15/06/2017 London News

online, constantly updated throughout the night as well. Here

on BBC One it's time So, politicians have visited

the area of the Grenfell Tower Block fire to meet the emergency services

and those directly affected. The Prime Minister was there this

morning and, a short time later, she was followed by Labour Leader,

Jeremy Corbyn. By the time the Mayor of London

turned up this afternoon, some local people were becoming

frustrated at the number of visits He lives on the block just yards

from Grenfell Tower and has done for a year and a half

with his young family. He watched yesterday morning

as the fire took hold. My kids are not sleeping

since they see this one. They say, dad, we want

to move from here. The family have friends

who are missing. They didn't find these three,

but they found these two. Like others they followed appeals

online, like other families these children have friends who may

have been affected. One of my friends who is now in

hospital, she burned her whole hand. She is the same age as me,

she goes to my school. Her dad, her mum and

her little brother. They found her big brother,

he's in hospital as well. Yes, I've known her

since my whole life. The family, like many in the blocks

in this area, also feel let down by the authorities over the state

of their housing. The fire has seen that anger

brought to the surface. As the Mayor visited the scene today

he was not universally welcomed. Some came to take pictures,

some to vent their anger. When he did speak it was to praise

the reaction of the local community. They have come together

and they have shown their support for the victims, the families

and friends of all those affected And as you will see

understandably... Understandably the residents

are very angry and concerned and have genuine questions

that demand answers. Thanks for your questions,

I really appreciate it. I'm fed up with these

politicians, no handshakes. People have said they were warned

and not enough was done and they have said it is

because the people in that block were poor members of the community

and if it was a block for millionaires, perhaps this

tragedy wouldn't have happened. Everybody deserves total protection

from public regulations. Everybody deserves

to live in safety. Everybody deserves the same

attention from public services, The government has promised a full

public enquiry into the fire and today promised local homes

for all those affected. We will support every

family that is affected. The Leader of the Opposition talked

about the concerns that We are hearing the same

thing as well. They may be hearing it,

they will be judged Thousands of people are living

in tower blocks in London, many similar to the one which went

up in flames in north Kensington. It's caused some residents to become

concerned over safety, as advice on what to do

in case of a fire can vary. Marc Ashdown has been

to a tower block in Camden It has been described

as a disaster waiting to happen, a horrendous loss of life which some

believe could have been prevented. Others fear it could all too

easily happen again. The Chalcot Estate in Camden,

700 flats across four It is up the road from

Grenfell Tower and similarly these blocks have been refurbished

with cladding by Margaret has lived on the 20th

floor here for 40 years. I try not to think about it to be

quite honest because it can There has been one fire on the 17th

floor and a couple of minor ones. Another resident, Roger,

has also been watching and worrying Do you have fire drills

and things like that? The advice on the board is the same

as the others have, it is stay put. But inside one of the blocks

the signs say if there is a fire, I am right at the top of the tower

block and I have had a walk around and there are what appear to be

smoke detectors, but I cannot If there was a big fire here,

the lifts would stop working, so this is the only way

for residents to get out There are 160 flats in this tower

block and this is the only We have been talking

to councils across London, all of them say they take fire

safety very seriously. They all regularly inspect

their council properties including tower blocks,

but some of them have ordered an emergency inspection

in the light of what happened. From Nathaniel's flat on the top

floor you can see the charred This is all extra, so a lot of it up

to here is what was added. A lot of these blocks have had this

extra wall put on them on the outside and if that is a fire

hazard, then that is In a statement this afternoon Ryden,

the company which carried out the work at Grenfell,

said it met all building and fire regulations and it was signed off

by building control. The company has worked with councils

across London for 40 years, carrying out maintenance to blocks

in Westminster, Barnet, Croydon, Newham, Redbridge,

and extra safety checks Thousands of residents need

answers about how this fire was caused and reassurance

that their homes are safe. Well, a wall of condolence is up

near the scene of the fire with messages of love and hope

being written by people including those still searching

for missing friends and family. Victoria Hollins is there for us

this evening, Victoria. It is ten to 11 at night and until

the last few minutes people have been turning up to still sign this

wall. There are literally thousands and thousands of tributes on this

wall. It has grown considerably even in the last couple of hours. Flowers

have been put down and candles have been lit. There is a sense of pride

in this community, but also frustration. The people we have lost

in this terrible tragedy, I promise to fight for you and ensure your

memory lives on. Rest in peace. There are similar messages on the

wall. When we were on the street a short time ago that is the sense

Every time there's a problem we are out here, we rally

for our neighbours, we speak to each other.

I'm sorry, it's the government that is making people believe

Everybody out here represents someone that came from there.

I was genuinely struggling to give food because all donation centres

are full, and I said, if I have to go back

with this it will probably be the best moment in humanity.

There is here a sense of quiet contemplation at the moment. As I

said earlier, pride in the sense of the amount of donations we have been

hearing about. One man said he was turned away and he was proud of that

fact. We know now and there are 79 households affected by the fire from

the block who are being put up in hotels in this borough and the

surrounding boroughs. They face a long and very difficult future.

There's a charity fundraising concert in west London tonight

Organisers have called the concert "Grime for Grenfell".

Some of the organisers have been directly affected

by the fire as Ayshea Buksh has been finding out.

You were fortunate with the lies, decorated the dreams you sold.

Tisha has grown up in west London and is

Tonight, she's performing at a charity

concert raising money for Grenfell Tower.

It really makes me feel so sad to the bottom my soul.

I don't have much, but I will give anything,

anything I have, because I have more than them.

The event was the idea of a group called the burn-out Collective.

It is led by Josh Thompson, whose friend from Grenfell is still

This community are here, so why don't I try and make something

where we can get all the community of West London, South London,

everyone together, and try and make a big event.

It's spread so fast and we said 6pm yesterday, and now,

today, I'm on the news right now talking to you.

There's still a lot of anger and frustration about what happened

but these young people are channelling that reaction into

I think that young people are particularly angry about this,

Grime happens to be a very energetic form of music, a

very pure form of music and I think there no better genre to represent

how we're feeling than grime at the minute.

And all proceeds from tonight will go to local charities,

That's it for now from me, but lets find out what

A lot of dry weather ahead for the next few days and a slightly cooler

night, setting us up into a pleasant day tomorrow in terms of dry and

bright weather. Probably a bit more cloud on balance compared to today.

Temperature is a little lower, 22, 23, but afterwards we will see

temperatures rising again. High levels of pollen as we go through

Saturday as well. The temperatures will get into the high 20s.

Good evening. For most of us are fresher feel today and that is

because a cold front pushed in from the West. Ahead of it we saw some

sunshine and some heat across the Kent coast. Behind it, it was much

fresher, only 12 degrees, and a real rush of showers developed in

Northern Ireland and Scotland. They will weaken through the rest of the

night tonight and it is a quiet night, more of a comfortable night

for sleeping as we have lost that humidity. A few showers in the far

north-west, overnight lows of 10-14d. We start off tomorrow with

decent spells of sunshine in England and Wales. A bit of cloud developing

as the afternoon progresses. More cloud and a little bit of drizzle

and misty and murky conditions in the