jodie martin lives opposite grenfell tower. he arrived at the fire at about the same time as the first fire crews. something he saw might shed light on the source of the grenfell baby story. i think this was the fourth floor, third or fourth, on this side of the building. there was a lady, african caribbean lady with her baby. she was leaning out the window, more like a toddler. there was smoke billowing out behind her. she was trying to get oxygen. she was at the lowest point of the ledge, right down low, hanging, top half of her torso hanging out. her infant at arm's length out. so you think she was trying to get air? yeah, definitely trying to get air. she wasn't throwing the baby? no, no. if you could see it, it was full of smoke. the smoke was billowing out. the only place to get oxygen was to get your head below the ledge of the window. that's what she was doing. so perhaps the grenfell story came from people seeing one thing and assuming they'd seen the rest. according to psychologists this is a common phenomena at such

grenfell is not just the result d politicalod ba decisions. it stands for a failed and broken system, which labour must and will replace. [applause] mr. corbyn: the poet, ben okri, recently wrote in his poem "grenfell tower" -- "those who were living now are dead those who were breathing are from the earth fled if you want to see how the poor die, come see grenfell tower." -- grenfell tower let --"tower and thank you, ben, for that wonderful poem. [applause] mr. corbyn: we have a duty as a country, to learn the lessons from this calamity and ensure that a changed world flowers. i hope that the public inquiry will assist. but a decent home is a right for everyone, whatever their income or whatever their background. [applause] mr. corbyn: and houses should be homes for the many, not speculative investments for the few. [applause] mr. corbyn: look at the conservative housing record and you understand why grenfell residents are sceptical about their conservative council and this conservative government. since 2010, homelessness has doubled. 120,00

the burned out shell of grenfell town the west london high rise in which so many once lived and died of a silicon starter lorand they were friends and neighbors people she saw almost every day she's lived opposite grenfell tower for thirty four years on the night of june the fourteenth she was awakened by the fire they could see people at the eye windows. they said hello sometimes the children were show to show we jumped. all around grenfell tower there are still signs of morning and rage many accuse the authorities of having ignored fire regulations by covering the building in a highly flammable cladding to save money this area is home to many public housing blocks which like grenfell tower and managed by the local council doesn't exist ever laurent lives in social housing too and understands the anger. nobody was listening to them and we have experience as well we we know exactly. how it happened you know as much as the fire is they way people were woodridge treated they way they were who have been ignored. stands and one of the u.k.'s most affluent boroughs kensington and chelsea

the burned out shell of grenfell town the west london high rise in which so many once lived and died of a silicon starter lorand they were friends and neighbors people she saw almost every day she's lived opposite grenfell tower for thirty four years on the night of june the fourteenth she was awakened by the fire they could see people at the hour we do. they say hello sometimes the children were show to show we jumped. all around grenfell tower there are still signs of mourning and rage many accuse the authorities of having ignored fire regulations by covering the building in a highly flammable cladding to save money this area is home to many public housing blocks which like when full tower a managed by the local council has the latest ever laurent lives in social housing too and understands the anger. nobody was listening to them and we have experience as well we we know exactly. how it happened you know as much as the fire is they way people were woodridge treated they way they were who have been ignored. stands and one of the u.k.'s most affluent boroughs kensington and chelsea m

mr speaker, if my honourable friend will allow me, i won't speculate on grenfell tower and the causes of that terrible tragedy. but in terms of his broader point about measures which also are important, such as fire doors, something that we found in camden, when fire safety checks were done, there were hundreds of fire doors that were not there and so there are other measures alongside sprinklers, which certainly can be and should be taken when necessary. sajid javid. finally, 100 years have passed since this humble—looking but very significant document was drawn up. the balfour declaration was sent in 1917 to lord rothschild, leader of the british jewish community, and to the zionist federation of great britain. it pledged support for the establishment of a national home forjews in the area of palestine, which was then part of the ottoman empire. the declaration was written by arthur balfour, conservative prime minister in the first few years of the 20th century, who later became foreign secretary. his successor 100 years on told mps the government was proud of the uk's part in the

findings to the ground fell enquiry -- grenfell tower. that was a possibility to explain why the fire went out of control as it did. you're watching bbc news. the headlines:. the uk's fifth largest airline monarch has gone into administration, leaving tens of thousands of holidaymakers abroad waiting for flights home. regional leaders in catalonia say more than two million people — 90% of those who voted in a banned referendum — were in favour of independence from spain. the prime minister, mariano rajoy, has called the poll illegal. canadian police have arrested a somali refugee suspected of stabbing a police officer and injuring four pedestrians in edmonton, alberta. two young women accused of using a nerve agent to murder kim jong—nam — the estranged half—brother of north korea's leader — have been taken to the high court in malaysia for the start of their trial. now it is time for our newspaper review. what's making headlines around the world ? violence at catalonia's independence referendum is making the front page >> the

