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This stark vision of Grenfell reveals so much about the elite that really rules us

Steve McQueen’s wordless film reminds us of the silence now surrounding the scandal

The Guardian - UK

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

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A House for Alice by Diana Evans review – vivid tale of a homesick matriarch

Three middle-aged sisters grapple with their mother’s imminent return to Nigeria in this immersive domestic drama of becoming and belonging in post-Grenfell London

The Guardian - UK

Hero firefighters diagnosed with cancer at rate 1.6 times higher than UK population

There are calls for firefighters to receive health screenings after it was revealed those who served at the Grenfell Tower disaster had been diagnosed with terminal cancer

Daily Mirror

Gove invites Kingspan for talks on post-Grenfell remediation package

It comes following a report suggesting the firm would pay for remediation work in high-rise buildings where its cladding had been used.

The Independent UK

'Shame on comedian Alfie Brown and anyone who thinks it's OK to laugh at Grenfell Tower'

Darren Lewis is disgusted by the cheap jokes from the Live at the Apollo star, punching down at the lives lost, misery and misfortune, and thinks the comedian needs to rethink his material if he wants to keep any kind of audience

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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

Thousands sign petition in bid to have BBC Grenfell Tower drama scrapped

The tragedy, which took place almost five years ago, claimed 72 lives.

Daily Record

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

Grenfell survivor loses High Court housing fight with council

Marcio Gomes, 43, wants a bigger home than he has been offered and argued that the Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea had acted unlawfully.

The Independent UK

Gove gives reprieve to housebuilders that failed to sign up to safety scheme

Sister company to firm that refurbished Grenfell among builders that failed to comply with deadline

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Birmingham Post

Northern housebuilders Bellway and Persimmon sign up to post-Grenfell safety scheme

The companies have committed to the Self-Remediation Terms that will cost them hundreds of millions of pounds

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

Evening Standard

Grenfell: System Failure. Scenes from the Inquiry review: a show that fills you with rage

This quietly devastating show feels real, and its unvarnished testimony is horrifically compelling

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Evening Standard

New law to support victims of disasters such as Grenfell a ‘priority for Labour’

Party renews calls for legislation to ensure families impacted by future disasters get legal representation

Evening Standard

OPINION - Dragons’ Den star Steven Bartlett plans to help Grenfell community with entrepreneurship scheme

Steven Bartlett has begun a mentoring initiative for the Grenfell community

The Guardian - UK

Was It For This by Hannah Sullivan review – a poem for Grenfell

Sullivan ponders tragedy and the homes she has known in a collection full of insightful observation and anguished comedy

The Guardian - UK

Dragon Steven Bartlett plans ‘money school’ for Grenfell community

Dragons’ Den investor wants to offer financial workshops after being asked for help by those affected by 2017 disaster

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

ABC News

The Loop: Zelenskyy says Russia at 2024 Olympic Games shows war is 'acceptable', and Flume 'didn't see' Hottest 100 win coming — as it happened

The news Australia is searching for, and all the news that happened while you snoozed: This is The Loop, your quick catch-up for this morning's stories as they happen.

Reuters

Government bears some blame for Grenfell fire, UK housing minister says

The British government is partly to blame for the Grenfell fire which killed 72 people in 2017 as building regulations were deficient and could be exploited by developers in a way that was unsafe, housing minister Michael Gove said on Sunday.

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