A coach of Chinese visitors was seen to stop near the Grenfell Tower site with passengers then photographing the charred husk of the 24-storey building, it has been reported.

The tour guide is said to have been sent back to China and a coach driver suspended after the unscheduled stop at the building in west London where up to 80 people died.

The driver is said to have told a passer-by the visitors were health and safety experts from China.

James Buckingham, operations director at BM Coaches, told The Times: "I would like to apologise most sincerely on behalf of BM Coaches for the insensitive actions of the group we were contracted to supply transportation to."

The company also made a donation to the Grenfell Fund as an apology following the incident on Wednesday, the paper reported.