Professor Green urges teens affected by Grenfell to feel empowered
Rapper Professor Green has told teenagers struggling to cope with the impact of the Grenfell Tower tragedy not to feel ashamed about how they feel and find someone to talk to.
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Man pleads guilty over £88,000 Grenfell Tower fraud
A man who pretended to be a victim of the Grenfell Tower disaster has pleaded guilty to fraud totalling nearly £90,000, police said.
Grenfell coroner calls for long-term health screening for survivors
The coroner leading the Grenfell Tower inquest has called on the NHS to set up a screening programme for those who were exposed to smoke and dust in the fire.
Meghan gets a little help from her mother at Grenfell community cookbook launch
The Duchess of Sussex brought her mother to the launch of the Grenfell community cookbook she has championed – and helped prepare lunch for the guests.
Meghan joined by mother Doria at Kensington Palace cookbook reception
The Duchess of Sussex has been joined by her mother as she hosted an outdoor reception at Kensington Palace to mark the launch of a cookbook she has championed.
Officer begged fire chiefs to scrap stay-put advice at Grenfell, inquiry told
A fire officer begged his superiors to abandon stay-put advice being given to Grenfell Tower residents within minutes of arriving at the burning block, an inquiry has heard.
Firefighter carried collapsed woman down Grenfell Tower
A firefighter single-handedly carried a woman half-way down Grenfell Tower after she collapsed in the smoke-clogged stairwell, an inquiry has heard.
Community panel will determine future of Grenfell Tower site
A commission has been announced to enable the Grenfell community to decide the long-term future of the tower site.
Abuse hurled at Grenfell firefighter after he rescued four people, inquiry told
A firefighter who attended Grenfell Tower has described how “young thugs” angry at the emergency response hurled abuse at them – minutes after he rescued four people.
Brokenshire tells property firms to remove unsafe cladding
Landlords including some of the UK’s biggest property firms have been told to remove unsafe cladding from their buildings or face the threat of enforcement action.
Drug dealer jailed over £86,000 Grenfell fraud
A drug dealer who received almost £87,000 in funds after falsely claiming he lived in Grenfell Tower in the wake of the fire has been jailed for more than six years.
Jail for cleaner who stole more than £53,000 intended for Grenfell victims
A cleaner who stole more than £53,000 in relief funds intended for the victims of the Grenfell fire has been jailed for three years and two months.
Four Grenfell residents accidentally left to die after mix-up, inquiry hears
Four Grenfell Tower residents were accidentally left to die in an upper-floor flat after a calamitous mix-up during the rescue effort, an inquiry has heard.
Boy who lost loved ones in Grenfell visits Cornwall as charity reaches milestone
A five-year-old has become the 300th person affected by the Grenfell Tower disaster to visit Cornwall through a scheme set up to help survivors.
Grenfell fire referenced as Michaela Coel hits out at those putting profits before people
Michaela Coel referenced the Grenfell fire tragedy during her keynote lecture at the Edinburgh TV Festival, while calling for change in a society she said is focused on financial profit.
Grenfell Tower firefighter ‘had to keep up pretence’ that woman could be saved
A woman whose two-year-old son was killed in the Grenfell Tower fire begged to join him before perishing in the flames while on the phone to a firefighter.
I lied to woman who begged to die in Grenfell blaze with son, says firefighter
A woman whose two-year-old son was killed in the Grenfell Tower fire begged to join him before perishing in the flames while on the phone to a firefighter.
Grenfell Tower no longer crime scene as police collect ‘everything we need’
Grenfell Tower is no longer a crime scene after police completed the forensic examination of the site.
Grenfell watch manager used hose for hours to keep flames from trapped resident
A watch manager used a hose to keep flames from a trapped resident for hours after realising that water pressure was too low to fight the Grenfell Tower fire more widely.
Grenfell Tower site to be managed by Government following police probe
Grenfell Tower will come under Government control once detectives wrap up their 13-month investigation at the site.
Grenfell firefighters ‘punished beyond anything ever experienced before’
Firefighters battling the Grenfell Tower fire and trying to save residents from its grip were “punished beyond anything they had ever experienced before”, a veteran officer said.
Boy told Grenfell fire officer rest of family were ‘all dead’
A little boy who was being rescued from Grenfell Tower told a fire officer the rest of his family were “all dead”, an inquiry has heard.
Grenfell firefighter says rescue like ‘going down through a chimney’
A woman found near the top of Grenfell Tower was carried down at least 17 flights of stairs by firefighters and passed out during the perilous descent.
Flammable cladding ban proposals do not go far enough, MPs warn
A ban on flammable cladding for new high-rise buildings being considered by the Government in the wake of the Grenfell Tower tragedy does not go far enough, a Commons committee has warned.
Grenfell firefighters ‘would not have foreseen risk of external fire spread’
Firefighters would not have foreseen the risk of external fire spread to the extent that took place on the outside of Grenfell Tower, a senior officer said.
Pair jailed after claiming £125,000 by posing as Grenfell victims
Two illegal immigrants who claimed more than £100,000 of support meant for Grenfell Tower fire survivors in a “parasitic fraud” have been jailed, police said.
Control operators ‘scared’ to change stay-put advice, Grenfell inquiry told
Several fire control room operators were reluctant to tell Grenfell Tower residents to flee even after stay-put advice was changed, a manager has revealed.
999 operator told Grenfell Tower resident ‘I can’t really advise you’
A Grenfell Tower fire survivor was told by an operator she could not advise her what to do when she rang 999 reporting smoke on the 22nd floor.
Fire brigade manager scrapped Grenfell stay-put advice, inquiry told
A fire control room manager on the night of the Grenfell Tower blaze became “increasingly uncomfortable” with the stay-put policy and abandoned it within 15 minutes of her arrival.
Fire brigade manager scrapped stay-put advice at Grenfell, inquiry told
A fire control room manager on the night of the Grenfell Tower blaze became “increasingly uncomfortable” with the stay-put policy and abandoned it within 15 minutes of her arrival.
Grenfell fire control room operator feared people were trapped on every floor
A control room operator feared there would be people trapped on every floor of Grenfell Tower as she passed on information to crews on the ground after being “inundated” with 999 calls.
Firefighters feared for their lives as they tackled Grenfell Tower blaze
A veteran firefighter with 22 years’ experience told of the panicked moment he feared he would die as he attempted to save a 12-year-old girl from the higher floors of Grenfell Tower.