of essex and the whole of the united kingdom. 0ne local councillor who was at the scene expressed the shock felt in the community. we ve lost a very good, hard working constituency mp who worked for everyone, didn t matter who you were, didn t matter about your religion or your culture, if you had a problem, he would work for you. police say they are keeping an open mind as to whether this could be. we will bring you all the latest reaction in the next hour. good evening and welcome to the bbc news at six. the conservative mp sir david amess has been stabbed to death during a constituency meeting at a church in essex. the 69 year old was attacked as he met with constituents in leigh on sea just before midday. police arrived at the belfairs methodist church within minutes but sir david died at the scene despite the efforts of paramedics. a 25 year old man was arrested at the church and is being held on suspicion of murder. sir david amess had been an mp in essex for almost a0
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.
could this happen? the disaster of grenfell tower and why it should never have happened. grenfell tower on fire. fire brigade and everything. fire s spreading up. look. whoa, look. fire brigade and everything. fire s spreading up. look. whoa, look. it s 1am and the fire has started in a fridge in a flat on the fourth floor. mahad and jamie are next door. we heard a loud bang on the front door. next thing we know, he s running in telling me, there s a fire, get the kids. we re on the fourth floor. it was the flat next door, that was number 16. they re trying their best. he grabbed the towels, wet them, put them on the kids heads and dragged us all out. grenfell tower in west london has 2a floors with up to six flats on each level, home to around 600 people. four floors above the fire one resident has stayed up late. i was playing playstation. i was in front of the tv. i kept on smelling like kind of a plastic melting and i m thinking, what s the smell? i saw the lights outs
absolutely nothing. and demand to know how could this happen? the disaster of grenfell tower and why it should never have happened. grenfell tower on fire. fire brigade and everything. fire s spreading up. look. whoa, look. it s 1am and the fire has started in a fridge in a flat on the fourth floor. mahad and jamie are next door. we heard a loud bang on the front door. next thing we know, he s running in telling me, there s a fire, get the kids. we re on the fourth floor. it was the flat next door, that was number 16. they re trying their best. he grabbed the towels, wet them, put them on the kids heads and dragged us all out. grenfell tower in west london has 2a floors with up to six flats on each level, home to around 600 people. four floors above the fire one resident has stayed up late. i was playing playstation. i was in front of the tv. i kept on smelling like kind of a plastic melting and i m thinking, what s the smell? i saw the lights outside my window, the flashi