in the kitchen of a flat on the fourth floor of g re nfell tower. fire brigade. yeah. hello. there is a fire on flat 16, grenfell tower. how many floors have you got? it is the fourth floor. quick, quick! within minutes, it began to spread up the cladding on the outside of the 23 storey block. are you 0k? some residents were told to stay in their flats by the emergency services. others ignored the stay put advice and made it down the stairs to safety. i spoke to some of them hours after they d escaped. this was really horrific. there s people who were jumping. there s a man who threw two of his children. we saw a lot. we saw a lot, man. we saw a lot with our own eyes.
gronefeld, people affected by what happened, and also asking what has changed since we learned of the public inquiry that the cladding put around the teller as part of a previous refurbishment contain plastic that was highly flammable we will be talking to people throughout the day here at grenfell tower. the company knew it was highly flammable ten years before the grenfell fire that continued selling it. they were warned that 5000 square metres of that cutting would have the same firepower as a massive trick of oil on fire. that cladding and other failings led to the flames spreading swiftly and fatally around all four corners of the tower. here s how the events of that night unfolded. ? the film contains footage of the tower on that night, which you may find upsetting. just before 1am onjune1lith, 2017, a devastating fire broke out
is looking into offences including manslaughter, corporate manslaughter, misconduct in public office, and breaches of fire safety regulations, but will wait until the public inquiry ends before passing any evidence to prosecutors. for relatives of those who died, for survivors, many say they are still waiting forjustice, five years on. i wanted to tell you a little more about the oldest victim. sheila smith was 84 and had lived in the tower for 3h years on the 16th floor. her family described her as an active member of the community. sheila was cycling around london, performing yoga daily and swimming regularly in the kensington leisure centre until she was 80 years old, they said. sheila had two sons, six grandchildren and three great grandchildren. the youngest victim of the fire
with highs of 13 to 2a degrees. but pollen levels today are high or very high across all of england and also wales. and we re talking grass and also some nettle pollen mixed in there. now, as we head on through the evening and overnight, we hang onto clear skies across england and also wales. but a weather front moving across northern ireland and scotland will bring in some thicker cloud and also some rain. the rain moving quite swiftly towards the north east. these are our overnight lows, seven to about 13 degrees. now, as we start tomorrow, what you ll find is high pressure will still be firmly in charge, and it s effectively blocking this cold front from sinking further southwards. so what that means is that for northern ireland and for scotland, once again, you re going to see all this cloud related to that weather front and also the rain associated with it too. but to the east of northern ireland, to the east of scotland, we are looking at some brighter breaks and we continue with
for the latest. and remembering the victims of grenfell five years on from the grenfell tower fire in london where 72 people were killed, events are being held across the city. i m victoria derbyshire, we are here throughout the day talking to people deeply affected by the events of that night and what has happened since. hello and welcome if you re watching in the uk or around the world. the first flight taking asylum seekers to rwanda will leave from an undisclosed location in the uk this evening, after campaigners lost a court battle to prevent it.