No one should have died in the Grenfell Tower fire. They did, according to the final Inquiry Report out today, because of failings, incompetence, Dishonesty And Greed at almost every level governments, construction contractors, Cladding And Insulation firms, the local council, the tenant management organisation, the architect and the London Fire brigade. Tonight well talk to survivors and to those who lost Loved Ones and ask What Happens Next . Welcome to newsnight. Tonights programme is about the absolutely scathing conclusions of the final Inquiry Report published today into the Grenfell Tower fire. With us this evening natasha elcock, chair of Grenfell United, which represents some of the families of victims and survivors. Natasha lived in The Tower on the 11th Floor and lost her uncle, steven power. Karim mussilhy is here. Hes the Vice Chair of Grenfell United his Uncle Hesham Rahman died that night. Tiago alves grew up in The Tower he escaped from the 13th Floor with his mum, dad
Its been a Long Time Coming but its the first step to the truth and i feel relieved, and its the first step to the truth and ifeel relieved, and my its the first step to the truth and i feel relieved, and my faith its the first step to the truth and ifeel relieved, and my faith in its the first step to the truth and i feel relieved, and my faith in the judge has been restored. We will hear more from mahad egal, this morning our guests will give us their reaction to this key finding, that more lives would have been savedif that more lives would have been saved if residents had been told to flee the burning building rather than to stay in their homes. We will hear from firefighters too later. This is what london fire chief dany cotton told the inquiry. I wouldnt change anything we did on the night. I think, without exception, my firefighters, my officers and my control staff performed in a fantastic way, given the incredible circumstances they were faced against. The inquiry has criticis
Open fields. Thousands turn out in hull to see the queen as she visits key innovations in the city of culture. Good evening and welcome to bbc news. Crisis talks are being held in the capital of zimbabwe, harare, after its long term leader Robert Mugabe was placed under house arrest by the countrys military on wednesday. Officials from south africa are meeting the 93 year old and also zimbabwes generals, who deny theres been a coup. Opposition leader Morgan Tsvangirai says mr mugabe must resign but sources suggest the president is resistant. President mugabe has been in control of zimbabwe since it threw off white minority rule in 1980. However, the power struggle over who might succeed him, between his wife grace mugabe, and former Vice President emmerson mnangagwa, has split the Ruling Zanu Pf Party in recent months. Last week, mr mugabe came down in favour of his wife, sacking mr mnangagwa, a veteran of zimbabwes anti colonial struggle. That proved too much for military leaders, who
Welcome to bbc news. Robert mugabe, the worlds oldest head of state, is refusing to resign as president of zimbabwe, a day after the military took control of the countrys government. Mr mugabe, whos accused of countless abuses of power during his 37 years in office, is under house arrest and has been discussing his future with regional negotiators and the head of the army. The opposition leader, morgan tsvangirai, has called on mr mugabe to resign immediately. Our africa correspondent Andrew Harding is in zimbabwe. His report contains some flashing images. Heres a frail 93 rolled under house arrest. But tonight you photos of president Robert Mugabe do not show a broken man, farfrom it. The generals may have seized power in zimbabwe, but now they want mr mugabes lessing. It is time for a troubled country. On the streets of the capital we found only a few kids of yesterdays military coup. And for the most part an anxious calm. Few hints. So whats going on . In a sense this is all about m
Towards them when he was artistic director of londons Old Vic Theatre. And we have a glimpse of the biggest Archaeological Museum in the world, due to open near cairo next year. And coming up on sportsday on bbc news playing himself into ashes contention. Opener Mark Stoneman hit the First Century of englands tour as the tourists find their feet down under. Good evening. Robert mugabe, the worlds oldest head of state, is refusing to resign as president of zimbabwe, a day after the military took control of the countrys government. Mr mugabe, whos accused of countless abuses of power during his 37 years in office, is under house arrest and has been discussing his future with regional negotiators and the head of the army. The opposition leader, morgan tsvangirai, has called on mr mugabe to resign immediately. Our africa correspondent Andrew Harding is in zimbabwe and sent this report. This report contains some flashing images. He is a frail 93 year old under house arrest. But tonight, new