yet despite that response of grenfell's former residents and neighbors feel left been abandoned most had lost faith in politicians long before the fire for them the towers burnt out shell is just further evidence they'd been right all along. it begs the question whether such basic rights are only accessible to the privileged few who can afford to pay for them and now to switzerland where a farmer is fighting to as he puts it give cows a voice aren't a powell has made it his mission to curtail a practice he considers under sara lee cruel and based on all the signatures he was able to collect it seems many of his fellow citizens agree with him. you know you're going to get sleazy. seeing the room and know like i mean i don't mind farmer i mean couple has never followed the crowd. he's a free spirit who has always done his own thing. and he's someone who usually gets what he wants sooner or later. and what he wants now is that cows get to keep their horns although they are all born with or nubs in switzerland eight out of ten kelvins are d. horned this is often train full of the cattle.

the burned out shell of grenfell town the west london highrise in which so many once lived and died of a silicon stiver lorand they were friends and neighbors people she saw almost every day has lived opposite grenfell tower for thirty four years on the night of june the fourteenth she was awakened by the fire they could see people at the a window. they said hello. sometimes the children were show to show we jumped. all around grenfell tower there are still signs of mourning and rage many accuse the authorities of having ignored fire regulations by covering the building in a highly flammable cladding to save money this area is home to many public housing blocks which like when full tower and managed by the local council facilities to ever laurent lives in social housing too and understands the anger. nobody was listening to them and we have experience as well we we know exactly. how it happened you know as much as the fire is they way people were woodridge treated they way they were who have been ignored. stands i'm one of the u.k.'s most affluent boroughs kensington and chelsea many o

ministers are accused of breaking their promises after the grenfell tower fire. and the government comes under attack from all sides over its decision not to take part in a vote on its new benefit, universal credit. what an anti—democratic shambles and utter embarrassment for this house. first, a former health minister is calling for a hillsborough style panel or enquiry to be set up to investigate an epilepsy drug and the harm caused to unborn babies during pregnancy. the liberal democrat norman lamb said the government also had an overwhelming moral case to establish a compensation scheme for those affected by sodium valproate. leading a debate in the commons, he said about 20,000 babies were estimated to have been affected since the 1970s. in the general population, there is a risk of foetal abnormality of 2—3% but, if valproate is taken during pregnancy, that goes up to 11%, and the defects include spina bifida, malformations of the face, including cleft palate, the skull, limbs, organs, including heart and respiratory issues. also, and i think this is in

the burned out shell of grenfell town the west london high rise in which so many once lived and died of a silicon stiver lorand they were friends and neighbors people she saw almost every day lived opposite grenfell tower for thirty four years on the night of june the fourteenth she was awakened by the fire they could see people at the eye windows. they said hello sometimes the children were show to show we jumped. all around grenfell tower there are still signs of mourning and rage many accuse the authorities of having ignored fire regulations by covering the building and a highly flammable cladding to save money this area is home to many public housing blocks which like when fatah a managed by the local council as they kissed every laurent lives in social housing too and understands the anger. nobody was listening to them and we have experience as well we we know exactly. how it happened you know as much as the fire is they way people were woodridge treated they way they were have been ignored. stands and one of the u.k.'s most affluent boroughs kensington and chelsea many of the h

yet despite that response that grenfell's former residents and neighbors feel have been abandoned most had lost faith in politicians long before the fire to them the towers burnt out shell is just further evidence they'd been right all along. it begs the question whether such a basic rights are only accessible to the privileged few who can afford to pay for them and now to switzerland where a farmer is fighting to as he puts it give cows a voice aren't capello has made it his mission to curtail a practice he considers under sara lee cruel and based on all the signatures he was able to collect it seems many of his fellow citizens agree with him. you know you're going to get sleazy. seeing me with no link i mean count one farmer i mean couple has never followed the crowd. he's a free spirit who has always done his own thing. and he's someone who usually gets what he wants sooner or later. and what he wants now is that cows get to keep their horns although they are all born with more nubs in switzerland eight out of ten calories are de horned this is often train full of the cattle. it's c

