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The community in Kensington is full of "overwhelming grief", according to one charity worker.

Mark Harris, outreach manager with the Samaritans, told BBC News his team has been in a nearby church to help people from Grenfell Tower.

"People are shellshocked," he said. "People are still trying to come to terms with what has happened. And there is anger.

"You can't sit down with someone and ask 'how are you doing?' because it is trite and pointless, so you just help people with what they need - if they need food, you get them food, if they need clothes, you get them clothes.

"There are people I have seen who have said their lives have changed forever and I think that's right."

Former Mayor of London Ken Livingstone has told the BBC that building regulations have been "undermined and reduced" in recent decades.

"Forty years ago local councils were responsible for overseeing the construction of new housing and its management," he said. "That's been taken away and that accountability has gone."

A charity has urged people to stop donating items for those affected by the Grenfell Tower fire.

Muslim Aid, which along with Islamic Relief has collected more than 60 tonnes of supplies, is instead asking for donations towards a relief fund.

Jehangir Malik, chief executive of Muslim Aid, said: "We are very grateful for kind donations of food, water, toiletries and other items, but these are no longer needed.

"If people wish to help, we ask that they express their generosity through donations, which will go to Grenfell disaster victims."

Labour MP David Lammy has said there must be arrests after the Grenfell Tower tragedy.

In a hard-hitting article for The Guardian, external he writes: "Don’t let them tell you it’s a tragedy. It’s not a tragedy, it’s a monstrous crime."

He adds: "We don’t need another review kicked into the long grass and years of equivocation – what a civilised country should demand is arrests and a criminal trial before a judge and jury."

Theresa May has ordered a full public inquiry into the fire.

Gareth Beeton from the Fire Brigade Union said London Fire Brigade - in conjunction with the union - has pleaded for the firefighters to go to Paddington fire station where counselling and well-being services are based.

“The things the members of the union have seen in London in terms of traumatic events of this nature is vast," says Mr Beeton.

“We have had previous events ranging from the Croydon tram incident to the Westminster bridge attack and more recently the incident in Borough Market.

“Firefighters were exposed to scenes that they did not expect to see on that night

“Support is there for the entirety of our firefighters career and their future.

“Of course it has been difficult due to recent cuts. Counselling services were reduced from 14 counsellors to two.”

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Hundreds of messages of condolence are being left near the tower block along with flowers, candles and pictures of the missing.

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Deputy leader of Kensington & Chelsea Council Rock Fielding-Mellen was asked by BBC London's Asad Ahmad about why tenants' fears about the state of the tower went ignored.

Cllr Fielding-Mellen said: "I've been told that the specific issues that have been raised by the Grenfell Action Group were looked at by the tenant management organisation and answers have been given.

"The entire effort of this council right now has been dedicated towards trying to help the people who have found themselves in this horrific situation.

"There will obviously have to be important questions and we understand the anger...

"My understanding is very few councils and housing associations working on renovating 1960s and 1970s tower blocks have retro-fitted sprinklers but that will have to be looked at in much greater detail."

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Further details are emerging about those missing following the Grenfell fire as relatives search for news on their whereabouts.

Mother and son Brkite and Biruk Hafton live in Flat 155 of Grenfell Tower.

Family friend Dejan Araya says Brkite's sister and friend have been searching hospitals for news of their whereabouts and are inconsolable.

The last time there was any contact with them was at around 10pm on the night of the fire, she added.

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It is believed Marco Gottardi and his girlfriend, Gloria Trevisan, were staying with friends at Grenfell Tower.

Mr Gottardi's father Giannino told Italy's ANSA news agency that he had been on the phone to his son and his girlfriend up until the last minute.

He told him that the flat was full of smoke and then communications were interrupted.

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The family of 66-year-old retired lorry driver Tony Disson told the BBC he lived on the 22nd floor of Grenfell Tower.

Mr Disson, who has lived in the property for eight years, phoned his son at 03:30 BST and said he was being told to stay in his flat.

He has three sons, four grandchildren, and another on the way.

His family say they have been calling hospitals to locate his whereabouts and posted, external an urgent appeal for any information.

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A fire service drone has been going from window to window of Grenfell Tower as crews try to work to make the building safe.

One resident has spoken of being rescued by firefighters from the 10th floor of Grenwell Tower.

Waewta Suparuksanond,62, who is originally from Thailand, had lived with her son, brother, sister and niece in the building for 31 years.

She told BBC Thai she had been watching TV when the fire broke out.

When she opened the flat door and saw the smoke she woke up the rest of her family.

Her sister called 999 and was told to wait for the firefighters.

Here are the latest developments on the Grenfell Tower fire:

• Prime Minister Theresa May has ordered a full public inquiry into the blaze
• Police say 17 people have been killed, but expect the number to rise
• The first victim has been named by the Syria Solidarity Campaign as Syrian refugee Mohammed Alhajali
• Six victims of the Grenfell Tower blaze have been provisionally identified, say police
• Met Police Commander Stuart Cundy has said there is a risk authorities "may not be able to identify everybody"
• Thirty people remain in hospital - 15 of whom are in a critical condition
• Housing minister Alok Sharma said the government is working with the local authority to ensure that "every single family will be re-housed in the local area"

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The Grenfell Tower fire has been described as a disaster waiting to happen. A horrendous loss of life, which some believe could have been prevented.

Others fear it could all too easily happen again.

The Chalcots Estate in Camden - 700 flats across four large tower blocks.

It’s up the road from Grenfell Tower and similarly these blocks have been refurbished with new cladding by the same contractor.

Margaret, who has lived on the 20th floor here for 4 years said: “I try not to think about it because it can be a bit frightening."

Roger, another residant on the estate, said there had never been a fire drill, but there are alarms in every flat.

Though the advice from the board is to stay out if a fire breaks out, Roger said he would try to escape.

Manchester City Council has contacted the landlords of all former council tower blocks in the city to ask for reassurances about their fire safety.

It said it wanted to reassure residents that reviews were already taking place to ensure the safety of residential buildings in the area.

Northwards Housing, which manages buildings on behalf of the council, has already begun systematic checks of fire risk management of each of the blocks, it added.

Joanne Roney, chief executive of Manchester City Council, said: "Residents should not be unduly concerned and the reviews of fire safety in Manchester's residential blocks are a precautionary measure, and we are simply looking for reassurance that the systems in place are as robust as possible."

Reality Check looks into why thousands of tower blocks in the UK do not have sprinkler systems.

The fire is under control, but there are still flames at Grenfell Tower in north Kensington.