today and then announced a full public inquiry. we need to know what happened. we need to have an explanation of this. we owe that to the families, to the people who have lost loved ones, friends, and the homes in which they lived. they went in when others were running out how are the firefighters coping with what they re calling a once in a lifetime fire? we ll have the latest from here in west london in this extended programme. stay with bbc news throughout the day for all developments from our london correspondents from the scene at the london tower block fire. good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six from west london. behind me, grenfell tower its 2a storeys now just a charred shell. once home to hundreds of people today it s an ugly reminder of a tragedy that many people around here believe could have been avoided. the scale of that tragedy is becoming much clearer. seventeen people are now confirmed dead but the police believe the final figure will be hig
points to bear that come up from the fire and rescue service, generally, from the fire industry. and from good and bad practices. the group has been a very active group. i have been secretary for the last three yea rs. been secretary for the last three years. iam been secretary for the last three years. i am a former chief fire officer. i spent 42 years in the fire service, 20 years of that was as the chief fire officer. the comparison has been drawn between the grenfell tower and la ka nal house, which went up in flames in camberwell in 2009. we are also hearing that the recommendations from the coroner ‘s report haven t been implemented. why not?” from the coroner ‘s report haven t been implemented. why not? i can t say that it hasn t been fermented. i am sure the coroner wrote to southwark council with a letter of improvement, what should expect to happen. she talked about the procedures that came out of the inquest. she also wrote to the fire sector federation and s
he s suggested russia could offer asylum to former fbi directorjames comey, who donald trump sacked. welcome to outside source. the scale of the tragedy at grenfell tower is becoming much clearer. 17 people are now confirmed dead, but the police believe the final figure will be higher. the first victim has been named by friends and family as mohammed alhajali, a syrian refugee who came to the country in 2014. theresa may has ordered a full public inquiry into the incident. here s our home editor mark easton‘s report. slowly, inch by painstaking inch, fire officers continue their grim and dangerous work. amid the soot blackened shell of what was once home to hundreds are some who did not make it out. exactly how many, we do not know, but the emergency services are warning the scale of this tragedy is yet to become clear. the agony of a wounded neighbourhood is written on a wall, the desperation of people searching for family and friends. prayers and solace from near and far.
jessica is a 12 year old vibrant young girl who will be turning 13 next month. she s a lovely little girl with a bubbly personality. we are just worried and concerned about her and we just want her home. in the local community the profound shock and grief are still evident, but there s growing anger and a demand for answers. at the moment, we re grieving but there s a bubbling anger underneath and we do want to see someone held accountable for this. the prime minister made a private visit to the scene and later announced the public inquiry into the disaster. we need to know what happened. we need to have an explanation of this. we owe that to the families, to the people who have lost loved ones, friends, and the homes in which they lived. and we ll be reporting on the work of the fire fighters and what they ve had to face in the past 48 hours. and coming up in sportsday on bbc news india have reached the icc champions trophy final after thrashing bangladesh. they ll mee
unforgiving as you might expect and getting over the fence, there might be some fresh grass out there. live from our studios in london and singapore. this is bbc world news. it s newsday. a full public inquiry has been ordered into the devastating fire at a tower block in west london. the number of people known to have died has risen to 17, but that figures is expected to rise as many more are still missing. our home editor mark easton reports. slowly, inch by painstaking inch, fire officers continue their grim and dangerous work. amid the soot blackened shell of what was once home to hundreds are some who did not make it out. exactly how many, we do not know, but police today said they hoped the final death toll would not be in three figures. the scale of this tragedy is yet to become clear. the brother of these two syrians was one of those who lost his life. mohammed alhajali was an engineering student seeking a better life in britain. omar was with him as firemen tried to