:00:00. > :00:00.The Grenfell Tower fire - the BBC understands the total
:00:07. > :00:10.of people dead or missing now is around 70, and anger about why it
:00:11. > :00:20.Hundreds of protesters demanding justice for the victims storm
:00:21. > :00:27.We are in the richest borough in the UK.
:00:28. > :00:30.And in this very borough we have a building where some
:00:31. > :00:38.And the safety measures are totally inadequate.
:00:39. > :00:41.The Queen and Prince William visit one of the relief centres to talk
:00:42. > :00:48.Police say they believe the fire was not started deliberately
:00:49. > :00:51.and they are working as fast as they can to recover bodies.
:00:52. > :00:56.What we are all doing is, as quickly and with as much dignity as we can,
:00:57. > :01:01.recovering those that are still inside.
:01:02. > :01:06.And sadly, we do not expect there to be any survivors.
:01:07. > :01:09.Theresa May visits a hospital and announces ?5 million in aid
:01:10. > :01:20.More details are emerging about some of the victims who died in the fire.
:01:21. > :01:23.New images of the moments after the fire broke out and tore up
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:01:32. > :02:04.Good afternoon and welcome to the BBC News at Six.
:02:05. > :02:07.Police say that at least 30 people are now confirmed to have died
:02:08. > :02:12.in the fire that engulfed Grenfell Tower behind me in west London.
:02:13. > :02:14.The BBC understands that the total number of people who are dead
:02:15. > :02:20.There is growing anger at the way the authorities have dealt
:02:21. > :02:25.Around 500 protestors have stormed Kensington Town Hall.
:02:26. > :02:27.In the last half hour, the Prime Minister has offered
:02:28. > :02:31.a ?5 million relief fund for those affected by the fire.
:02:32. > :02:34.The Queen and Prince William have been visiting a relief centre
:02:35. > :02:37.which has been helping victims of the fire.
:02:38. > :02:39.Our first report tonight on the latest on the tower block
:02:40. > :02:52.fire, is from our correspondent Jeremy Cooke.
:02:53. > :03:03.A crowd storms Kensington town Hall, demanding action. Demanding justice.
:03:04. > :03:14.We want justice, we want justice. And demanding answers. How could
:03:15. > :03:22.this tragedy have happened, on this scale, in this city, in 2017? We
:03:23. > :03:33.need to be heard. We need to be heard. We have things to say. We are
:03:34. > :03:39.in pain. The whole procedure is chaos. We are sent from hospital to
:03:40. > :03:43.hospital. Why is there not community hope for family members? Why do we
:03:44. > :03:47.have two actively look for them and be given misinformation, be told
:03:48. > :03:56.they are possibly alive, making us call family members? We live in the
:03:57. > :04:02.modern world. Why is it carried out like this? It doesn't make sense.
:04:03. > :04:08.Today, again, in the shadow of Grenfell Tower, a different kind of
:04:09. > :04:12.response. It is an overwhelming community tragedy with an
:04:13. > :04:19.overwhelming community response. We get all the missing people on the
:04:20. > :04:26.same window. A continuing grassroots mobilisation, doing all that they
:04:27. > :04:35.can. And visited today by royalty. A time to reflect and to thank. You
:04:36. > :04:38.guys do a brilliant job. But the Queen and Prince William left in no
:04:39. > :04:53.doubt of the agony and the grief here. Royal protocol meets raw
:04:54. > :05:04.emotion. William, come here. Where are the children? The Queen turning
:05:05. > :05:10.up, everyone came. Go to the media, show the Queen you are nice, show
:05:11. > :05:18.the smiles. But you are not doing the right job. Could you tell us who
:05:19. > :05:22.they are? Not my daughters. Families, friends. Not my children,
:05:23. > :05:30.my family's friends. Not necessarily my children. Rescue crews are still
:05:31. > :05:35.making their way through the building. It is hard to imagine a
:05:36. > :05:40.more challenging task. Dangerous and slow work. It is why the official
:05:41. > :05:45.death toll remains so much lower than what the people here expect,
:05:46. > :05:50.and what they fear. The building itself is in a very hazardous state.