yet despite that response that grenfell's former residents and neighbors feel they've been abandoned most have lost faith in politicians long before the fire to them the towers burnt out shell is just further evidence they'd been right all along. it begs the question whether such a basic rights are only accessible to the privileged few who can afford to pay for them and now to switzerland where a farmer is fighting to as he puts it give cows a voice are like a power has made it his mission to curtail a practice he considers and this is sara lee cruel and based on all the signatures he was able to collect it seems many of his fellow citizens agree with him. you know you're going to get sleazy. singing even though you think i mean any color blind farmer i mean couple has never followed the crowd. he's a free spirit who has always done his own thing. and he's someone who usually gets what he wants sooner or later. and what he wants now is that cows get to keep their horns although they are all born with or nubs in switzerland eight out of ten kelvins are de horned this is often train fu

voiceover: the grenfell fire burned at around 1000 degrees. but aluminium should not set light until almost twice that temperature. how is that possible?! it hasjumped up... so how did the aluminium part of the cladding burn? the answer might be moisture. it is counterintuitive to think that water would make matters worse but that is what i believe could be the situation. over time, rain and humidity can get trapped in the insulating foam and in a fire, is moisture is released as steam. steam generated from the burning foam impinges on hot aluminium. the aluminium would react violently with water, generating lots of heat and hydrogen. it would then supply steam in a fire at such a rate as to be able to react with hot aluminium, not put it out with a fireman's hose. professor harwood demonstrated how a small amount of water can make aluminium catch fire atjust 300 degrees. you see, it is getting hot, there is an actual flame... and there was no flame before you introduce the water. the professor has now handed over his findings to the grenfell

. # the fire at grenfell. # oh, oh, oh, oh. applause 12—year—old tashundrei lived in grenfell tower with his grandmother. we've been following his story since the fire. good evening, everyone, ladies and gentlemen. it's a great pleasure to be here today amongst all of you, as a survivor from grenfell tower, to read to you one of the most powerful speeches in all of history. "i have a dream that one day this nation will rise up and live out the true meaning of its creed. to be self—evident that all men are created equal. i have a dream that one day on the red hills of georgia, the sons of former slaves and the sons of former slave owners will be able to sit down together at the table of brotherhood. i have a dream that one day every valley shall be exalted, and every hill and mountain shall be made low, the rough places will be made plain, and the crooked places will be made straight; and the glory of the lord shall be revealed and all flesh shall see it together." unfortunately, martin luther king died at the age of 39 at

interesting that you make that point, there is a difference between grenfell and schools, grenfell is a residential building. quitea schools, grenfell is a residential building. quite a few viewers have been making this point. cliff says it isa been making this point. cliff says it is a waste of money, while schools are occupied everybody is awake and perfectly able to extinguish a fire and evacuate. when unoccupied, any loss will be collateral damage. nobody lives in a school and when occupied it is not a high risk fire environment.“ school and when occupied it is not a high risk fire environment. if only i could be so confident. i do not accept that analysis. as far as i'm concerned, you only have to look at schools where we have people with learning difficulties, in wheelchairs, on zimmer frames, learning difficulties, in wheelchairs, on zimmerframes, they are not going to be a pity get out of buildings quickly. we were told the grenfell tower disaster could never happen. every bit of common sense tells me that we could face a disaster in one of our schools. it makes sense in thi

money pledged to improving tower block safety following the grenfell disaster isn't being released by the government. that's according to some councils in england and wales, who claim ministers are rejecting requests for refurbishments because they're deemed to be non—essential. angus crawford reports. it was a fire no—one thought possible. flames engulfing the building, spreading through the cladding, in minutes. raising urgent questions about who ca ns a cross raising urgent questions about who cans across the uk. safety tests showed more than 100 were not safe. some residents had to be evacuated, leaving them fearful, confused and frustrated. just four miles from grenfell tower, towers needing millions of pounds of work, removing cladding, fitting sprinklers. the responsibility has been kicked on to the councils, having to raid money from the tenants' rents in order to provide for the fire safety works. nothing is coming from government. that means that fewer affordable homes will be built and residents are dealing with poorer repairs for the next 20 to 30 years. the local gove

i told them what i did have in grenfell tower, i was younger in grenfell tower, the child was younger and we didn't sit with what has now happened to us, the shock. in fact, the boy hasn't gone back to his routine. inaudible saying why don't you dress properly, we might run out in the middle of the night again. there's a lot going on. we need to understand what they are doing with us. some people might say you are asking for more than you had that grenfell tower. chuckles i think grenfell tower, my own flats, i would say was comfortable, because my sitting room was massive. we could find space for him there. when we had somebody sleeping in with him, you could put a bed for the nanny to use. but these little rooms they are showing is like a little corridor. i don't understand what's going on, really, and i'm not the only one in this predicament. so many of us. some people are crying everyday in the lobby, because they cannot understand what's going on. well, i'm grateful you have updated our audience and that you have spoken to us again. thank you so much, rumayatu mamudu, and obvious

