A 52-year-old woman is the fifth victim of the Grenfell Tower fire to have been named, after Scotland Yard announced the death toll had risen to 79.

Khadija Khalloufi, who lived in Grenfell Tower, had not been seen since a huge blaze destroyed the 24-storey tower block in west London last Wednesday.

Scotland Yard have also announced that residents Ya-Haddy Sisi Saye, also known as Khadija Saye, 24, Abufars Ibrahim, 39, and Anthony Disson, 65, are among the victims.

Five people have been formally identified, including 23-year-old Mohammad Alhajali.

The rest are missing, presumed dead, Metropolitan Police Commander Stuart Cundy said on Monday.

There were emotional scenes at the site in north Kensington at 11am as firefighters halted work to join residents for a minute’s silence held to remember those who lost their lives and all others affected by the blaze.

The silence was also observed at government buildings across the country.

Mr Cundy said the death toll may still change, but not as significantly as it has in recent days, adding: “The awful reality is that we may not be able to identify all those that died” inside what is now a blackened and charred shell.

He fought back tears as he told reporters at New Scotland Yard about the scene inside the tower.

Footage from inside the gutted building has been released, showing the extent of the damage.

Five people who had been reported missing after the disaster have been found safe and well, he added.

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Amid anger in the wake of the disaster, which was described by London Mayor Sadiq Khan as a “preventable accident”, the Government announced that those left homeless will be given at least £5,500 from an emergency fund.