:05:51. > :05:53.It is kind to take a period of time for our specialists, both from the
:05:54. > :05:57.police and the London Fire Brigade, to fully searched the building, to
:05:58. > :06:02.make sure we locate and recover everybody that has sadly perished in
:06:03. > :06:06.that fire. We will be doing that as swiftly as we can, absolutely. I
:06:07. > :06:11.completely understand the need for those that have lost loved ones that
:06:12. > :06:16.as quick as we can we are able to confirm that. With all of that comes
:06:17. > :06:20.frustration and the sense among many that more help is needed at the
:06:21. > :06:25.official level. There is a woman on the train who goes past and she sees
:06:26. > :06:29.body bags. Loads of them. Why are they lying? Even if you can't
:06:30. > :06:35.identify them, don't lie. Say, we have this many bodies unidentified.
:06:36. > :06:39.Because there are people out here looking for their family and
:06:40. > :06:45.friends. We have not met anyone from the council who has come here and
:06:46. > :06:50.spoken to anyone. The MP came here on Wednesday for about five minutes
:06:51. > :06:55.but we haven't seen anyone who has even come in and speak to any of the
:06:56. > :07:00.local people who have been affected, which is really annoying. You need
:07:01. > :07:04.summing gauge meant. Yes. We haven't got any of that. All we have is
:07:05. > :07:07.people coming to volunteer, to do this and that, drop things off, but
:07:08. > :07:13.we haven't seen anyone in authority who we can give some responsibility
:07:14. > :07:17.to. They are not bringing out the truth, man. They need to talk the
:07:18. > :07:21.truth and get real. Theresa May comes down and doesn't see none of
:07:22. > :07:24.us. When it was Manchester, she was all about the place. No truth. They
:07:25. > :07:29.have always been wanting to do something like this to Ladbroke
:07:30. > :07:34.Grove. And now something is done, it would be nice if something was done
:07:35. > :07:37.properly to help us. The investigations, inquest and
:07:38. > :07:40.enquiries will take perhaps years to complete but the people here believe
:07:41. > :07:44.they already have a fundamental understanding of this tragedy, that
:07:45. > :07:48.the fire swept through the building at breathtaking pace, and that so
:07:49. > :07:55.many people from this neighbourhood have lost their lives. Away from the
:07:56. > :08:03.crowds, it is now three days on. The fire is out and London rumbles on.
:08:04. > :08:09.Grenfell Tower, 127 homes, stands Monument now to the lives, to the
:08:10. > :08:15.families who have been lost. Jeremy Cooke, BBC News, North Kensington.
:08:16. > :08:17.Our correspondent Dan Johnson is at Kensington Town Hall
:08:18. > :08:27.We saw some very angry people. What can you tell us? There is no
:08:28. > :08:31.mistaking the level of frustration here. There was a plea at the start
:08:32. > :08:36.of the protest for things to be calm and orderly, and in the main, they
:08:37. > :08:40.have been. This has certainly been non-violent protest. But there was a
:08:41. > :08:44.point when things boiled over and some people rushed towards the door
:08:45. > :08:47.of the Council officers and some managed to get inside and take their
:08:48. > :08:51.message directly to council officials. Police have had to come
:08:52. > :08:54.and block the door and pushed people back. But still, people are
:08:55. > :08:58.gathering, sharing their message. They feel let down by their counsel,
:08:59. > :09:03.that there has not been enough information and action. They say the
:09:04. > :09:06.money that has been made available simply isn't enough, isn't getting
:09:07. > :09:11.through to the right people who need it. They say there are people who
:09:12. > :09:15.are homeless, with nowhere to sleep, no clothes to wear. They want
:09:16. > :09:18.temporary accommodation made available immediately for all
:09:19. > :09:21.survivors of the fire, and reassurance that everyone who has
:09:22. > :09:26.been made homeless will be re-homed quickly and within the borough. But
:09:27. > :09:31.I think it is obvious that the horror of this disaster has shone a
:09:32. > :09:33.spotlight on some broader issues around inequality and
:09:34. > :09:38.dissatisfaction with the way things are run here. People feel that their
:09:39. > :09:43.counsel is not accountable and has not been working to serve them. They
:09:44. > :09:47.are determined to get that message through, and some people are intent
:09:48. > :09:49.on using this disaster as an opportunity to reorder the way of
:09:50. > :09:54.life here. Thank you very much. Politicians from all parties,
:09:55. > :09:56.the Prime Minister in particular, are facing a barrage of criticism
:09:57. > :09:59.from local people over how they've responded to the events
:10:00. > :10:01.in North Kensington. Many feel their voices have
:10:02. > :10:02.been ignored for years. Today the Local Government
:10:03. > :10:05.Secretary, Sajid Javid, promised that whatever
