it should not have. the building was clad with aluminium panels in 2016, the work signed off by the council. so far there is no evidence that standards were breached, but. the regulations are a minimum safety standard expected for a building, to keep it reasonably safe for the occupants and people around it. if you are using materials, or using it in circumstances that you know are more dangerous, then you have to mitigate that, make a risk assessment and engineer out the risk. in this test, the fire is contained by flameproof walls. experts say that good fire safety results from good design. so was the redesigned to grenfell tower safe? were there other factors? after the work was completed, gas pipes were moved to public areas. residents were furious. thejob of finding out who might be to blame has now been taken over by the police. what we will do with the investigation is we will get to the answer of what has happened and why. that is why the police have taken the lead fo
the european council hence the uk could still change its mind. a former bishop convicted of abusing young men an independent review finds that senior figures in the church of england colluded with him. mosul‘s famous al nuri mosque is blown up by so called islamic state as iraqi forces close in on their last stronghold. prince harry tells an american magazine that no one in the royal family wants to be king or queen but they will do it for the greater good. and its ladies day here at royal ascot, where it s all about the fashion and the gold cup, which is today s feature race. coming up in the sport on bbc news, lions head coach warren gatland urges his side to be courageous, as he names an attacking team ahead of the opening test with new zealand on saturday. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. downing street has revealed that an estimated 600 high rise buildings are covered in aluminium type cladding which could be similar to that used on grenfell t
yesterday, 35, today, 25. 10 degrees cooler for some yesterday, 35, today, 25. 10 degrees coolerfor some of us, yesterday, 35, today, 25. 10 degrees cooler for some of us, but we have swapped sunshine for heavy and thundery showers in some parts of the country. this scene was pictured by mark in kent a few hours ago. still some heavy showers and thunderstorms. further north, a bit more cloud around. this is north yorkshire. fairly similar up and down many parts, grey skies and we have seen recently. 0ver down many parts, grey skies and we have seen recently. over the next few days, that fresh theme, with some outbreaks of rain some of us. 35 degrees yesterday, many of us typically around 20 today, especially in central and northern parts. it is warmer in the south east, with a few heavy showers and thunderstorms just clearing out to the east over next few hours. you could see the odd rumble of thunder in the afternoon. further north west, the west of scotland, a bit of drizzl
more revelations about abuse within the church of england. senior figures colluded with a disgraced former bishop, who abused young men according to an independent review. theresa mayjoins eu leaders in brussels to discuss brexit but angela merkel says her focus but angela merkel says herfocus is on the future of the remaining countries. a post mortem examination finds that 51 year old makram ali, who died at the scene of the terror attack outside finsbury park mosque, died as a result of multiple injuries. prince harry tells a us magazine that no one in the royal family really wants to be king or queen. and no skirting around this issue 50 boys at a school in devon wear skirts to school in protest at not being able to wear shorts during the heatwave. welcome to bbc news. at least three tower blocks have been found to have cladding that couch catch fire. in tests ordered in the wake of the g re nfell tower tests ordered in the wake of the grenfell tower disaster, in w
an inquiry finds that senior figures in the church of england colluded with disgraced former bishop peter ball who abused young men tributes are paid to makram ali named as the man who died in the finsbury park terror attack. and prince harry tells an american magazine that no one in the royal family wants to be king or queen but they do it for the greater good. and boys at a school in devon wear skirts to lessons in protest at not being allowed to put on shorts in the heatwave. our main story at five local authorities around the uk are checking the cladding on high rise buildings, 600 of them in england alone, because of concern about the cause of the grenfell tower fire in which 79 people died. so far, tests have found the cladding on seven buildings is combustible. the tests are on going with samples from tower blocks all over the country being sent in for testing 100 samples can be processed a day. the prime minister told the commons that steps were being taken to