it says during the week of grenfell tower, theresa may a p pa re ntly week of grenfell tower, theresa may apparently cried so much that downing street staff became so worried, one suggested standard —— sending for an sas soldier to give her a pep talk to boost her resilience, which is a bit scary because the rest of the nation was weeping for grenfell tower and she was weeping for herself, however... it's a really odd story, i think. 0n the face of it, all good fun and you step i can think about it, if somebody is crying, do you send an sas person to put an arm around them, that's weird, my problem with this is, she cried. right? it's very personal. it's sexist, is what it is. male prime ministers, ever described as broken in that sense? she cried, because men don't cry! so what, what if she does? she did actually admit to shedding a tear after the election result. plenty of reasons to cry. and then this issue of misleading the queen, she told the queen she had a deal with the dup, took another 17 days to nail it down, yes, it did... she did have a deal. not exactly misleading. bu

the local government secretary, sajid javid, was one of the first ministers to visit grenfell tower and promised action. we will take the expert advice, whatever it takes to make the buildings safe and the people safe. whatever it takes. we must be led by experts but no short cuts to this. but today, the government said that building owners were responsible and urged councils to come forward with funding concerns. it was a national tragedy but who now will pay to make sure it never happens again? angus crawford, bbc news. travel firms often aren't giving consumers accurate information about whether their holidays are protected, according to new research. the consumer group which made dozens of calls to eight travel firms, including british airways and thomas cook. they found in eight out of ten cases staff couldn't confirm if customers were protected. let's talk to the editor of which magazine, rory beaumont. were worst offenders? if you look at the biggest companies what sort of protection we would get if we booked with them, the most concerning ones are thomas cook, who got less than

four miles from grenfell, councillor adam hug says these flats need millions of pounds of repairs. for blocks such as this across westminster and across the country, there needs to have sprinklers retrofitted. for now the government won't pay, leaving the council to foot the bill. nothing is coming from government, and that means fewer affordable homes will be built and residents will be dealing with poorer repairs for the next 20—30 years. the horror of what happened here exposed dangers in buildings across the country. rightly or wrongly, some councils believe the government made a pledge to pay for all the work to make tower blocks safe. after the fire, public anger mounted, and ministers promised action. whatever it takes we will take the expert advice, do whatever it takes to make those buildings safe, or make those people safe. whatever it takes. we have to be led by the experts but there can be no short cuts to this. but today the government said building owners are responsible for funding measures designed to make a building safe. and urged councils to come forward if the

grenfell tower was encased in panels made up of aluminium sheets with a polyethylene core, which melts and burns when exposed to extreme temperatures. the association that runs this block in kilburn, which has the same type of cladding, had no plans to remove it — but is now reviewing that — adding that the safety of their residents is of utmost importance. a driver of a train that crashed into buffers at king's cross station in august was suffering from ‘fatigue', an investigation has found. the crash pushed the buffers back more than a metre. the report by the rail accident investigation branch, found the driver "briefly closed her eyes because they felt tired" in the seconds before the collision. a woman from buckhursthill made an incredible debut at the ironman world championships in hawaii last week . lucy charles finished second. an ironman race includes a two and a half mile swim, followed by 112 miles on a bike and then a marathon on foot. lucy finished in just under nine hours and now she's home, thoughts are already turning to next yea r‘s thoughts are already turning

the proceeds not to go to the one hundred fifty eight families who survived the grenfell tower inferno in london last june and. among the most valuable pieces is fi schwimmer one nine three by german photographer volved gang tillman's the auction on monday at southern bees in london is expected to raise more than one million euros. contraband of art from the hamburg media school has won the golden student academy award in hollywood for the short film she made in kenya what to watch are all of us young german filmmakers have been on a winning streak in hollywood in recent years your highness poise from the film academy impressed this year's jury with his documentary gollum say he won gold for a story about gold and illegal prospectors in ghana the coveted student oscars are awarded in four categories. and hamburg zoo for siberian tiger cubs have ventured outside with their mother for the first time dasha a new mission and retire early were born in june and the zoo says they're all healthy and hearty and they appear quite happy. just a few weeks ago they seemed far more bashful. now sue

almost four months have passed since the horrific fire at grenfell tower. at least 80 lives were lost when fire engulfed the tower block in west london injune. a full—scale inquiry is underway into how the disaster happened; meanwhile questions continue into the safety of britain's high—rise accommodation. some councils claimed last week that the government wasn't releasing funds to improve the fire safety of dozens of tower blocks after promising that a lack of money would not stand in the way of essential works, an issue taken up in the house of lords. the london fire commissioner said, since the grenfell tower tragedy, retro fitting sprinklers can't be optional, can't be nice to have. the minister for housing said sprinklers are additional rather than essential. does he agree with me that it is time for the government to review those decisions in light of the comments from the government of the tragedy and the advice of professionals in the fire service and elsewhere. they are essential and not additional. building owners are responsib funding fire s