:10:06. > :10:07.recommendations were made by safety experts, including rehousing people
:10:08. > :10:11.living in other tower blocks, Our deputy political editor
:10:12. > :10:15.John Pienaar reports on the political questions thrown up
:10:16. > :10:21.by the disaster. Today, protesters demanded help,
:10:22. > :10:40.answers, and justice. Clothing for those who have lost
:10:41. > :10:43.everything poured in. All of it piling pressure
:10:44. > :10:47.on the government to learn the lessons of Grenfell Tower
:10:48. > :10:50.and stop it happening again. Theresa May was back,
:10:51. > :10:52.this time, unlike last time, While ministers promised to do
:10:53. > :10:55.everything, anything they could to identify buildings
:10:56. > :10:58.at risk and make them We will take the expert advice,
:10:59. > :11:08.do whatever it takes to make those building safe,
:11:09. > :11:10.or make those people say. But there can be no
:11:11. > :11:18.short cuts to this. But making this kind of loss, this
:11:19. > :11:21.kind of horror the last we will see, means thousands of blocks must be
:11:22. > :11:24.inspected, millions of pounds of work and who knows how
:11:25. > :11:27.many moved to safety. Here, they are busy helping
:11:28. > :11:29.now, demanding action So, within the space of a few hours,
:11:30. > :11:35.Theresa May and two Cabinet ministers have been in the area,
:11:36. > :11:39.just a day after the Prime Minister was criticised for failing to meet
:11:40. > :11:41.and hear directly from people caught Whether or not they are trying
:11:42. > :11:46.to make up for lost time, to demonstrate their concern,
:11:47. > :11:49.they are under pressure. People here want answers
:11:50. > :11:54.and they want action. Or is it just their job to do
:11:55. > :11:59.something about it now? I think there's more
:12:00. > :12:02.than politicians to be blamed. They are all involved,
:12:03. > :12:09.they are all to blame. They are probably
:12:10. > :12:11.blaming each other. There is no single politician
:12:12. > :12:22.or civilian who came forward They should try and stop people from
:12:23. > :12:28.coming into London and, you know, profiteering from building huge
:12:29. > :12:30.complexes, million pound properties and ghettoising the people who don't
:12:31. > :12:33.have that sort of money into properties that are not
:12:34. > :12:40.maintained and not looked after. The London mayor is
:12:41. > :12:46.adding to the demands. It's really important we are not
:12:47. > :12:48.left waiting for two, three, I'm asking for an interim response
:12:49. > :12:55.to the enquiry this summer. Because of people saving
:12:56. > :13:01.money, people are dying. That is why it will be
:13:02. > :13:03.so important to get It's going to take far too
:13:04. > :13:09.long for people here. We're on the verge of some serious
:13:10. > :13:29.anger in the streets. More fury outside a church being
:13:30. > :13:30.visited by the Prime Minister. The Prime Minister are struggling to
:13:31. > :13:37.keep pace with the crisis. Police said today there was nothing
:13:38. > :13:40.to suggest that the fire, which broke out in the early hours
:13:41. > :13:42.of Wednesday morning, Investigators are still trying
:13:43. > :13:45.to piece together what happened and how the blaze spread so quickly
:13:46. > :13:48.throughout the building. There are now three inquiries,
:13:49. > :13:50.by the police, by the Fire Brigade, Our home affairs correspondent
:13:51. > :14:04.Tom Symonds now on the questions My mate told me 20 minutes ago that
:14:05. > :14:08.Grenfell Tower is on fire. It is the first, obvious question, for the
:14:09. > :14:16.Fire Brigade to answer. This video was shot 20 minutes after the fire
:14:17. > :14:23.started. Where? How? I saw someone come running out of flat 16 on the
:14:24. > :14:31.phone, calling for the Fire Brigade. He said it was a fridge fire. His
:14:32. > :14:34.fridge was by his kitchen window, so when the Fire Brigade put the fire
:14:35. > :14:40.out, the fire had already gone through the window to the cladding
:14:41. > :14:46.on the outside, and the wind has helped it. All of a sudden, the
:14:47. > :14:52.cladding court. He said the cladding court, which leads to question
:14:53. > :14:56.number two. It should not have. The building was clad with aluminium
:14:57. > :15:01.panels in 2016, the work signed off by the council. So far there is no
:15:02. > :15:05.evidence that standards were breached, but... The regulations are
:15:06. > :15:09.a minimum safety standard expected for a building, to keep it
:15:10. > :15:13.reasonably safe for the occupants and people around it. If you are
:15:14. > :15:16.using materials, or using it in circumstances that you know are more
:15:17. > :15:23.dangerous, then you have to mitigate that, make a risk assessment and
:15:24. > :15:28.engineer out the risk. In this test, the fire is contained by flameproof
:15:29. > :15:32.walls. Experts say that good fire safety results from good design. So
:15:33. > :15:37.was the redesigned to Grenfell Tower safe? Were there other factors?
