A CRANE collapsed onto a house in Crewe, Cheshire – leaving two men dead and three people in hospital. The incident occurred at approximately 4.30pm as the crane was working on a new housing estate near the Bombardier manufacturing site. ...
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Artists release Grenfell record
A HUGE LINE-UP of UK popstars have this morning released a charity single to raise funds for the victims of the Grenfell Tower fire. The single is a special recording of Bridge over Troubled Water. The single was arranged by ...
Read More »Police lead public services in call to reverse austerity
THE METROPOLITAN POLICE have asked the Government for more funds to cover the extra commitment to dealing with terrorist attacks and the Grenfell Tower fire which it has had to provide in recent weeks. The Met is also keeping up ...
Read More »Finsbury terror: stop the circle of terror
SINCE THE terrorist attack on Muslims at Finsbury Park, Prime Minister Theresa May has spoken out about the need to make it clear how unacceptable Islamophobia is in our society and how we need to crack down on it. To ...
Read More »Cllr Maium Miah “tower blocks – we need answers”
ISLE OF DOGS Independent Councillor Maium Miah has spent the last few days chasing landlords to provide answers on tower block safety – starting with One Housing Group, the controversial landlord which owns and manages a number of tower blocks the ...
Read More »Grenfell latest: can May survive?
THERESA MAY is still facing a barrage of criticism for the Government’s failure to act promptly as the fire broke out and in its immediate aftermath – and for its role in causing it. On Saturday, as estimates of the ...
Read More »London Bridge: police seek van info
DETECTIVES investigating the London Bridge terrorist attack have thanked the public for coming forward with information about the three pink knives used by the attackers to stab innocent victims. Police now believe they have identified where the terrorists obtained these weapons. ...
Read More »Grenfell latest: death toll may rise to 58
THE LATEST estimate of the number of fatalities in the Grenfell Tower fire is between 58 and 70. Londoners will feel that even 58 deaths is 58 too many – but there must be some relief that the eventual figure ...
Read More »Good Law sets up Grenfell Trust
THERE HAS BEEN a tremendous outpouring of practical support for the victims of the Grenfell Tower fire. Now the Good Law Project has stepped forward to set up a Trust to help manage donations of money. The guiding philosophy of ...
Read More »Biggs on tower safety: too little, too late?
THE GRENFELL TOWER fire took place in the early hours of 14th June. By tea-time the following day, Prime Minister Theresa May had announced there would be a full public inquiry. On the morning of 16th June, John Biggs, Executive ...
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