four miles from grenfell, councillor adam hoge says these flats need millions of pounds of repairs. for blocks such as those across westminster and across the country, there needs to have sprinklers retrofitted. for now the government won't pay, leaving the council to foot the bill. nothing is coming from government, and that means fewer affordable homes will be built and residents will be dealing with poorer repairs for the next 20—30 years. the horror of what happened here exposed dangers in buildings across the country. rightly or wrongly, some councils believe the government made a pledge to pay for all the work to make tower blocks safe. after the fire, public anger mounted, and ministers promised action. whatever it takes we will take the expert advice, do whatever it takes to make those buildings safe, or make those people safe. whatever it takes. we have to be led by the experts but there can be no short cuts to this. but today the government said building owners are responsible for funding measures designed to make a building safe. and urged councils to come forward if th

a memorial service to mark six—months since the fire at grenfell will be held at st pauls cathederal in central london. the event has been organised by grenfell tower survivors and families of the bereaved who made the request following discussions with the bishop of kensington and the dean of the chapter of st pauls. the service will be broadcast live on the bbc on the 14th december. the british architect sir david adjaye has won the competition to design the uk's new national holocaust memorial and learning centre. the landmark will be built in victoria tower gardens next to the houses of parliament and will be designed as a "park of britain's conscience." 0ur correspondent sophie long has been to meet sir david. sorry congratulations. thank you. survivor meets storyteller. sir david adjaye is the british architect whose design will honour the six millionjewish men, women and children murdered in the holocaust. it will stand on the banks of the river thames, next to parliament. we need to understand each other‘s stories to be tolerant of each other, because the 21st—century is

its grenfell immigration policy, a spokesperson for north kensington law centre said this. campaigners are calling on southwark council to stop removing gravestones, memorials and ancient trees from a cemetery in south—east london saying it's morally wrong. work to clear common land at camberwell new cemetery began last month to create a path and new burial spaces. but some families have been left devastated after discovering their relatives' graves had been removed without being told. southwark council says notices were put up in the area, attempts were made to contact families, and all removed headstones are being stored in a safe place. westminster city council has topped a table for the number of fines issued following a crackdown on fly—tipping. the london borough issued 747 fines, totalling around 130 thousand pounds, in the first year of new legislation coming into force. elsewhere in the capital, haringey, which has one of england's highest levels of fly—tipping handed out 288 penalty notices, and collected just over £100,000. let's have a look at the travel

you will remember the night of the g re nfell tower you will remember the night of the grenfell tower fire when a baby was thrown from a window and court miraculously by a man. we traced back story to its origins and then what we find may surprise you. good evening and welcome to bbc news. the prime minister has given her strongest warning yet that britain might have to leave the european union without a formal brexit deal. mrs may said it was profoundly in the interest of both sides to agree a deal, but that steps to minimise disruption would be needed in case the talks failed. the prime minister also signalled that britain could still to be bound by rulings of the european court ofjustice during any transition period after brexit, an approach that's already being opposed by some conservative mps. our political editor laura kuenssberg has the latest. since she last went off to the commons, she has survived an attempt to force her out, lost her voice in front of the nation and, if that's not all, ministers‘ antics have been fodder for the front pages. but the biggerjob in hand is to

the event is being organised by grenfell tower survivors, and families of the bereaved. it will be held exactly 6 months after the fire — on the 14th of december, and will be broadcast on the bbc. the labour party says it's investigating the conduct of one of its mps after fresh allegations that he's made abusive comments. jared o'mara had already resigned from the parliamentary women and equalities committee for a series of homophobic and sexist remarks made more than a decade ago. but now one of his constituents is claiming he used sexist language against her seven months ago. mr o'mara denies the accusation. the eu's chief brexit negotiator, says a trade deal with the european union could take three years to complete, if talks begin in december. michel barnier however added that the discussions wouldn't be without risks, because all of the eu's national parliaments must approval any agreement. damian grammaticas is in brussels for us now. how much agreement or consensus is there with michel barnier‘s comments? this is a clear message that the eu is all united arou

the government announcement came as the inquest was opened into the 68th victim of the grenfell tower fire. the coroner said she expected to open only two more inquests. 0ur reporter simonjones is outside the inquest in central london. first of all just tell us what happened at the inquest today. today was the opening of the inquest into mrs moore, 78 years old, she lived on the 21st floor of grenfell tower. that was to 15 residents but only nine of them survived. her family said that she loved living in this country, she was originally from the philippines but she had been living here for more than a0 years. as part of the inquest we heard that her remains were found in her flat and the coroner also said at the end of the coroner also said at the end of the inquest that she hoped that this process of opening, adjourning and suspending the inquest to allow the police investigation to continue was now finally coming to an end. the other point on this issue of immigration status, what can you tell us about that? in the wake of the tragedy you will remember that the tragedy you will reme

