hello and welcome to newswatch, with me samira ahmed. praise but also concerns about how bbc news reported the terrible grenfell tower block fire in london. and was the general election result wrongly presented as a disaster for the conservatives and a triumph for labour? there have been many shocking and distressing images on the news recently and tuesday night s fire which engulfed a west london block of flats provided yet more. the following morning victoria derbyshire spoke to a man who had escaped from the tower. there is a man who threw two of his children. two of his children. come on, man. wow. we saw a lot. we saw a lot, man. we saw a lot with our own eyes. we saw friends, families. honestly, it s all right, you don t have to say any more. sandra martin e mailed us with this message about victoria derbyshire: some viewers, though, objected to what they saw as the intrusive nature of that interview. and others, including this one from home affairs editor mark easton.
bbc reporters to chase down the traumatised, the bereaved, the despairing, and, basically, ring out every last drop of despair from that person in the of ratings? i watched one particular person being interviewed with a microphone thrust into their face. they were crying, they were distraught, they had lost somebody, they had no idea what had happened to a member of their family. and. there just seemed to be no benefit in this interview. you are not ambulance chasers. but that s the impression you are starting to give. later, on wednesday, news bulletins were presented from the site of the still burning tower, with sophie raworth fronting the news at six location, and hugh edwards doing the same at ten o clock. scores of viewers said they found it inappropriate to have that background while presenting news about the tower and other topics. here sjohn sutton. sophie raworth, chatting about the dup and tim farron while standing in front of a burning tower block, presumably cont
in manchester and london and in a message to mark her official birthday she says the country has been resolute in the face of adversity . pc keith palmer who tried to stop the terror attack in westminster is among those recognised by the queen s birthday honours and gallantry awards. in sport, rory mcilroy misses the cut, but two englishmen, paul casey and tommy fleetwood, are part of a four way tie for the lead at the us open. and helen has the weather. good morning. it will be hotter still today and the first of if you hot days a few hot days for many of us, with high levels of uv, very high indeed in the south. more details in about 15 minutes if you canjoin me. good morning. first, our main story. angry protests have been held in london as residents demand support for those affected by the grenfell tower fire. the government has pledged £5 million to help victims but labour says it isn t enough. around 70 people are thought to be dead or missing and last night london
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