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Five years on revisiting the story of the 21st floor of Grenfell – BBC Newsnight
BBC News Culture Editor Katie Razzall examines the devastated lives of those who lost loves ones in one of the UK’s worst modern disasters.
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The fire which destroyed Grenfell Tower in West London in June 2017 claimed the lives of 72 people and shattered the lives of countless others.
Katie Razzall re-examines what happened on the 21st floor of Grenfell and finds out what’s changed for the survivors and bereaved. These include Marcio Gomes who lost his unborn son Logan after his mother breathed in too much toxic smoke and Hanan Wahabi who lost her brother and his family.
Newsnight is the BBC’s flagship news and current affairs TV programme – with analysis, debate, exclusives, and robust interviews.
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Lives “will be lost” unless the UK does more to prepare for wildfires, experts warn, after a record-breaking summer saw 1,350 wildfires in England and Wales alone.
“Tinderbox” conditions created by a long, hot, dry summer brought the worst wildfire season on record in 2026.
Dozens of homes were destroyed or damaged, huge areas of land burned, and one man died.
The UK government banned disposable barbecues, sent a wildfire alert to people’s mobile phones and made £97m available, and a wildfire summit is planned – but are we still behind the curve?
In this episode of Behind the Investigation, Melanie Stewart-Smith speaks to Adrian Goldberg from File on 4 Investigates about what he found on the ground.
0:00 Is the UK prepared for wildfires?
0:42 A record summer of wildfires
1:34 Stourbridge: A couple lose their home
3:45 The man who died fighting a Cotswolds fire
5:21 Reporting on grief and trauma
6:26 From local fires to a national story
7:26 Firefighters at “breaking point”
8:49 Crews sent hundreds of miles
10:25 The wrong kit and training?
11:37 Climate change warning: “Lives will be lost”
13:09 Government response and £97m funding
15:05 On the ground: Wildfire training exercise
17:40 Verdict: How prepared is the UK?
19:24 1.8 million homes at risk
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When a man entered the enclosure of a Siberian tiger at Yorkshire Wildlife Park, near Doncaster, visitors and staff found themselves at the centre of a tragic and extraordinary incident.
This programme examines what happened and asks experts if it poses wider questions about zoo safety in the UK.
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Is the way we date changing?
Studies suggest the time spent on dating apps has dropped in recent years. BBC News crashed an ‘in person’ speed-dating event to ask attendees about their dating habits, and if they’re too skint to date.
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After leaving an abusive relationship, Rhianon spent eight hours bargaining for her life while her ex-partner held her hostage at …
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MI5 is devoting more resource to countering state threats than during the Cold War, the head of the intelligence service has said, …
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@SUNSHINE-bf3bw
December 31, 2023 at 4:16 pm
Build, like your building your own house
@SUNSHINE-bf3bw
December 31, 2023 at 4:16 pm
THANK YOU, for all of the eyewitness accounts, truth❤
@guy7088
December 31, 2023 at 4:16 pm
Contractors breech of safety standards overlooked by profit.. Absolutely horrific for the 72 lives lost & yet no one is found accountable 😢
@chrlzle
December 31, 2023 at 4:16 pm
Did occur to me if the main communal fire alarms we're installed on all floors or if we're used at first instance assisting in the evacuation or linked to the tennents intercom system if applicable
@YanestraAgain
December 31, 2023 at 4:16 pm
There are untouchables involved, so the report will be released on dates like day-before-christmas so that any discussion will be automatically stifled. That's England owned by nobility.
@2255223388
December 31, 2023 at 4:16 pm
Every apartment should have a fire extinguisher. The guy with the burning fridge was an idiot.
@CT-vm4gf
December 31, 2023 at 4:16 pm
Who stays put in a burning building, that’s crazy.
@Israel_McK
December 31, 2023 at 4:16 pm
WE NEED THE DAMN JUSTICE NOW. WTF ARE THEY WAITING FOR.
@odd_shoes
December 31, 2023 at 4:16 pm
I know we are taught to follow instructions, especially instructions of the police, fire and emergency workers, but I don't know why anyone would stay in a burning building. As soon as I heard about it I would have left. Same with the twin towers. As soon as the one I was in or the other were hit, I would have started to evacuate.
@dolph3711
December 31, 2023 at 4:16 pm
Shame on fire rescue shame on the government.just remember people no body fk cares,get ur money look after ur family be kind but fk um all.they can get a man from a mountain but not one from a building in london.if the queen or Mandela was on the top floor they would of been saved.I guess poor people don’t matter to the people at the top,nothing changed then.
@elliebradley5192
December 31, 2023 at 4:16 pm
The companies that installed that cladding knew when it was tested beforehand that (quote: ' it goes up like an inferno ' ) All these years later no one has accepted any blame for the deaths of 75 people, including 15 children.
Absolutely disgusting 😢
@lookforitcx
December 31, 2023 at 4:16 pm
Horrible. Why is it still standing? Isn't it a risk?
@rickyparrilla2426
December 31, 2023 at 4:16 pm
Whenever I see any videos about Grenfell fire, I get such a not in my throat. I've watched a few documentaries and other videos of people who recorded with their cell phones, and it's still heartbreaking to watch. 6 years now, and authorities in London still have not started removing cladding on many other buildings. Why do people take so long to do the most obvious, save lives. Prevent another Grenfell fire. Fire took 18 minutes to go from the 4th floor to the 23rd floor. That is incredibly fast, and this same cladding was also on the Tower in Dubai fire on New Years Eve a few years back, which also burned and traveled up the building very quickly. How in Gods name is this cladding still permitted to be put on buildings.
