Every sample of Aluminium Cladding removed from the buildings has failed to meet safety standards. Removed from the buildings if removed from the buildings there are local authori have if there are local authorities that have testing to be done, the facilities are there and ready and waiting to undertake the tests. There are still more than 500 buildings to be tested. So what could all this mean for thousands of residents . Also on the programme, more than 140 are dead after a Petrol Tanker explodes in central pakistan. The Brexit Secretary says hes pretty sure, but not certain, the uk can secure a deal with brussels on leaving the eu. You should be dancing, yeah. And the bee gees barry gibb proves youre never to old to dance as the Glastonbury Festival draws to a close. Good evening. The government has revealed that 60 tower blocks covered in supposedly fire resistant Aluminium Cladding have failed tests following the Grenfell Tower disaster. The Department For Communities And Local G
As Iraqi Forces Continue to fight so called Islamic State in mosul, we have a Special Report from the frontline. To fight here is out extremely close quarters. The iraqi troops tell us that the nearest Islamic State base is just 15 metres away the fight here is at. After a thrilling and chaotic race red bulls Daniel Ricciardo wins the azerbaijan grand prix. We ta ke we take a look at the latest transformers film. We will get Mark Kermodes thoughts on that and other Film Releases in the film review. That evening and welcome to bbc news. Good evening. Good more tower blocks across england, have failed Safety Checks on cladding, in the wake of the Grenfell Tower fire disaster. 60 high rise buildings in 25 local Authority Areas have now been checked, and the results show a 100 failure rate, in meeting fire safety standards. Local councils are being urged to send samples in for testing more quickly, with more than 500 other buildings nationwide, still to be checked. Duncan kennedy reports.
As Iraqi Forces Continue to fight so called Islamic State in mosul, we have a Special Report from the frontline. To fight here is out extremely close quarters. The iraqi troops tell us that the nearest Islamic State base is just 15 metres away the fight here is at. After a thrilling and chaotic race red bulls Daniel Ricciardo wins the azerbaijan grand prix. We ta ke we take a look at the latest transformers film. We will get Mark Kermodes thoughts on that and other Film Releases in the film review. That evening and welcome to bbc news. Good evening. Good more tower blocks across england, have failed Safety Checks on cladding, in the wake of the Grenfell Tower fire disaster. 60 high rise buildings in 25 local Authority Areas have now been checked, and the results show a 100 failure rate, in meeting fire safety standards. Local councils are being urged to send samples in for testing more quickly, with more than 500 other buildings nationwide, still to be checked. Duncan kennedy reports.
Am astonished by this headline, one hundred percent unsafe, because i sat through a couple of interminable briefings at westminster last week, we we re briefings at westminster last week, we were told that many of the towers did not have the suspicious type of cladding. We were very much led away from the idea that a huge number of tower blocks were going to have the same similar disastrous cladding that we had grenfell tower. And yet 60 tests come back, and all 60 have failed. Ifind 60 tests come back, and all 60 have failed. I find that astonishing. 60 tests come back, and all 60 have failed. Ifind that astonishing. I think local authorities were encouraged to put in samples from the cases they were most worried about first, so it is possible they have done the most dangerous ones first and the less injuries once later on, but as time goes on, it does appear that we have been looking at a Public Health scandal that only skilled because not have imagined when the tower block first cau
As Iraqi Forces Continue to fight so called Islamic State in mosul, we have a Special Report from the frontline. To fight here is out extremely close quarters. The iraqi troops tell us that the nearest Islamic State base is just 15 metres away the fight here is at. After a thrilling and chaotic race red bulls Daniel Ricciardo wins the azerbaijan grand prix. We ta ke we take a look at the latest transformers film. We will get Mark Kermodes thoughts on that and other Film Releases in the film review. That evening and welcome to bbc news. Good evening. Good more tower blocks across england, have failed Safety Checks on cladding, in the wake of the Grenfell Tower fire disaster. 60 high rise buildings in 25 local Authority Areas have now been checked, and the results show a 100 failure rate, in meeting fire safety standards. Local councils are being urged to send samples in for testing more quickly, with more than 500 other buildings nationwide, still to be checked. Duncan kennedy reports.