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Grenfell: six years on — ‘we still have to face the traumas of the fire every day’

Today marks 72 months since London woke up to the news of the Grenfell Tower tragedy. For the survivors, the tower continues to cast a heavy shadow over their lives — Katie Strick speaks to them and finds a community still seeking answers

Evening Standard

8 cultural tributes to the Grenfell Tower fire tragedy, from Steve McQueen’s film to a comprehensive podcast

On the sixth anniversary of the tragedy, here’s how to remember those who lost their lives

Evening Standard

‘Compassion and understanding needed when future of Grenfell Tower is decided’

The tower stands in north Kensington, west London, covered in a protective wrap showing a green heart.

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Cladding crisis: safety concerns, stalled sales and a hunt for cash buyers — meet the Londoners still stuck in unsellable homes

Almost six years since the fire at Grenfell Tower, thousands of Londoners are still living in unmortgageable and potentially dangerous homes

Evening Standard

Steve McQueen voices ‘dismay’ after MPs snub Grenfell Tower film invitation

Award-winning British artist says lack of politicians’ response to attend a screening speaks volumes about ‘what is happening in this country’

The Guardian - UK

Planning work for Grenfell memorial gets under way six years after deadly blaze

A memorial will be developed on the Grenfell Tower site in west London

Evening Standard

Grenfell Tower fire: Details of civil settlement begin to emerge

The fire at the residential tower block in North Kensington, west London, killed 72 people and led to a public inquiry.

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Grenfell nursery reopens in permanent home six years after fire

A nursery which was based at the foot of Grenfell Tower has finally moved into a permanent home six years after the devastating fire.

Evening Standard

Grenfell Tower survivors perspective shared in new National Theatre play

A new play from the National Theatre will be staged in London to share the stories of the Grenfell Tower fire disaster with real shared experiences from the survivors

Daily Mirror

Grenfell: Steve McQueen's film is a silent, unflinching reminder of lives devastated by fire

Oscar-winning artist and filmmaker Steve McQueen’s new work, Grenfell, is on show at London’s Serpentine Gallery. The 24-minute film – which the artist captured by helicopter in December 2017, six months after the fire – rotates around the Grenfell Tower in silence.

The Conversation

More than 900 people affected by Grenfell Tower fire settle claims

The bereaved, survivors and locals to receive damages relating to 2017 tragedy in west London

The Guardian - UK

More than 900 survivors, relatives and residents agree Grenfell Tower compensation settlement

Cladding firm Arconic was one of the companies involved in a civil case at the High Court

Wales Online

Grenfell Tower fire survivors and victims’ families settle civil claims

The agreement does not impact the public inquiry or the potential for any criminal charges to be brought in the future

Evening Standard

900 relatives, survivors and residents agree Grenfell Tower fire civil claim

The fire at the residential tower block in North Kensington, west London, in June 2017 killed 72 people.

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Coalition era policies contributed towards social housing failures, Gove says

The Communities Secretary said mistakes of successive governments had contributed to tragedies such as the Grenfell Tower fire.

The Independent UK

Grenfell, Steve McQueen, Serpentine Gallery review: a haunting monument to tragedy, hypnotising in its horror

The artist’s 24-minute film of the burnt-out west London tower shows that art can respond to the Grenfell fire

Evening Standard

Oscar-winning director Steve McQueen to launch his Grenfell Tower film as he pushes for justice

He says some viewers are likely to be ‘disturbed’ by the piece, which offers a close-up look at the burnt-out building

Nottingham Post

Thousands sign petition to stop BBC from turning Grenfell Tower fire into TV drama

'It makes me sick to my stomach that the most disturbing and traumatic night of our lives will be made into a TV show'

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Daily Mirror

Thousands of viewers sign petition calling for BBC drama to be axed

A BBC drama is due to be released surrounding the events of the Grenfell tower fire that killed 72 people

Wales Online

Almost 2,000 sign petition in four days calling for BBC show to be scrapped

"It makes me sick to my stomach"

Daily Mirror

Theresa May writing book on "abuses of power", but will she mention Boris Johnson?

Publishers describe Theresa May's book - titled The Abuse of Power - as a "searing exposé of injustice", saying it will shed light on notorious scandals such as the Hillsborough and Grenfell Tower tragedies and the Salisbury poisonings

Daily Mirror

Cladding firm bosses were warned about fire risk 7 YEARS before Grenfell Tower tragedy

Documents written for Saint-Gobain pre-2010 advised the plastic foam 'generates a large volume of dense, acrid smoke' when exposed to fire, which may 'bring on... incapacitation and death'

Manchester Evening News

'72 people died in Grenfell but so little changed... it took another tragedy in Awaab for action to finally happen'

The Social Housing (Regulation) Bill - including the amendment Awaab's Law - will finally be debated in the House of Commons

The Independent UK

Woman appears in court accused of Grenfell Tower fraud claims

Salma Said, 48, allegedly said she was a ‘resident’ of the high-rise block of flats on the night of the fire in June 2017 which killed 72 people.

Evening Standard

Grenfell Tower inquiry witness ‘lied about living at block in £400,000 fraud’

Salma Said and sister Rawda Said both gave statements to the Grenfell Tower Inquiry

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