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Thursday, Sep 12

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London borough U-turns on plan to send homeless over 90 minutes outside capital after public outcry

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Tower Hamlets had proposed housing families far outside London and the home counties

Tuesday, Sep 10

12

DoubleTree by Hilton Tower of London Unveils Plans for Exciting Renovation

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DoubleTree by Hilton London Tower of London, known for its skyline views, rooftop bar Savage Garden, and prime location near attractions like the Tower of London - is rolling out plans for a significant renovation this year. The investment…

Saturday, Sep 7

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Grenfell fire would never have happened and 72 lives saved if one key role had been properly filled when tower was built, building expert says

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Owner of east London based building company Tarbrook, Sherman Webb believes that the tragedy could have been avoided had there been a clerk of the works on site during the refurbishment.

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A tale of two towers - how fire safety differs at luxury London high-rise and Margate estate

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Both buildings have had fires recently, but residents on opposite ends of the economic spectrum tell of very different experiences.

Thursday, Sep 5

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Grenfell victims: The 72 people killed in 2017 tower fire

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More than seven years after the devastating fire at Grenfell Tower in London an inquiry has found the deaths of its 72 victims could have been avoided.

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Grenfell Tower fire: British deputy leader admits fire safety issues remain widespread

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British Deputy Prime Minister Angela Raynor said Thursday she could not say homes were 100% safe after an excoriating report into the 2017 Grenfell Tower fire in London found the deaths of 72 people were avoidable.

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One single bid made since lockdown for office in Canary Wharf's flagship tower as financial district continues to struggle with WFH boom

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Estate manager Canary Wharf Group (CWG) says it has entered into talks with University College London (UCL) to take over floors 48 and 49 of One Canada Square.

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Who Is to Blame for Deadly 2017 Grenfell Tower Fire?

A public inquiry into the devastating 2017 London Grenfell Tower blaze concluded on Wednesday that a “culmination of decades of failure” by the government and the construction industry ultimately led to the disaster that killed 72 people.…

UK Grenfell Tower Fire Inquiry Blames All Deaths on Incompetence and Greed

A public inquiry into the devastating 2017 London Grenfell Tower blaze that killed 72 people blamed the disaster on failings by the government, construction industry and, most of all, the firms involved in fitting the exterior with…

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Ministers urged to rethink site of Holocaust memorial and learning centre in central London, citing 'real security threat'

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Conservative Lord Black of Brentwood told the House of Lords that 'virtually everything is wrong' with the Government-backed plan to put the memorial and learning centre in Victoria Tower Gardens.

Wednesday, Sep 4

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Government, regulatory failures made London's Grenfell Tower a 'death trap,' report says

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Decades of bureaucratic and regulatory failure turned London's ill-fated Grenfell Tower into a "death trap," according to a report released Wednesday.

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Reactions to the final report on the 2017 Grenfell Tower disaster

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LONDON (AP) — “Today’s report speaks to the lack of competence, understanding and fundamental failure to perform the most basic…

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Reactions to the report into the 2017 Grenfell Tower fire that killed 72 people in west London

The inquiry into Britain’s worst residential fire since World War II has released its final report

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Grenfell Tower fire inquiry points to failures by U.K. government, contractors and first responders

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Nearly seven years after 72 people were killed in the fire at London's Grenfell Tower, a retired judge who headlined an inquiry into the blaze says the deaths were all avoidable. The investigation into the fire has revealed failures by the…

Grenfell Tower inquiry RECAP: Keir Starmer apologises to Grenfell families on behalf of nation after damning report finds

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MAILONLINE BLOG: Recap our coverage as the Grenfell Tower Inquiry releases its final report seven years after a high-rise fire killed 72 people in a block of flats in London.

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Grenfell Tower was a ‘death trap’ after failures by UK government and industry, inquiry says

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LONDON (AP) — A damning report on a deadly London high-rise fire concluded Wednesday that decades of failures by government,…

About 70 firefighters bring blaze in south-east London tower block under control

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London fire brigade says no injuries reported after fire in ninth and 10th floor flats of Catford block

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Grenfell Tower fire report: Deaths of 72 victims due to 'incompetence, dishonesty, greed'

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The final report into Britain's Grenfell fire found the loss of all 72 people who were killed was "avoidable" and residents of the high-rise London apartment block were "badly failed."

Watch: Firefighters tackle blaze at Catford tower block on same day Grenfell report published

About 70 firefighters are tackling a blaze at two flats on the ninth and 10th floors of a tower block in south-east London.

Huge fire at London tower block breaks out as black smoke billows for miles

London Fire Brigade crews were called to the fire at a block of flats in Catford, south east London, on Wednesday afternoon as black smoke billowed from the window.