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out. it s like it s almost forgotten, but it s not. these people are still living through this and living with the aftermath. hello. welcome to the programme. we re live until 11 this morning. do get in touch on all the stories we re talking about this morning use the hashtag #victorialive, and if you text, you will be charged at the standard network rate. our top story today police have warned that they may never be able to identify all those who died in the fire that engulfed grenfell tower in west london in the early hours of wednesday morning. the emergency services will spend a third day searching the block for bodies. 17 people are known to have died, but dozens remain unaccounted for, including entire families. andy moore reports. the first victim of the fire to be officially named is mohammed alhajali, a syrian refugee who came to britain for a better life. his brother was led to safety by firefighters, but, in the chaos and confusion, mohammed got left behi ....
checks on borrowers, particularly those in financial difficulties, as a report by the regulator is published this morning. i will have more on that a little later. in sport: england are into the semi finals of the european championships. jodie taylor scored the winner, as the lionesses beat france 1 0. and carol has the weather. good morning. today s the day of sunshine and showers, especially in central and northern areas. they will be fewer and further between them were yesterday. that leads us into a showery start to the week. good morning. first, our main story: thousands of extra mental health workers are to be recruited by the nhs in england. the health secretary, jeremy hunt, said the aim is to treat an extra one million people by 2021. the royal college of nursing has questioned how so many staff can be hired and trained in such a short space of time. here is more from our health correspondent dominic hughes. ministers in england have already acknowledged the tr ....
on their side, of course. at one level, you might worry that the words will run out, and missiles will take their place. but you might ask why it s just words, and not weapons yet? could it be that both sides know their own limitations in any form of military conflict? our diplomatic editor mark urban has been working through the logic. american carriers exercising off korea. but these pictures were taken in may, and none of them are there now. the president seems out of sync with his military and his top diplomats. today, he emphasised the defensive nature of us precautions. i think what the president was reaffirming his that the united states has the capability to fully defend itself from any attack and defend our allies. and we will do so. the american people should sleep well at night. tillerson is in tune with generations of american statesman who stuck to teddy roosevelt s maxim, speak softly and carry a big stick. but one reason he can be sanguine is because amer ....
a two and a half year deal replacing alan pa rdew. and the science of santa. if you ve always wondered how father christmas can travel so far injust one night, we ll hear from a science professor who can explain all. and nick has the festive forecast for us. good morning. storm barbara may be pulling away from the uk but it remains windy today, tomorrow and into boxing day. the latest on the blustery christmas forecast coming up. good morning. first, our main story. extensive railway engineering works are starting across britain today, with 200 different projects being carried out over the christmas break. passengers in london, manchester and cardiff are expected to be the hardest hit by the works, which may cause delays, diversions and cancellations. our reporter jane frances kelly is at ealing broadway station for us. there s a very good reason that you are there. explain why. good morning. yes. a lot of gw are passengers are going to have to come here because padding ....
we ll hear from the people behind that decision at 9.15. really keen to hear from you this morning. also on the programme. it isn t the care that people deserve . how two relatives have described their experience of the nhs. rose s son was treated on this makeshift bed. and graham s dad who has alzheimers was left for 36 hours waiting for a bed. the nurses were fantastic, brilliant. but i would say the main adjective i would use is worrying. you can t be treated with dignity and privacy in a corridor. that s the absolute reality. to suggest this is temporary is not true. we ll bring you their full story before 10. and, when one of the chief architects of brexit met president elect donald trump. i thought the uk was so smart in getting out and you were there and you guys wrote it on the front page. yes. trump said that brexit was going to happen. yes. right. and it happened. yes. that was when it was going to lose easily, everybody thought i was crazy, 0bama said we d g ....