:00:00. > 3:59:59figures? We also confirm the first case of cyanide poisoning amongst
:00:00. > :00:13.the survivors. Join me now on BBC BBC London has seen a letter
:00:14. > :00:20.from the Mayor of London to the Home Secretray,
:00:21. > :00:22.Amber Rudd which accuses the Government of not doing enough
:00:23. > :00:25.to keep London safe from a large Sadeeq Khan called for
:00:26. > :00:30.more money for police, as well as the fire brigade,
:00:31. > :00:33.and he raised concerns about how London would cope
:00:34. > :00:35.with another three months Here's our Political Correspondent,
:00:36. > :00:49.Karl Mercer reports. In March, the terror attack
:00:50. > :00:51.on Westminster Bridge that left In then at the start of June,
:00:52. > :00:55.eight more innocent victims murdered by terrorists
:00:56. > :00:57.in an attack on Borough Market. Within days, the fire
:00:58. > :01:02.at Grenfell Tower, which claims at least 80 lives and shortly
:01:03. > :01:05.afterwards, another man killed in a The emergency response
:01:06. > :01:09.to all four has been widely praised, but today comes
:01:10. > :01:11.a warning from the Mayor. He has written to
:01:12. > :01:14.the Home Secretary, raising concerns about how
:01:15. > :01:16.the capital would cope if there were to be larger
:01:17. > :01:22.scale terrorist attacks. This is how the Met prepares
:01:23. > :01:25.for so-called marauding terrorist firearms attacks,
:01:26. > :01:27.but the Mayor's worried it may not be enough and government
:01:28. > :01:30.is not doing enough to keep We showed the letter
:01:31. > :02:02.to Kenny March from the Metropolitan Police federation,
:02:03. > :02:04.which represents officers. It always concerns me
:02:05. > :02:06.when you have different political parties pointing to each
:02:07. > :02:09.other, but I think this is relevant, because he is in charge of us
:02:10. > :02:12.and he is asking the question, because ultimately he wants to be
:02:13. > :02:14.able say, my police can go out there and keep
:02:15. > :02:17.the streets safe, I'm not sure at the moment, should we have another
:02:18. > :02:20.major incident, we could do that. The Mayor's letter
:02:21. > :02:22.goes further, it also asks the Government
:02:23. > :02:24.for at least ?6 million for new equipment for
:02:25. > :02:25.the Fire Brigade to help
:02:26. > :02:27.tagle high rise fires. Of course there is a whole list
:02:28. > :02:31.of issues that we need - from equipment around aerial
:02:32. > :02:33.lifting equipment, issues specialist equipment
:02:34. > :02:35.that we need, technology's moved on in relation
:02:36. > :02:36.to the ability of fire
:02:37. > :02:38.service do their job. We have got to make sure they have
:02:39. > :02:42.got the tools they need to keep No ministers were available
:02:43. > :02:45.for interview tonight, we were told instead: "W3 believe
:02:46. > :02:47.the Home Office has received the letter and will respond
:02:48. > :02:53.in due course." Well, it's exactly four weeks
:02:54. > :02:56.since the Grenfell Tower fire - and a vigil's been held in the area,
:02:57. > :02:58.for the victims. There's also been a highly charged
:02:59. > :03:01.residents meeting with police and the new Leader of Kensington
:03:02. > :03:03.and Chelsea Council. Louisa Preston is in
:03:04. > :03:06.the area tonight. Louisa you were at that
:03:07. > :03:08.meeting I just mentioned, but first tell us about the vigil
:03:09. > :03:21.which took place where you are now. Well yes, you might be able to see
:03:22. > :03:25.from behind me that people are still here this evening bgs lighting
:03:26. > :03:29.candles and remembering the people that died and people that are
:03:30. > :03:35.missing after that fire in Grenfell Tower four weeks ago. An earlier
:03:36. > :03:40.tonight at the start of the vigil the roads were shuts and hundreds
