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A new stage of the grenfell inquiry — starting shortly — will look at the question of how flammable cladding came to be used in an industry that appeared to be as highly regulated as construction. in 2017 72 people were killed when the tower block in west london caught fire, which rapidly engulfed the whole building. our home affairs correspondent, tom symonds, is with me. tell tom symonds, is with me. us what we are expecti| are tell us what we are expecting. - are going to get opening stat...

The inquiry was told that various governments had concealed the risks to building safety, and missed oportunities to change building regulations, including not acting on advice about flammable cladding. our home affairs correspondent tom symonds has more details. a fire in knowsley on merseyside in 1992. another one, irvine, north ayrshire, 1999. southwark, south london, 2009. early warnings of what was to happen on a much more devastating scale. today at the public inquiry, governments going ba...

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The NSW Government has achieved a breakthrough in the flammable cladding nightmare that has haunted many of the state’s apartment owners for years.

The NSW Government has achieved a breakthrough in the flammable cladding nightmare that has haunted many of the state’s apartment owners for years.

With bready winning via the duckworth—lewis—stern method. thats all the sport for now. well have more for you on the bbc news channel later on. they know how to steal the show, and i was on the pitch. well have more from us later on. the dog has been selected for the next test. now onto other news. a barrister, representing victims and survivors of the grenfell tower disaster, has told the public inquiry that incompetence and a "total neglect of safety" were at the heart of the tragedy, whic...

I think brexit was a good thing. i think that the way in which the world has worked out since 2016 vindicates the arguments that vote leave made in all sorts of ways. i think its good that brexit happened. he wont be the one to settle that question. nor will he write his entry in the books of our recent history, but there will be a page, for sure. laura kuenssberg, bbc news. the building safety bill, the governments response to the fire at grenfell tower, is to be debated at westminster tomorrow...

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Many of those on board had only recently completed basic military training. the government wants to give people living in flats with flammable cladding and other fire safety defects up to 15 years to sue developers for their poor construction. its the ministry of housings latest attempt to solve the cladding crisis in the wake of the grenfell fire. the proposal is in building safety legislation being presented to parliament tomorrow. heres our business correspondent, katy austin. four years on f...

People living in flats with flammable cladding and other fire safety defects up to 15 years to sue developers for their poor construction. it�*s the ministry of housing�*s latest attempt to solve the cladding crisis in the wake of the grenfell fire. the proposal is in building safety proposals being presented to parliament tomorrow. here�*s our business correspondent katy austin. for yea rs for years on from the gran faletau fire, hundreds of other buildings still haven�*t been made safe...