i tried to cross both london bridge and southwark bridge to get here. we are to the west of the area and london bridge station which is usually very busy at this time of night, somewhere where people will be heading home after a night out. the police have that area cordoned off. a little more on reports of shootings. we have not confirmed them at the moment. we have heard reports of shootings. i think the best bet is that what witnesses are saying that that may be police shooting. none of that is confirmed and we will bring you more when we get more on that. a big operation here. the police helicopter monitoring the area from the air and we also saw a large procession of fire vehicles heading east through the city on the northern side of the river. all the emergency services are involved. a saw a doctor offering to help people and in need offering to help people and in need of treatment. people trying to come in and help as well as those trying to leave the area clearly distressed. thank you very much, tom. just to say that the opposition leader, jeremy

southwark cathedral is reopening. an effort to bring back a sense of normality to an area that has experienced so much suffering. simon jones, bbc news. southwark cathedral has opened its doors this morning for the first time since the london bridge attacks. the cathedral was in the area that was cordoned off after the attack. our correspondent richard lister is outside the cathedral for us. good morning. as you can almost certainly here, the bells are ringing for the first time in a week, a glorious sound, a different atmosphere one week on from the aftermath of the appalling events last saturday night. southwark cathedral of course located right next to both london bridge where the attack began and borough market, where it ended with the killing of those three attackers by armed police. since then, this area has been pretty much on lockdown. this isa been pretty much on lockdown. this is a crime scene and police cordons we re is a crime scene and police cordons were up until yesterday. the area is not still fully op

earlier, the dean of southwark cathedral, the very reverend andrew nunn, said to us that, although southwark was trying to return to normality, this would not be a normal day. today, we will be able to do normal services, as they were, but they won't be normal because we will be remembering all those who died, the books of condolence are open here for people to sign and we anticipate lots of people will want to come into what is very much their cathedral within this area, we have been here for 1,400 years and we have seen a lot of things happen in this city. we haven't quite seen a week like this, to be perfectly honest, and so it will be good to begin to do what we do day in, day out in this place. so, things are getting back to some sort of normality, but the market is still shut and cordoned off. residents have been allowed back in. it will be some time before the ebf has been restored to normal. you can see the private security firm members in charge although there has been quite a police presence in the last few hours. of course, the investigation is still continuing. the area still not

southwark cathedral is reopening. an effort to bring back a sense of normality to an area which has experienced so much suffering. simon jones, bbc news. southwark cathedral has opened its doors this morning for the first time since the london bridge attacks. the cathedral was in the area that was cordoned off after the attack. our correspondent richard lister is outside the cathedral for us. yes, gorgeous, sunny day here and a change of mood, i think, is what people are trying to approach today even though it is just a week since those horrific attacks last saturday. southwark cathedral, as you say, has been closed since then, this area very much treated as a crime scene, police cordoned in place all the way around, and southwark cathedral was damaged in the aftermath of the attack, you can see the boa rded—up the aftermath of the attack, you can see the boarded—up door behind me where police forced their way through in the immediate aftermath the event on saturday night to try and see if there were any further a

on london bridge and in southwark at borough market. armed police have closed this bridge which you see now in these live pictures and police say there has been more than one fatality. stabbings took place nearby and shots were fired. hello. welcome to bbc news, broadcasting on bbc one in the uk and on bbc world news. a major incident is taking place in london tonight with reports of multiple casualties in different locations. armed police have closed a major bridge after a vehicle swerved off the road, hitting a number of pedestrians. police say there's been more than one fatality. officers then responded to reports of stabbings nearby and shots were fired. the first incident happened at london bridge, one of the major arteries between the north and the south of the city. the reported stabbings took place in borough market which is nearby. the british prime minister theresa may has described the incidents in london as a "potential act of terrorism."

