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night was unprecedented in its size and scale. at least 12 people are known to have died but that figure is likely to rise. newsnight‘s david grossman has spent the day at the scene. the first call to the fire brigade was just before 1am. this the first call to the fire brigade wasjust before 1am. this man the first call to the fire brigade was just before 1am. this man was there and filmed what he and his friends saw. when i got there, one fire engine wasjust friends saw. when i got there, one fire engine was just arriving and unloading. they grabbed an axe from the back and i could see people. i went to the second floor to the corridors. i helped them out. it was smoky on the second floor. as i was coming out, the fire brigade coming up coming out, the fire brigade coming up through the front entrance. georgia clarke is a key architect and tv presenter. i could not believe what i saw. the whole thing was on fire. i assume that it started on the other side which i ca ....
of dead or missing could be around 70. the british prime minister, theresa may, has faced criticism over her response to the tragedy. she met with victims and community organisers at downing street. in a statement after, she acknowledged what many local people have been saying for days, that the initial response to the fire on wednesday was not good enough . jeremy cooke reports. in the midsummer heat, grenfell tower casts a long shadow. a new dark reality on the london skyline, with the power to shock, and to move. a sight which stops you in your tracks. too much to take in. it s hard to know what to say, yeah. it s just horrific. we just said that everyone s busy talking, but yet you can just feel a silence. it s really overwhelming. four days on from disaster, and with every official update, more grim news. sadly, at this time, there are 58 people who we were told. we have been told were in grenfell tower on the night that are missing, and therefore sadly i have to ....
champions again, england s cricketrs have won the women s world cup for a fourth time after a thrilling final at lord s. good afternoon and welcome to the bbc news at one. donald trump s son in law and senior adviser, jared kushner, says he didn t collude, nor know of anyone who did collude, with any foreign government, during donald trump s run for the white house. he s also made it clear he hasn t relied on russian money, to finance business activities in the private sector. in a statement issued before appearing in front of special senate investigations panel, he did admit to four contacts with russian officials, but denied any wrongdoing. our correspondent andy moore has the details. jared kushner, the president s son in law. .. the person of interest has a name, and that name is jared kushner. jared kushner is not used to being centre stage. as one of donald trump s closest advisers, he s been at his side, seen but rarely heard. but he has done some talking with ru ....
the head of women s cricket says she is determined to cash in on the team s world cup success to ensure victory isn t a one off. and the record for the number of sheep shorn in eight hours has been smashed at a farm in cornwall, with the help of over 600 ewes. good evening and welcome to bbc news. the parents of the terminally ill baby charlie gard have ended their legal battle to take him to the us for experimental treatment. charlie s father chris gard gave an emotional statement outside the high court, saying they were now going to spend their last precious moments with their son, who would not now make his first birthday in just under two weeks‘ time. earlier, their lawyer told the court that time had run out for the baby, as an american doctor, who examined charlie, said he could no longer offer the therapy, after seeing the results of a new mri scan last week. here s our medical correspondent fergus walsh. the fight over charlie gard s future is over. this des ....
lieutenant. good evening and welcome to bbc news. environmental and health campaigners have criticised the government s long awaited clean air strategy, saying it doesn t go far or fast enough to tackle pollution in our towns and cities. the plan, ordered by the high court, includes a ban on new petrol and diesel vehicles from 2040, and measures which could allow local councils much sooner to change road layouts, remove speed humps or penalise the dirtiest vehicles. the aim is to encourage us all to switch to electric vehicles. here s our science editor david shukman. 0n the worst days, the pollution hangs like a mist over our cities. the gases and particles cause asthma and heart trouble, maybe dementia. and there s evidence that dirty air shortens lives, linked to an estimated 40,000 premature deaths in britain every year. and the biggest source of pollution is diesel engines, and we have millions of them. so the government has a vision for a future where all our cars ....