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SHOCKING: 9 - What They Never Told You

Grenfell survivors to confront executives of firms blamed for disaster

Survivors say in wake of Post Office scandal: ‘Those in power have lost their moral compass’

The Guardian - UK

Grenfell families say fight for justice has parallels with Post Office IT scandal

Bereaved accuse ministers of ‘whitewashing’ the disaster but tell of hope for a similar acceleration of justice

The Guardian - UK

What makes a very British miscarriage of justice? Contempt for the ‘little people’

Windrush, Grenfell, the Post Office – all reveal who gets listened to and who gets ignored

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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

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

The Guardian - UK

Wild weather continues after stormy night – as it happened

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Grenfell should have been a wake-up call – but the UK still doesn't take fire safety seriously because of who is most at risk

In March 2023, a fire in Tower Hamlets, east London, claimed the life of Mizanur Rahman, a 41-year-old father-of-two from Bangladesh. Five fire engines and 35 firefighters attended the call to the two-bedroom flat in Maddocks House, on the Tarling West housing estate, in the early hours of the morning.

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It’s time we kissed the hug goodbye

Brief letters: Proper greetings | Essential houseplant care | Best way to have fun | Tongue-twisters | Grenfell Tower memorial

The Guardian - UK

Grenfell fire victims' families seek permanent museum to honour loved ones

A public exhibition would make sure history doesn't repeat itself, the memorial commission says

Evening Standard

Construction on lasting Grenfell memorial could begin in 2026

A report has set out a series of recommendations for a ‘sacred space’ designed to be a ‘peaceful place for remembering and reflecting’.

The Independent UK

Grenfell Tower memorial will not be ready until a decade after fire

Bereaved families frustrated by slow pace of work by memorial commission

The Guardian - UK

Grenfell commission proposes permanent memorial to replace tower

Report proposes memorial to tragedy should emphasise ‘height and visibility’ but says tower remains cannot stand forever

The Guardian - UK

Newham is first council to successfully prosecute building owner for delays in removing dangerous cladding

Newham Council in landmark legal case following order to remove cladding following Grenfell disaster

Evening Standard

Efforts to avoid ‘Grenfell-scale tragedy’ not taken seriously, says ex-mandarin

Exclusive: Building safety minister demanded ‘do nothing’ option be added to policy paper on collapse risks

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FCA changes rules for insurers of leasehold buildings after Grenfell

Insurance premiums have soared since the fire claimed the lives of 72 people in the London tower block.

Evening Standard

Chris Ofili tribute to Grenfell Tower victim Khadija Saye unveiled at Tate Britain

A huge new mural by Turner Prize winner Chris Ofili has been unveiled at Tate Britain in tribute to artist Khadija Saye who died in the Grenfell disaster.

The Guardian - UK

‘I want it to hit people in the gut’: Chris Ofili on his epic, three-wall Grenfell fresco

The artist has finally chosen to address the tragedy – with Requiem, a vast work depicting a flaming building, fleeing souls and an ocean of tears. He explains why he placed an artist who died at its centre

Evening Standard

Fury as Grenfell councillor promotes his psychedelics firm in article on grief

Rock Feilding-Mellen has written about how taking magic mushrooms helped him with pain over the fire

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Rishi Sunak confirms delayed opening of Bibby Stockholm asylum barge amid safety checks

It comes after reports that the barge could be a ‘floating Grenfell’ due to fire safety concerns

The Guardian - UK

Home Office delays moving asylum seekers to barge over fire safety fears

Exclusive: Officials carry out last-minute inspections after reports Bibby Stockholm could become ‘floating Grenfell’

The Independent UK

‘Floating Grenfell’ fears for government’s asylum seeker barge

The facility will eventually host about 500 men at a time

The Guardian - UK

Cost of Grenfell Tower disaster soars to nearly £1.2bn

Exclusive: Costs now 4,000 times amount saved by replacing fire-retardant materials with combustible cladding

The Week

Grenfell: in the words of survivors review

A “masterpiece of forensic fury”, said Mark Lawson in The Guardian, this “verbatim” play is based on writer Gillian Slovo’s interviews with survivors of the 2017 Grenfell fire and the relatives of some of the 72 people who died in the tower block, excerpts from the public inquiry transcripts, and…

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Grenfell: in the words of survivors – new play is an angry demand for accountability

The National Theatre’s new play, Grenfell: in the words of survivors, written by Gillian Slovo and directed by Phyllida Lloyd and Anthony Simpson-Pike, aims to offer a voice to survivors of the fire.

The Guardian - UK

Trust the theatre: it has shown us the true outrage of Grenfell in a way the inquiry can’t

A verbatim play based on the interviews with survivors shows us the agony of justice delayed, says Guardian social affairs correspondent Robert Booth

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