the dean of southwark cathedral has said that while they were at the centre of the horrific events, this is an opportunity for southwark cathedral to renew its commitment to being a place of healing, of reconciliation and community, also an opportunity to honour those who we re an opportunity to honour those who were impacted by this terrible attack. the 48 or so people who were taken to five hospitals and of course the eight individuals whose lives were taken. i am also told the archbishop of canterbury will preach, and will be given —— we have been given a brief note of what he will say: here, in this building, built to say that the future that each of us has in christ is one of life, hope and eventually, though ha rd life, hope and eventually, though hard it may be to see it today, joy. he he says, hope flowers in the desert of suffering when it is watered by love. american politicians have played their annual charity baseball match in washington dc, a day after a leading republican and three other people were shot as they practised for the game. steve scalise is still critically

that is why local authorities like westminster and southwark will work with the met and southwark will work with the met and security services. but you can't make the whole place 100% safe. that said, make the whole place 10096 safe. that said, i have to ask you what went through your mind when, as leader of a council that have experienced a similar attack, a van driving into pedestrians on westminster bridge, you hear the news that something very similar has happened here at london bridge. what on earth went through your mind? again, it is that awful feeling of what those people went through on saturday night. but went through on saturday night. but we saw the worst of humanity and the very best of it. that is what we have to hold onto. there is good and good will prevail in society, it a lwa ys good will prevail in society, it always does. we have to make sure that we stick together, that this does not divide us, that we are a united country, a united community. london is united, very diverse, and we welcome people from all walks of life and all corners of the globe. that is what mak

the archbishop of canterbury is due to speak at a "service of hope" at southwark cathedral in honour of first—responders, families and survivors of the london bridge attack. an eu source tells the bbc that next week's brexit talks will deal with citizens‘ rights and money issues before moving on to trade talks. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. the number of people known to have died in the grenfell tower fire has risen to at least 30. police say they believe the final total will be higher. this morning the queen and prince william visited the scene, they went to a relief centre which has been helping victims of the fire. they spent time speaking to local residents, volunteers and members of the emergency services. also this morning theresa may has been to chelsea and westminster hospital to visit the injured there. richard lister has our first report, and a warning that it contains distressing images. the queen came today to join a community in mourning. many people today have said they felt ignored, both before the grenfell tragedy and after too. this was a royal visit de

then i saw another three people who had been stabbed in front of southwark cathedral. what is going through your mind now, you were so close to this attack? i'm really shocked. what shocked me the most, what happened after that. as soon as the incident happened at 10:07pm i called the police and i was speaking to the police saying i went to the van. armed officers were there right by the scene and the police began to evacuate the area and one of the officers asked me to return to my vehicle and evacuate the area. when i got into my car i tried to drive away but the police had already called and off the area, that's when i got out of my vehicle and within a minute or so i got out of my vehicle and within a minute orsoi i got out of my vehicle and within a minute or so i heard two shots being fired —— cordoned. at that point i was on london bridge road. that's behind the station. maybe 30 seconds after hearing the gunshots fired i saw the police carrying another police officer who had been shot and they were carrying the officer towards me on london bridge road. they

we will also speak to the dean of southwark cathedral. three men have been arrested after an easyjet flight to sta nsted was diverted because of suspicious behaviour. the plane, which was flying from slovenia, made an unplanned landing in germany, with passengers evacuated down emergency slides. a backpack belonging to one of the men was blown up by police. the tv presenter, richard hammond, has been treated for a fractured knee after crashing a car while filming for his new motoring show, the grand tour. he was driving an electric supercar in switzerland when it left the road on a bend. the 10—year—old, who suffered brain injuries in a crash while filming top gear 11 years ago, got out of the vehicle before it burst into flames. his co—host, jeremy clarkson, tweeted that it was the "biggest" and "most frightening" crash he'd seen. competitors in a yacht race from plymouth to the united states have been rescued after their boats were damaged in a severe storm in the middle of the atlantic. five vessels were affected. one of them san

let's speak to tom symonds, our home affairs correspondent on southwark street. tom, this cordon from london bridge getting ever wider? we are at southwark street, as you said, which i would say is about a third of a mile from borough market and the southern end of london bridge, both the railway station and the bridge itself. that's where. .. the railway station and the bridge itself. that's where... we are constructing this so bear with us, we are constructing this from eyewitnesses we have spoken to in the last half an hour, maybe an hour, many of whom deeply shocked, i spoke to one man i will tell you about ina spoke to one man i will tell you about in a second who was deeply shocked by what he saw, and eyewitnesses sometimes think they have seen something they haven't or haven't given a clear description, so haven't given a clear description, so that's the health warning but what the eyewitnesses seem to be saying, and i will someday it up like this, a van ran over people on london bridge —— sum it up. three men came out of the van. they headed towards t

