:00:00. > :00:10.problems which affected the start of the programme. Now on BBC One,
:00:11. > :00:16.First tonight, the urgent work taking place to ensure London's
:00:17. > :00:21.As firefighters continue to search through the wreckage
:00:22. > :00:24.of Grenfell Tower, local authorities are conducting fresh inspections
:00:25. > :00:28.Croydon Council has become the first to announce
:00:29. > :00:31.that it will fit sprinklers into many of its high rise blocks.
:00:32. > :00:40.Not far from Grenfell Tower, many residents are worried.
:00:41. > :00:43.Reassurances from Westminster Council about the
:00:44. > :00:46.cladding and the safety of the high-rise haven't worked.
:00:47. > :00:51.Since it happened, I hardly sleep because
:00:52. > :00:55.I am worried that it could happen here
:00:56. > :01:04.They've got to take it down, because they've
:01:05. > :01:05.Councils are now trying to reassure residents
:01:06. > :01:09.across London, and Croydon was the first in the capital to say it'll be
:01:10. > :01:15.installing sprinklers up to 25 blocks.
:01:16. > :01:17.Our blocks in Croydon, pre-Grenfell Tower, if you like,
:01:18. > :01:20.We are examining the cladding further,
:01:21. > :01:24.as we speak, but it isn't right to not offer
:01:25. > :01:27.residents in our blocks the reassurance that
:01:28. > :01:45.After six died in the Lackenall fire in 2009, the
:01:46. > :01:47.government said that councils should consider
:01:48. > :01:49.fitting sprinters to old buildings, but very few did.
:01:50. > :01:51.In this block in Croydon, there are smoke
:01:52. > :01:56.this is the only way out, this stairwell.
:01:57. > :01:59.Croydon Council now say they are going to pay ?10 million to
:02:00. > :02:00.retrofit sprinklers in all of their blocks
:02:01. > :02:04.There are now calls for other councils to follow suit.
:02:05. > :02:08.To pay for them, the council wants the government to
:02:09. > :02:11.relax borrowing rules, or it says other improvements may have to
:02:12. > :02:18.John has lived in this block for 25 years.
:02:19. > :02:22.They are improving things, making people happy, so it
:02:23. > :02:29.This is a test of the effectiveness of sprinkler systems.
:02:30. > :02:31.Campaigners have been trying to get the government to make
:02:32. > :02:36.them compulsory in all buildings for many years.
:02:37. > :02:39.In the States they fit 40 million sprinkler heads a year.
:02:40. > :02:46.We used to be the great leader in all these things but
:02:47. > :02:49.now we can't do this, too much bureaucracy, not enough money.
:02:50. > :02:53.I was going to say it's tragic but it is self evidently
:02:54. > :02:57.The Grenfell Tower fire is changing how authorities regard
:02:58. > :03:01.The question now is how many landlords will improve
:03:02. > :03:10.Let's get more on this story with Marc Ashdown.
:03:11. > :03:13.And Marc, what more do we know now about how many other tower blocks
:03:14. > :03:21.could have safety issues across the capital?
:03:22. > :03:26.We approached all 33 London boroughs, asking them what safety
:03:27. > :03:31.checks they have carried out. We have heard back from 40.
:03:32. > :03:36.Non-planning sprinkler systems, as we heard in Croydon. There are 900
:03:37. > :03:42.tower blocks. In nine boroughs they have cladding. 140 buildings in
:03:43. > :03:48.total. None have the same cladding used in Grenfell Tower. What is the
:03:49. > :03:50.government said? We asked them for a picture of her many inspections are
:03:51. > :03:55.being carried out in recent days. They haven't got back to us. They
:03:56. > :04:01.have written to every council telling them to look for a certain
:04:02. > :04:05.type of cladding cold ACM, and this if they find it, get it urgently
:04:06. > :04:09.inspected. Nothing has been found by any council tip. Although the
:04:10. > :04:13.cladding is a key part of the investigation, no blame has been
:04:14. > :04:18.attributed yet. On this question of the original response by the local
:04:19. > :04:21.council, what is the protocol? Kensington and Chelsea was
:04:22. > :04:25.overwhelmed by the enormity of what happened. But there are questions as
:04:26. > :04:29.to what the council did and when it did it. This is not an informal
:04:30. > :04:34.process. There is a formal plan in place. There is a pan London
:04:35. > :04:39.resilience plan which can be triggered. That requires the host
:04:40. > :04:44.borough to affect -- effectively ask for help. There is frustration among
:04:45. > :04:47.some borrowers involved because some were standing by, prepared to offer
:04:48. > :04:54.assistance very early on. That has caused friction. We have had
:04:55. > :04:59.criticism of the secondary response. The provision of shelter, food,
:05:00. > :05:03.clothing, basic support to those most badly affected. Some councils
:05:04. > :05:05.feeling they have been drawn in on fairly by that criticism. Thank you.
:05:06. > :05:08.The Metropolitan Police Commissioner has told BBC London her
:05:09. > :05:11.force is "stretched" and is asking the Government for help.
:05:12. > :05:14.Cressida Dick says her officers are carrying out "very extensive"
:05:15. > :05:17.terror investigations on top of dealing with
:05:18. > :05:23.Our Home Affairs Correspondent, Nick Beake, reports.
:05:24. > :05:26.Three terrorist attacks, five more foiled.
:05:27. > :05:32.All this on top of rising violent crime in
:05:33. > :05:37.The pace feels relentless for the Metropolitan Police.
