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As inquiry ends this week, five years after fire tragedy, family members of the 72 dead ask if they will ever get closure

Five years after the Grenfell tragedy took 72 lives, what has changed – and what change do we still need to fight for?

Five years after the fire that killed 72, the inquiry is nearing a close. Over 300 days of evidence, what have we learned about the failings that led to disaster?

Ed Daffarn described Grenfell as a ‘tragedy in three acts’, with the final act being half a decade of ‘betrayal’ by the housing department.

The tower’s former residents will never forget the fear and chaos of 14 June 2017, or the anger and grief that followed. They talk about the night when everything changed – and their long battles to regain some kind of normality

Survivors launch #chargesnow campaign, saying there is enough evidence to prosecute

Sponsorship deal with Kingspan sparked furious backlash from the Grenfell community

More bereaved families join backlash against sponsorship of Lewis Hamilton’s F1 racing car by Kingspan

Monday briefing: A second shot at freedom Graham Russell Top story: ‘Essential we give ourselves more time’ © Photograph: Yui Mok/PA Covid restrictions in England are expected to continue for weeks more. Good morning to you all, Graham Russell here kicking off the week in news. Boris Johnson is today expected to announce a delay to England’s “freedom day” in a bid to tackle the rise of the Delta variant of the coronavirus, which now makes up more than 90% of new inf...

Grenfell survivors accuse government of fire safety ‘Russian roulette’ Ministers have failed to fix hundreds of thousands of dangerous homes in four years since disaster, say campaigners Monday is the fourth anniversary of the fire in which 72 people died. Photograph: Leon Neal/Getty Images Monday is the fourth anniversary of the fire in which 72 people died. Photograph: Leon Neal/Getty Images Mon 14 Jun 2021 00.00 EDT Last modified on Mon 14 Jun 2021 00.11 EDT Survivors of the Grenfe...