she was on the news. it s horrible for me to hear that they re missing, or they re dead, or they re in hospital or something. the local community have been leaving messages for loved ones as they try to come to terms with what has happened. good afternoon from west london. with smoke still rising from the burnt out grenfell tower block behind me, we have even seen flames at times, and the fire brigade training their hoses on the flames. relatives are still searching for loved ones. mps at westminster have been meeting to ask questions of government ministers. how could this happen? the prime minister theresa may announced there would be a full public inquiry into the blaze. the first victim has been named by his family, mohammed alhajali, a 23 year old refugee, who fled from the civil war in syria to come here, to what he thought was the safety of the united kingdom. 70 people have been confirmed dead so far. 17 people have been confirmed dead so far. but the london fire b
of the fire at grenfell tower and met some of those who have lost friends and neighbours. it had clearly made a deep impression. in her statement she said. she went on. her birthday parade went ahead. it had all the familiar components. the foot guards marched and trooped the colour of the irish guards. and the royal family appeared on the palace balcony where prince george, as usual, stole the show gazing down at the crowds and as then as the raf fly past appeared up at the sky with his sister. but this was no ordinary trooping. this was a year when the head of state reflected the country s feeling of shock and grief. nicolas witchall, bbc news, buckingham palace. since the fire, the government has ordered councils across england to check the safety of their buildings. many have sought to reassure tenants living in tower blocks. but, as our correspondent duncan kennedy reports, it s notjust tower blocks that are coming under scrutiny. in all parts of the country, in all kind