it crashed near southwark cathedral. witnesses say three men got out and ran towards borough market, stabbing anyone in their way. that is terrorists. there was a bar full of people there just having a good time, and they went running straight into them, and then i'm not too sure what they were saying, i think they were saying, "this is for allah," and people, you could hear them screaming, they were getting stabbed. when i first see them, they were, "this is for allah," and they run up, they stabbed this girl, i don't know how many times, ten times, maybe 15 times. and she was going, "help me, help me," and i could not do nothing. down, down! terror rippled through the area's bars and restaurants. police ordered people to get down as they tried to identify the attackers. others were told to run, as armed officers moved in and cleared the area. then this. gunfire. less than ten minutes after the first calls, it was over — three attackers shot dead. they had canisters taped to their bodies, made to look like suicide ves

there were heading down southwark street. there were women in tears, women and men who had lost their friends were trying to call their friends and could not get through to them. clearly quite distraught. people who had been out on saturday night trying to enjoy myself. then i'd certainly has been transformed. obviously this had been a balmy summers evening in london and has now becomes a thing more horrific. they were running and they we re horrific. they were running and they were terrified and there were dozens of them. trying to get away from borough. at the moment, the nature of this incident and because of it, the nature of the injuries. we have some out on the line now, she was an eyewitness who lives across the road from london bridge station. thank you forjoining us. can you tell us wear when this incident began?” you forjoining us. can you tell us wear when this incident began? i am opposite the police station, not london bridge station. obviously we hear sirens but we were suddenly hearing far more than usual. or

cladding was a factor in this fire in southwark in 2009. but introducing them widely might mean a new approach to fire safety. something for the enquiry to consider. the 19705 era grenfell tower was designed simply to contain the spread of flames, what is called passive fire safety. but all of these modern developments will have fire detection systems and sprinklers, bringing those older blocks up to this sort of standard would not be cheap, and it would certainly be disruptive for their residents. but what price should be put on a life? eeeeciallti en thie’l‘—.i§ee often the poorest in society? this disaster has triggered a national debate which could last years. let's just show you again, well, there's currently two demonstrations over what happened at grenfell tower, one right near the tower and this one in central london, another demonstration and protesters again with bowers saying, justice for g re nfell with bowers saying, justice for grenfell —— with banners saying, justice for grenfell. there is the commission of enquiry announced by the government but one of —�

a service is taking place this morning at southwark cathedral to remember those who died in the london bridge terror attack. police released pictures of the fake suicide belts the attackers were wearing when they struck last saturday night. southwark‘s medieval cathedral, caught up last saturday in a 21st—century atrocity. this morning, for the first time since the london bridge attack, it opened its ancient doors to worshippers again. just over a week ago, this cathedral and this community witnessed terrible things which should not have happened. a young nurse gave her life by the entrance to montague chambers, trying to save a fellow human being under attack. others suffered terribly, and many more would have been killed and injured had it not been for the rapid and effective response from the police. overnight, scotland yard released these pictures of the fake suicide belts the men had constructed in the top floor bedsit in east ham from plastic bottles and duct tape. the plan, apparently, to instil more terror during the rampage with knives through borough market. during the ho

the other main headlines this hour: the archbishop of canterbury will speak at a "service of hope" at southwark cathedral in honour of first—responders, families and survivors of the london bridge attack. a second soldier has died following the incident involving a tank at an army firing range in pembrokeshire and the british and irish lions prepare for their biggest test yet down under — can they roar against the all blacks in new zealand? good afternoon from west london, where the number of people known to have died in the grenfell tower fire has risen to at least 30. police say they believe the final total will be higher. this morning, the queen and prince william visited the scene. they went to a relief centre which has been helping victims of the fire. they spent time speaking to local residents, volunteers and members of the emergency services. also this morning, theresa may has been to chelsea and westminster hospital to visit the injured there. richard lister has our first report, and a warning that it contains distressing images. the queen came today to join a community in mourning