:05:38. > :05:40.We are not having any fewer calls for help
:05:41. > :05:47.The commissioner reveal to us she was now
:05:48. > :05:48.talking to ministers about the
:05:49. > :05:50.?400 million of savings Scotland Yard says it
:05:51. > :05:57.We do undoubtedly need a very capable
:05:58. > :05:59.police service in the future for all the reasons people can see.
:06:00. > :06:01.I'm sure we can become more efficient however
:06:02. > :06:05.we need the resources to do the job and I'm talking to the government
:06:06. > :06:09.Sources say they are confident the government will listen
:06:10. > :06:19.The Home Office insisted it would ensure the Met has
:06:20. > :06:22.the resources needed to cut crime and keep communities safe.
:06:23. > :06:23.But the mayor rejected a department's claim
:06:24. > :06:27.that the police budget had been protected.
:06:28. > :06:34.Scotland Yard also announced today it was paying to
:06:35. > :06:40.train an extra 1800 officers to carry Taser stun guns.
:06:41. > :06:42.The commissioner ordered the move after a rise in
:06:43. > :06:45.knife crime and attacks on officers but explained they could also help
:06:46. > :06:50.I felt our emergency response teams should have
:06:51. > :06:54.Clearly, the horrible attacks in the last few weeks...
:06:55. > :07:04.I think will be high in people's minds.
:07:05. > :07:07.And there are instances when Taser will be and, indeed, has been
:07:08. > :07:10.used in some arrests recently but it would
:07:11. > :07:18.be a very useful tool for the officers to use.
:07:19. > :07:26.Critics say Tasers are dangerous and is used far too
:07:27. > :07:29.often, partically against black people but Scotland Yard feels it is
:07:30. > :07:33.an increasingly important weapon in policing the capital today.
:07:34. > :07:35.People gathered for a vigil in Finsbury Park this evening,
:07:36. > :07:39.in support of those affected by yesterday's attack.
:07:40. > :07:42.Among the speakers, local MP and Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn,
:07:43. > :07:44.who called for all communities to remain strong.
:07:45. > :08:00.This is who we want to be. This is who we are. This was the message
:08:01. > :08:04.they wanted to come from Finsbury Park. Less than 48 hours after the
:08:05. > :08:10.attack, a community together, not apart. For those directly affected,
:08:11. > :08:16.they are deeply shocked by the -- touched by the response. We have
:08:17. > :08:22.overwhelmed by the huge support that we have from the local community. It
:08:23. > :08:27.is so nice to see. The number of flowers, phone calls, e-mails, the
:08:28. > :08:32.number of people who came last night to show their support, they love and
:08:33. > :08:37.respect. One of the messages that keeps coming out time and time again
:08:38. > :08:40.is that people here say the attack yesterday will not divide them, it
:08:41. > :08:44.will not create resentment between different parts of the committee. In
:08:45. > :08:48.fact, it is bringing people together. The other thing of course
:08:49. > :08:51.it hasn't shown is that any community can be a victim of a
:08:52. > :08:56.terrorist attack. It was in the very early hours of Monday morning when
:08:57. > :09:02.worshippers who had just left mosque awestruck. A van ploughed into
:09:03. > :09:06.crowds leaving many casualties. But today people heard positive
:09:07. > :09:11.messages, including from local MP and Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn. If
:09:12. > :09:15.this mosque is attacked, if a synagogue is attacked, if a church
:09:16. > :09:19.is attacked, if any person is attacked, we are under all attack
:09:20. > :09:26.because of that. Let's have that sense of solidarity. That is why so
:09:27. > :09:30.many people wanted to turn up. It was important to me that this was
:09:31. > :09:35.seen as an act of terror on London just like all the other acts of
:09:36. > :09:38.terror. It is important for society to show that terrorism has no
:09:39. > :09:44.colour, no religion. We are united as one. Extra police patrols will be
:09:45. > :09:45.deployed to protect people here while the community comes to terms
:09:46. > :09:48.with what has happened. But let's find out
:09:49. > :10:03.what the weather's up Not so great for sleeping? No. Very
:10:04. > :10:06.uncomfortable again tonight. Warm and sticky. Today is the fourth day
:10:07. > :10:14.in a row that we have at temperatures over 40 degrees. Just a
:10:15. > :10:17.bit lower than yesterday. Another very one night ahead. Uncomfortable
:10:18. > :10:22.for sleeping. Just a touch cooler than it was last night. But still
:10:23. > :10:26.lows of around 17 Celsius. It will feel very warm into tomorrow
:10:27. > :10:31.morning. It is the summer solstice. The heat will peak. It could --
:10:32. > :10:39.could turn out to be the hottest June day for 40 years, since 1976.
:10:40. > :10:42.The sun will rise at Cuadrilla flight -- Cuadrilla five. Lots of
:10:43. > :10:50.sunshine. Fairweather Cloud. Some warm air. High pollen levels. Top
:10:51. > :10:53.temperatures peeking out at 34 Celsius. The good news is if you
:10:54. > :10:57.suffer from the heat there will be some respite from Thursday. The
:10:58. > :11:01.outlook for the rest of the week is it is going to look cooler and
:11:02. > :11:02.breezy, and we should see more cloud as well.
:11:03. > :11:04.breezy, and we should see more cloud as well. Here is more with Thomas
:11:05. > :11:21.Savernake. Good evening. We are on course for
:11:22. > :11:22.the hottest June day in the UK since 1976. Temperatures will be soaring