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Police say they are considering manslaughter charges

over Grenfell Tower - and reveal the insulation and

The number of dead remains at 79, but police fear the true

Police say they are considering manslaughter charges

They urged people not to worry about their immigration status.

I do not know who they are at the moment and

that's why I'm really pleading with the public to please call us.

As checks continue elsewhere, 11 other blocks in England have

been identified as also having combustible cladding.

Police confirmed the Grenfell Tower fire started in a fridge freezer -

and revealed they received more than 600 999 calls on the night.

Europe's top official criticises Theresa May's plan for EU

citizens in the UK - but she says it's fair and serious.

I want to reassure all those EU citizens who are in the UK,

who've made their lives and homes in the UK, that no one

We won't be seeing families split apart.

Gary Haggarty - a former Loyalist paramilitary turned supergrass -

pleads guilty to 200 charges, including five murders.

After the attack outside Finsbury Park mosque, police charge

After their last victory 46 years ago, could a win once more finally

And coming up in the sport on BBC News: The Dutch teenager

Max Verstappen is quickest in first practice for the Azerbaijan

Grand Prix - Lewis Hamilton finishes down in fifth.

Good afternoon and welcome to the BBC News at One.

Police investigating the fire at Grenfell Tower have said it

started in a faulty fridge, and that insulation and tiles

on the block have failed subsequent safety tests.

They say more than 600 999 calls were made on the night of the fire,

some of them over an hour long, and "truly harrowing"

The number of presumed dead remains at 79, but they fear the final

Police are considering manslaughter charges, among a string of offences.

Meanwhile, 11 residential blocks in eight local authority areas

in England have been identified as also having combustible cladding.

And the hotel group Premier Inn has told the BBC it's "extremely

concerned" about three of its hotels.

It's been described as the worst fire in Britain since the Second

World War. Now, nine days later, the police have the results of tests

carried out on the panels covering the outside of the tower and have

confirmed that a fridge sparked the fire. Berlin Minna Rhee tests on the

instillation samples collected from Grenfell Tower showed that they

combusted soon after the test started -- preliminary tests. The

initial tests on the cladding tiles also failed the safety tests. We are

also concerned about the fridge freezer in this matter. We have been

working with the Department of energy, business and industrial

strategy, who are working with Hotpoint on the safety of that

fridge. And as the investigation progresses it is clear the police

are looking to bring those responsible to justice. We are

looking at every criminal offence, from manslaughter onwards. We are

looking at every health and safety and fire safety offence, and we are

reviewing every investigation, every company at the moment involved in

the building and refurbishment of Grenfell Tower. The Grenfell fire is

having repercussions for high-rise buildings right across the country.

The safety of 600 tower blocks is now being checked. And already, 11

have been found with cladding which raises safety concerns. The

authorities are trying to work as quickly as possible, with 100

buildings being inspected per day. But here in Plymouth, as elsewhere,

residents living in tower blocks are now extremely nervous. Our fear is,

who knows what's going to happen in the next 24 hours. What if there's a

fire tonight and bear in mind all of the cladding is not proved to be

safe enough, how are we going to stand a chance? Especially if we are

all asleep and we don't know about it. And the concerns go beyond

apartment blocks. The company which runs the Premier Inn hotel chain

says this hotel in Maidenhead and two others which have aluminium

cladding do not appear to meet required fire standards. Now

pursuing this with the developers which built them. We don't know

whether material is. It could be in your hospital, it could be in your

Child's School on their nice new building, it could be in a centre,

it could be in your shopping centres. Your office blocks. It goes

beyond council owned properties. It is countrywide. It affects private

building owners as well as public. In the wake of the catastrophic

Grenfell fire there is now a huge task ahead for the authorities. And

speed is of the essence to ensure there are no more deaths from

entirely preventable causes. Richard Galpin, BBC News.

Our home affairs correspondent Tom Symonds is at Scotland Yard.

What are the implications for police of the cladding at Grenfell Tower

failing the fire test? Well, this is a pretty serious development,

because this sort of cladding, used on buildings above 18 metres is

supposed to limit the spread of fire, not encourage it, and the

police were pretty clear today, the cladding failed that safety tests.

