the fire burns on at grenfell tower this morning more than 2a hours after this west london tower block was engulfed in flames. 12 residents are confirmed dead, but police expect that figure to rise significantly as scores of people are still unaccounted for. fire crews have simply not been able to search every floor of the 2a storey building yet. 78 people are in hospital, 18 of them critically ill. andy moore has the latest. the official death toll is expected to rise, but even so, it is outstripped by the number of the missing. these are some of their faces whole families are unaccounted for. many of them lived on the top floors. this woman was searching local hospitals for her friend and three children. we don t know if they are alive or dead or in hospital or not. we don t have any clues. just waiting and hoping. as dusk fell nearly 18 hours after the blaze started, there were still pockets of fire inside the tower block. the prime minister promised there would be a ful
it s thursday, 15 june. on breakfast today: we ll bring you the latest on the fire and we ll be asking how such a tragedy could have struck in the heart of the capital. also this morning: reports in the us that the man investigating russia s involvement in the american presidential election is looking at whether president trump attempted to obstruct justice. the days of coming home to a big mobile bill after a european holiday should now be over. from today roaming charges are being dropped across the eu. i ll have all the details shortly. in sport, england s hopes of winning the champions trophy are over. eoin morgan s men were favourites to win the tournament but they were thrashed by pakistan in their semi final in cardiff by eight wickets. after eight muggy start it will be fresh with a mix of sunshine and showers. i will have a full forecast in about 15 minutes. good morning. i m in west london where almost 30 hours after fire swept through the grenfell tower behind me.
premises. sadly, i can confirm that the number of people who have died is now 17, and we do believe that number will increase. for our colleagues within the health service, there is still a number of people receiving treatment in hospital. 30 people receiving treatment, several in critical care. like with blind yesterday, like weeks blind yesterday, the priority is identification of those missing. it will be wrong to get into numbers that i do believe our inaccurate, please get in touch with us. if you have reported somebody who was missing and you know they are safe and well, call the missing and you know they are safe and well, callthe number, so missing and you know they are safe and well, call the number, so that we can identify those we are still trying to find. my heart goes out to the family still trying to find love oi ies. the family still trying to find love ones. specially trained officers will be in touch with you to support you through this. it is going to ta
it engulf the entire building in just minutes? so many questions and as yet no answers. stay with bbc news throughout the day. good afternoon from west london. firefighters say they are not expecting to find anyone else alive in this tower block, which is still smouldering, 36 hours after a massive fire tore through it. 17 people have been confirmed dead. but the london fire brigade chief says there are still unknown numbers of people in the building. friends and relatives of the missing are still desperately searching for news. 37 people remain in hospital, 17 are critical. this morning the prime minister and the leader of the opposition were here. the prime minister has announced there will be a full public inquiry. the queen paid tribute to the bravery of the hundreds of firefighters who battled against the flames. she also praised the incredible generosity of volunteers who ve poured in to this area offering help and support. richard lister with our first report and w
into a very dangerous, very hot and difficult situation because we have a passion to do as much as we could to rescue the people in there. it was a very challenging, very difficult and very traumatic event for everyone involved. we had minor injuries yesterday. up to nine of my firefighters suffered minor burns, some heat exhaustion due to the intensity in the building and hard work. some obvious slips and trips over debris falling everywhere. i am more concerned longer term about the mental impact on the people who were here because it was an unprecedented event and people saw and heard things on a scale we had never seen before. going forward, one of my main concerns is the mental health and well being of my firefighters and doing trauma and care counselling for them. the words of london s fire brigade chief, dany cotton. now the weather, with jay wynne. good afternoon. this rainbow was captured in somerset from a passing shower. one thing will notice today as it will turn