved ones as they try to come to terms with what happened. good evening and welco

the 22—year—old grew up in north—west london and has told the bbc that he would like to help in the besthe diamond league meeting in oslo brought controversy on thursday after 200m world champion dafne schippers finished first in a time of 22.31. the dutch athlete appeared to make a false start but appealed to the officials and was allowed to begin the race and then coasted clear to celebrate a win on her 25th birthday before she was disqualified and then reinstated. while in the women's 800m, olympic champion caster semenya enjoyed another dominating win as the south african overtook francine nyonsaba in the home straight to clock a time of one minute 57.59 seconds. but perhaps the strangest thing to happen on the night was when nigerian long jumper blessing okagbare's hairpiece came off when she landed after a jump. the mark was legal, she continued and the hairpiece is being questioned at present for running away from its owner. now to rugby union where owen farrell faces an anxious wait to see if he'll be fit for the british and irish lions‘ first test against new zealand on saturday

the grenfell tower block is in west london — close to some of london's busiest transport routes.nsington 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. glenfell tower itself was built in 1974 and is 2a stories high. it was refurbished in may 2016 and contains 120 flats thought to be home to between 400 and 600 people. what is happening now? iamon what is happening now? i am on the very edge of a police cordon. there are keeping people well back because of the amount of debris and cladding that has been falling off. they are not worried about the building falling down. the fire service commissioner said, despite the huge fire and the loss of life, the building didn't appear to be falling down. we have had a new fire rate in the middle of the building that has spread to the top of the building. there is still a considerable fire blazing and it is very difficult for the firefighters to reach the middle of the building and the top of the building. they h

lucy manning, bbc news, west london.e living in this community have been expressing anger and frustration demanding to know who would be held accountable for the tragedy while the search for missing relatives and friends continued. our correspondent fergus walsh reports now on those still missing after the grenfell tower fire. hour by hour, the roll call of the missing and the dead lengthens. friends and relatives, desperate for information, have posted photos and messages on social media. many children are among those unaccounted for. 11—year—old fidoz kadir and his 13—year—old brother yaya lived on the 20th floor with their parents and six—year—old brother. all are missing. fatima, mirna, and three—year—old zainab choucair also lived on the 20th floor of grenfell tower with their parents and grandmother. again all six are missing. birktee haftam and her 12—year—old son birup lived on the 18th floor. relatives have said they have visited every hospital treating the casualties and got no word. zainab dean lived on the 14

our top stories: the search for the missing continues after a huge fire swept through a west london tower block. police say the number of fatalities is likely to rise. it's confirmed at least 12 people died. the washington post claims president trump is being investigated for possible obstruction of justice in relation to investigations of alleged russian interference in the presidential election. taking on all callers: the russian president, vladimir putin, will be holding his annual television phone—in later today. betting on brighter days ahead. the fed raises interest rates and says it will start unwinding its $4.5 trillion stimulus programme. but is the us economy really out of the woods? plus — roam if you want to. the eu scraps extra mobile charges for travellers from today after a decade long battle. but will users end up footing the bill anyway? hello and welcome to the programme. the fire burns on at grenfell tower this morning more than 2a hours after this west london tower block was engulfed in flames. 12 residents are confirmed dead, but police expect that figure to rise sign