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Grenfell fire major update with scores facing prospect of charges before anniversary

Operation Northleigh, one of the largest investigations ever conducted by Scotland Yard, began after the blaze that killed 72 people in the 24-storey tower block in North Kensingto...

Police to seek criminal charges against 77 companies and people over Grenfell fire

Scotland Yard to send files to CPS with ‘strong evidence’ of potential wrongdoing – but any trials could be years awayScotland Yard has said it hopes to bring criminal charges agai...

Dozens could face criminal charges over London’s 2017 Grenfell Tower inferno

British police said on Tuesday they would ask prosecutors to consider charging 57 people and 20 organisations with criminal offences over the Grenfell Tower blaze, almost a decade...

Why fire crews descended on this Gwent high-rise building

South Wales Fire and Rescue Service led a high-rise evacuation drill in Cwmbran, testing Grenfell-inspired procedures to enhance fire safety.

Dozens of people and 20 firms could be charged over Grenfell fire

Bereaved relatives and survivors met the news with ‘caution, grief and determination’, having already faced a long wait for justice

Charges sought for up to 57 people over Grenfell

The Met Police says it will submit files to the Crown Prosecution Service by the end of September.

Twenty firms could face charges over Grenfell fire

Police files set to be submitted to prosecutors by September

Successive governments have failed to learn lessons of Grenfell Tragedy

The conditions that facilitated the tragedy remain unchecked The post Successive governments have failed to learn lessons of Grenfell Tragedy appeared first on Left Foot Forward: L...

Government announces building safety reforms after Grenfell

The Government has outlined new measures aimed at preventing a repeat of the Grenfell Tower disaster, including reforms to the building control sector and restrictions on engagemen...

Met: Grenfell charging on track

The Metropolitan police have said they are on track to submit charges over the Grenfell fire to the CPS by the end of September.

Reform housing spokesperson criticised over Grenfell remarks

Simon Dudley, Reform UK's newly appointed housing spokesperson, has faced calls for dismissal following comments he made regarding the 2017 Grenfell Tower fire and subsequent build...

Residents passed from pillar to post as warnings before fatal Hong Kong fire went unheeded

Reform UK Sacks Housing Spokesman Over 'Shameful' Grenfell Tragedy Comments

A view of the memorial wall by the remains of the Grenfell Tower after a fire in June, 2017, in London, Monday, Sept. 2, 2024, in which 72 people were killed. ((AP Photo/Kin Cheung...

Government takes Urban Splash to court over £50m cladding bill after Grenfell disaster

A six-week tribunal is taking place over the sum.

Reform UK Urged To Sack Housing Spokesman Over 'Disgusting' Grenfell Comment

The memorial wall next to the Grenfell Tower.Reform UK have been urged to sack the party’s housing spokesman over his “disgraceful” comments about the Grenfell Tower tragedy.Simon...

'It could just go bang': Panic and horror as inferno seen across Greater Manchester grips Trafford Park estate

Fire and rescue services were flooded with more than 100 calls to 999 following the incident close to the Trafford Centre

Tai Po blaze: no fire risk checks done for HK$336 million estate renovation

Hong Kong authorities conducted no fire risk assessment of a HK$336 million (US$42.9 million) Wang Fuk Court renovation project before the city’s deadliest fire in decades ravaged...

What an Inquiry into Hong Kong’s Deadly Apartment Fire Has Revealed

Evidence shared at hearings show how disabled alarms, flammable materials and ignored warnings contributed to the deaths of 168 people in the complex.

Outrage as Reform’s new housing chief says Grenfell was tragic but ‘everyone dies’

Nigel Farage has been told to sack Reform’s Simon Dudley The post Outrage as Reform’s new housing chief says Grenfell was tragic but ‘everyone dies’ appeared first on Left Foot For...

Neighbour says Wallsend fire 'worst thing we've ever seen' after house destroyed

Michaila Close, who lives just one house along from where the 'horrifying' blaze took place, was part of the community effort to save those involved

Grenfell Protest Calls for Justice – 2018

Grenfell Protest Calls for Justice: On Monday 14th May 2018 Parliament were debating a petition with over 150,00 signatures calling for a panel of decision making experts to sit al...

What the public inquiry into deadly Tai Po blaze has revealed so far

The independent committee tasked with investigating Hong Kong’s deadly Tai Po blaze has finished 21 sessions of evidential hearings in three rounds, pointing to multiple apparent l...

How fire safety failures worsened Hong Kong’s deadly inferno

‘Lesson written in blood’: How Hong Kong’s deadly Wang Fuk Court fire exposed systemic failures

The disaster killed 168 people and displaced thousands, laying bare lapses in construction safety while leaving survivors and families struggling to rebuild their lives and seek an...