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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...

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...

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...

Twenty firms could face charges over Grenfell fire

Police files set to be submitted to prosecutors by September

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

How fire safety failures worsened Hong Kong’s deadly inferno

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...

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

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...

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.

Dozens evacuated from homes in London after huge fire rips through warehouse

'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

Bermondsey fire: 100 firefighters called to huge blaze near Canada Water in London

Local train services were disrupted as firefighters responded to the blaze in Bermondsey

Developer to fight £48mn government fire safety bill on human rights grounds

UK housing department is suing Urban Splash in test of powers to recoup public money spent on post-Grenfell building safety

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.

Heroism and grief: 6 residents’ stories from Wang Fuk Court fire hearings

Stories filled with tragic bravery, outrage at heedless officials and horror as loved ones perished were among those shared by 24 residents of the fire-ravaged Wang Fuk Court estat...

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

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

Are we next? Worried neighbours next to £600k new-build that caught fire 'and killed family cat' when 'overheating' sola...

Earlier this week, the roof of a £600,000 new-build in Wellingborough, Northamptonshire, burst into flames on Bank Holiday Monday - one of the hottest days of the year so far.

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

‘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...

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...

London fire exact location confirmed as 'avoid area' warning issued

The London fire was seen for miles with smoke filling the air.

Hong Kong police investigate ‘suspicious’ fire after man dies in fall

Hong Kong authorities are investigating a suspicious fire that broke out in a residential flat, after a man died when he fell from the building and an elderly woman was overcome du...

Ashes and memories: one family’s return to the site of Hong Kong’s worst fire in decades

Yip Shun-Ting Carbon returns for the first time to his apartment to salvage belongings after last year’s fire that killed 168 people, including his motherThe Yip family once imagin...