been evacuated this year, because of concerns about fire safety or cladding panels. in the wake of the grenfell tower disaster in london, almost 4,000 tower blocks are under scrutiny. phil hendry reports. all wrapped up for christmas, and the hammers ring out. for residents of these south london flats, a white christmas takes the form of protective plastic sheeting, while their cladding panels are stripped and replaced. as first time buyer sitara sorts out her presents, there s another presence that keeps on giving. talking about workmen stuff straight outside your bedroom window from first thing in the morning until the very end of the day. i can t even think about christmas, to be honest. i m going to be probably leaving the flat for as long as possible. the building s management are apologetic, offering compensation and to buy back many of the 270 flats. as we approach the seventh year since the grenfell tower fire, there are now nearly 4000 blocks of flats identified as h
# nothing compares # nothing compares to you #. the point at which i start crying is on the lines. all the flowers that you planted, mama, in the backyard all died when you went away. ..because as a young child, i had spent time living in the garden, only being allowed to enter the house to wash the floor every day. # these are dangerous days. # say what you feel. ..# fight the enemy! people say it derailed my career, but i think it rerailed my career because i didn t want to be a pop star. # so happy christmas # i love you, baby # i can see. it s true i m out of it most of the time, but i can write songs when i m out of it. in fact, it s easier for me. # ..singing galway bay. # and the bells are ringing out for christmas day. je t aime #je t aime, oui, je t aime. the vatican and the bbc banned it just because of the heavy breathing without realising the beauty of serge s text, which was i love you, nor do i. # oui, je t aime # moi non plus. wouldn t it be wonderful if t
susan caruana waited six long years for this message from her grandson, alex batty. their first direct contact since he failed to return from a holiday in spain with his mother and grandfather. now back in the uk, alex and his grandma have been speaking to the sun newspaper, describing the last time they spoke over the phone in 2017 from a beach in spain. i said to him, you are coming home on saturday, aren t you? and then i heard in the background his mother telling him to put down the phone. all the phones had been switched off, all communications were cut. and ifelt so betrayed. and i was absolutely devastated. alex spent the next few years living a nomadic lifestyle in france and spain with his mother and grandfather. during the whole six years, susan told the sun, i never knew if they were dead or alive. with no school or formal education, alex said he resorted to books. i used to read harry potter, gosh, i ve probably read it about 20 times in complete order. i used
a moment in history the coronation of king charles iii. god save the king. congregation: god save the king. - cheering across three days in may, the nation celebrated the newly crowned king and queen. at a star studded concert, a poignant tribute from prince william. as my grandmother said when she was crowned, coronations are a declaration of our hopes for the future. and i know she s up there fondly keeping an eye on us. and she ll be a very proud mother. cheering also this year, prince harry reveals family secrets in his bestselling memoir and in evidence as he takes on the british press. and digging deep on his first official royal engagement, five year old prince louis. crowd: god save the king. god save the king. may the sixth, 2023. national anthem light rain fell as king charles and camilla, queen consort, made their way to westminster abbey for the first coronation in 70 years. # i was glad.# prime ministers, presidents, foreign kings and queens, as well as communi