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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.

Evening Standard

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

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.

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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.

Evening Standard

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

‘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 Independent UK

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

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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

Daily Mirror

The Grenfell inquiry revealed shocking failures – five years on, they are far from fixed

The incompetence and malpractice that cost 72 people their lives has been exposed, but the pace of change is painfully slow, says Lucie Heath, deputy news editor of Inside Housing

The Guardian - UK

Grenfell community to mourn losses that ‘remain heavy in our hearts’

Tuesday marks five years since the west London tower block blaze, in which 72 people died.

The Independent UK

Duke and Duchess of Cambridge meet with mourners at Grenfell Tower

William and Kate join bereaved families and survivors to remember victims on fifth anniversary of tragedy

Evening Standard

Grenfell Tower: the difficult task of creating a fitting memorial to the tragedy

In the days and weeks after the 2017 Grenfell Tower tragedy, in which 72 people lost their lives in a fire that consumed the 24-storey residential block in North Kensington, London, dozens of memorials appeared in the vicinity of the building. People brought flowers and pictures and green ribbons. They…

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Fire safety flaws at 1,000 tower blocks five years on from Grenfell

More than 1,000 residential tower blocks in London still have serious fire safety issues such as flammable cladding, five years on from the Grenfell Tower disaster.

Evening Standard

Fire safety firm looks to raise £3 million on AIM

Junior counsel to the Grenfell Tower Inquiry Emma Hynes joined the company’s board as non-executive director

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‘We lost 72 beautiful people. For them, we keep fighting’: Grenfell survivors speak out five years on

The tower’s former residents will never forget the fear and chaos of 14 June 2017, or the anger and grief that followed. They talk about the night when everything changed – and their long battles to regain some kind of normality

The Independent UK

Grenfell ‘a tragedy in three acts’ as told by survivor who predicted the blaze

Ed Daffarn described Grenfell as a ‘tragedy in three acts’, with the final act being half a decade of ‘betrayal’ by the housing department.

Evening Standard

Grenfell survivor describes fire as a ‘tragedy in three acts’

Ed Daffarn said the final act is half a decade of ‘betrayal’ by the housing department

The Guardian - UK

I fear we could face another Grenfell Tower disaster

Five years on from the blaze that killed 72 people, the London mayor calls on the government to learn the lessons and boost safety measures

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Daily Mirror

Thousands still living in death traps wrapped in same cladding as Grenfell Tower

Families are still living in tower blocks with the deadly cladding found on Grenfell Tower - and work to replace the cladding has yet to be completed on 58 residential buildings

The Independent UK

Community member joined council after watching its ‘chilling’ Grenfell response

Claire Simmons said much of the response ‘could be characterised as at best neglect and at worst conscious cruelty’.

The Independent UK

Residents ‘living in the shadow’ of Grenfell Tower on fifth anniversary of fire

Members of the community in North Kensington have spoken about the impact of the disaster.

Daily Mirror

Families who've spent £820,000 after Grenfell tragedy fear they won't get a penny back

Following the 2017 Grenfell Tower disaster, thousands of homes across the country needed to replace flammable cladding, but loopholes in the scheme mean many homes do not get cash to help

The Guardian - UK

Grenfell Tower legal costs on course to top £250m

As five-year anniversary approaches, figures reveal public inquiry into the fire has spent £149m so far

Daily Mirror

Grenfell Tower fire survivor vows to 'keep fighting until justice is served'

Natasha Elcock survived the tragic Grenfell Tower fire, which claimed the lives of 72 people, including her uncle Steve Power. The supermarket manager is now the chair of Grenfell United

Daily Mirror

'I was the first firefighter into Grenfell - my friend's niece died in the blaze'

David Badillo was the first firefighter to walk into Grenfell Tower when the fire broke out. He resuscitated a woman on the floor and covered the dead body of a man who had jumped from the tower.

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