southwark street closed eastbound at southwark bridge. new security barriers have been installed overnight on some bridges in central london. these pictures are from westminster bridge. similar measures have been taken at lambeth and waterloo following saturday's terror attack at london bridge. yesterday members of london's muslim community came out in condemnation of the attack and offered their solidarity to london's victims. on the one hand it was our great city coming under attack and so many great souls were killed and on the other hand our great religion was hurt, these people tarnished our great religion. we need to show solidarity because this matters to us, we are londoners. —— londoners. mayor of london sadiq khan has announced a vigil will be held this evening in honour of the victims of this weekends terror attack. people have been invited to potters fields park, next to city hall, at 6pm, to remember the seven people who died, support the injured and show their gratitude to the emergency service workers. a minute's silenc

the three men came out of the van and headed over to southwark cathedral. they went down the stairs andi cathedral. they went down the stairs and i went over the edge to see the van and where it was going. there was a barfull of van and where it was going. there was a bar full of people there having a good time. they ran straight into them. i am not too sure. i think they were saying this is for allah. this was an indiscriminate attack with knives in a crowded area of pubs and bars known as borough market. there was an immediate armed response from the police. some people tried to fight back. armed police officers arrived within eight minutes. then three attackers were shot dead. one was wearing canisters taped to his body. not a suicide vests, say police, a hoax. in the early hours, a senior met police officer made a statement. you will understand the investigation is growing, but what we know is as follows. at eight minutes past ten last night we began to receive calls a vehicle had struck pedestrians on london bridge. the vehicle continued to drive them

southwark cathedral is reopening. an effort to bring back a sense of normality to an area which has experienced so much suffering. simon jones, bbc news. simon jones is outside southwark cathedral this morning. southwark cathedral of course reopening but, iwonder, you southwark cathedral of course reopening but, i wonder, you touched on it in your report, about the fake suicide belts, have we had any indication from the police about why they were used and, as we heard there, the first time they have been used in this sort of scenario? the police have released these images as part of the investigation and they said that people on the night to sort these fake suicide belts would have believed that they we re belts would have believed that they were real, and they say it makes it even more were real, and they say it makes it even more extraordinary that people were prepared to tackle the attackers, knowing potentially they could be resulting in an explosion. they believe that the attackers may have had the suicide belts

joining us is the leader of southwark council. you live close to this area and heard the sirens as the incident took place. that is right. i was at home and heard the helicopters and sirens and some of the controlled explosions during last night. it was a horrific thing to know what's going on so close. i give condolences to the family and friends of those who have died and those who have been caught up in this truly horrific incident. absolutely. thank you for that. have you been told what happens in terms of security in this area? obviously, police lead in areas, incidents like this. we set up an emergency area for the burrough. for those who cannot get home. it is a well oiled machine which stepped in to action in times like this. but the police are the key lead agency at this time. can you tell us about this area, time. can you tell us about this area , you time. can you tell us about this area, you are so time. can you tell us about this area, you are so well versed in it. it is usually lively on a saturday. it is usually liv

there have been changes, southwark council says it gives a regularfire risk changes, southwark council says it gives a regular fire risk assessment to its blocks. the fire unions and campaigners have, for many years, been calling for the government to review building regulations. lessons have not been learned. today is an absolute tragedy and it is caused by the lack of proper regulation of refurbishment standards. the government have been pressed for a number of years by the all—party parliamentary committee on safety. to do parliamentary committee on safety. todoa parliamentary committee on safety. to do a review of the building regulations to test the integrity of materials that are used in refurbishment is and they have continually put this off. the government says that work is still ongoing and checks will now be carried out on blocks going through similar refurbishment. but there is now anger and questions. what happened in lakanal house, after it had been refurbished, the refurbishment had compromised the fire compartmentalised nation and the fire spread. it looks like that is