An independent safety tests they had commissioned for their

investigation. But also the instillation underneath the

cladding, between the wall and the panels of aluminium that make up the

cladding, failed even worse, the heat spread even more quickly

through the instillation. Now, the cladding, according to research that

we've done, was given a safety test 1997, which was supposed to show

that it didn't allow flames to spread very fast. That raises the

question of whether the regulations and testing are not the job of

ensuring safety and towers like this. -- are up to the job of

ensuring safety and towers like this. This is a very complex

investigation with many strands. Absolutely. Highly technical,

obviously. They have to look at what the causes of a fire, the

contracting and the mechanism by which the tower was refurbished over

the last few years. They have to look at who might be to blame for

breaches of any health and safety regulations all building safety

regulations. That will involve detailed crawl of paperwork and the

police said today they are seizing paperwork from companies that are

involved in the maintenance of the building, managing the building and

the refurbishment of it. And the law in this area is very complicated as

well. The health and safety laws may have been breached and also

corporate manslaughter laws may have been breached. To prove that the

police will have to show that the heads of companies knew they were

breaking the law, and that can be very difficult. Tom Symonds, many

thanks. The President of the European

Commission Jean-Claude Juncker has criticised Theresa May's proposals

to allow EU citizens to stay in the UK, saying they are first step but

not sufficient. This morning Mrs May described her plan as fair and

serious. Our Europe correspondent Damian Grammaticas reports from

Brussels. Her opening gambit has been played,

but will it be enough? Last night, EU leaders listened to Theresa May

in silence. Her plan for citizens' rights has had a lukewarm reception.

I want to reassure all those EU citizens who are in the UK, who have

made their lives and homes in the UK, that no one will have to leave.

We won't be seeing families split apart. This is a fair and serious

offer. But the EU doesn't appear to agree. The EU's own proposal already

on the table is more generous to all the 4 million affected including the

UK citizens who made their homes in EU countries. A step in the right

direction? It's a step, but this step is not sufficient. EU plan is

-- would not seek any current rights withdrawn from anyone. Some are

concerned Theresa May's citizens would be worse off. Is a good first

proposal which I appreciate but it's clear we have to invest more work.

There are citizens who are not covered with Mrs May's proposal and

this will be part of the negotiations. Issue for European

leaders is the author Theresa May has put on the table for the low the

one the EU has really put forward. -- the offer Theresa May has put on

the table. The question is by how much, and they won't know until we

see the details on Monday. The issues EU wants to see clarified,

exactly who would and wouldn't be eligible for residency, for example

spouses and children. Would they be able to come in future? What would

be the cut-off date after which people can't claim the new status?

And what guarantees a rather the UK will honour these rights far into

the future? Which bodies will oversee them and decide disputed

cases? But this summit is not the place for negotiations on the issue.

Those will only happen once the UK plan is published. It seems as if

the EU wants more detail from Theresa May? Yes, precisely, because

what the leaders here have had so far last night was just the broad

outlines of what she's offering. Now, remember, as I was saying, the

EU has already put forward its proposal. It's a maximum proposal

that says all existing rights that everybody has, that's all of EU

citizens in the UK, 3 million people and UK citizens who have made their

lives in Europe, another million or so, all of those people the EU wants

to preserve into the future. The EU has tabled that already. What they

need to see, they say, is the detail of this, because that is crucial.

They will go through line by line when it announced on Monday to see

what it means. There are some absolutely critical questions. Will

be who is covered by Theresa May's offer, and who is not. Because there

will be some, it seems, who fall out of this offer, who do not get rights

reserved into the future. That's one issue for the EU. The second thing

is, what rights precisely? Which ones will they keep and which will

they lose far into the future? All of those will determine the EU's

position, because the EU's point of view is these are current rights

that 4 million people enjoy. The debate at the minute is about what

could be taken away. The EU doesn't believe rights should be taken away.

It's going to be a very, very difficult set of talks once they

actually get the proposal and are able to work through it. Damian

Atticus, thank you. -- Damian Grammaticas, thank you.

Virgin Media has warned more than 8000 customers

to change their passwords to protect against being hacked.

An investigation by the consumer group Which found the Super Hub

two internet router was vulnerable to hackers.

It was one of several products, including wireless cameras,

which were found to have a security flaw.

