Grenfell Tower inquiry’s final report on cause of disaster delayed again | Grenfell Tower inquiry

Grenfell Tower inquiry’s final report on cause of disaster delayed again | Grenfell Tower inquiry

The official findings about what caused the Grenfell Tower disaster have been delayed again and may not be released until the middle of next year – seven years after the council block... Read more »
Junior GP wildcard ride ends in disaster for O’Gorman – South London News

Junior GP wildcard ride ends in disaster for O’Gorman – South London News

Erith motorcyle racer Casey O’Gorman’s dream wildcard ride in the Junior GP championships ended in the gravel at Misano last weekend. The weekend got off to a rocky start when problems with... Read more »
Gary Stevenson, City trader turned campaigner: ‘I made money betting on a disaster’ | Financial sector

Gary Stevenson, City trader turned campaigner: ‘I made money betting on a disaster’ | Financial sector

Gary Stevenson became a multimillionaire by “betting inequality was going to destroy our economy and make the poorest in society even poorer”. Growing up with his brother and sister in a cramped... Read more »
Grenfell Tower fire: The 72 people who died in the disaster who we must never forget

Grenfell Tower fire: The 72 people who died in the disaster who we must never forget

West London faced one of the darkest days in its history on June 14, 2017 as 72 people were killed in the Grenfell Tower fire. Just before 1am, a fire broke out... Read more »
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UK Covid: Leaked documents say Plan C needed in 7 days to ‘avoid NHS disaster’

Tougher Covid restrictions will be needed in seven days to prevent the NHS coming under unsustainable pressure, leaked documents have said. The documents, sent to Sajid Javid, from the UK Health and... Read more »
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Chelsea can avoid January disaster by repeating Olivier Giroud coup with £16m La Liga bargain – Daniel Childs

Two months ago, Thomas Tuchel and Marina Granovsakaia would have expected the January window as one dominated by the noise surrounding the contract negotiations with Antonio Rudiger and Andreas Christensen. How we... Read more »

Grenfell-style disaster could happen again, says London Fire Brigade chief

“There needs to be a wholesale change to the way the construction industry approaches its business,” he says, adding: “I know how important a vibrant construction industry is to both London and... Read more »
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‘It could have been a disaster’: Loud ‘explosion’ heard inside Croydon café as huge glass windows mysteriously smash

A South London café owner has spoken of her devastation after her shop’s large front window mysteriously smashed while customers were inside. Meryem Limam, who owns Martil Café on Morland Road, Croydon,... Read more »
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Sadiq Khan smiles as he calls £6m Marble Arch Mound disaster a ‘bold decision by Westminster Council’

Sadiq Khan is on a mission to get London back on its feet again. After a very long 18 months living under Covid restrictions, the London Mayor is determined to help those... Read more »
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This South London borough will have free bin collections after Covid staffing disaster

Residents in Richmond will be getting five free months of garden waste collections as compensation for cancelled collections due to crew shortages. Collections for garden waste have been suspended since July 17... Read more »