Grenfell Tower families finally hear harrowing details of how loved ones died Inquiry examines causes of death, starting with eight people who died sheltering in two 23rd floor flats The Guardian - UK · Jul 5, 2022
Unsafe as houses: ‘We lost over £40k in the Richmond House fire but the developers still aren’t paying up’ Just like Grenfell Tower, the Worcester Park development lacked adequate cavity barriers to prevent the spread of fire. It burnt down in 2019. Evening Standard · Jun 28, 2022
Grenfell Tower witnesses among people evacuated from fire in nearby block Residents treated at the scene after 12th-floor blaze caused by charging of electric scooter The Guardian - UK · Jun 21, 2022
Fire breaks out at high rise block less than a mile away from Grenfell Tower FIREFIGHTERS have been called to a blaze at a high-rise block in Shepherd’s Bush, west London. The National (Scotland) · Jun 21, 2022
Fire at high-rise block of flats near Grenfell Tower in west London Cause of fire unknown as yet Wales Online · Jun 21, 2022
Shepherds Bush flats blaze was ignited by charging e-bike, says resident Liiban Shakat described thinking he was ‘going to die’ after his friend woke him up and led him to the guest bedroom, which was engulfed in flames Evening Standard · Jun 21, 2022
‘The trauma is still there’: Horror over fire in high rise flats near Grenfell Tower A resident said the blaze was sparked by an electric scooter that was charging The Independent UK · Jun 21, 2022
Shepherd's Bush fire: One in hospital as 12th floor flat goes up in flames near Grenfell Half of a flat on the 12th floor of the residential block was alight, with around 60 firefighters and eight fire engines battling the blaze Daily Mirror · Jun 21, 2022
Grenfell anniversary: Eight buildings in Bristol still have unsafe cladding, say campaigners The Grenfell Tower fire claimed 72 lives and it emerged the building had unsafe cladding Bristol Post · Jun 15, 2022
Grenfell: 72 beams of light illuminate night sky above tower in moving tribute Grenfell Tower was illuminated with 72 beams of light in a poignant tribute on Tuesday. Evening Standard · Jun 15, 2022
Kate and William's touching words to Grenfell survivors that showed 'they really care' Survivor Tiago Alves, 25, said The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge met 11 campaigners from Grenfell United, as well as children and some of the bereaved Daily Mirror · Jun 14, 2022
Prince William and Kate Middleton moved by poem written by Grenfell Tower fire survivor Ayeesha, an eight-year-old child who survived the Grenfell Tower fire five years ago, wrote a poem called Never Forget. After she read it, Kate and William joined with applause Daily Mirror · Jun 14, 2022
Grenfell Tower: Local residents reflect at memorial service on fifth anniversary of tragedy Duke and Duchess of Cambridge among attendees The Independent UK · Jun 14, 2022
Grenfell Tower: finally, the worst type of cladding is to be banned, five years on Five years after 72 people lost their lives in the Grenfell Tower fire, which broke out on June 14, 2017, the UK government has announced plans to ban the type of cladding used to cover the external walls of the North Kensington high-rise. These revised building regulations are to be… The Conversation · Jun 14, 2022
Daily Mirror · Jun 14, 2022 How many people died in Grenfell Tower and has anyone been to prison? Bereaved families are marking five years since the Grenfell Tower in London went up in flames. Scores of people were killed and families are still waiting to get justice for what happened
The Guardian - UK · Jun 14, 2022 A message from Grenfell to those in power: you failed us then and you are failing us now. We can’t accept that Five years on from the Grenfell Tower fire, lawyer Imran Khan delivered a searing rebuke at Westminster Abbey on behalf of those bereaved. This is an edited version
Bristol Post · Jun 14, 2022 Bristol has less firefighters than before Grenfell Tower disaster It is one of more than 20 areas across England to see numbers dwindle
Evening Standard · Jun 14, 2022 Revealed: The London boroughs with the most unsafe buildings five years on from Grenfell As the country marks the fifth anniversary of the Grenfell Tower fire that claimed 72 lives and left a community devastated, renewed attention is being paid to the pressing issue of building safety.
The Independent UK · Jun 14, 2022 Most shocking revelations from the Grenfell Tower Inquiry, five years on from tragedy Even as the inquiry continues, it has already uncovered a litany of missed opportunities and complacency in government
The Independent UK · Jun 14, 2022 Names of 72 Grenfell victims read out at memorial service on fifth anniversary A series of memorial events will be held to mark five years since the tower block blaze, which claimed the lives of 72 men, women and children.
Evening Standard · Jun 14, 2022 David Lammy: Today I think of my friend Khadija Saye, Grenfell Tower – and vow never again I will never forget the morning of the 14th June, 2017. I woke up at 5:30am, a few hours after the fire had begun. When I grabbed my phone, it was blowing up with notifications. My wife Nicola’s phone was buzzing even more often.
The Independent UK · Jun 14, 2022 Inside the never-ending nightmare of Britain’s building-safety crisis five years after Grenfell Five years after the Grenfell Tower disaster highlighted problems with highrise blocks across the country, thousands of residents are facing huge bills, not to mention stress, as they try to make their homes safe to live in, reports Ben Chapman
The Independent UK · Jun 14, 2022 ‘We’re still having to fight’: Grenfell survivors’ battle for justice isn’t over five years on It began at 12.54am on 14 June 2017 and became the deadliest blaze in England for 120 years. Five years on, survivors tell Colin Drury they’re still struggling to right the wrongs of that fateful night
The Guardian - UK · Jun 14, 2022 I was the first firefighter into Grenfell Tower. Little has changed, and it could happen again Every time the bells go I pray it’s not a high-rise fire, says Dave Badillo, a North Kensington firefighter
Daily Mirror · Jun 14, 2022 Miracle baby helping ease Grenfell Fire pain that continues to haunt survivors Maryam Adam was three months pregnant with her and her husband Abdulwahab's son Mohammed when Grenfell Tower caught fire on June 14, 2017, claiming 72 lives