We talked to novelist Robert Harris about his book, and mean it. Munich. Minutes silence has marked the official opening of the Public Inquiry into the Grenfell Tower fire which killed at least 80 people in june. The chair of the inquiry, retired judge sir Martin Moore Bick, described the blaze as a tragedy unprecedented in modern times today he laid out exactly what the inquiry will aim to do. It will look at whether the design, construction and refurbishment of the building complied with building regulations. Ahmed chellat is on a journey to the opening of the Grenfell Inquiry today, but he hopes eventually to justice. I would like him to find out the cause of the fire. He lost his brother in law, sister in law, two nephews and a niece in the fire. Eight year old mehdi, just identified yesterday, they are still waiting to find the remains of their 15 year old. What do you want the inquiry in the end to be able to do for your family . Well, were not going to have them back, thats for
And lost their children, there are firefighters that have come out injured, that we dont even know if theyre going to come out safe. Worried families are desperately searching for news on their loved ones. These three girls are among the missing. The 2a storey Grenfell Tower is still burning in places as fire Grenfell Tower had recently been refurbished at a cost of £10 million. Residents say they were astonished by how fast the flames spread. We will have the latest on this fast moving story in the next hour. A News Conference now with the latest from the Emergency Services. Thanks very much for your patience. You will be aware that the London Fire Brigade received the first of a number of calls to a significant incidentjust number of calls to a significant incident just before number of calls to a significant incidentjust before 1am number of calls to a significant incident just before 1am this morning. A large number of cruise, operational firefighters, morning. A large number of c
To advise on immediate measures to improve building safety. The Bank Of England issues a financial warning, as Consumer Borrowing rises at its fastest rate in more than a decade. Google is fined more than £2 billion by the European Commission for illegally favouring its own shopping services. And 50 years on from the first cash machine, we take a look at the changing face of banking. Hello, good evening. Welcome to Bbc News At Five. Scotlands First Minister, Nicola Sturgeon, has said her government is delaying plans for a second Independence Referendum. Speaking in holyrood, she said she Still Believes the country needs to be given a choice about its future, but not until after the Brexit Process. She said that since the general election, in which the snp lost 21 seats, she had listened to voters, and understood their concerns about another poll. Our scotland correspondent lorna gordon is in edinburgh. Nicola sturgeon call this a reset, but what in effect i think it means is whilst a
Things this has got to stop. This knife things got to stop. Are you paying thousands of pounds too much in hidden fees on your pension . The regulator is to announce a crackdown on firms that manage our money but why are we still getting a raw deal . In sport. Not again. England lose to germany on penalties. Nathan redmonds miss means they fail to make the final of the under 21 European Championship. And carol has the weather. Im here to place an Early Morning football with the guys from man v fat to see how teamwork has helped men like this and 3000 more around the country lose a combined total of 30 tons in wake. To play some. And carol has the weather. For england, wales and Northern Ireland some rain on the cards, some of it will be heavy but as temperatures rise we could have thundery downpours. The dryers conditions today are likely to be in scotland. More details in 15 minutes driest conditions. Good morning. First, our main story. The families of those who died At Hillsborough
Lots coming up today, have you bought diet pills . Many are illegal and deadly but can be bought online. Get in touch with us as we are talking about that also some new research that might seem a Bit Suprising which is that people who drink three to four times a week are less likley to develop Type 2 Diabetes than those who never drink we will explain all. Do get in touch on all the stories were talking about this morning use the Hashtag Victoria Live and if you text, you will be charged at the Standard Network rate. The bbc understands at least 60 buildings have failed a new Fire Safety Test. The test is seen as more they were owe than previous ones as more materials were analysed together for the first time. So far, just nine of the buildings which failed have been identified. Theyre in salford in Greater Manchester. The local council is asking for help from Central Government to meet the cost of replacements. Ministers will publish the full Test Findings later this morning. Dan john