A former loyalist paramilitary commander who became a so-called

"supergrass" has pleaded guilty to 200 terrorist offences,

Gary Haggarty - the former head of the Ulster Volunteer Force's

north Belfast unit - appeared at Belfast Crown Court

It's one of the most complex cases ever undertaken in Northern Ireland,

as our correspondent Chris Page reports.

During the troubles the new DS took more lives than any other loyalist

paramilitary organisation -- UVF. It killed more than 500 people. One of

its commanders was this man, Gary Haggarty. He's pleaded guilty to 200

offences. The prosecution case document runs to around 12,000

pages, covering 16 violent years from 1991. Two of the five men who

had a tea has admitted murdering the Gary Connolly and Eamon Fox, the

Catholic workmen were shot dead at a building site. He was a security

forces in form, Eamon Fox's son believes his death was preventable.

People in authority protected and served, they didn't protect my

family. There's never been a more complexes choir re-entered

loyalists, focused on Belfast where the organisation had a particularly

reputation. This investigation is set to go on to another level. In

2010, Gary Haggarty signed an agreement in which he offered to

give evidence against other paramilitary leaders in exchange for

a sort -- shorter sentence for his own crimes. Is the most senior

loyalist ever to turn supergrass. It's understood up to 15 UVF people

could be charged if the evidence is credible. Former police officers

could also be prosecuted. We understand that at all times

throughout his tenure as a Special Branch agent that he was fully

debriefing his handlers and it is the examination of the growing

liability which will now be assessed. Police have said they are

committed to the investigation. I can understand how today is a very

significant and sad moment for the families. Of Gary Haggarty's

victims. The families of UVF victims will have longer to wait. In future

Gary Haggarty may well be in the witness box, not the dock. But

getting to that stage could take years yet. Chris Page, BBC News,

Belfast. Police say they are considering

manslaughter charges over the Grenfell Tower fire -

and reveal the insulation and He bowls, England have won. They've

won... 77 not out - the voice of cricket

Henry Blofeld retires after nearly Coming up in sport: With 12

players away on Lions duty, Wales round off their summer tour

on a high with victory against Samoa, to make it two

wins from two matches. 20-year-old Adam Withers suffered

from an acute psychotic illness. He died after gaining access

to an industrial chimney at Epsom Hospital in Surrey three

years ago - and the Trust has now been fined ?300,000 after it

admitted health and safety failures Our social affairs correspondent

Michael Buchanan has been speaking to Adam Withers' mother and his twin

sister about what happened. Adam Withers became seriously

mentally unwell in the spring While a patient at psychiatric unit

at Epsom General Hospital, one evening he absconded over

a low level building from the courtyard while his mother

Shelley was visiting. As he walked across,

I followed him with my eyes and that's the first time I saw

the chimney with the ladder. And the ladder, it just

glints in the sunlight, And I just thought, I can't do it,

I can't stand here and watch, because if he comes down safe I'll

see him, but I can't see him fall. So I turned around and I

walked away from him. And the last time I turned around

before you go round the corner where you can't see the chimney any

more, he was just getting At this point Shelly called Adam's

twin sister Carla who rushed over. All of a sudden you heard these

gasps, these horrible, horrible gasps, and people just

screaming and screaming and then you get the nurses coming

round the corner that You know that they'd seen

something just horrific. I went to point to my mum and that's

when she collapsed to the floor and just screamed this horrible,

horrible scream, and that's how we found out he died

because she screamed That's not how you find

out someone's died. The trust, Surrey and

Borders Partnership, had been warned and repeatedly that

patients could abscond from the unit In a statement they accepted

the fine and apologised For Adam's family who live

in the shadow of the chimney, the prosecution is a hollow

but satisfying victory. I feel disappointed but I'm very

proud, and very proud of my family, Because together, we've done it,

together as a family, Police have charged Darren Osborne

with terrorism-related murder and attempted murder,

after the attack at a mosque in Finsbury Park in the early

hours of Monday morning. Westminster Magistrates'