:03:41. > :03:44.were standing around, some in tears, just standing and remembering what
:03:45. > :03:50.happened. There is still a lot of anger among locals. Earlier at that
:03:51. > :03:54.public meeting, there was a lot of frustrated people, extremely angry
:03:55. > :04:00.by what's happened and they feel isolated. The leader, the new leader
:04:01. > :04:05.of the council, Elizabeth Campbell was there and she was told to go
:04:06. > :04:11.home. People were extremely angry and hostile to her and became
:04:12. > :04:20.frustrated with a senior policeman and they said they wanted answers,
:04:21. > :04:25.when he said he couldn't give any more information, they were shouted
:04:26. > :04:30.at saying people should be arrested. I spoke to some people earlier. I
:04:31. > :04:33.think there is a need for the community to express how they feel
:04:34. > :04:38.and it might come across as being angry, it is because of the lack of
:04:39. > :04:43.information and the deepening of the mistrus of the public and there is a
:04:44. > :04:48.huge gap between local authorities and residents. It is another text
:04:49. > :04:52.book case of the council coming in that has no answers for the
:04:53. > :05:00.questions we have been asking for four weeks. Such as when are we
:05:01. > :05:05.going to be housed. Theresa May promised everyone would be housed
:05:06. > :05:14.within three weeks, people are still living on floors. The mayor has
:05:15. > :05:19.added his criticism to the council as well? Yes, he has been extremely
:05:20. > :05:22.critical of council. But today he has been extremely critical of their
:05:23. > :05:28.new leader, saying there is no way she will be able to win back the
:05:29. > :05:33.trust of the people. Mainly because this morning she said she hadn't
:05:34. > :05:36.actually been inside a tower block, one of these tower blocks in this
:05:37. > :05:41.area, which didn't do her any favours. But I have been speaking to
:05:42. > :05:45.people and there is a sense that they believe that the community's
:05:46. > :05:48.pulling together and they're working together. But they're not getting
:05:49. > :05:56.any support from the council. Back to you. Thank you.
:05:57. > :05:59.Well the issue of fire safety is very much in the forefront
:06:00. > :06:01.of the minds of anyone living in a tower block.
:06:02. > :06:05.Our reporter Marc Ashdown asked London Fire Brigade
:06:06. > :06:06.whether the advice to stay put remains -
:06:07. > :06:09.even though many tall buildings are failing fire checks.
:06:10. > :06:11.I understand why that confusion's there, but it is more about the
:06:12. > :06:15.protection that is in place in the building and as long as the the
:06:16. > :06:17.building is properly maintained and by that
:06:18. > :06:18.I mean that fire doors are
:06:19. > :06:20.well fitted, corridors and escape route kept
:06:21. > :06:21.clear, then people are
:06:22. > :06:24.safer staying in their flats, allowing firefighters to get in to
:06:25. > :06:32.Well, when it comes to fire safety checks have been carried out
:06:33. > :06:34.in tower blocks across London, but a fire safety expert has
:06:35. > :06:36.identified four blocks which, in his view,
:06:37. > :06:39.could allow a fire to spread from flat to flat within seconds.
:06:40. > :06:41.They're in Peckham, as Gareth Furby explains
:06:42. > :06:58.If there is a fire, they are trained to evacuate us.
:06:59. > :07:05.I'm not going to burst out crying but I just don't feel safe.
:07:06. > :07:08.The reason people live in these blocks are so concerned can be seen
:07:09. > :07:17.A total of 28 fire wardens brought in by Southwark council just over
:07:18. > :07:21.a week ago on the advice of the Fire Brigade,
:07:22. > :07:24.such is the apparent risk of any fire spreading.
:07:25. > :07:27.They are now on duty 24/7 to ensure these blocks can be
:07:28. > :07:32.evacuated immediately, should any fire start.