nearby southwark street is closed east of southwark street is closed east of southwark bridge. as for london bridge station itself, that is open, at the borough high street entrance is closed at the moment. now let's take a look at the weather. good morning. a damp start this morning. there was rain overnight and it is windy. 0ne morning. there was rain overnight and it is windy. one or two bright spells around one not last long. it will stay wet and windy through the course of the morning. wet weather pushing in from the west, accompanied by a strong westerly wind. it is a gusty winds that will stay with us throughout the afternoon. further west it could turn more showery and a bit brighter later on today. further east you will probably hang onto that cloud. quite cool as well, 16— 18 celsius is the maximum temperature in today. these showers will continue into the evening, maybe some brighter spells before the sunsets. those showers will gradually become fewer and further in between. still breezy overnight, the minimum temperature dropping down to 11 or 12 celsius. a bright

tom symonds is our home affairs correpsondent, he's on southwark street near borough market. bring us up to date on what you know, on the picture of what has happened here? it's important to understand the geography here, people who don't know london won't know this area, london bridge runs across the city to a busy area of london, i come here a lot to report from the court. london bridge station is very busy, one of the busiest in the country, somewhere where people will have been heading to go home after the pub. round the corner from the to go home after the pub. round the cornerfrom the bridge is borough market, an area where there are cafes, in the daytime food stalls where people go for lunch. we understand from eyewitnesses, clearly we have to have a health warning there, eyewitnesses sometimes think they have seen something and describe things in various ways that isn't entirely accurate but what eyewitnesses seem to be centring on is a white van crashing into pedestrians at the southern end of the bridge outside a pub on the southern end of the bridge. two or three o

i'm joined by the bishop of southwark, good afternoon and thank you forjoining us. can you remember a time when the cathedral was closed like this? there is no precedent because we are dealing with exceptional events. we had a great service full of young people who were all home by the time the incident happened, many others we re the incident happened, many others were enjoying the vicinity, out and about in it. yesterday we closed the cathedral because it is within the sealed area. in the evening, the large pentecost service where people we re large pentecost service where people were coming from all over south london, we managed to relocate to a church in kennington. this morning you have been to a meeting with the metropolitan police and other faith leaders, what was the message?” metropolitan police and other faith leaders, what was the message? i was at new scotland yard for a meeting of the consultative group of faith leaders, being briefed by the police. this area is likely to be sealed off, possibly for another 24-36 sealed off, possibly for another 24—

i'm joined by the bishop of southwark, good afternoon and thank you forjoining us. can you remember a time when

then i saw another three people who had been stabbed in front of southwark cathedral. what is going through your mind now, you were so close to this attack? i'm really shocked. what shocked me the most, what happened after that. as soon as the incident happened at 10:07pm i called the police and i was speaking to the police saying i went to the van. armed officers were there right by the scene and the police began to evacuate the area and one of the officers asked me to return to my vehicle and evacuate the area. when i got into my car i tried to drive away but the police had already cordoned off the area, that's when i got out of my vehicle and within a minute or so i heard two shots being fired. at that point i was on london bridge road. that's behind the station. maybe 30 seconds after hearing the gunshots fired i saw the police carrying another police officer who had been shot and they were carrying the officer towards me on london bridge road. so from what you understand that was a police officer who had been shot? he was wearing a police jacket. he had a badge on

crown court onjuly to appear before southwark crown court on july the 24th to appear before southwark crown court onjuly the 24th and afterwards, he posed for photographers, smiling and making a thumbs up sign. thank you very much. we are getting some comments through from to me is a and arlene foster on that deal between the tory party and the dup -- that deal between the tory party and the dup —— from theresa may and arlene foster. we are expecting the dup representatives, arlene foster and others, too, come out shortly. we saw the pictures of the signing of the deal inside downing street. we are expecting them to come out and speak to the media but arlene foster has said we are delighted that we have reached this agreement which works obviously for national stability in terms of the northern ireland executive, and we are determined to sit in place as soon as possible because we because we believe we need a strong voice in northern ireland when dealing with not least the brexit issue. speaking inside number ten, theresa may has said as we set out at the beginning of the talks, w