prime minister may: to the honorable lady, much has been said in this house since grenfell, much has been said in this house about sprinklers. there are a number of aspects that have to be looked at in relation to the safety of tower blocks. and it is not the case that sprinklers are the only issue that needs to be looked at or can be addressed. nor is it the only solution to ensuring the safety of those tower blocks. in relation to the expenditure by her local council, it is of course up to the council to make decisions about what it wishes to do. we see we have been very clear , that discussions have taken dclg with the d.c. lg -- and local authorities. >> the mental health of our servicemen, servicewomen and their families is rightly gaining the attention it deserves. will the prime minister join me in welcoming the initiative between the royal foundation and the ministry of defense to ensure targeted support across the whole armed forces family? speaker bercow: prime minister. prime minister may: i am very very happy to welcome the , initiative that my honorable friend as referre

you'll remember the night of the grenfell fire, the story of the baby apparently thrown from a window, and miraculously caught — and saved — by a man below. but what really happened that night? we've traced the story back to its origins. our report will surprise you. join me now on bbc two. here on bbc one, it's time for the news where you are. hello and welcome to sportsday. coming up tonight, heartbreak for wales, their world cup dreams shattered by ireland in cardiff tonight. the goals earning harry kane international recognition, as he's short—listed for the ballon d'or. and castleford full—back zak hardaker will miss the world cup after testing positive for cocaine. yes, good evening. wales's world cup dreams are over, beaten by the republic of ireland in cardiff tonight. it was winner takes all in their final match in qualifying, either side could guarantee themselves a play—off spot. ireland i—o winners, welsh hopes shattered in cardiff, ben proud reports. if they gave points for passion, wales wouldn't be in this position. a play—off for the play—offs. he might

not getting the money they need to carry out urgent safety improvements on tower blocks following the grenfell disaster. a number of local authorities in england and wales say requests for government funds for refurbishment are being rejected because they're deemed non—essential. angus crawford explains. it was a fire no—one thought possible, flames engulfing the building, spreading through the cladding in minutes, raising urgent questions about blocks right across the country. fire tests showed more than 100 weren't safe. some residents had to be evacuated, leaving them fearful, confused and frustrated. now, accusations the government won't pay out money it promised for urgent repairs. councillor adam hug says these flats will cost millions to make safe. so, for blocks such as this across westminster and across the country, there needs to have sprinklers retrofitted. if the government doesn't pay, the council's got to foot the bill. nothing's coming from government, and that means fewer affordable homes will be built, and residents will be dealing with repairs for the next 20—30 years.

not getting the money they need to carry out urgent safety improvements on tower blocks following the grenfell disaster. a number of local authorities in england and wales say requests for government funds for refurbishment are being rejected because they're deemed non—essential. angus crawford explains. it was a fire no—one thought possible, flames engulfing the building, spreading through the cladding in minutes, raising urgent questions about blocks right across the country. fire tests showed more than 100 weren't safe. some residents had to be evacuated, leaving them fearful, confused and frustrated. now, accusations the government won't pay out money it promised for urgent repairs. councillor adam hug says these flats will cost millions to make safe. so, for blocks such as this across westminster and across the country, there needs to have sprinklers retrofitted. if the government doesn't pay, the council's got to foot the bill. nothing's coming from government, and that means fewer affordable homes will be built, and residents will be dealing with repairs for the next 20—30 years.

but then he failed to a nswer grenfell tower. but then he failed to answer this question. he also said jeremy corbyn got close in june. it is unusualto hear a cabinet minister said, but it is the truth. and what is this one saying? this is a supposed attacks message sent to boris johnson. this is a supposed attacks message sent to borisjohnson. he said he did send him a text message, but not saying that he would back him. he said it was misconstrued or described in unfortunate terms. essentially he was saying, i am committed to theresa may. i am not machiavellian. he says some reasonably rude things about boris johnson. there is the sense that they are not the best of friends. don't send a text at four in the morning, it might come back to bite you. thank you very much. stay with us, the headlines are coming up shortly. hello, this is breakfast with rogerjohnson and rachel burden. good morning, here's a summary of this morning's main stories from bbc news. theresa may has announced a freeze on tuition fees in england and an extension of the "help to buy" scheme in a bid to

