Ordered a full Public Inquiry, saying people Deserved Answers about why the blaze spread so rapidly. 17 people are known to have died at Grenfell Tower in north kensington. Our correspondent Katie Razzall has spent thursday in the shadow of Grenfell Tower, speaking to people who have lost loved ones, and others whose friends and Family Members are still missing. Yesterday about afternoon we were accommodated. Thats where i live, 571. Until the accommodated. Thats where i live, 571. Untilthe early accommodated. Thats where i live, 571. Until the early hours of wednesday morning, this man lived in g re nfell tower. Wednesday morning, this man lived in Grenfell Tower. Now his home is a hotel. Hes haunted by what he saw that night and the neighbours he believes just cant have survived. That night and the neighbours he believesjust cant have survivedlj know for a fact they died and they are missing yet and being inside the building for this many hours, of course you are not going to live. H
Ordered a full Public Inquiry, saying people Deserved Answers about why the blaze spread so rapidly. 17 people are known to have died at Grenfell Tower in north kensington. Our correspondent Katie Razzall has spent thursday in the shadow of Grenfell Tower, speaking to people who have lost loved ones, and others whose friends and Family Members are still missing. Yesterday about afternoon we were accommodated. Thats where i live, 571. Until the accommodated. Thats where i live, 571. Untilthe early accommodated. Thats where i live, 571. Until the early hours of wednesday morning, this man lived in g re nfell tower. Wednesday morning, this man lived in Grenfell Tower. Now his home is a hotel. Hes haunted by what he saw that night and the neighbours he believes just cant have survived. That night and the neighbours he believesjust cant have survivedlj know for a fact they died and they are missing yet and being inside the building for this many hours, of course you are not going to live. H
Singapore, youre watching bbc world news. Its newsday. Good morning. Its 8am in singapore and 1am here in london where the british Prime Minister theresa may has ordered a Public Inquiry into the fire that devastated a residential block of flats in west london. 17 people are now known to have died. Many residents are missing, with whole families unaccounted for. Heres the latest from our home editor, mark easton, and i must warn you, there are some distressing details in his 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 dont 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. Sadly, i can confirm the number of people who have died is now 17. We do believe that that number will sadly increase. There are 37 people receiving treatment,
To drive out this evil that is affecting so many families. A 47 year old white man who was arrested at the scene is being hald on Terrorism Charges including murder and attempted murder. Police are searching an address in the cardiff area in connection with the incident. The other main stories on bbc news at five. Police say 79 people are either dead or missing presumed dead after the fire at Grenfell Tower. Many families have lost more than one relative. A minutes silence across britain, a mark of respect for the victims of the disaster. A Police Operation is under way on the Champs Elysees in paris after a car crashed into a police van and burst into flames. There are reports that the driver was armed. The Brexit Secretary david davis is in brussels as negotiations begin for britains departure from the European Union. Good afternoon, we are in Finsbury Park in north london. The Prime Minister said the attack here last night shortly after midnight was every bit as 16 as other Terror A
Which produces peugeot vehicles reportedly reaches a deal to buy General Motors european operations. Britain is not be legally obliged to make a final Budget Payment to the eu after brexit, according to a house of lords committee. Downing street has described the report as a significant contribution. Thousands of people are marching in london to demonstrate over nhs cuts. Protestors have travelled from across the country and Jeremy Corbyn is expected to address the crowd. Now on bbc news, click. This week smoking streets, burning fruit and keeping our cool as we go live in Virtual Reality. We are about to put a whole new spin on the world of mobiles. We are at the mobile World Congress in barcelona, the big show devoted to phones, tablets and all things mobile. We are a bit behind schedule, but we are going to get there. Although, if we look a bit distracted its because we are preparing for a rather audacious experiment. It is not that we are not interested in the floating displays, co