:07:33. > :07:35.We filmed inside, as a fire safety expert invited in by some residents
:07:36. > :07:44.And his conclusion is that the cracking visible on some
:07:45. > :07:49.walls and ceilings constitutes a major fire risk.
:07:50. > :07:52.This will mean that fire can spread rapidly from flat to flat
:07:53. > :08:00.He also found a gap in a ceiling and holes in a floor by a gas pipe
:08:01. > :08:04.and believes fire could spread rapidly by this route.
:08:05. > :08:07.You have zero minutes between a fire starting in one flat
:08:08. > :08:15.This man removed some samples of the filler used in some of these
:08:16. > :08:19.gaps and then took them outside to see if they burned.
:08:20. > :08:28.Southwark Council says there are no surprises in any of the points made
:08:29. > :08:33.They are matters the council has been dealing with for years
:08:34. > :08:36.and the Fire Brigade is happy with its measures
:08:37. > :08:40.But following the events at Grenfell Tower, many
:08:41. > :08:46.If there is a fire, it will basically spread like wildfire.
:08:47. > :08:51.This tenant doesn't have much faith in the fire wardens.
:08:52. > :08:55.We caught one napping and she claims it has happened before.
:08:56. > :08:57.I have been out there at 8am in the morning
:08:58. > :09:00.to take our son to school and they are out there asleep.
:09:01. > :09:10.Southwark Council says any issue raised about fire marshals will be
:09:11. > :09:27.But at the end of the meeting last night with councillors
:09:28. > :09:31.and their experts, some residents were not convinced.
:09:32. > :09:34.I feel more confused now than I did when I went in there.
:09:35. > :09:37.How are we safe if they haven't even finished their investigation?
:09:38. > :09:46.The council says all safety issues are being addressed properly.
:09:47. > :09:49.Other news now and a Para-athlete has died after being
:09:50. > :09:52.struck by a metal pole during a training in Newham.
:09:53. > :09:54.Abdullah Hayayei was due to represent
:09:55. > :09:56.the United Arab Emirates in the javelin, discus and shot-put
:09:57. > :09:58.in the London World ParaAthletics Championships this month.
:09:59. > :10:05.The 36-year-old was pronounced dead at the scene.
:10:06. > :10:17.This morning's rain didn't last long and in the afternoon we saw the
:10:18. > :10:21.cloud breaking up and the sunshine coming through. This is the view
:10:22. > :10:26.from space. The sunshine came out for the afternoon. It is quiet
:10:27. > :10:30.tonight with some clear spells. Temperatures will drop away with the
:10:31. > :10:36.light winds. It will be fresher than it has been in recent mornings and
:10:37. > :10:43.some places will be close to single figures. So a bright start with
:10:44. > :10:48.clear skies and sunshine through the morning. Cloud amounts will increase
:10:49. > :10:55.in the afternoon, but it stays fine and dry and in the low 20s. A decent
:10:56. > :10:59.day in Wimbledon. Sunny spells and temperatures into the low 20s.
:11:00. > :11:02.Looking ahead to Friday, more cloud, but staying fine and dry and
:11:03. > :11:05.temperatures creeping back up but staying fine and dry and
:11:06. > :11:09.temperatures creeping back up to the weekend.
:11:10. > :11:19.Good evening. Beautiful day across most of the UK today. A big
:11:20. > :11:24.difference compared to what we had yesterday, some managed to dry off
:11:25. > :11:34.after that deluge. Today, beautiful blue skies in London and this
:11:35. > :11:37.beautiful picture in Cumbria. This is the satellite from earlier, you
:11:38. > :11:42.can see a bit of cloud in the morning. That pulled away and that
:11:43. > :11:47.mass of cloud was the rain that we had yesterday. But at the moment, it
:11:48. > :11:51.is very quiet out there. The stars are out, the winds are light, I
:11:52. > :11:57.could mention there might be some mist. Relatively mild in the middle
:11:58. > :11:58.of city, but further north in rural spots could be as low as four or