:15:38. > :15:42.After the work was completed, gas pipes were moved to public areas.
:15:43. > :15:45.Residents were furious. The job of finding out who might be to blame
:15:46. > :15:50.has now been taken over by the police. What we will do with the
:15:51. > :15:54.investigation is we will get to the answer of what has happened and why.
:15:55. > :15:58.That is why the police have taken the lead for the investigation, and
:15:59. > :16:03.if criminal offences have been committed, we will investigate that.
:16:04. > :16:08.Examining the wreckage will just be the start. They will have to look at
:16:09. > :16:11.the role of the council, building managers, contractors,
:16:12. > :16:14.subcontractors, a vast job. The question of whether tower blocks are
:16:15. > :16:19.safe will be for the public enquiry, but for now, across the country,
:16:20. > :16:24.this is Luiten, councils are checking fire safety procedures and
:16:25. > :16:30.refurbishment work. Deaths in fires are rare. Just 229 people were
:16:31. > :16:33.killed at home last year. Another question for the public enquiry,
:16:34. > :16:39.because there have been plenty of warnings in the past. Cladding was a
:16:40. > :16:43.factor in this fire in Southwark in 2009. A coroner suggested more
:16:44. > :16:47.sprinkler systems might be considered, but introducing them
:16:48. > :16:52.widely might mean a new approach to fire safety. Something for the
:16:53. > :16:55.enquiry to consider. The 1970s hero Grenfell Tower was designed simply
:16:56. > :17:02.to contain the spread of flames, what is called passive fire safety.
:17:03. > :17:05.But all of these modern developments will have fire detection systems and
:17:06. > :17:09.sprinklers, bringing those older blocks up to this sort of standard
:17:10. > :17:14.would not be cheap, and it would certainly be disruptive for their
:17:15. > :17:18.residents. But what price should be put on a life? Especially on the
:17:19. > :17:24.lives of those living in towers, from the poorest in society? This
:17:25. > :17:29.disaster has triggered a national debate which could last years.
:17:30. > :17:31.Well, as we've been hearing dozens of people are still missing.
:17:32. > :17:34.Many families are searching for information, trying to find out
:17:35. > :17:39.More heartbreaking stories are emerging of last phone calls
:17:40. > :17:42.and messages from people who were trapped in their homes.
:17:43. > :17:44.Sarah Campbell reports now on the victims,
:17:45. > :17:56.With each day, the number of people dead or feared
:17:57. > :18:02.The scale of the loss of life is almost impossible to comprehend.
:18:03. > :18:05.Confirmed today, Khadija Saye, who was 24 years old.
:18:06. > :18:12.The MP David Lammy, a friend, tweeted: "I mourn the tragic loss
:18:13. > :18:19.Former colleagues feared the worst, after reading her final tweets
:18:20. > :18:22.about thick smoke in the 20th floor flat she shared with her mother.
:18:23. > :18:27.She had a beautiful soul, she was a kind person,
:18:28. > :18:30.she was always volunteering, always looking out for other people,
:18:31. > :18:37.She was very passionate about her own community and a hugely
:18:38. > :18:40.Her photography and her art speak for themselves.
:18:41. > :18:42.She really had a massive future ahead of her,
:18:43. > :18:53.and she'll be hugely missed by all of us.
:18:54. > :19:08.Two other victims have been named so far. Five-year-old.
:19:09. > :19:10.And Mohammad Alhajali, a 23-year-old Syrian refugee.
:19:11. > :19:12.Once I asked him, why are you studying civil engineering?
:19:13. > :19:15.He laughed and said, because I want to go back to Syria
:19:16. > :19:17.when the war is over, and help rebuild the country.
:19:18. > :19:23.This wall has become a focal point for the community,
:19:24. > :19:26.a place for people to leave tributes, to write down messages,
:19:27. > :19:28.and express their thoughts and feelings about what happened.
