Multi-billion pound firm that supplied Grenfell Tower with flammable cladding shunned a safer version to save money, says judge US company Arconic supplied polyethylene panels through company in France Survivors file lawsuit in US because company based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania In court papers they accuse firm of putting lives at risk by supplying the product … Read more
When Amie Lewis and Alex Timms found out they were expecting their first baby, they decided it was time to put their one-bedroom flat on the market. Things moved quickly and the couple had accepted an offer on the apartment in Hackney, East London, within a week. They had also agreed a deal on a … Read more
‘Desperation’ led ‘completely trapped’ Grenfell Tower residents to wrongly believe they would be rescued by helicopter as they begged 999 operators to airlift them from blazing building Helicopters sent by the National Police Air Service weren’t equipped for rescue Report into the tragedy found residents weren’t told that they would be rescued Nabil Choucair claims … Read more
This is the chilling moment a Grenfell conman who pretended his wife and son died in the catastrophic blaze ‘exposed his guilt with a dead eye stare’ in a television interview. Anh Nhu Nguyen told volunteers a bogus tale that he’d lost his home and family when a fire ripped through the 24-storey west London tower block … Read more
Chief contractor on refurbishment of Grenfell Tower used ‘Essex boy patter’ to try and persuade others involved in the project to use cheaper cladding, inquiry hears Rydon contracts manager Simon Lawrence wanted cheaper cladding used The contractor had altered financial figures to keep the cost savings themselves The Grenfell Inquiry heard they building’s owners wanted … Read more
Grenfell Tower fire safety consultant ignored email about cladding because he was only copied in and not the ‘primary recipient’, inquiry told Terry Ashton ignored documents outlining proposed cladding and insulation The fire safety consultant also failed to read the architect’s progress report It comes as the inquiry into the Grenfell Tower fire began once … Read more
Stormzy called for answers in response to the Grenfell Tower fire during a virtual memorial service held by pressure group Grenfell United on the three-year anniversary of the tragedy. Sunday marked three years since a kitchen fire on the fourth floor in the high-rise covered in dangerous cladding turned into the most deadly domestic blaze … Read more
Adele thanked Grenfell United for ‘fighting for true justice’ during a YouTube memorial service to honour the victims of the Grenfell Tower fire on the three-year anniversary of the tragedy on Sunday. In a heartfelt video message, the singer, 32, commemorated the 72 people who lost their lives after a blaze tore through the residential block … Read more
Boris Johnson has today vowed to ensure that the Grenfell Tower fire will ‘never be repeated’. The message came as he marked the third anniversary of the tragedy that killed 72 people with a virtual service. Today marks three years since the small kitchen fire in the west London high-rise turned into the most deadly … Read more
A bereaved relative has drawn parallels between living through the coronavirus pandemic and the aftermath of the Grenfell Tower fire ahead of the third anniversary of the disaster. Karim Mussilhy, whose uncle Hesham Rahman, died in the blaze said the pandemic has been ‘really tough’ for many bereaved and survivors of the inferno which killed … Read more