a huge area of southwark has been cordoned off. heavily armed officers have been carrying out checks. they need to be sure there are no other attackers, and that includes checking buildings like this one nearby. he car and knives used as weapons, like an attack on westminster, but this time it wasn't alone attack, a crippled man planned this and carried it out. people should remain calm and vigilant and carry on their normal business. the threat level remains at severe, assessed byjtac, terrorism experts. we all have to be vigilant. if you see anything suspicious, please report it to the authorities. terrorists are constantly evolving to find new ways to attack us and police are also evolving to find new ways to keep us safe. londoners will see an increased police presence today and over the next few days. no reason to be alarmed. one of the things we'll need to do is to make certain we are safe as we possibly can be. i am reassured that we are one of the safest global cities in the world but we always evolve and review ways to mak

cladding was a factor in this fire in southwark in 2009. a coroner suggested more sprinkler systems might be considered, but introducing them widely might mean a new approach to fire safety. something for the enquiry to consider. the 1970s era grenfell tower was designed simply to contain the spread of flames, what is called passive fire safety. but all of these modern developments will have fire detection systems and sprinklers, bringing those older blocks up to this sort of standard would not be cheap, and it would certainly be disruptive for their residents. but what price should be put on a life? especially on the lives of those living in towers, from the poorest in society? this disaster has triggered a national debate which could last years. the newly elected labour mp for kensington has criticised the council in the wake of this. she said that it was a lack of emergency planning and she was waiting for the council to respond to her. the lies issue with the council. it is absolutely appalling. anything can happen at any time. where is

the further two officers were both on duty southwark officers. one was a plainclothes officer that received stitches to a head injury. a uniformed officer received an injury to his arm. the off—duty officer remains in hospital in a serious condition. good morning. let's bring you up—to—date with the latest on this fast—moving investigation. police say they are surging two more addresses in east london, one in newham and another in barking. a total of six properties are being searched. it comes after 12 people we re searched. it comes after 12 people were arrested in barking yesterday following raids at a flat, believed to be the home of one of the attackers. a 55—year—old man has since been released without charge. the commission of the metropolitan police, cressida dick, has said they know the identity of the three attackers and the investigation is moving very quickly. a very high priority for us, obviously, is to try to understand whether they were working with anyone else, whether anybody else was involved in the planning of this

tom symonds, bbc news, southwark. our top story this lunchtime. theresa may is meeting the leader of the democratic unionist party in downing street, as she seeks a deal to enable the conservatives to govern. and still to come: we hear from the parents of a muslim convert who travelled to territory controlled by so—called islamic state about why they want the british government to help find him. coming up in sport, six—times paralympic champion david weir has announced he'll retire from track racing at the anniversary games next month. he'll continue to race on the road after winning his seventh london marathon in april. the pressure on donald trump over alleged links between his campaign and russia may step up today. in the latest appearance before us lawmakers, us attorney generaljeff sessions, he's the most senior member of president trump's administration to testify before a senate committee looking into allegations that russia had tried to meddle in last november's election. it comes less than a week after the former fbi chiefjames comey

it crashed near southwark cathedral. witnesses said three men got out and ran towards borough market, stabbing anyone in their way. that is terrorists. it was a bar full of people, just having a good time. and they went running straight into them, i'm not too sure what they were saying, i think they were saying, this is for allah. and people, you could hear them screaming. they were getting stabbed. when i first see them, they we re stabbed. when i first see them, they were screaming, this is for allah. they ran up and stabbed a girl, maybe ten, maybe 15 times. she was going, help me, help me, and i couldn't do anything. terror rippled through the area's bars and restaurants. police ordered people to get down, as they tried to identify the attackers. others were told to run, as armed officers moved in and cleared the area. then, this. gunfire. less than ten minutes after the first calls, it was over. three attackers shot dead. they had canisters taped to their bodies, made looked like suicide vests — but not real, the

campbell is in southwark, this campbell is in southwark, is the anchor part and it packed. this is the anchor part and it is packed. you might be able to make out london bridge. borough market is a few minutes walk away, where this afternoon residents who had to leave afternoon residents who had to leave after the investigation were allowed back in. it is close to the events of last week but people i have spoken to say although it is on their minds, it will not stop them coming back to the capital, which is the centre that promoted this evening. donations are set to pour into the uk solidarity fund set up by the british red cross in the wake of the manchester and westminster attacks and so pubs like this, people will be asked to donate the price of a drink and restaurants the cost of the meal. uber will donate £1 perfare. all cost of the meal. uber will donate £1 per fare. all the cost of the meal. uber will donate £1 perfare. all the money will go to the victims and families of victims caught up in the attacks and the centre but from here is what ever happened last satu

