0:00:00 > 0:00:01Now on BBC One, it's time for the news where you are.
0:00:10 > 0:00:13Good evening, I'm Asad Ahmad.
0:00:13 > 0:00:16It'll be 30 years tomorrow since the worst fire in the history
0:00:16 > 0:00:18of the London Underground.
0:00:18 > 0:00:2031 people - all named here - were killed.
0:00:20 > 0:00:23We'll be looking at the impact the fire has had, but first,
0:00:23 > 0:00:28here's Karl Mercer, who's been speaking to Sophie Tarassenko,
0:00:28 > 0:00:35whose brother Ivan died that night.
0:00:37 > 0:00:43He was a pretty laid-back, happy-go-lucky chap, a drummer,
0:00:43 > 0:00:52very much interested in his art and his music, his friends.
0:00:54 > 0:00:56When you go through King's Cross now.
0:00:56 > 0:00:57Yeah.
0:00:57 > 0:00:58Which you do.
0:00:58 > 0:01:01You still go over, and...
0:01:01 > 0:01:03Yes, absolutely.
0:01:03 > 0:01:10I go over to the memorial, say "hi Ivan", give him a little pat.
0:01:10 > 0:01:14It almost means more that memorial than his grave, which is in Dorset,
0:01:14 > 0:01:21because that's the last place he was alive.
0:01:21 > 0:01:23The whole situation is still very confused.
0:01:23 > 0:01:25There certainly have been several deaths.
0:01:25 > 0:01:28There are still people trapped in the Underground.
0:01:28 > 0:01:29They identified Ivan the following morning,
0:01:29 > 0:01:33but the search for answers was to be along for.
0:01:33 > 0:01:38You cry a lot, for a long time.
0:01:38 > 0:01:44It's a shocking thing, and every time something like that happens,
0:01:44 > 0:01:46whether it's Grenfell or a terrorist incident, you just think
0:01:46 > 0:01:50of all the people who are getting that news.
0:01:50 > 0:01:52Outside, the families of some of the victims spoke
0:01:52 > 0:01:54bitterly about the result.
0:01:54 > 0:01:57It's been a complete travesty.
0:01:57 > 0:01:59Sophie Tarassenko went on to become one of the lead figures
0:01:59 > 0:02:02in the King's Cross Family Action Group.
0:02:02 > 0:02:06You want to find out why it wasn't avoided,
0:02:06 > 0:02:10why those decisions were made, for what reasons, and the drive
0:02:10 > 0:02:16is always to ensure it never happens again.
0:02:16 > 0:02:19The sadness of it grabs you suddenly.
0:02:19 > 0:02:25There's still moments in the year when you just suddenly go...
0:02:25 > 0:02:27SHE GASPS.
0:02:27 > 0:02:32"God, he should have been here."
0:02:32 > 0:02:38My mother died last year on the 18th of November, coincidentally,
0:02:38 > 0:02:43so we have two things to remember from now on, on the
0:02:43 > 0:02:4518th of November.
0:02:45 > 0:02:52I mean, I think it's pretty weird to us that she died on that very day.
0:02:52 > 0:02:57She never really got over, of course, Ivan.
0:02:57 > 0:03:01So, yeah, it's...
0:03:01 > 0:03:07It's going to be a doubly sad day.
0:03:07 > 0:03:10Well, the fire started after a single match was discarded
0:03:10 > 0:03:13on a wooden escalator.
0:03:13 > 0:03:16It led to monumental changes in fire safety, on the Underground
0:03:16 > 0:03:18and the Fire Services generally.
0:03:18 > 0:03:20Our transport correspondent, Tom Edwards, has been looking
0:03:20 > 0:03:22at the impact it had.
0:03:22 > 0:03:25Thousands use this escalator everyday, and many don't know this
0:03:25 > 0:03:31is where the worst fire in the history of the Tube started.
0:03:31 > 0:03:34Stuart Button is now retired, but nearly 30 years ago he was one
0:03:34 > 0:03:38of the first firefighters to arrive.
0:03:38 > 0:03:41We were laying out the equipment, and it was then that we heard,
0:03:41 > 0:03:46or started hearing all the screams.
0:03:46 > 0:03:49I thought there must be loads of people down there.
0:03:49 > 0:03:53Just scream after scream.
0:03:53 > 0:03:5530 years on, and this official report still makes
0:03:55 > 0:03:58terrifying reading.
0:03:58 > 0:04:03It describes how the station, full of commuters, turned into a furnace.
0:04:03 > 0:04:07It also outlines how the response from the emergency
0:04:07 > 0:04:11services was hampered due to a breakdown in communication.
0:04:11 > 0:04:16There was a lack of knowledge of the station layout.
0:04:16 > 0:04:19The following inquiry led to huge changes to the Tube and the Fire
0:04:19 > 0:04:24Service's safety regimes.
0:04:24 > 0:04:28Among the many recommendations, wooden escalators should be removed,
0:04:28 > 0:04:31smoking should be banned, and heat detectors and sprinklers
0:04:31 > 0:04:34should be installed.
