to the bbc news at one. theresa may has confirmed that a retired high courtjudge, sir martin moore bick, has been chosen to lead the public inquiry into the grenfell tower fire. sir martin this morning promised a vigorous inquiry that gets to the truth and said he understood the desire of local people for justice. the prime minister told mps that she expects he will produce an interim report as early as possible into the tragedy, in which 80 people are now presumed to have died. sir martin moore bick spent 20 years as a judge and is said to be highly respected, but his appointment has been questioned by some. here s our correspondent richard lister. the family and friends of tony dissident gathered for his funeral today, a short distance from grenfell tower where he died. with an estimated 80 dead, there will be many more such funerals. looming over them, questions about why they died, who was to blame, how can others be protected. and this is the man now appointed to fin
she is minded to refer rupert murdoch s 21st century fox takeover of sky to the competition watchdog. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. sir martin moore bick the retired judge chosen to lead the public inquiry into the grenfell tower fire says it s unlikely its remit would be wide enough to satisfy all survivors. sir martin promised a vigorous inquiry‘ that would look at the problems surrounding the start of the fire and its rapid development in order to prevent this ever happening again. after meeting with residents this morning he said he understood their desire forjustice and that he would produce an interim report as early as possible . critics say residents should have been consulted. 80 people are now presumed by police to have died. here s our correspondent richard lister. the family and friends of tony disson gathered for his funeral today, a short distance from grenfell tower where he died. with an estimated 80 dead, there will be many more such fun
she is minded to refer rupert murdoch s 21st century fox takeover of sky to the competition watchdog. good afternoon and welcome to bbc news. sir martin moore bick the retired judge chosen to lead the public inquiry into the grenfell tower fire says it s unlikely its remit would be wide enough to satisfy all survivors. sir martin promised a vigorous inquiry‘ that would look at the problems surrounding the start of the fire and its rapid development in order to prevent this ever happening again. after meeting with residents this morning he said he understood their desire forjustice and that he would produce an interim report as early as possible . critics say residents should have been consulted. 80 people are now presumed by police to have died. here s our correspondent richard lister. the family and friends of tony disson gathered for his funeral today, a short distance from grenfell tower where he died. with an estimated 80 dead, there will be many more such fun
buckinghamshire. she disputed the legality of that decision. it eventually got to the court of appeal and sir martin moore bick gave the leading judgment. he had to review the decision making process by westminster city council had gone to and determine whether it was lawful. he did that and decided it was lawful. the case then went to the supreme court and he was unanimously overruled. it has to be borne in mind that he was looking at the process. in a judicial review, you are looking at the decision making process. so it is perhaps a little unfair to point in his direction and say he may have a particular set of views about vulnerable families. but it is a case that has upset some. on who is the ideal type of person to lead a public inquiry? i can tell you what you need in terms of qualities. you need what he certainly has. his intellect is beyond question. you need a big brain. this is going to bea need a big brain. this is going to be a huge inquiry. there will be a vast
it s expected to meet later on monday. pyongyang has hailed sunday s launch of a medium range ballistic missile a success. but japan s prime minister shinzo abe said it was intolerable, while president trump said the us would back japan 100%. this report from our tokyo correspondent rupert wingfield hayes contains some flash photography. this is the launch of a musudan ballistic missile, the same type that was fired from north korea into the sea of japan early this morning. today s launch was almost certainly timed so that north korea s dictator, kim jong un, could crash a weekend party taking place on the other side of the world. president donald trump and japan s prime minister, shinzo abe, have been spending the weekend golfing in florida. mr abe was not amused by the north korean intrusion. translation: north korea s most recent missile launch is absolutely intolerable. north korea must fully comply with the relevant united nations security council resolutions. in his res