@AntonDogg
December 31, 2023 at 4:16 pm
No, you can't blame the living arrangements after a fire for your divorce. I went through somthing similar except with SEVEN family members in one hotel room for a year and my wife and I are still going strong.
@prp3231
December 31, 2023 at 4:16 pm
What's the outcome following the criminal investigations into the fire? Any arrests? Nearly a 100 people died, so how many arrests?
@sofiajohansson8537
December 31, 2023 at 4:16 pm
People saying "5 years, get over it" are crazy. I live in Sweden and I cannot even get over it. I wasn't even there.
I watched everything unfold during the night from my home in Stockholm. I have been to London and seen Grenfell after the fact. And I cannot stop thinking about it.
I cannot imagine been burnt alive, or losing someone there, or been there and managed to escape, or witnessed it live and trying to help people, the helplessness and heartbreaking witness statements from fire brigade, the aftermath with all the homeless. The constant cold hands from authorities, noone taking responsibility of the refurbishment, the countless houses that still to this day have this cladding.
EVERYONE should be upset. Everyone should still care.
@eldee1628
December 31, 2023 at 4:16 pm
Always question the facts your given and never trust the government, the services it controls, or the TV. Use your own judgement and form your own opinions based on experience and research.
@AJediSurvivor
December 31, 2023 at 4:16 pm
I remember watching this live on the news. I felt literal chills as I drove past it last week. I had to stop and pay my respects.
@vladimirputin2685
December 31, 2023 at 4:16 pm
I don’t know why nobody hasn’t burned down the council’s building yet
@Nikolajnen
December 31, 2023 at 4:16 pm
they should be prosecuted by telling the victims to lock themselves in a room
@abztractboxingandstuff8384
December 31, 2023 at 4:16 pm
We need names! Name of the person whose decision it was to ignore the recommendations to add safety materials to the cladding, the name of who made the decision to focus on saving money regardless of the safety implications. Those people need to be held accountable.
@karenwardy4cix516
December 31, 2023 at 4:16 pm
I was there the day before it happened in 2017
@rbb5072
December 31, 2023 at 4:16 pm
Full of immigrants
@seanmcneill6256
December 31, 2023 at 4:16 pm
Remember speakimg to friend the morning after grenfell he is a fire fighter and his this was that he remembers every firefighter on his waych just lookimg on in horror and the comment of that building shouldnt act like that
@clashroyale_spammer
December 31, 2023 at 4:16 pm
I watched this in 2021 for the first time. I was terrified. Especially Rania's footage from the 23rd floor was so heartbreaking. I hope all victims have been reincarnated into newborn bodies and I hope all survivors and families of victims are better now. Bless them God. 🙏🙏🙏
@Sailingsilk
December 31, 2023 at 4:16 pm
I drove past the tower today and it was extremely harrowing seeing the tower in person and not on the news. May all their souls rest in peace
@franhamilton4538
December 31, 2023 at 4:16 pm
The tragedy shouldn't have happened the fire in the flat where it started should have just contained to that flat only absolute horrific may they rest in peace
@Kaijuus
December 31, 2023 at 4:16 pm
Poor people living in Chelsea, they deserved what they got.
@karenwardy4cix516
December 31, 2023 at 4:16 pm
I was ther
@karenwardy4cix516
December 31, 2023 at 4:16 pm
I whach it on the news
@zemox2534
December 31, 2023 at 4:16 pm
RIP to all the people who died in the fire.
@danielmorris6523
December 31, 2023 at 4:16 pm
All of us, whether we vote Labour or Conservative or "remain" vs "leave" have to make sure we reach across political lines and make sure we hold our MPs, whether we voted for them or not, to account for their failures. We need to rethink how we view people who live in these towers or in social housing. We need to make sure it never happens again, and only if we keep those who died in our memories and make sure our politicians know that it is a universal belief in this country that all people, of whatever background, religion or "status" deserve safe housing. Where the law doesn't go far enough then it needs to go further and change. Tenants need to be able to trust in an accountable and fair system where their complaints can be heard; preferably in public. The pursuit of profit must never be placed before human lives.
@MarkRyanSchulz
December 31, 2023 at 4:16 pm
So many similarities between this story and the South Korean Sewol Ferry. Corporate greed, flouting regulations, and the immediate authorities ultimately telling the victims to "shelter in place" while the ship was slipping beneath the waves. Almost all of the survivors defied the authorities' advice and got the hell out. For the love of God don't listen to the people in charge when your life is on the line, make your own judgement and if what you are told feels wrong, trust in yourself and protect yourself! That is the lesson to take away from these tragedies; no one is coming to save you. The fat suits will mourn and apologize for doing and/or saying the wrong thing. They will weep and feign sorrow, but you will be dead.
@norrinradd8923
December 31, 2023 at 4:16 pm
What started the fire?
@billjoe39
December 31, 2023 at 4:16 pm
This grenfall fire 'inquiry' which is now half a decade old, seems more of a delay attempt at a whitewash than anything else. Dany Cotton's arrogant words, as fire chief, pretty much summarized the prevalent attitude of the powers that be. The remains of the building should be kept, as is, as a permanent reminder 'to all the b s in the world' ( as paul newman said at the conclusion of 'towering inferno').