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Londoners told to be vigilant with messages after cyber-attack on council

Royal Borough of Kensington and Chelsea says it is checking whether data taken contained residents’ details

The Guardian - UK

Was your London council among those hit by a cyber attack this week?

Graeme Stewart, head of public sector at Check Point said the situation had "all the signs of a serious intrusion"

Evening Standard

London councils enact emergency plans after three hit by cyber-attack

Kensington and Westminster councils investigating whether data has been compromised as Hammersmith and Fulham also reports hack

The Guardian - UK

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Companies ‘dishonestly’ supplied insulation to Grenfell Tower, High Court hears

Celotex and Saint-Gobain Construction Products UK are alleged to have been involved in an unlawful conspiracy.

Evening Standard

‘A slap in the face’: Grenfell officials still working in housing eight years after fire

Survivors say careers of many of those involved show there are ‘no consequences for decisions that cost lives’

The Guardian - UK

Grenfell fire fridge maker accused of safety test failings in council lawsuit

Kensington and Chelsea sues Hotpoint maker Beko Europe as part of wider action against firms it blames over blaze

The Guardian - UK

Bin lorries in London's wealthiest borough to run on vegetable oil

Kensington and Chelsea Council has said the move to vegetable oil could cut its waste fleet’s carbon emissions by 90%

Evening Standard

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Locals fume as London's richest borough to let second homeowners buy parking permits to raise cash

Kensington and Chelsea Council said the move would help

Evening Standard

Lime and Forest e-bikes dumped on pavement near Harrods seized in council crackdown

Firms billed more than £3,000 to get 42 e-bikes released from council storage

Evening Standard

Grenfell survivor in ‘utter disbelief’ as banned contractor fights council decision

Emma O’Connor, who escaped in a lift from the 20th floor with her partner, said she was shocked to hear of Siderise Insulation Ltd’s legal challenge

Evening Standard

Motorists warned over QR code parking scam targeting central London locations

Scammers have been using fake QR codes in bid to trick motorists over parking in Kensington and Chelsea

Evening Standard

‘My body shakes even now’: how Grenfell survivors were failed in the days after the tragedy

Some residents were moved to rooms in high-rise buildings, others did not know they were entitled to food, and religious needs were overlooked

The Guardian - UK

Grenfell report blames decades of government failure and ‘systematic dishonesty’ of companies

Verdict of seven-year inquiry into disaster that killed 72 people apportions responsibility widely

The Guardian - UK

Six tonnes of laughing gas canisters collected during Notting Hill Carnival clean up

Around 6,000 canisters were left on the streets of west London after Notting Hill Carnival - half what was found in 2023

Evening Standard

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The Independent UK

Kirstie Allsopp reported to social services for allowing son, 15, to go interrailing

TV star was apparently contacted by a social worker after revealing that she let her son, Oscar, go interrailing around Europe with a friend

Evening Standard

Council vows to remove 'mega barges' in Chelsea in win for houseboat owners

Houseboat residents have battled developers for years

The Guardian - UK

Tenant sues landlord claiming UK flat was sublet as he was stranded abroad

Social housing resident Filippe Scalora alleges a stranger moved into his flat while he was stranded abroad

Evening Standard

Chelsea neighbours complain about Mexican restaurant's 'too loud' Mariachi bands

Mestizo's manager has said neighbours told them 'they would try everything in their power to close the restaurant'

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Evening Standard

Albert Bridge weight limit restrictions start this week to stop it suffering same fate as Hammersmith Bridge

HGVs crossing the west London bridge face fines as three-tonne weight restriction comes into force on Thursday

The Guardian - UK

‘Neglected’ but beloved youth theatre on west London estate forced to close

SPID theatre raised £2.6m for renovation but says Kensington and Chelsea council has not carried out repairs

The Guardian - UK

Trust the theatre: it has shown us the true outrage of Grenfell in a way the inquiry can’t

A verbatim play based on the interviews with survivors shows us the agony of justice delayed, says Guardian social affairs correspondent Robert Booth

The Guardian - UK

Use of Kingspan insulation on towers near Grenfell angers residents

Council orders contractor to immediately remove material made by firm implicated in 2017 disaster

The Guardian - UK

London council spending thousands on art and security patrols in opulent wards

Exclusive: Kensington and Chelsea, one of most unequal boroughs in UK, allocating social infrastructure funds in wards where homes go for millions

The Independent UK

Council ‘apologises unreservedly for ways in which it failed Grenfell residents’

Closing statements were being submitted to the public inquiry this week.

Zenger

Shops Caught Using Popular Sweet Packaging To Sell Potentially Deadly Vapes To Children

Most of the illegal products came from the U.S.

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