first responders, families and survivors of the attack will attend the service of hope at southwark cathedral later today this is bbc news. the latest headlines: police have started a criminal investigation into london's deadly tower block fire but they say some some victims may never be identified. 17 bodies have been found and dozens of people are still missing. american politicians have been playing their traditional charity baseball game a day after a leading republican and three others were shot as they practice for the match. the annual congressional game in washington is seen as a rare and welcome moment of unity. a year—long investigation by bbc arabic and a danish newspaper has uncovered evidence that the uk defence giant bae systems has made large—scale sales across the middle east of sophisticated surveillance technology, including to many repressive governments. doctors treating 0tto warmbier, the american student released on tuesday from a north korean prison, say he has suffered extensive loss of brain tissue and is still in a coma. now it is time for our news review. we beg

in the case of lacanal it was the london borough of southwark. they didn't do it. no submission was made over building regulations. this year, they were fined, they were prosecuted by the london fire brigade and fine, i think, it was £570,000. the guilty councillors and officers didn't pay that. that was added to the rent bill of the te na nts added to the rent bill of the tenants and people's council tax. so those who should have taken responsibility didn't do so, you're saying. sam, cani responsibility didn't do so, you're saying. sam, can i ask you... they had acted... i'm sorry to speak over you. we have heard in the last three days many people saying we don't need another review. we don't need another enquiry. we know what happened. do you feel that you know what happened ? happened. do you feel that you know what happened? i think anybody looking at those photographs with the knowledge of that block, on fire, with the knowledge of the building industry would know why. the regulations, the building regulations which cover fire, proof document be, the coroner

i am sure the coroner wrote to southwark council with a letter of improvement, what should expect to happen. she talked about the procedures that came out of the inquest. she also wrote to the fire sector federation and she also wrote to four bodies and sent issues that arose from that fire. one of those issues, of course, that came out in this was prior to 1986 the london building axe, section 20, applying to the outside wall of buildings in tower blocks of flats, they were required to have a fire resistance of one hour. in 1986 the national building regulations were seen as appropriate because why should london be any different to the rest of the country? so the national building regulations, applied from 1986, that was verified by the coroner. because of that, the one hour fire resistance from the outside wall disappeared and all that was required was to have a surface spread of flame classification. this will seemed to bea classification. this will seemed to be a weaker standard than one hour of fire resistance. i suppose... that is what allowed, i suppose, such things as claddin

we had a similar —— a smaller blaze in southwark in 2009, six people were dying, 20 seriously injured, recommendations were made to present a similar occurrence, tragically, today we have a similar occurrence. we have a science, technology, building skills to make sure these types of fires don't happen. this should not be happening in 21st—ce ntu ry should not be happening in 21st—century london and my heart bleeds for those people who are victims, theirfamilies, bleeds for those people who are victims, their families, and bleeds for those people who are victims, theirfamilies, and i have nothing but praise for firefighters and emergency service workers who are doing everything they can to help. you race so many questions and that is what everybody here is asking, thatis is what everybody here is asking, that is what is so hard, how does this happen in 2017? how can i be standing in front of a tower block that took quite so quickly and spread through every one of those 2a storeys ? spread through every one of those 2a storeys? it must be a very long time until we get those answers

a week since the horrific attack in london bridge and southwark killing eight. how do you protect public buildings? hospitals and other buildings are open, you just walk in. hospitals and other buildings are open, youjust walk in. but hospitals and other buildings are open, you just walk in. but you hospitals and other buildings are open, youjust walk in. but you have to do, people are using things like kitchen knives, vans and cars, everyday things, you can't ban these things, you can't have armed guards on the front doors of every building sol on the front doors of every building so i don't know how you protect against it. the trick is in the end catching these people before they act. stopping the radicalisation as well, which is the real problem with this happening online, not people meeting people on the streets all going to see hate preachers but sitting in their bedrooms and seeing this hate that mobilises them to commit these terrible atrocities. let's finish on a more positive note that has come out of those awful events of last week because geoff ho, on