:19:29. > :19:31.It's also a place where, even today, family members and friends have
:19:32. > :19:33.posted pictures of those they desperately want to hear from.
:19:34. > :19:37.Well, I'm hoping, basically, they are in the hospital.
:19:38. > :19:40.Even if it means they are unconscious,
:19:41. > :19:42.but they are in hospital, that's what I'm hoping.
:19:43. > :19:45.I feel angry, I feel sad, I feel everything.
:19:46. > :19:48.I miss my friend, my friend is inside, but I can't do anything.
:19:49. > :19:54.I saw her the same day before she died.
:19:55. > :20:07.The wait for news goes on for family after family.
:20:08. > :20:10.Mo Khalil spent much of his day putting up pictures
:20:11. > :20:14.of his uncle Hesham Rahman, who lived on the 20th floor.
:20:15. > :20:23.Kind of, empty feeling that we've all got.
:20:24. > :20:26.We don't really know anything, we've got no answers.
:20:27. > :20:31.We are all just looking at each other, hoping that we find them.
:20:32. > :20:39.It will take time, but there will be many more names to add
:20:40. > :21:01.The agony of the families and friends still waiting to hear.
:21:02. > :21:03.We'll have more from here in Kensington a little
:21:04. > :21:05.later in the programme, but for now, it's back
:21:06. > :21:09.A brief look at some of the day's other news stories.
:21:10. > :21:12.A man has been arrested outside the Houses of Parliament
:21:13. > :21:15.Officers used a Taser when they detained him.
:21:16. > :21:17.There were no injuries in the incident, which happened
:21:18. > :21:20.by the main Carriage Gates entrance, close to where Constable Keith
:21:21. > :21:22.Palmer was stabbed and killed during the terror attack in March.
:21:23. > :21:25.The two soldiers who died in an incident involving a tank
:21:26. > :21:28.at an army firing range in Pembrokeshire have been named.
:21:29. > :21:30.Corporals Matthew Hatfield and Darren Neilson served
:21:31. > :21:39.Two others were injured at the Castlemartin Range on Wednesday.
:21:40. > :21:40.Live tank firing exercises have been suspended
:21:41. > :21:44.Helmut Kohl, the German Chancellor who oversaw the reunification
:21:45. > :22:01.Angela Merkel described him as a great German and a great European.
:22:02. > :22:03.British Airways cabin crew are to stage a two-week strike
:22:04. > :22:06.in a long-running dispute over pay and travel concession.
:22:07. > :22:12.Members of the unite union will walk out between Saturday July 1st
:22:13. > :22:14.and Sunday July 16th during the peak holiday season.
:22:15. > :22:16.BA said the proposed action was "extreme
:22:17. > :22:23.Tennis world number one Andy Murray admits that at 30 years old,
:22:24. > :22:26.he may only have two more years left at the top and wants
:22:27. > :22:32.Next month he will try to emulate Fred Perry and win
:22:33. > :22:39.He spoke exclusively to our sports editor Dan Roan.
:22:40. > :22:41.He is world number one and Wimbledon champion,
:22:42. > :22:50.no wonder Sir Andy Murray is now seen as a true sporting superhero.
:22:51. > :22:51.I'm certainly not that strong, unfortunately!
:22:52. > :22:54.The tennis star telling me how he feels about being portrayed
:22:55. > :22:57.in comic book form as part of a new billboard campaign.
:22:58. > :23:04.I don't know about that, I'm not sure my wife would let me
:23:05. > :23:06.have something like that up in the house!
:23:07. > :23:13.Murray is preparing to defend his Wimbledon title,
:23:14. > :23:15.but having turned 30 this year, he is determined to
:23:16. > :23:25.Maybe these next couple of years are the last few
:23:26. > :23:28.where I have a chance to compete for the majors, and the biggest
:23:29. > :23:31.tournaments, so I do want to make the most of them.
:23:32. > :23:33.I wish I'd enjoyed my career more when I was younger.
:23:34. > :23:35.I certainly wasn't prepared for the attention that came
:23:36. > :23:38.with becoming a professional athlete or a top tennis player.
:23:39. > :23:41.And if you do the business, to win it for a third time you'd
:23:42. > :23:45.How remarkable an achievement would that be?
:23:46. > :23:47.It would be amazing, I never expected to win it
:23:48. > :23:53.So I'll prepare as best I can and if I play well,
:23:54. > :23:55.then I definitely have a chance of winning.
