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Miracle baby helping ease Grenfell Fire pain that continues to haunt survivors

Maryam Adam was three months pregnant with her and her husband Abdulwahab's son Mohammed when Grenfell Tower caught fire on June 14, 2017, claiming 72 lives

Daily Mirror

The Grenfell inquiry revealed shocking failures – five years on, they are far from fixed

The incompetence and malpractice that cost 72 people their lives has been exposed, but the pace of change is painfully slow, says Lucie Heath, deputy news editor of Inside Housing

The Guardian - UK

Duke and Duchess of Cambridge meet with mourners at Grenfell Tower

William and Kate join bereaved families and survivors to remember victims on fifth anniversary of tragedy

Evening Standard

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Grenfell community to mourn losses that ‘remain heavy in our hearts’

Tuesday marks five years since the west London tower block blaze, in which 72 people died.

The Independent UK

Grenfell Tower: the difficult task of creating a fitting memorial to the tragedy

In the days and weeks after the 2017 Grenfell Tower tragedy, in which 72 people lost their lives in a fire that consumed the 24-storey residential block in North Kensington, London, dozens of memorials appeared in the vicinity of the building. People brought flowers and pictures and green ribbons. They…

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Fire safety flaws at 1,000 tower blocks five years on from Grenfell

More than 1,000 residential tower blocks in London still have serious fire safety issues such as flammable cladding, five years on from the Grenfell Tower disaster.

Evening Standard

Fire safety firm looks to raise £3 million on AIM

Junior counsel to the Grenfell Tower Inquiry Emma Hynes joined the company’s board as non-executive director

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‘We lost 72 beautiful people. For them, we keep fighting’: Grenfell survivors speak out five years on

The tower’s former residents will never forget the fear and chaos of 14 June 2017, or the anger and grief that followed. They talk about the night when everything changed – and their long battles to regain some kind of normality

The Guardian - UK

Grenfell ‘a tragedy in three acts’ as told by survivor who predicted the blaze

Ed Daffarn described Grenfell as a ‘tragedy in three acts’, with the final act being half a decade of ‘betrayal’ by the housing department.

The Independent UK

Grenfell survivor describes fire as a ‘tragedy in three acts’

Ed Daffarn said the final act is half a decade of ‘betrayal’ by the housing department

Evening Standard

I fear we could face another Grenfell Tower disaster

Five years on from the blaze that killed 72 people, the London mayor calls on the government to learn the lessons and boost safety measures

The Guardian - UK

Thousands still living in death traps wrapped in same cladding as Grenfell Tower

Families are still living in tower blocks with the deadly cladding found on Grenfell Tower - and work to replace the cladding has yet to be completed on 58 residential buildings

Daily Mirror

Residents ‘living in the shadow’ of Grenfell Tower on fifth anniversary of fire

Members of the community in North Kensington have spoken about the impact of the disaster.

The Independent UK

Community member joined council after watching its ‘chilling’ Grenfell response

Claire Simmons said much of the response ‘could be characterised as at best neglect and at worst conscious cruelty’.

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Daily Mirror

Families who've spent £820,000 after Grenfell tragedy fear they won't get a penny back

Following the 2017 Grenfell Tower disaster, thousands of homes across the country needed to replace flammable cladding, but loopholes in the scheme mean many homes do not get cash to help

The Guardian - UK

Grenfell Tower legal costs on course to top £250m

As five-year anniversary approaches, figures reveal public inquiry into the fire has spent £149m so far

Daily Mirror

Grenfell Tower fire survivor vows to 'keep fighting until justice is served'

Natasha Elcock survived the tragic Grenfell Tower fire, which claimed the lives of 72 people, including her uncle Steve Power. The supermarket manager is now the chair of Grenfell United

Daily Mirror

'I was the first firefighter into Grenfell - my friend's niece died in the blaze'

David Badillo was the first firefighter to walk into Grenfell Tower when the fire broke out. He resuscitated a woman on the floor and covered the dead body of a man who had jumped from the tower.

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The Independent UK

Fire union chief not hopeful Grenfell inquiry will lead to change

Matt Wrack said the inquiry has been a machinery for ‘kicking the can down the road’.

Daily Mirror

'72 empty Jubilee party seats scream of long wait for justice for Grenfell Tower victims'

A silent Jubilee street party scene, with place settings for the dead, shows forgotten Grenfell Tower fire families had no time to party for the Queen, says Darren Lewis

Daily Mirror

Grenfell Tower cladding which let deadly blaze spread FINALLY banned 5 years after fire

The new rules announced last night will only apply to future developments, not existing buildings or those currently under construction

Wales Online

Cladding used on Grenfell Tower banned on all new buildings in England

The ban comes five years after the Grenfell Tower fire

The Independent UK

Specific cladding used on Grenfell Tower banned on all new buildings in England

Ban comes five years after Grenfell Tower fire

The Independent UK

Grenfell Tower blaze victims’ places saved at Platinum Jubilee street party

The Justice4Grenfell group held a party to mark the Queen’s 70 years on the throne – with places laid out at a table for those killed in the fire.

The Independent UK

Civil servants got Grenfell Tower name wrong during response, inquiry hears

A senior civil servant said she found it “jarring” to see the tower called “Grenfell House” and said she was “sorry” about the mistake.

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