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Grenfell Tower Inquiry suspended for at least three weeks Digital Edition: Grenfell Tower Inquiry suspended for at least three weeks The inquiry into the events leading to the death of 72 people in the Grenfell Tower fire in 2017 has been suspended until February Enjoyed your complimentary access to the AJ? Register to read a limited number of free articles Register Every issue of the AJ Ev...

Grenfell Tower inquiry: government ministers called to give evidence Robert Booth Social affairs correspondent © Provided by The Guardian Photograph: Jack Taylor/Getty Images Government ministers have been called to give evidence to the Grenfell Tower public inquiry in a move that means senior politicians could next year be cross-examined about their actions in the run-up to the disaster and its aftermath. Key figures have already been asked to provide written statements and ...

Christmas this year – without our wider family in many cases but with our uninvited virus guest – threatens to offer about as much respite as the need to take in a parcel delivery during a virtual senior management team meeting. The repercussions of family mixing in the Season to be Jolly look grave, in every sense of the word, but, hey, this year of misery is nearly over and there’s eggnog to drink. So this LGC briefing will seek to draw a line under 2020 and look ahead to a pristine new...

Doctors warned about swine flu crisis THIS week ten years ago, the full extent of the Government’s spending cuts were revealed as North-East councils were ordered to find £200m of savings. The region’s councils were to have their Government grant cut by an average of 6.64 per cent, while some local authorities in the south would largely escape the pain. Town hall bosses reeling from the settlement were given accounting advice by the Communities Secretary Eric Pickles. He said they...