:23:56. > :23:57.After recent events, Wimbledon's preparing
:23:58. > :24:00.for the biggest security crackdown in its history.
:24:01. > :24:06.So how does Murray feel about the safety of sports events?
:24:07. > :24:08.Walking around the grounds and those huge amounts of people,
:24:09. > :24:14.but we do also see the security that goes into the events.
:24:15. > :24:16.It's been fine throughout my career, but it is something
:24:17. > :24:22.Having recently recovered, Murray starts his grass court season
:24:23. > :24:27.here at Queen's Club next week, where he's enjoyed much success.
:24:28. > :24:29.But it's Wimbledon where Britain's top sports star will be
:24:30. > :24:48.Good evening. This is one of our Weather Watcher pictures from
:24:49. > :24:54.Cornwall. Blue sky, a lot more of that over the coming few days. This
:24:55. > :25:02.weekend is going to be warmer. It will be quite humid as well and some
:25:03. > :25:06.very strong sunshine out there. Very hot air across Liberia, not quite
:25:07. > :25:10.that hot on our shores but we are expecting to see temperatures get
:25:11. > :25:17.into the low 30s. It will be quite warm elsewhere. Further north thick
:25:18. > :25:24.cloud which brought some rain with it. That's moving north with further
:25:25. > :25:28.outbreaks of rain. Elsewhere it with clear spells. The odd patch of low
:25:29. > :25:34.cloud here and there but the main thing about the night is it will be
:25:35. > :25:38.a very warm one. Many places no lower than 1617, so a difficult
:25:39. > :25:43.night for sleeping sleeping. A warm start and a hot day. Temperatures
:25:44. > :25:47.rising quite quickly although there is a weather front lingering in the
:25:48. > :25:54.far north-west bringing cloud and rain. Most places will be sunny and
:25:55. > :25:59.very warm. The middle 20s quite easily. Maybe even reaching 30 in
:26:00. > :26:05.the south-eastern corner. Pollen levels are also very high in the
:26:06. > :26:09.southern half of the UK. High levels into Northern Ireland as well. Hay
:26:10. > :26:14.fever sufferers, bear that in mind. Through the evening it's fine across
:26:15. > :26:20.most of the UK. It's going to be a warm night to take us into Sunday. A
:26:21. > :26:25.very similar day but that weather front lingering. Outbreaks of rain
:26:26. > :26:28.but not so elsewhere. Plenty of sunshine and quite a hot one, 30
:26:29. > :26:39.degrees in the south-east. Theresa May has offered a ?5 million
:26:40. > :26:44.relief fund for those affected by the fire. She visited the area and a
:26:45. > :26:47.while ago spoke to the BBC and said the government was doing everything
:26:48. > :26:52.it could to help those affected by the tragedy. We are committed to
:26:53. > :26:55.ensuring that people rehoused as far as possible within the borough or in
:26:56. > :27:00.neighbouring boroughs. Some people may want to go to another part of
:27:01. > :27:04.London where perhaps they have a greater support network, where they
:27:05. > :27:08.have friends and relatives. We are ensuring that in three weeks people
:27:09. > :27:17.will be rehoused, so they have a home to go to. Do you accept that
:27:18. > :27:19.you miss read the public mood, the level of anger? You didn't go and
:27:20. > :27:23.meet residents and they really resented that. This was a terrible
:27:24. > :27:28.tragedy that took place. People have lost their lives and others have
:27:29. > :27:32.lost everything, all their possessions, their home and
:27:33. > :27:37.everything. What we are doing is putting in place the support that
:27:38. > :27:43.will help them. It is a terrible tragedy. I've heard horrifying
:27:44. > :27:46.stories from the Fire Brigade, the police and from the victims
:27:47. > :27:50.themselves who were in that tower, but also from other local residents,
:27:51. > :27:58.some of whom haven't been able to go back to their homes either. What I'm
:27:59. > :28:03.now absolutely focused on is ensuring we get that support on the
:28:04. > :28:07.ground. Government is making money available, we are ensuring we'll get
:28:08. > :28:10.to the bottom of what's happened, we'll ensure people are rehoused,
:28:11. > :28:23.but we need to make sure that actually happens. Let's speak to our
:28:24. > :28:28.Deputy political editor. Theresa May has come in for considerable
:28:29. > :28:32.criticism about her response to the fire. 72 hours after it started, she
:28:33. > :28:38.came down today to meet residents and has announced a relief fund. Is
:28:39. > :28:42.it enough to fend off her critics? Well, the Prime Minister is having
:28:43. > :28:46.to show some of the empathy and agility some of her critics believe
:28:47. > :28:50.what's lacking when she made her first visit to the area. I was in
:28:51. > :28:55.the area today and I saw the truly inspiring sight of people from all
:28:56. > :29:00.communities coming together, offering plaything donations, too
:29:01. > :29:04.much for the volunteers on the ground to deal with. Everyone I
:29:05. > :29:07.spoke to had talked about the lack of leadership at local and national
:29:08. > :29:13.level. Theresa May made the announcements today, the ones he
:29:14. > :29:17.referred to there. She'll need to see the coming public enquiry is
:29:18. > :29:20.that quickly and makes effective recommendations and that they are
:29:21. > :29:24.acted on quickly. The roots of this go back through the time of the last
:29:25. > :29:28.Labour administration. But inevitably the buck stops the
:29:29. > :29:35.tick-macro stops on the desk of the serving Prime Minister. This is a
:29:36. > :29:44.defining test of her authority. That test has come far more quickly than
:29:45. > :29:48.Theresa May could have imagined. Thank you.
