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OPINION - E-bike blazes have exposed a brutal truth: Londoners don't care about fires if the “wrong” people are victims

Two years ago, on a grey day in March, I was standing outside a block of flats in Shadwell, listening to a fellow delivery rider speak with passion as he addressed the crowd present at the vigil. His flat had gone up in flames, taking with it the life of…

Evening Standard

Revealed: Fires in London sparked by 'dangerous' e-bikes and e-scooters double in three years

Exclusive: Standard investigation uncovers 120 injuries and 3 deaths in the capital linked to vehicles catching alight

Evening Standard

London ebike fire: landlords of ‘grossly overcrowded’ flat fined almost £100,000

Sofina Begum and Aminur Rahman had ‘blatant disregard’ for tenants of property where man was killed, says judge

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Rogue landlords who crammed up to 23 people into two bed flat where man died in e-bike fire fined £90,000

Father-of-two Mizanur Rahman, 41, died from the effects of smoke inhalation after the fire in the flat in Shadwell, east London

Evening Standard

Survivors of fatal e-bike fire take landmark action against London landlords and battery manufacturer

As many as 20 young men were crammed into the two-bedroom flat in Shadwell where they slept in bunkbeds

Evening Standard

12 ebike fire survivors sue London landlords and battery manufacturer

Legal action after fire that killed man at overcrowded flat in Shadwell thought to be the first of its kind involving ebikes

The Guardian - UK

Grenfell should have been a wake-up call – but the UK still doesn't take fire safety seriously because of who is most at risk

In March 2023, a fire in Tower Hamlets, east London, claimed the life of Mizanur Rahman, a 41-year-old father-of-two from Bangladesh. Five fire engines and 35 firefighters attended the call to the two-bedroom flat in Maddocks House, on the Tarling West housing estate, in the early hours of the morning.

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Landlord couple admit housing offences after fatal east London flat fire

One man died in the blaze in the overcrowded home

Evening Standard

Landlords of crowded London flat that caught fire plead guilty to criminal charges

Mizanur Rahman, a 41-year-old father of two, was killed in a fire at the flat in Shadwell

The Guardian - UK

Father whose wife and children died in e-bike battery fire demands law change as cases surge

Scott Peden says he ‘lost his world’ when a charging e-bike battery exploded in his home

The Independent UK

Hacked construction sign sends nasty message to drivers

‘Due to weather... go f*** yourself,’ read the hacked roadsign in Houston

The Independent UK

UK e-bike users warned not to use incompatible chargers after fatal fire

Coroner says blaze that killed London man probably caused by battery being plugged into charger with different voltage

The Guardian - UK

Bangladesh’s ruling and opposition parties hold rallies over who should oversee the next election

Thousands of supporters of Bangladesh’s governing and opposition parties have held separate rallies over who should oversee the next general election, expected to be held early next year

The Independent UK

More than 170 dead as Bangladesh grapples with dengue ‘epidemic’

At least 176 people – 31 of them children below 14 – have died of the mosquito-borne fever this year, officials say.

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The Guardian - UK

E-bike and e-scooter fires have injured at least 190 people in UK, data shows

Exclusive: Fires more than quadruple since 2020 after surge in popularity of battery-assisted travel

Evening Standard

Shadwell fire survivors set to become homeless as council help runs out

The fire broke out in a three-bedroom flat where up to 18 people were sleeping

Radio France Internationale

Shubo Nabo Barsho! Happy Bengali New Year!

This week on The Sound Kitchen you’ll hear the answer to the question about Fespaco. There’s a celebration of the Bengali New Year, as well as the “Listeners Corner” with Michael Fitzpatrick and “Music from Vincent” with Vincent Pora. All that, and the new quiz question, too, so click on…

The Guardian - UK

Social landlord in England said mould was ‘acceptable’ in refugees’ homes

Rochdale Boroughwide Housing’s failure to treat severe mould led to the death of two-year-old Awaab Ishak

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Al Jazeera

Rohingya campaigners condemn Myanmar’s ‘opaque’ repatriation plan

Rights campaigners condemn ruling military’s plan saying no word on Rohingya’s rights and their safety in Myanmar.

The Guardian - UK

Residents demand independent inquiry into council’s role before fatal fire

Residents’ association claims Tower Hamlets officials and councillors knew about overcrowding at Maddocks House

The Guardian - UK

Criminal investigation launched into fatal east London flat fire

One man died in fire on 5 March in two-bedroom flat where at least 18 people were living

Evening Standard

Residents in east London flats ‘complained about overcrowding before fatal fire’

Mizanur Rahman, 41, died after the blaze tore through his flat in Shadwell

The Guardian - UK

Residents warned council landlord about overcrowded flat before fatal fire

Tower Hamlets council’s failure to stop overcrowding prompts allegation by residents’ association of ‘negligence’

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