More than £2million of taxpayers’ cash went on so-called 'waking watches' where trained fire marshals patrol tower blocks deemed a fire risk.

About 300 people were evacuated from the building after the fire in August Flammable cladding and strong winds helped a blaze spread across an apartment building after a balcony's light fitting caught ...

Residents' representatives fear that any flammable materials left in place can lead to a lower fire safety rating - even ...

After 72 people were killed in the devastating fire that ripped through the Grenfell Tower in London, the country unified behind a simple message: "Never again." Four years later and just 10 miles ...

Since the Grenfell Tower fire seven years ago, cladding has become the building industry's worst nightmare. A rush to provide low-cost, lightweight and energy-efficient wrapping for modern buildings ...

The cladding crisis created in the aftermath of the Grenfell tragedy is pushing more people into financial ruin as the number of buildings forced to introduce expensive 24/7 fire patrols to stay safe ...

Three years after the Grenfell fire, many buildings with dangerous cladding still have 24-hour fire safety patrols - introduced originally as a temporary measure. Now, thousands more homeowners are ...

The government has been condemned for its slow response to the cladding scandal after a fire at a London block covered in the same flammable material as Grenfell Tower left than 40 people in need of ...

Plans to replace cladding on the Travelodge building in Maidenhead town centre have been submitted to the Royal Borough.

Five cladding systems failed fire tests as early as 2004, including one similar to that used on the west London tower block which has since been blamed for the spread of the blaze. The results, marked ...

The fire at the residential tower block in North Kensington, west London, on the night of June 24, 2017, triggered a public inquiry, chaired by Sir Martin Moore-Bick. It has examined the circumstances ...

Flammable cladding and strong winds helped a blaze spread across an apartment building after a balcony's light fitting caught fire, investigators have concluded. Nearly 300 residents were evacuated ...