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Government did not try to cover up reports on cladding, Grenfell inquiry hears

The Government did not try to cover up reports stating that Grenfell-style cladding was unsafe for use on high-rise buildings 15 years before the fatal fire, an inquiry has heard. Senior civil servant Brian Martin, who had been in charge of official ...

21 Mar 2022 at 18:25

Minister denies ‘aversion’ to more fire regulation in years before Grenfell

Former fire minister Brandon Lewis has denied at the Grenfell Tower inquiry that the Government had an “aversion” to increasing fire safety regulation in the years leading up to the fatal blaze. The Northern Ireland Secretary was the minister for ...

30 Mar 2022 at 18:25

City

Cladding works set to cost housebuilder Redrow £200m

Housebuilder Redrow has set aside a further £164 million after vowing to carry out more first safety works in the wake of the Grenfell Tragedy. It will take the cost of the firm’s fire safety provisions to £200 million. Redrow has become one of ...

06 Apr 2022 at 09:25

Scotland

Humza Yousaf challenged to guarantee safety of Edinburgh’s Sick Kids hospital

Health Secretary Humza Yousaf is being asked if he can guarantee Edinburgh’s new Sick Kids hospital is safe, amid concerns that cladding similar to that used on Grenfell Tower has been installed at the flagship hospital. Scottish Liberal ...

10 Apr 2022 at 12:25

Campaigners win High Court challenge over Holocaust memorial site

Campaigners have won their High Court bid to quash planning permission for a new national Holocaust memorial in a park outside Parliament. The London Historic Parks and Gardens Trust is opposed to a new UK Holocaust Memorial and ...

08 Apr 2022 at 11:55

City

Crest and Taylor Wimpey reveal hefty bills for cladding works after new pledge

Housebuilders Crest Nicholson and Taylor Wimpey have revealed further hefty bills after vowing to carry out more fire safety works on tall buildings in the wake of the Grenfell Tower tragedy. The firms are among those to sign ...

05 Apr 2022 at 17:25

Orkney composer creates music for Platinum Jubilee superbloom at Tower of London

An Orkney composer’s unique work is set to be the soundtrack of the floral transformation of the Tower of London as part of the celebrations for the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee. Erland Cooper’s specially written Music for ...

30 Mar 2022 at 01:25

Grenfell inquiry: Fire safety guidance should ‘perhaps’ have been updated sooner

A coroner’s warning to update fire safety guidance five years before the Grenfell tragedy should “perhaps” have been acted upon sooner, a Government official has said. Bob Ledsome, who works for the Department for ...

02 Mar 2022 at 16:25

‘Stay put’ advice exceptions left out of fire guidance, Grenfell inquiry hears

Firefighting guidance compiled after the Lakanal House fire in 2009 didn’t suggest “stay put” advice for residents in tower blocks should be dropped in some circumstances, the Grenfell Tower inquiry has heard. ...

09 Mar 2022 at 19:25

Derry News

Derry schools celebrate Catholic Schools Week

Catholic Schools are not unique to Northern Ireland. Rather, Catholic schools are part of an international network of Catholic education where 60 million pupils of all faiths and none are welcomed, cherished, ...

26 Jan 2022 at 16:33

Blackpool Tower Ballroom floor ready for more dancing feet after refurb

The famous Blackpool Tower Ballroom floor is ready to welcome more dancing feet after its most extensive restoration in 30 years. The original wooden dancefloor, which has been quickstepped over by ...

19 Jan 2022 at 17:56

Michael Gove meets developers over funding for cladding work

Communities Secretary Michael Gove is meeting with developers on Thursday to discuss how to pay for works to rectify cladding and building safety issues, the Home Builders Federation (HBF) said. ...

20 Jan 2022 at 13:55

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