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The Grenfell Tower in west London
THE Grenfell Tower refurbishment’s chief fire-safety consultant ignored documents outlining proposed cladding and insulation materials, the inquiry into the disaster heard today.
Terry Ashton, of fire engineering firm Exova, did not read an early progress report by the project architects and failed even to mention plans to cover the 24-storey tower block in cladding in his first outline fire-safety report, published on October 31 2012.
He told the inquiry: “It was not on my mind at that time, I guess.
YVETTE WILLIAMS and JOE DELANEY dissect the institutional dawdling that rubbed salt into the Grenfell open wounds prolonging the agony of survivors
As we approach the half-anniversary of the Grenfell tragedy, the community gathers to remember loved ones while grappling with mixed emotions surrounding the ongoing deconstruction of the tower and the hopeful plans for a memorial, writes EMMA DENT COAD
We are experiencing a wave of organised, often deadly violence targeting migrants from other parts of Africa — but the poorest South Africans reject this hatred, staying true to the spirit of Ubuntu and Pan-African unity, reports NIGEL BRANKEN