four miles from grenfell, counsellor adam hoge says these flats need millions of pounds of repairs. for blogs such as those across westminster and across the country, there needs to have sprinklers retrofitted. for now the government won't pay, leaving the council to foot the bill. nothing is coming from government, it means fewer afforda ble coming from government, it means fewer affordable homes will be built and residents will be dealing with repairs for the next 20—30 years. the horror of what happened here exposed dangers in buildings across the country. rightly or bromley, some councils believe the government made a pledge to pay for all the work to make tower blocks safe. after the fire, public anger mounted, and ministers promised action. whatever it takes we will ta ke action. whatever it takes we will take the expert advice, do whatever it takes to make those building safe, or make those people safe. whatever it takes. we have to be led by the experts but there can be no short cuts to this. but today the government said building owners are responsible forfunding governme

the proceeds will to go to the one hundred fifty eight families who survived the grenfell tower inferno in london last june and. among the most valuable pieces is the one nine three by german photographer evolve gang tillmans the auction on monday at sotheby's in london is expected to raise more than one million euros. cartier band of art from the hamburg media school has won the golden student academy award in hollywood for the short film she made in kenya watcha want to all of us young german filmmakers have been on a winning streak in hollywood in recent years your highness poise from the film academy impressed this year's jury with his documentary gollum say he won gold for a story about gold and illegal prospectors in ghana the coveted student oscars are awarded in four categories. and hamburg zoo for siberian tiger cubs have ventured outside with their mother for the first time dasha a new mission and vitale were born in june and the zoo says they're all healthy and hearty and they appeared quite happy. just a few weeks ago they seemed far more bashful. now sue goers can see them

graham, how will something like this, a memorial service help the survivors of the grenfell tower fire, the families of those lost come to terms with what happened? 0ur come to terms with what happened? our hope is by bringing the nation together, there will be a sense that those who have died have not been forgotten, that the nation gathers around those who have been bereaved and are continuing to struggle with all kinds of issues since the fire, and offer support. this is notjust and offer support. this is notjust a local event, although it has affected the local community massively but it is a national event so massively but it is a national event so it is vital we do that as a nation, the other thing is there is something about a cathedral when you cross the door, we are all the same, we are all the same before god, doesn't matter whether you are a the queen, the prime minister, a resident of kensington, our hope is this service will bring dignity to all those who are involved. will this be a multi—faith service?m will be held and hosted by st paul's cathedral so clearly it will

the proceeds all to go to the one hundred fifty eight families who survived the grenfell tower inferno in london last june and. among the most valuable pieces is the one nine three by german photographer involved gang tillman's the auction on monday at southern bees in london is expected to raise more than one million euros. contraband of art from the hamburg media school has won the golden student. academy award in hollywood for the short film she made in kenya want to watch her all of us young german filmmakers have been on a winning streak in hollywood in recent years your highness poise from the film academy impressed this year's jury with his documentary gallops a he won gold for a story about gold and illegal prospectors in ghana the coveted student oscars are awarded in four categories. and hamburg zoo for siberian tiger cubs have ventured outside with their mother for the first time dasha a new mission and vitale were born in june and the zoo says they're all healthy and hearty and they appear quite happy. just a few weeks ago they seemed far more bashful. now sugo as can see t

the proceeds all to go to the one hundred fifty eight families who survived the grenfell tower inferno in london last june and. among the most valuable pieces is the one nine three by german photographer involved gang tillman's the auction on monday at somebodies in london is expected to raise more than one million euros. contraband of art from the hamburg media school has won the golden student. academy award in hollywood for the short film she made in kenya want to watch her all of us young german filmmakers have been on a winning streak in hollywood in recent years your highness poise from the working burke film academy impressed this year's jury with his documentary gallops a he won gold for a story about gold and illegal prospectors in ghana the coveted student askers are awarded in four categories. and hamburg zoo for siberian tiger cubs have ventured outside with their mother for the first time. a new mission and vitaly were born in june and the zoo says they're all healthy and hearty and they appear quite happy. just a few weeks ago they seemed far more bashful. now sugo as can

but yes, i think we are seeing a shift and that shift, i think, has been further emphasised by grenfell. i think that both sajid javid and alex sharma, and the prime minister herself, were deeply, deeply affected by having been to g re nfell tower deeply affected by having been to grenfell tower and in her speech today the prime minister again referred to the need you know to think about how we can give a voice to people who are in social housing and to reflect the demands and the needs of those people in that sector. so, yes, ithink as needs of those people in that sector. so, yes, i think as i said at the beginning, if houses could be built with rhetoric, if social houses could be built with rhetoric, there is plenty flying around now. difficulty is going to be turning the rhetoric into reality. into bricks and mortar. mark easton, thank you. rex tillerson has just given his strong backing to president trump's agenda following reports that he wa nted agenda following reports that he wanted to resign. speaking in the last 30 minutes, mr tillerson said he had never considered leaving of

not getting the money they need to carry out urgent safety improvements on tower blocks following the grenfell disaster.

