with fires still burning in parts of grenfell tower, more than 2a hours after the west london tower block was engulfed in flames, scores of people are still missing. 12 are confirmed dead, but police expect that figure to rise significantly. fire crews have not yet been able to search every floor of the 2a storey building. 3a people are in hospital, 18 of them critically ill. our coverage begins with the bbc‘s home editor, mark easton. oh my god, they re screaming! it is a tragedy that plays to our darkest fears. the fire started between midnight and 1am, the screams from the flats and 1am, the screams from the flats and the acrid smell of burning waking neighbours. it wasjust people jumping out, literally. and putting sheets down to try to get out of the building. windows exploding, big, massive pieces of debris falling to the floor. we came here, saw people jumping off. people calling. you saw people jumping off? yeah. people had jumped off because they had no other optio
president trump is being investigated for possible obstruction of justice. hello. with fires still burning in parts of grenfell tower, more than 2a hours after the west london tower block was engulfed in flames, scores of people are still missing. 12 are confirmed dead, but police expect that figure to rise significantly. fire crews have not yet been able to search every floor of the 2a storey building. 78 people are in hospital, 18 of them critically ill. our coverage begins with the bbc‘s home editor, mark easton. oh my god, they re screaming! it is a tragedy that plays to our darkest fears. the fire started between midnight and 1am, the screams from the flats and the acrid smell of burning waking neighbours. it wasjust people jumping out, literally, and putting sheets down to try to get out of the building. windows exploding, big, massive pieces of debris falling to the floor. we came here, saw people jumping off. people calling. you saw people jumping off? yeah. people
been here? i think we have seen more and more of generosity of spirit with people donating anything they have to help the homeless. what we have to help the homeless. what we have seen today is rising anger. a raw anger that perhaps was not there yesterday because there was shock. the mayor of london sadiq khan came here and there was heckling with people saying they want answers now. they said we want answers right now. he was getting quite a rough ride and almost anyone in authority is being challenged by residents. i have talked to people from other tower blocks who are angry and fearful. they are saying, are our home save? and the distress when you talk to people who fear they have lost loved ones, friends. there are people sobbing uncontrollably. one man we spoke to looking for his brother who these syrian solidarity campaign have confirmed have died, mohammed alhajali, who fled the syrian civil war to come to safety and died in the fire here. thank you. let s get the we
watched the fires approach. a dozen residentsjumped into this water tank to escape. 84 year old marta da conceicao was helped in by her daughter. oh god, oh god, it was awful , she tells me. like hell . of national mourning. the country now asks why its most isolated residents were left to save themselves. james reynolds, bbc news, central portugal. the former play school and play away presenter brian cant has died at the age of 83. a house with a door. a mainstay of children s tv throughout the 1960s and 70s he also provided the voiceovers for programmes such as camberwick green and trumpton. brian cant had been suffering from parkinson s disease for a number of years. there have been many tributes today toa there have been many tributes today to a real pioneer of children s television. the national gallery of ireland, home to great masters including caravaggio, rembrandt and goya, has played a leading role in irish culture for more than 150 years, inspiring giants such as
he was 22. his family blame his death on what they call the torturous mistreatment he received. president trump said mr warmbier had faced tough conditions under a brutal regime. peter bowes reports. otto warmbier was travelling in north korea as a tourist when he was arrested in january last year. north korea as a tourist when he was arrested injanuary last year. if it attempted to steal a propaganda sign from the hotel as a souvenir. before his trial at a news conference, he tea rfully confessed his trial at a news conference, he tearfully confessed tried to take the sign as a trophy. a month later, the sign as a trophy. a month later, the economics student from the university of virginia was paraded through the halls of north korean supreme court found guilty and sentenced to 15 years hard labour after a one hour trial. soon after he fell into a coma. north korea said he contracted botulism but on his return home, his american dog is said there was no evidence to support t