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Which was identified as a symbolic color for four grand felt there was going to be more come over commemorations throughout the day church services many people are flocking here to to lay flowers and its not just the people that are immediately have lived in the towel have lost someone its the whole area because everybody here in the surrounding areas and all the tower blocks in the flats could hear and could see what was going on through the night twenty four story power block and it was a blaz...

Meet with may later today. she is trying to win the support of the dups ten lawmakers p. >> tested in the uk since the tower fire failed fire safety checks. least 4,000 people have been evacuated from tower blocks deemed unsafe. authorities say those refusing to go must leave. 600 buildings are being tested across the country for potentially dangerous siding. >> cross over live to the united kingdom. ian lee is live in london. one of those buildings evacuated, ian the list of high rise buildings...

Not all of the residents want to leave. >> i dont want to leave my flat because its a big judge up heel for all the -- upheaval for ault the tenants. this is a total kneejerk reaction. overreaction on behalf of the council. weve been there in the flats since they did refurbishment in 2009. overnight, run safe. weve had the same clatting for all these years, why do we have to be booted out at great cost and inconvenience to all of us? >> reporter: 4,000 people now are finding housing elsewhere. t...

This comes after last weeks horrific fire at the tower, where at least 79 people died. britains government now saying dozens of high-rise apartment blocks in 15 areas have failed fire coding and safety tests. u.k.s prime minister may says they are working hard to maintain safety for all residents. >> were making sure that the authority has the ability to do what is necessary to ensure that people have somewhere to stay and that the work is done so that those tower blocks will become safe for the...

More than 800 apartments and five tower blocks evacuated. there are concerns that these buildings could ignite the way the grenfell tower did last week. the death toll in that blaze stands at 79. emergency work is still under way to replace exterior material feared to be flammable. now to that small plane crash back here at home, all caught on camera. that single-engine piper losing control, on the right side of your screen, crashing into a daycare center in florida. luckily no children were t...

Government officials have been urgently checking similar apartment lofts, the prime minister says authorities are acting to avoid another tragedy. >> we have samples of plotting and materials on tower blocks. many found not to be fire safety standards as required and that is why action is being taken. >> now, it was ten days ago that at least 79 people died in a blaze at a high-rise apartment in a building in west london. that fire spread with horrifying speed trapping people in their apartments...

This comes after last weeks horrific fire at the tower, where at least 79 people died. britains government now saying dozens of high-rise apartment blocks in 15 areas have failed fire coding and safety tests. u.k.s prime minister may says they are working hard to maintain safety for all residents. >> were making sure that the authority has the ability to do what is necessary to ensure that people have somewhere to stay and that the work is done so that those tower blocks will become safe for the...

Done. are there fire extinguishers? i knock on doors all the time. we have all been up the tower blocks. they exist across the country. where are the fire extinguishers on every corridor? where are the hoses? are the fire doors really working? where are the sprinklers? if you want to build these buildings, then let them at least be as good as the luxury penthouse buildings that are also being built. these buildings arent are the question. you either demolish them and house people in a different ...

the maldives. president mohammed masheed announced his resignation after a police mutiny. they are calling for a greater role for islamic values in the country. cnn has no confirmation of who is currently in control. europe is still dging itself out from last weeks snow and more cold weather on the way. some communities in southeastern europe are struggling to cope with record low temperatures. ukraine along has reported 135 deaths from the extreme weather. those are the headlines fr...

Or 40 feet. it plowed over the roofs of these four-story tower blocks. after miles of country unaffected by earthquakes, you come to it with immediate effect. past the police checkpoint and the silence strikes you. kites and buzzards quarter the rubble. and yet another body, quietly removed with whatever dignity an old blanket can provide. squads of police continue the retrieval process. but hardly anybody here appeared to be looking for survivors. as if this town hasnt suffered enough, its fran...