Transport for London say the Hammersmith and City line has been suspended between the nearby Hammersmith and Edgware Road stations "at the request" of the Metropolitan Police and the London Fire Brigade.

Peter Hunt
Royal correspondent

In a long reign, the Queen has issued countless statements. They can sometimes be formulaic and lack the ability to resonate.

This is not one of them.

After the attacks in Manchester and London, the Queen – and more importantly her senior advisers – have grasped quickly that the reaction to the Grenfell Tower fire has not just been one of shock and grief.

There’s also intense anger. It has been focused on the divide between rich and poor and it has been directed at an establishment that includes the monarchy, though the institution itself has not been the subject of criticism.

In such circumstances, as Head of Nation – a focal point at times of tragedy – the Queen has decided she cannot remain silent.

She, and those around her, will be acutely aware of the potential for growing disquiet in the days ahead.

And so, a 91-year-old monarch with little concrete power but considerable patronage and status, has decided to act.

This is a regal rallying call for unity.

Matthew Price
BBC correspondent

The statement issued today - on the Queen's official birthday - is without precedent, according to Nicholas Witchell, the BBC's royal correspondent.

The Queen used her birthday message to reflect on the "sombre national mood" following a succession of terrible tragedies" in recent weeks.

BBC Breakfast

Damian Green, First Secretary of State has told BBC Breakfast that Theresa May is "as distraught as anyone".

The prime minister was jeered when she visited the Kensington site on Friday, amid mounting criticism of her response to the disaster.

Mr Green defended her response to the fire, adding: “I think she has done everything that could have been asked … listening to residents’ concerns and, above all, acting on those concerns as quickly as possible.

"That is what a prime minister should do and that is what she has done.”

The Confederation of Fire Protection Associations-International - a global body of fire protection organizations - says the quick fire spread seen at Grenfell is "eerily similar" to other high-rise fires in Australia and the United Arab Emirates.

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The organisation says it is "deeply concerned" that there are many high-rise buildings around the world that have flammable materials installed.

Today Programme
BBC Radio 4

Damien Green, first secretary of state has said a new recovery task force - made up of representatives of both the council and central government will be on the ground today "to answer questions".

Mr Green said a £5m fund announced by the prime minister would be for the immediate needs of victims, adding that "other money may be needed longer term".

A chair person for the public inquiry will be appointed "in days" and residents "will have a voice in stating the terms of reference" for it.

Mr Green assured people that the government would follow all the recommendations made by the inquiry.

He defended the prime minister, calling criticism of Mrs May's response "terribly unfair".

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BBC Radio 4

Speaking to Radio 4, Reverend Mike Long has said people in the community are furious.

"People are incredibly angry, they're bewildered, they're confused, they have lots and lots of questions," he said.

"They feel they're not being listened to and what they have been saying has not been listened to, and they don't know how to be able to express those things at the moment."

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BBC Breakfast

Kensington and Chelsea councillor Robert Atkinson told BBC Breakfast: "We still have people sleeping on gym floors and victims not properly supported. Hence the fury on behalf of residents which has spilled over.

The Labour councillor added: "I would like the council leadership to spend more time in the immediate area talking to residents and explaining to them what measures are being taken and give them a timescale of when they are going to be assisted."

Why there's no love lost between this Grenfell Tower protester and the prime minister.

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Looking back on the recent events in both London and Manchester, "a succession of terrible tragedies", the Queen said the country had been "resolute in the face of adversity".

"United in our sadness, we are equally determined ... to support all those rebuilding lives," she added.

The newspapers continue to lead on the fall-out from the Grenfell Tower disaster.

Protests in London feature in the papers' reports, as does the hostile response the prime minister received when she visited the site of the fire.

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A community leader in the Grenfell Tower neighbourhood says crowds of tourists visiting the scene of the tragedy are making the area feel like the Notting Hill Carnival.

Brenda Mercer, of the local residents' association, told the Press Association that the glare of the world's spotlight was making it difficult for people to grieve.

"It is wonderful but it is making the grieving hard because it feels like Notting Hill Carnival at the moment," she said.

The nearby carnival is one of Europe's largest street parties with hundreds of thousands attending each year.

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Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn has written to Prime Minister Theresa May, external urging that the public inquiry she announced on Friday be empowered to consider all the steps "that were, or were not, taken leading up to and contributing to this most terrible incident".

He says it should identify any steps needed in relation to fire safety standards and have the power to make recommendations to avoid a similar future disaster.

Mr Corbyn also calls for "generosity and compassion" in relation to funeral expenses and for ensuring victims' relatives living outside the UK be allowed to travel to attend funerals and take part in the inquiry.

He said the Labour Party was committed to do "all in our power" to ensure the Grenfell Tower fire was "the last such tragedy of its kind in the UK".