Court later today. Our home affairs correspondent

Daniel Sandford is in Daniel, the actual charge here is

interesting? It is interesting. He has been charged with the common law

offence of murder which has been used for decades in terrorism

offences. He has killed somebody allegedly and so it is a common law

offence of murder and the common law offence of attempted murder. But the

Crown Prosecution Service and the police in their statements have

described it as terrorism related murder. That is not a formal offence

on beast that you'd book, but it is something that if it came to trial

and it was proved that it was terrorism related, could possibly

produce a longer sentence. It means in the meantime, this will be dealt

with under the terrorism protocol which is a series of events as the

case goes through the courts which means it will be dealt with as a

terrorism case. There is a senior judge who manages

the terrorism cases and this case will come under him. Darren Osborne

is 47 years old, from Cardiff. The allegation is he was the driver of

this white van which ploughed into Muslims leaving the mosque in the

early hours of Monday morning. A man was killed. We learned yesterday he

died of multiple injuries after being struck by the van. His family

describing how completely distressed they were by the course of events

and of course, nine people were taken to hospital. Darren Osborne

will appear in this court around two o'clock this afternoon in person,

and the only thing that can happen is the magistrate can refer it onto

the Central criminal Court, the Old Bailey, where it is likely Darren

Osborne will make his first appearance next week. Thank you.

A senior police officer has warned that forces in England and Wales

would struggle to deal with riots on the scale of 2011

The Chief Constable of West Midlands Police,

Dave Thompson, said the strain was showing

The Home Office says it's in "detailed engagement"

Prince Philip has cancelled a visit next week to London Zoo,

as he continues to recover from an infection.

The Duke of Edinburgh spent two nights at the

King Edward VII Hospital in London earlier this week.

Buckingham Palace says there are no "current plans"

for the 96-year-old to pull out of any other future engagements.

Government plans for a new nuclear power station at Hinkley Point

in Somerset have been strongly criticised

The National Audit Office says the project is "risky

and expensive," and that the risks for consumers have not been

The power station is set to cost ?18 billion,

and will be financed by France and China.

The population of Somerset will soar this weekend,

as the 35th Glastonbury festival gets into full swing.

More than a 100,000 music lovers have been arriving at Worthy Farm,

where Radiohead will headline the Pyramid Stage tonight.

There is extra security at this year's festival,

which opened with a minute's silence, to remember those affected

by the recent terror attacks, and the Grenfell Tower fire.

Here's our entertainment correspondent Lizo Mzimba.

The festival began with a minute's silence.

Musicians and fans remembering those who died at Grenfell Towers

and in the terror attacks in London and Manchester.

Recent events mean already significant security here has

As thousands of people have come come into the festival,

Across the festival site, random checks as well as a police

The organisers try to make sure festivalgoers feel safe

People here feel they've got the balance just about right.

Looking after each other so I'm sure we'll all be fine.

Although there was a bit more security and a bit more time

getting through the gates, it's for a really good reason

and I think everyone is just having a great time and behaving really

well and everyone is being so kind to each other.

None of it seems to have taken away from the reason, of course,

With performances now happening across the site and, of course,

Glastonbury is a festival that's not just about music.

Hundreds of people have marked the start of the event by coming

Many people leave here with powerful memories,

but few can say there's are as special as this.

Dan surprising his girlfriend, Emily, with an onstage

Can you tell me what it means to you, this happening

It's the most beautiful place ever and it means so much.

With the increased security some festivalgoers may be feeling more

anxious than in previous years, but so far, those worries

Now, the voice of cricket has announced his retirement.

After a career spanning 45 years, Henry Blofeld says he'll cover three

more England Test matches before leaving

His many Test Match Special fans will miss his unique style

Our sports correspondent Andy Swiss reports.

My dear old thing is, well, I'm afraid all things come to an end. I

have decided the time is right now to hang up my microphone. Even his

retirement was unmistakably Blowers. The soundtrack of a sporting summer.

My goodness me, you won't see a bigger six in 100 years. But his

descriptive powers went far further than just the cricket. Their's the

pigeon, he has come in on Q. How splendid. Flying over proceedings,

beating his wings quickly. I think he is an English pigeon. Today,

Henry Blofeld joked the lifestyles of birds would be getting rather

less coverage. At 77, this summer's commentary will be his last. The

harder it becomes at my age, you are

justifying your position with people much younger than you and so

therefore I was under a lot of pressure. I thought, this is silly.

