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UNCOVERED: 6 - The Untold Story

Final Inquiry Report Due Into Deadly UK Tower Block Inferno

The inquiry into the Grenfell Tower disaster that killed 72 people in Britain's worst residential fire since World War II will on Wednesday publish its long-awaited final report.

International Business Times · Sep 4, 2024

Firms criticised by Grenfell inquiry face calls to be banned from public contracts

Exclusive: About £250m in UK deals made in past five years with companies involved in tower’s ill-fated refit

The Guardian - UK · Sep 3, 2024

'Dangerous' building cladding used despite fire risks

Building owners are seeking millions in damages over combustible cladding that could rain flaming debris on those below, like during the Grenfell Tower blaze.

AAP · Aug 26, 2024

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Tower blocks around country still at risk of Grenfell-style tragedy, says firefighters’ union chief

Matt Wrack tells The Independent he fears another disaster due to slow progress addressing cladding crisis

The Independent UK · Aug 22, 2024

Grenfell Tower residents told to 'stay put for too long', says London fire chief

Commissioner Andy Roe has discussed the London Fire Brigade’s response to the blaze

Evening Standard · Aug 19, 2024

Architects asked to design ‘powerful’ memorial to Grenfell Tower victims

Design brief invites shortlist of five firms to create a ‘powerful homage to those at the heart of the tragedy’

The Guardian - UK · Jul 10, 2024

It’s seven years since the Grenfell fire, and we’re still fighting for justice. But now we have allies

Grenfell, Hillsborough, Covid: the legal system doesn’t work for victims like us – so we’re uniting to make sure we are heard, says activist Natasha Elcock

The Guardian - UK · Jun 14, 2024

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Grenfell survivor says wait for justice is 'torturous' as London marks seventh anniversary of tragedy

Last month, the Met Police announced there would be no charges brought until late 2026 at the earliest

Evening Standard · Jun 14, 2024

Grenfell and other bereaved families demand next PM act on public inquiries

Bereaved from scandals including tower block fire, infected blood and Covid-19 gather calling for guarantee that recommendations don’t gather dust

The Guardian - UK · Jun 14, 2024

Queenie pays tribute to young artist who tragically died in Grenfell Tower

Khadija Saye was on the cusp of recognition when she was killed in the infamous fire

The Independent UK · Jun 5, 2024

Grenfell Tower fire victims to receive £42m in payments and support until 2028

The funds will go towards providing survivors and the bereaved with £7,000 in annual payments and a key worker

Evening Standard · Jun 3, 2024

National reckonings and public inquiries: what scandals come next?

After the Post Office, infected blood, Grenfell Tower, Windrush and more, what could fall on the next prime minister’s watch?

The Guardian - UK · May 28, 2024

Advert taken off air after facing backlash from Grenfell Tower victims for editing out building

An advert has been taken off air after facing a backlash from Grenfell Tower victims for editing the building out of a scene.

Evening Standard · Apr 18, 2024

‘Really upsetting’: Grenfell Tower edited out of TV advert

Exclusive: Man whose uncle died in 2017 disaster describes ad for pain relief gel Voltarol as ‘insulting’

The Guardian - UK · Apr 17, 2024

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The Guardian - UK · Mar 13, 2024

Post-Grenfell evacuation guidelines ‘little or no help’, say firefighters

Union writes to home secretary saying advice on helping vulnerable residents in towers is inadequate

Evening Standard · Mar 11, 2024

Met Police officers sue force over ‘trauma’ suffered at Grenfell

Around 33 Metropolitan Police officers are seeking compensation for “psychiatric injuries” suffered in the Grenfell Tower disaster.

The Guardian - UK · Feb 1, 2024

Grenfell Tower firefighters win £20m damages in out of court settlement

Action involved 114 firefighters who sued construction firms, landlord and London fire commissioner

The Guardian - UK · Feb 1, 2024

‘Our focus is on making sure residents are safe’: regulating high-rise buildings after the Grenfell tragedy

The Building Safety Regulator was set up in the aftermath of the Grenfell Tower fire and aims to give greater protection to residents of high-rise buildings. One of its building safety leads explains his role in the drive to improve standards in the design and management of tower blocks

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Evening Standard · Feb 1, 2024

Firefighters injured in Grenfell blaze settle legal claims for £20m

The FBU said some of those involved had been unable to work again due to the trauma they suffered tackling the blaze which left 72 people dead.

Evening Standard · Jan 26, 2024

'It’s not enough to pay compensation and think that is enough. I want you to feel what I feel, I want you to suffer, as I have been and as I am still doing'

Parents who lost son, 5, to fire confront authorities as part of heartbreaking experiences shared by survivors at Grenfell Testimony Week

The Guardian - UK · Jan 3, 2024

Grenfell Tower cladding company declines invitation to victims’ event

Survivors and bereaved families ‘appalled’ by absence of Arconic at Grenfell Testimony Week, intended to provide sense of justice

The Guardian - UK · Dec 31, 2023

Grenfell families ‘left in limbo’ lash out at delays to decision on demolition

Residents say ministers have wasted six years and ‘dodged’ making plan for tower since fire claimed 72 lives

Evening Standard · Dec 7, 2023

Traumatised firefighters who battled Grenfell Tower blaze to receive compensation

Exclusive: Senior councillors agree to enter into negotiated out-of-court settlement with 114 firefighters over the 2017 tragedy

The Guardian - UK · Nov 27, 2023

Ministers to appoint adviser to support disaster victims in England and Wales

Independent Public Advocate will guide and support survivors of major incidents such as Grenfell Tower fire

The Guardian - UK · Nov 25, 2023

Grenfell Tower inquiry’s final report on cause of disaster delayed again

Findings may not be released until summer as process of writing to those likely to be criticised ‘proving time-consuming’

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