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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

The Independent UK

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

Evening Standard

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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'

Nottingham Post

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

Daily Mirror

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

"It makes me sick to my stomach"

Wales Online

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

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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'

Daily Mirror

'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

Manchester Evening News

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.

The Independent UK

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

Evening Standard

OPINION - The writer of two plays about the Grenfell Tower Inquiry on why theatre can help us make sense of it all

As our second verbatim play taken from the transcripts of the inquiry opens, we find that little has changed. It’s time it did

Evening Standard

Grenfell Tower fire tragedy to be adapted into a BBC drama about the 'human stories'

The BBC has commissioned a three-part drama centred around 'what went wrong' during the 2017 fire at the Grenfell Tower that killed 72 people

Daily Mirror

Grenfell Tower fire is being adapted into a BBC drama

Dramatisation, which BBC promises will be made ‘sensitively’, aims to reach the ‘heart of the catastrophe’

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Evening Standard

BBC announces new drama about the Grenfell Tower fire

The show was developed using interviews with survivors

The Guardian - UK

Call to sanction cladding suppliers that made £7.5bn profit since Grenfell disaster

Manufacturers of insulation installed on the tower have yet to agree a voluntary funding scheme to fix dangerous buildings

Daily Mirror

Firefighter took selfie in front of smouldering Grenfell Tower and used it for Tinder

The London Fire Brigade worker is said to have taken the picture "in the immediate aftermath" of the tragedy which killed 72 people, including 18 children, in 2017

Evening Standard

London firefighter took selfie outside Grenfell Tower and used it for Tinder profile

A London firefighter took a selfie outside Grenfell Tower immediately after the tragedy and used it for his Tinder profile, a London Assembly meeting has heard.

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Evening Standard

Developers must commit to fixing unsafe tower blocks or face ban, says Gove

The plan is the Government’s response to the Grenfell Tower fire, which brought to light safety issues in apartment buildings

The Independent UK

Government’s guidance allowed Grenfell Tower tragedy, Michael Gove says

The fire at the residential block in west London in June 2017 killed 72 people

The Independent UK

Government’s ‘faulty’ guidance allowed Grenfell Tower tragedy, Michael Gove says

The fire at the residential block in west London in June 2017 killed 72 people.

Daily Record

Firefighter with terminal cancer demands health screenings to protect workmates after Grenfell news

Martin Green has called for more support after it was revealed 12 firefighters who attended the Grenfell Tower fire have been diagnosed with terminal cancer.

Evening Standard

Firefighters who battled Grenfell Tower inferno ‘diagnosed with rare cancers’

Most of the diseases diagnosed among crews are understood to be digestive cancers and leukaemia, according to a report

Daily Mirror

'Hero firefighters risk lives to save others - their health should be protected'

As many as a dozen of firefighters who entered the burning Grenfell Tower have since developed terminal cancer. It's feared many of the residents who survived the fire were exposed to toxic fumes

Daily Record

Firefighters who saved lives at Grenfell Tower diagnosed with terminal cancer

An investigation has uncovered a secret tragedy from the 2017 fire in West London, which killed 72 residents.

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