She was on the news. Its horrible for me to hear that theyre missing, or theyre dead, or theyre in hospital or something. The local community have been leaving messages for loved ones as they try to come to terms with what has happened. Good afternoon from west london. With smoke still rising from the burnt out Grenfell Tower block behind me, we have even seen flames at times, and The Fire Brigade training their hoses on the flames. Relatives are still searching for loved ones. Mps At Westminster have been meeting to ask questions of Government Ministers. How could this happen . The Prime Minister theresa may announced there would be a full Public Inquiry into the blaze. The first victim has been named by his family, Mohammed Alhajali, a 23 year old refugee, who fled from The Civil War In Syria to come here, to what he thought was the safety of the united kingdom. 70 people have been confirmed dead so far. 17 people have been confirmed dead so far. But the London Fire Brigade chief say
Mainly muslim countries. A rare sea turtle, that washed up thousands of miles off course in wales, is taken to gran canaria to be set free. And coming up in the sport on bbc news, live Cricket Matches will return to Bbc Television for the first time in 21 years, after a new deal was done with the ecb. Good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. Its emerged that the cladding used to renovate Grenfell Tower where Police Believe 80 people died in a fire was changed to a type which cost nearly £300,000 less. Documents obtained by bbc news show officials originally chose a zinc cladding, but then decided upon a less fire retardant aluminium version. Kensington and Chelsea Council says safety would not have been compromised to manage budgets. Since the fire, all 137 buildings tested in england so far have failed fire safety tests. 0ur correspondent nick beake is at Grenfell Tower. When you look at the burnt out shell of g re nfell tower when you look at the burnt out shell of Grenfel
She retires from Amateur Boxing to pursue other Career Opportunities. Good afternoon, and welcome to the bbc news at one. An investigation into the death of a prisoner has found a catalogue of failures contributed to his suicide and he should have been in hospital not prison. 25 year old Dean Saunders electrocuted himself at chelmsford prison in essex in january last year. The Prison Ombudsman said that staff ignored significant risk factors when they cut back observation of him injail. It comes as figures due out later this week are expected to show the number of suicides in prisons in england and wales last year was at record levels. Heres our social Affairs Correspondent Michael Buchanan Dean Saunders had no previous history of Mental Illness but in December 2015 the young father suddenly became paranoid and delusional, convinced he had to kill himself. On a daytoday basis, trying to understand he was ill in the first place. His family was plunged into despair. Within hours he had a
Are performing a mysterious Synchronised Flying ritual. Good morning from westminster, where later today the bill giving theresa may the power to start the process of leaving the eu is due to reach its final stages in the commons. Last night, the government saw off a potential rebellion from conservative backbenchers, but todays debate could cause more labour rifts. Its mps have been told to back the bill. Heres our Political Correspondent tom bateman. A battle for control over the process of brexit. How much say Will Parliament have . Last night mps ended more than seven hours of debate which contained what some saw as a concession from the government. I can confirm on the final agreement to be approved before both Houses Of Parliament before its concluded. In other words mps will get to vote on any Future Brexit deal before it is signed off by the government and the eu, but theresa mays negotiations with other eu leaders are likely to be complex and some mps are worried about her thr
To the bbc news at one. Record numbers of patients spent more than four hours in accident and emergency units in england in december thats according to the official figures and according to data leaked to the bbc january is set to be even worse. These figures suggest Record Numbers of people waited longer than 12 hours for a hospital bed once seen in a e, making january the worst performing month for A E Departments in the past 13 years. The government says the vast majority of patients were seen and treated quickly, and busy periods in hospitals were supported by an extra £400 million of funding. Our Health Correspondent Dominic Hughes reports. For months now, accident and Emergency Departments across england have been struggling. Last week, the bbc was given exclusive access to the royal blackburn hospital, where the pressure on a e was plain to see. We need beds and staff. Its just like banging your head against a brick wall. I feel as though im going to collapse if i dont get to l