welcome to bbc news. the bbc understands officials believe at least 60 buildings will be deemed to have failed an official fire safety test, in which insulation and cladding, of the type fitted to grenfell tower, were analysed together for the first time. so far, just nine of the buildings which failed have been identified. they re in salford in greater manchester, where the local council is asking for help from central government to meet the cost of replacements. our correspondent frankie mccamley reports. as those affected by the fire at grenfell tower wait to find out how and why the fire spread, across the country, others are anxiously waiting to find out if their homes are at risk, too. but for many, it s not good news. the bbc understands officials believe at least 60 tower blocks have failed a new fire safety test. including nine in salford, where the removal of cladding began weeks ago. the thought of it not being safe and you re sleeping in bed of a nighttime, do you
and a romcom with a diference boy meets girl, and girl falls into a coma in the big sick. we ll get film critic james king s thoughts on this and the other releases in the film review. good evening. in the past few minutes, the government has announced that an independent review will be carried out into building regulations and fire safety, because of the grenfell tower fire. the fire in west london, which killed 80 people, raised serious questions about about the fire safety of high rise buildings and led to the widespread testing of cladding, like that used on grenfell tower, on other buildings across the country. also in the past few minutes it has been confirmed that 82 buildings have failed those new fire tests for cladding. that includes these in salford. 47 of them are in local authority control run by housing associations. all the details of the findings of those particular tests have only just been released, just in the last few minutes. so our correspondents are