I am the last of the old fights. Time to go and leave people with

happy memories and they want more, rather than saying, why the hell

hasn't he gone before? Do you know what I mean?! His career highlights

are this, England's famous win over Australia in 1981. But his larger

than life character appealed far beyond cricket. What I loathe more

about modern life more than anything people who want to talk to me at

breakfast. Henry Blofeld was an entertainer. His effervescent and

enthusiasm made him a broadcasting one. He is an incredibly colourful

personality. Anything wandering past he will talk about. I often say

rather cheekily that there is no one I have worked with, that brings a

game of cricket more to life than Henry Blofeld does. He does bring it

to life. That is what we will miss. So his long innings is nearly over.

After his last commentary in September, Henry Blofeld will leave

cricket and less colourful and less charismatic place.

With just 24 hours to go until the first test

between the British and Irish Lions and the All Blacks, the build up

Head coach Warren Gatland has appointed Peter O'Mahony as captain.

New Zealand have not lost at Eden Park since 1994. Katie Gornall looks

ahead to the first test. Auckland is undergoing

a transformation. The Lions are coming

and what started as a trickle We are like minions walking around

here with red tops on! But some fans have struggled to find

an affordable place to stay. Until locals came up

with a solution. They have opened up

their homes for free. We're young so we are on a real

tight budget I would say, so just the ability to have

somewhere to stay for the night and not have to break the bank

for it, means we can At the end of the day,

they're guests in our country, so it seemed like the right thing

to do, and it's been This was the last time

they tasted success We haven't beaten them in New

Zealand since then, in any series. I look back and that was

one of the great sort of feats of the Lions,

no question about that. And it had a profound affect

on the Lions' Kiwi coach. You know, I thought rugby was

invented in New Zealand growing up. I didn't think the All Blacks

could ever be beaten, so did have quite an impact on me

in 1971 when the Lions beat It was the first time that I kind

of realised that the game was played So began his love

affair with the Lions. Gatland has named an attacking side

for the series opener based It will be captained

by Peter O'Mahony, who three months ago, could not even get

in the Ireland team. This is where it all begins

tomorrow, Eden Park which is They haven't lost here since 1994,

before some of these current The All Blacks may win the game

before they even take part, because they've got this aura

about them, but I think what has happened so far in this Lions tour,

a slow start but momentum has definitely built over the last

maybe two or three games. I think there's a real energy

there that if they do battle, they do believe in themselves

and they can definitely win. Rugby and the All Blacks

are revered in New Zealand, but by the end of this tour,

the Lions hope to have It is noticeably cooler and pressure

out there than it has been for the last week or so. Here is the view

over Lake Windermere in Cumbria. We have grey skies, low clouds and some

truth in the outbreaks of rain. Elsewhere in the country, some blue

sky round. A bit of fair weather cloud but also some sunshine. A

fairly breezy feel to the weather today. If we look at these two

locations, Ambleside under a line of cloud, Maidstone in the south-east

and much sunnier, brighter conditions. We also have some

sunshine returning to the North as well. For Scotland and Northern

Ireland, sunny spells working in. Further south there is an area of

cloud and drizzly rain. Taking a look around the country at four

o'clock this afternoon, a few showers moving into the north-west

of Scotland that much of Scotland is dry through the afternoon. Northern

Ireland also seeing some sunny spells. Across northern England,

fairly drizzly and grey. A similar picture across Wales. Some brighter

skies for the East of Wales. Across the Midlands and Southern England,

variable amounts of cloud. Most places dry with temperatures up to

23 or 24 degrees. If you are following the coverage at

Glastonbury, it looks like the next three days should remain dry and

bright. Heading through this evening, we have a lot of cloud

still, particularly across England and Wales. Some outbreaks of rain

shifting south overnight. Patchy hill fog across England and Wales.

Clear skies further north. Temperatures much pressure

overnight. Much more comfortable for sleeping. As we move awards the

weekend, we have this frontal system. It will shift south on

Saturday. Then further showers in western and northern Scotland, also

into north-west England and Wales as well. There will be zones of wet

weather at times on Saturday. They will clear through on the westerly

breeze. Some sunny spells to be enjoyed. Temperatures up to 22

degrees. As a bit fresher in the north. Sunday will be the dry day of

the weekend. Some showers in the West and the best of the sunshine in

the East. A reminder of our main

story this lunchtime... Police say they are considering

manslaughter charges over the Grenfell Tower fire -

and reveal the insulation and That's all from the BBC News at One,

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