in 2009, six people died and apartment block caught fire in southwark. we can talk to the chair ofa southwark. we can talk to the chair of a fire safety rescue group. thank you forjoining me this morning. what do you think went wrong with yellow this is the most terrible tragedy. my heart goes out to those affected. it is the wrong time for me to point the finger of blame. but our committee was wise before, not after, the event, and have argued time after time sprinklers need to be installed. there should never have happened. the coroner in 2013 said after the lakanal have happened. the coroner in 2013 said after the la ka nal disaster, sprinklers should be fitted retrospectively. also, we have waited 11 years for these regulations. the housing minister at the time, gavin barwell, now theresa may's chief of staff, he was in charge. have you heard anything from him? these changes did not happen under his watch. well, it is too early to say precisely what has gone on year. you have only got to look to see we have made countless speeches that sprinklers sho

a service has taken place this morning at a re—opened southwark cathedral to remember those who died in the london bridge terror attack. meanwhile, police have released pictures of the fake suicide belts the three attackers were wearing when they struck last saturday night. here is our home affairs correspondent, daniel sandford. the made evil cathedral caught up last saturday in the 21st—century atrocity. this morning, is open for the first time since the attack. just over one week ago, the cathedral and community witnessed terrible things which should not have happened. i young nurse give hyundai wife trying to save the life of the fellow human being under attack. others suffered terribly. many others would have been killed oi’ many others would have been killed or injured had it not been for the rapid and effective response from the police. overnight, scotland yard released pictures of the fake suicide built the men had constructed. they were made from plastic bottles. the plan to instil more terror during the rampage through borough market. during the horror, police officers

the archbishop of canterbury will speak at a service of hope at southwark cathedral today, in honour of first—responders, families and survivors of the london bridge attack. eight people were killed when three attackers drove a van into pedestrians on london bridge, and then launched a knife attack at borough market just under two weeks ago. president trump is expected to announce a change in policy towards cuba during a visit to miami today, tightening trade and travel restrictions that had been relaxed by president 0bama. americans will still be allowed to travel to the communist island, but mainly as part of organised groups. mr trump is also expected to prohibit doing business with the commercial and tourism wings of the cuban military. doctors treating the american student who was released from a north korean prison in a coma say he has suffered a severe brain injury. 0tto warmbier was freed on tuesday and is back home in cincinnati. it's not clear how he sustained brain damage. he was given a long prison sentence in march last year for trying to steal a propaganda banner. the

a huge area of southwark has been cordoned off. heavily armed officers have been carrying out checks. they need to be sure there are no other attackers, and that includes entering buildings like this one nearby. tonight, we heard what we believe to be controlled explosions from the area around london bridge station. the fire brigade are here as a back—up, and a massive police investigation is now starting. there be looking at the van and its movements. there will be identifying the attackers and anyone connected with them, and there will be a separate investigation into the police shootings. this morning, london is coming to terms with yet another example of indiscriminate violence on its streets. for the police, the pressure is on to make sure it doesn't happen again. that cobra meeting is happening. but head to downing street. la, remind us head to downing street. la, remind us of what is going on there. this is a meeting of senior cabinet ministers, cheered by the prime minister. there will also be a number of senior security

there was a fire in 2008 nine, there was an inquest into thousand and 13 and a prosecution against southwark council and recommendations were made to firstly make sure there are sprinklers retrofitted in those tower blocks which are at risk. secondly, to make sure the regulations reviewed in relation to the cladding and thirdly to make sure tenants and residents have the right advice, to make sure they know what to do if there is a fire. all we know so far from speaking to the survivors is it appears those lessons were not burned and those recommendations we re burned and those recommendations were not followed. it is crucial there is a full and transparent enquiry. we need to make sure the residents have legal representation, we need to make sure the terms of reference a re we need to make sure the terms of reference are as wide as possible. we cannot wait to —— years. there needs to be an interim report published this summer and it is crucial that those that live in taiwan blocks across the country are told whether their tower block has been checked, whether it is safe, whether any cha