Simon Israel , Senior Home Affairs Correspondent

A public inquiry has been ordered into the Grenfell fire looking at the materials used on the exterior of the building, as well as what fire safety measures were in place. Reviews of high-rise blocks around the UK are already under way.  Channel 4 News understands that the government was warned about inflammable cladding used…

There had been warnings that this type of thing might happen. Previous fires in tower blocks – mercifully less severe than this one – had led to recommendations for improved safety measures. But few of these had been implemented. So who is to blame for this apparent lack of action?

There have been two more arrests by detectives investigating last weekends London Bridge attack. Both were held on suspicion of terror offences in raids on separate addresses in east London. Meanwhile police have revealed the London Bridge attackers tried to hire a lorry hours before the attack, but failed because they couldn’t provide payment details.

The family of one of the London Bridge attackers, Khuram Butt, say they are shocked and appalled by his actions.

The third man in the London Bridge attack was named today as Youssef Zaghba. He was a Moroccan-Italian, who, according to the Italian media, had been stopped by Italian authorities, who feared he was trying to get to Syria last year. It’s raised new questions about what British investigators knew, given that they had investigated…

The attacks have sparked a fresh debate not just about police numbers, but also whether all officers should routinely carry guns. The Met Commissioner Cressida Dick said she didn’t think that was a sensible response, but said she would be seeking more resourcing for London’s force. But are there enough officers to deal with the…

Police have been giving more details about their response – saying officers fired an “unprecedented” 50 rounds at the three attackers, fearing they were wearing suicide devices. One member of the public was wounded in the process. Counter terrorism chief Mark Rowley said said detectives were now trying to establish whether others were involved in…

Salman Abedi is believed to have visited Libya, and possibly Syria, in recent months. But how much was known about him by the security services? It was suggested that he had been a “peripheral figure” in their monitoring of terrorist suspects. And if  he was missed, what of others in the suspected network?

The Manchester attack has led to security reviews all over the country. The Metropolitan Police is reinforcing armed officer patrols in London and is reviewing measures in place for this weekend’s football and rugby cup finals. The Prime Minister also announced that the intelligence services are reassessing threat levels.

Europol are warning that the global ransomware attack could get worse as unsuspecting workers log in to infected computers on Monday.

A jury at an inquest into the death of a man who died in a psychiatric hospital has ruled it was at least partly due to “prolonged and disproportionate restraint” by 11 police officers.

MPs are recommending an ‘escalating system of sanctions’ against social media giants like Facebook and Twitter who fail to tackle illegal content like hate speech and sexual images of children. The Home Affairs Select Committee said there was nowhere near enough being done to tackle abuse and extremism – claiming the biggest firms were “big…

A 21 year old woman is under guard in hospital after she was shot by police during an anti-terror operation in north west London.