what there was by way of planning from departments. the e mail sent from departments. the e mail sent from dominic cummings and text messages, well, what messages he sent, it s clear that the civil contingencies secretariat had not been able to, firstly, provide it essential plan other than this action document or been able to obtain plans from the other departments and provide them to number ten. that was a serious error, was it not? the secretariat wasn t resource error, was it not? the secretariat wasn t resource to error, was it not? the secretariat wasn t resource to hold error, was it not? the secretariat wasn t resource to hold these - error, was it not? the secretariat l wasn t resource to hold these plans a resource to hold these plans across many departments. it was lead governing departments that were responsible not only for their own plans but for ensuring that the departments who would be supporting them on a risk area for which they were responsible had p
fire. in my 29 years in the london fire brigade i have never seen a fire of this nature and i have seen many high rise fires. around 70 people are being treated in six london hospitals, 18 of them are in a critical condition. in the us, a gunman opens fire on republican members of congress during a baseball practice in virginia. the attacker is killed by police officers. we are united in our shock. we are united in our anguish. we are united in our shock. we are united in ouranguish. an we are united in our shock. we are united in our anguish. an attack on one of us is an attack on all others. of us. 21 hours after this fire started in g ru nfeld 21 hours after this fire started in gru nfeld tower, the 21 hours after this fire started in grunfeld tower, the fire is still blazing. the fire service had been working tirelessly to put the fire out. they have managed to get a hydraulic crane imposition and they are firing water remotely into the upperfloors of are firing water
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.
survivors in hospital this morning, and is chairing a special taskforce this afternoon. we will have a live report from west london shortly. the other main headlines this hour: a second soldier has died following an incident involving a tank, at an army firing range in pembrokeshire. a service of hope is being held at southwark cathedral in honour of first responders, families and survivors of the london bridge attack. president trump has confirmed that he is personally under investigation for sacking the former head of the fbi, james comey. good afternoon from west london, where the number of people known to have died in the grenfell tower fire has risen to at least 30. police say they believe the final total will be higher. this morning the queen and prince william visited the scene, they went to a relief centre which has been helping victims of the fire. they spent time speaking to local residents, volunteers and members of the emergency services. also this morning, ther
there for them at this terrible time and that is what i am determined to provide. of course, we saw theresa may visiting the just and westminster hospital. that s relatively close to the scene of this tragedy. she was there this morning, speaking to people who had survived the fire. yesterday, she went to the scene of the accident incident and she spake to emergency services and some charities, too, but there was criticism that she hadn t spoken to the victims themselves. we today we saw her visiting the hospital but also chairing a meeting specifically looking at the response and how the victims were being supported. after that meeting, we now have this confirmation of this £5 million emergency fund and i understand that separately other supporters now being given to the local authority, the royal borough of kensington and chelsea, which of course is dealing directly with the situation on the ground. of course, there is a whole series of layers of accountability. on the