labour has accused the government of breaking a series of promises made after the grenfell tower fire in london injune. the shadow housing minister, john healey, said theresa may had promised people would have a new home by early august. but the communities secretary, sajid javid, defended the government's approach and said it was shame labour was treating the issue as a political point scoring opportunity. a former health minister is calling for a hillsborough—style panel or inquiry to be set up to investigate an epilepsy drug and the harm caused to unborn babies during pregnancy. norman lamb also called for compensation for those affected by sodium valproate. he said about 20,000 babies were estimated to have been affected since the 1970s. in the general population there is a risk of foetal abnormality of 2—3%. but if valproate is taken during pregnancy that goes up to ii%. there is a case for an inquiry orfor a hillsborough style panel to understand how on earth this outrageous scandal could ever have happened, how it has gone on for so many decades, letting down so many famili

not getting the money they need to carry out urgent safety improvements on tower blocks following the grenfell disaster. a number of local authorities in england and wales say requests for government funds for refurbishment are being rejected because they're deemed non—essential. angus crawford explains. it was a fire no—one thought possible, flames engulfing the building, spreading through the cladding in minutes, raising urgent questions about blocks right across the country.

not getting the money they need to carry out urgent safety improvements on tower blocks following the grenfell disaster. a number of local authorities in england and wales say requests for governments funds for refurbishment are being rejected because they're deemed nonessential. angus crawford explains. it was a fire no one thought possible, flames engulfing the building, spreading through the cladding in minutes, raising urgent questions about blocks right across the country. fire tests showed more than a hundred weren't safe. some residents had to be evacuated, leaving them fearful, confused and frustrated. now, accusations the government won't pay out money it promised for urgent repairs. councillor adam hug says these flats will cost millions to make safe. so, for blocks such as this across westminster and across the country, there needs to have sprinklers retrofitted. if the government doesn't pay, the council's got to foot the bill. nothing's coming from government, and that means fewer affordable homes will be built, and residents will be dealing with repairs for the next 20—30 years

not a statement on the grenfell tower fire and why only 14 of 200 surviving families yet have a new permanent home four months on, not a statement about bold government action in the face of homeownership hitting a 30 year low, rough sleeping doubling or the lowest level in new affordable house—building for 24 years. mr speaker, more than 80 members on all sides are wanting to speak in labour's next debate on universal credit. and yet we hear the house held up by the minister telling us he wants to create a fairer property management system that works for everyone. if he were a football referee, the speaker would book the minister for time wasting! laughter. now the football association has apologised to two players after the former england women's boss mark sampson was found to have made discriminatory remarks to them. the apology came as one of the players involved appeared before the digital culture media and sport committee. the chair of the committee began the session by reading out the conclusions of the barrister katherine newton's reopened investigation into the claims. i have concl

labour has accused the government of breaking a series of promises made after the grenfell tower fire in london injune. the shadow housing minister, john healey, said theresa may had promised people would have a new home by early august. but the communities secretary, sajid javid, defended the government's approach and said it was shame labour was treating the issue as a political point scoring opportunity. a former health minister is calling for a hillsborough—style panel or inquiry to be set up to investigate an epilepsy drug and the harm caused to unborn babies during pregnancy. norman lamb also called for compensation for those affected by sodium valproate. he said about 20,000 babies were estimated to have been affected since the 19705. in the general population there is a risk of foetal abnormality of 2—3%. but if valproate is taken during pregnancy that goes up to ii%. there is a case for an inquiry orfor a hillsborough style panel to understand how on earth this outrageous scandal could ever have happened, how it has gone on for so many decades, letting down so many famili

the prime minister spoke about grenfell tower. i am just wondering how much we will look back and see that as a watershed moment in government policy. they think it is absolutely essential that it is a watershed moment. something as horrific as that has to be a moment of pause when you take stock and say, are the things we can do d iffere ntly7 say, are the things we can do differently7 we have not spent enough money, or built ten of new homes for a0 years. this will help. but particularly in the last few yea rs we have but particularly in the last few years we have ignored the needs of people on the lowest incomes and there is now a chance to change that. is it, as critics suggest not, value for money? building new homes with government subsidies for social rent huge value for money. 0ver with government subsidies for social rent huge value for money. over the lifetime of the home it is much, much cheaper than housing benefit on high rents, and at present we are wasting the nominal sums of public money paying housing benefit on v