:29:49. > :29:51.24 people remain in hospital, 12 of them are critically ill.
:29:52. > :29:53.For hospital staff, it was an incredibly busy time
:29:54. > :29:55.treating the victims of burns and smoke inhalation.
:29:56. > :29:58.Our health editor Hugh Pym has been talking to two members of NHS
:29:59. > :30:05.staff who treated victims through Wednesday night.
:30:06. > :30:15.King's College Hospital, one of London's major trauma centres, its
:30:16. > :30:19.staff on the front line of the NHS response to the traumatic and
:30:20. > :30:22.horrific aftermath of the Westminster and London Bridge
:30:23. > :30:26.attacks, and this week Grenfell Tower. Doctor Tom Best arrived in
:30:27. > :30:31.the early hours of Wednesday. The urgent task was to clear the airways
:30:32. > :30:38.of victims of smoke inhalation and then the particles in their lungs.
:30:39. > :30:43.We found and lots of soot lining the lungs. Some of that was quite hot
:30:44. > :30:48.when it got into the lungs, and so there were some burns underneath. We
:30:49. > :30:53.washed out as much of that soot as we possibly could to remove it. The
:30:54. > :31:06.emotion at the end of a punishing week is raw. It's... Sorry. On a
:31:07. > :31:14.professional level, I feel immensely proud, but there is something so
:31:15. > :31:18.enormous about what's happened is that it's impossible to comprehend.
:31:19. > :31:22.For most staff, there was a need to care for families in distress as
:31:23. > :31:27.well as the patients themselves. How did you feel at the end of your
:31:28. > :31:30.shift? It's really tough. I think when you're working, you just
:31:31. > :31:34.powered through a bit and it's only when you step back and you finish at
:31:35. > :31:39.the end of the day that you realise how upsetting it can be, sorry,
:31:40. > :31:43.dealing with some of these things. It was really tough. The NHS in
:31:44. > :31:48.London has had to cope with two major incidents in the space of less
:31:49. > :31:51.than a fortnight, and just to illustrate the ongoing challenge,
:31:52. > :31:54.they are still treating patients here from the London Bridge attack
:31:55. > :31:59.as well as those who came in during the early hours of Wednesday
:32:00. > :32:00.morning. Many staff have been involved in the emergency response
:32:01. > :32:04.both times. That's all from us
:32:05. > :32:06.on the BBC News at Six. In a moment we'll join the BBC's
:32:07. > :32:09.news teams where you are, but first, as we all continue to try to take
:32:10. > :32:13.in the immensity and horror of what has happened here,
:32:14. > :32:15.we'll leave you with some of the messages written on a wall
:32:16. > :32:18.near Grenfell Tower, messages of support for the survivors,
:32:19. > :32:20.the families affected, and tributes to those
:32:21. > :32:38.who never made it out. Babies that died, the families, the
:32:39. > :32:58.grandfathers, the grandmothers. Everybody wants answers because
:32:59. > :33:11.everybody is feeling upset and angry.
:33:12. > :33:18.I will keep going on anger and adrenaline for as long as I can
:33:19. > :33:21.because, frankly, I'd rather not to sit down and actually contemplate
:33:22. > :33:26.the scale of what's happened around here.