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The Latest Breaking News from Grenfell Tower

Dismantling of Grenfell Tower begins eight years after devastating fire

The Government has pledged the building’s deconstruction will be carried out ‘with great care and sensitivity’

Evening Standard

Two-year deconstruction process of Grenfell Tower begins

The Government has pledged the building’s deconstruction will be carried out ‘with great care and sensitivity’.

The Independent UK

'Serious failings' identified by housing regulator at Kensington and Chelsea Council

Kensington and Chelsea, the borough which contains Grenfell Tower, has been handed the second lowest grade by the Government Regulator over the state of its social housing

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Grenfell Tower campaigners hit out at delay to possible banning of firms criticised in inquiry

Ministers have confirmed a pause in possible public contract bans for seven firms ‘to prevent any impact on criminal investigations’

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The legacy of the Grenfell fire: 'People who lived in that tower were nothing to those in charge'

Eight years after the disaster, a new Netflix documentary aims to unpack what happened. We spoke to one of the families who are still waiting for justice

Evening Standard

Grenfell residents gather for last anniversary before tower is demolished

The Government announced earlier this year that the remains of the building will be brought down.

The Independent UK

Cries for justice as hundreds gather for emotional Grenfell anniversary march before tower demolition begins

‘As we stand here eight years on, the only decision this Government has made is to tear down the tower – our home’ - Karim Mussilhy, who lost his uncle in the blaze

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'Unless I want to take a loss I am stuck': the leaseholders battling the cladding crisis with no end in sight

As London marks the eighth anniversary of the Grenfell Tower fire, thousands of leaseholders remain stuck in unsellable and potentially dangerous flats

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Residents in Grenfell Tower estate to receive compensation after 'living on a building site' for eight years

One resident said the compensation payments were "nowhere near enough”

Evening Standard

Grenfell Tower demolition could begin in September

It had been announced in February that the tower will be brought down to ground level in a process likely to take two years.

Evening Standard

Police plan to build full-scale Grenfell replica as criminal investigation into disaster is expanded

A final decision has not been made on whether the reconstruction will take place, but Met Police wanted to inform victims’ families first

Evening Standard

Grenfell Tower disaster film to launch UK tour with Scotland screenings

A TOURING film installation on the Grenfell Tower disaster will launch in Glasgow next month ...

The National (Scotland)

'Disgraceful' Grenfell companies to be investigated as part of 'tough' new action on construction, vows Angela Rayner

A group representing some of the Grenfell bereaved welcomed the commitments, but warned it will be paying ‘close attention’ to how they progress

Evening Standard

Seven organisations face government contract ban over Grenfell Tower tragedy

Deputy prime minister Angela Rayner proposes prison time for executives who break the rules in response to Grenfell inquiry recommendations

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Grenfell Tower: seven organisations face debarment from government contracts

Possible action comes as ministers announce plans to improve building safety and strengthen accountability

The Independent UK

Angela Rayner denies being ‘aggressive’ in ‘car crash’ meeting with Grenfell Tower families

Deputy prime minister Angela Rayner has rejected claims she was 'defensive' and 'aggressive' in a recent meeting with the bereaved families and survivors of the Grenfell Tower fire.

The Independent UK

Rayner forced to defend handling of Grenfell Tower plan after families ‘ignored’

Grenfell Tower will be demolished in a process likely to take two years

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Rayner defends handling of Grenfell Tower meeting after families ‘ignored’

Grenfell Tower will be demolished in a process likely to take two years, it has been confirmed.

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The Observer view: A robust watchdog is vital to avoid another Grenfell Tower tragedy

Seven years on from the London fire, half a million people are still estimated to be living in dangerous buildings

The Independent UK

‘I lost my daughter in Grenfell Tower. It should come down’

Grenfell Tower will be “carefully” demolished in a process likely to take two years, the government confirmed on Friday, 7 February.

The Independent UK

Angela Rayner must keep Grenfell families at the heart of her decisions – it’s the least they deserve

THE INDEPENDENT VIEW: Editorial: Seven years after the Grenfell Tower fire took the lives of 72 people, the blackened remains of the block have been marked for demolition – but survivors and the bereaved are still waiting to see justice served

Evening Standard

Grenfell survivor says 'we'll chain ourselves with bars' to block tower block demolition

A survivor who escaped the 20th floor of Grenfell Tower has vowed to chain herself up outside the site to prevent it being taken down

International Business Times

London's Grenfell Tower To Be Taken Down After Deadly 2017 Fire

London's Grenfell Tower -- where 72 people died in 2017 in Britain's worst residential fire since World War II -- is to be demolished, the UK government confirmed on Friday.

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UK Government To Dismantle Grenfell Tower After Deadly Fire

U.K. government to dismantle Grenfell Tower, site of 2017 fire tragedy, after public inquiry revealed systemic failures.

Evening Standard

Grenfell Tower demolition plan revealed as parts to be kept for memorial to 72 victims of fire disaster

Long-awaited Government statement says: ‘It is clear from conversations it remains a sacred site. It is also clear that there is not a consensus about what should happen to it’

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