0:04:34 > 0:04:38And crucially, the emergency services should be able
0:04:38 > 0:04:43to communicate with each other underground.
0:04:43 > 0:04:46Most of the recommendations have since been implemented.
0:04:46 > 0:04:49These type of exercises are now part of training,
0:04:49 > 0:04:53and legislation ensures minimum staffing levels
0:04:53 > 0:04:55on deep line stations.
0:04:55 > 0:04:58There isn't a month goes by in my job that we don't reference
0:04:58 > 0:05:01the King's Cross fire.
0:05:01 > 0:05:03It had such a phenomenal and beneficial effect
0:05:03 > 0:05:05on the organisation.
0:05:05 > 0:05:09So out of a desperate tragedy, good things have actually come.
0:05:09 > 0:05:12With cuts due on the Tube, the unions say they'll resist
0:05:12 > 0:05:16anything that they think could compromise safety,
0:05:16 > 0:05:21and these changes only happened after the deaths of 31 Londoners.
0:05:21 > 0:05:25Tom Edwards, BBC London News.
0:05:25 > 0:05:28A mountain of illegally stacked rubbish is being cleared from a site
0:05:28 > 0:05:31in South East London.
0:05:31 > 0:05:35Nearly 30,000 tonnes of waste was removed from land in Orpington,
0:05:35 > 0:05:38where it has been sitting next to people's homes for years.
0:05:38 > 0:05:40Waste4Fuel were responsible for the rubbish, but the Environment
0:05:40 > 0:05:44Agency has had to remove it - much to the relief of locals.
0:05:44 > 0:05:48The smells were terrible, you couldn't open doors, windows,
0:05:48 > 0:05:51you couldn't use your back garden.
0:05:51 > 0:05:55You had the constant threat of the fires.
0:05:55 > 0:06:01Wonderful to see it disappear.
0:06:01 > 0:06:04As you've probably been finding, it's been a wonderful night
0:06:04 > 0:06:05for Children in Need.
0:06:05 > 0:06:07In London money has been pouring in, and speaking to fundraisers
0:06:07 > 0:06:10in a magical Harry Potter setting at Warner Brothers Studios in
0:06:10 > 0:06:15Herfordshire, has been Riz Lateef.
0:06:15 > 0:06:20MUSIC Welcome to a night of magic, and
0:06:20 > 0:06:24much money being raised four Children in Need. Take a look at
0:06:24 > 0:06:29this place. It's a piece of movie history.We should all try and do
0:06:29 > 0:06:33our part for Children in Need. I've always wanted to do something and
0:06:33 > 0:06:37now I've actually done something it's amazing.Why were you so keen
0:06:37 > 0:06:43to raise money?When I was younger I was very lucky and I want children
0:06:43 > 0:06:48to be as lucky as me.You're going to reveal how much you raised, which
0:06:48 > 0:06:57is?£2800!I think this is definitely one of the most iconic
0:06:57 > 0:07:02props in the entire series.The sorting Hat itself is from way back
0:07:02 > 0:07:11when in the Philosophers Stone.What you love about horse riding?It
0:07:11 > 0:07:16makes me feel amazing and free being up on a horse and feeling like I can
0:07:16 > 0:07:21be myself and looking after the horses as well.It has been a
0:07:21 > 0:07:28magical night. Thank you everyone. APPLAUSE
0:07:28 > 0:07:32Thank you to everyone who has raised and donated money.
0:07:32 > 0:07:35And Children In Need will continue in a few minutes' time.
0:07:35 > 0:07:37First the weather with Tomasz.
0:07:35 > 0:07:37Evening.
0:07:37 > 0:07:39a little mixed.
0:07:39 > 0:07:42Saturday starts off chilly and bright, but by the time we get
0:07:42 > 0:07:44to the afternoon it looks like we are in for at
0:07:44 > 0:07:45least a bit of rain.
0:07:45 > 0:07:48A lot of clear skies out there at the moment.
0:07:48 > 0:07:50These are the morning temperatures will be getting,
0:07:50 > 0:07:51quite a nippy start.
0:07:51 > 0:07:53As we head towards lunchtime those clouds starts increase,
0:07:53 > 0:07:56and by the time we get around 2pm, there will be some rain
0:07:56 > 0:08:02and drizzle pretty much right across the south-east.
0:08:02 > 0:08:06Not an awful lot, but it is going to be a damp end to Saturday.
0:08:06 > 0:08:07The temperatures will be hovering around 7-9,
0:08:07 > 0:08:10so a chilly, grey afternoon on the way for Saturday.
0:08:10 > 0:08:13Sunday is looking a lot better.
0:08:13 > 0:08:15From the word go there will be some sunshine,
0:08:15 > 0:08:17and the sunny spells will come and go through the
0:08:17 > 0:08:18course of the day.
0:08:18 > 0:08:23I think Sunday is looking a lot more cheerful across the region.
0:08:23 > 0:08:26By the time we get to Monday, it looks like it'll cloud over.
0:08:26 > 0:08:28There might be some rain around.
0:08:28 > 0:08:30Also a chance of some rain on Tuesday.
0:08:30 > 0:08:31Now the national outlook with Nick Miller.