Grenfell Tower
Diverse fire standards create 'confusion and risk to the public'
The Grenfell Tower blaze has exposed multiple failings worldwide, says a visiting UK fire expert who is pushing for international fire standards.
Insurers warn of composite panel suspension impact
Insurers warn the suspension of CodeMark certificates for virtually all aluminium composite panels used on multi-storey buildings could affect cover. The suspension of the certificates was made public… Audio
'No doubt' of legal action over aluminium cladding - lawyer
Twenty-five buildings in Auckland, including more than half a dozen apartment blocks, have cladding of the type that burned on the Grenfell Tower in London, the council revealed yesterday.
London's Grenfell fire inquiry: Father weeps for lost baby
Survivors of London's deadly Grenfell Tower fire wept as they listened to a bereaved father pay tribute to his baby son and heard a recording of another victim making his last phone call from the…
Forensic Architecture - when buildings become evidence.
A team of specialist researchers at the University of London have developed a new sub-discipline of architecture, reconstructing buildings after conflict or catastrophe. Forensic Architecture creates… Audio
Leaked report urges suspension of aluminium composite panels on high-rises
Nine months on from the Grenfell Tower inferno, the system used in New Zealand to approve aluminium composite panels for high-rises has failed a critical safety audit. Audio
Grenfell survivors 'neglected' six months on
It may go down as one of the most memorable and haunting images of 2017 - the Grenfell Tower block of public housing flats in West London, ablaze in the early hours of the morning, fire spreading at… Audio
NZ fire officials using scare tactics - engineer
A leading fire engineer is accusing public officials of using the Grenfell Tower fire tragedy to scare New Zealanders.
Final Grenfell Tower death toll 71
Seventy-one victims of the Grenfell Tower fire have been formally identified and police believe that all those who died have now been recovered.
Grenfell fire survivors relying on foodbanks, advocates say
Survivors of the disaster are struggling to get by, with very little of the money raised for them getting through, victim advocates say. Audio
Grenfell fire was a 'tragedy unprecedented in modern times'
The inquiry into the Grenfell Tower fire has opened, with its chairman promising it will provide answers to how the disaster could have happened in 21st century London.
Grenfell Tower fire inquiry begins
The public inquiry into the Grenfell Tower fire has opened. LBC's Vincent McAviney reports from the site of the devastation which still stands as a harrowing spectre of the disaster. Audio
Grenfell Tower 'worst incident' for identification worker
A month on from the Grenfell Tower tragedy, a disaster victim identification worker says it's the worst incident he's ever been involved in after more than 18 years in the job. Video, Audio
Lawyer tells apartment owners to rip off cladding to check
One of the country's most experienced leaky building litigation lawyers is now fielding calls from other apartment owners fearing another nightmare on their hands - combustible cladding. And now Paul… Audio
Grenfell Tower death toll won't be known for months
UK police say the final death toll in the Grenfell Tower disaster is unlikely to be clear before the end of the year. Our UK correspondent Natalie Powell says residents have been making their own… Audio
More UK buildings fail fire-safety tests
All high-rise UK buildings examined so far have failed fire safety tests for cladding, the government says, putting the number at 60.
600 London tower blocks to be tested for cladding
Six hundred tower blocks in London will be tested for flammable cladding following last week's Grenfell Tower fire. Video, Audio
Fire-risk tests on cladding on '600 UK high-rises'
Hundreds of buildings across England are being urgently tested to see if their cladding is combustible, with 11 failed tests so far.
Hundreds of UK buildings have combustible cladding
Theresa May has confirmed at least seven tower blocks in the UK have combustible cladding similar to the type used on Grenfell Tower. Vincent McAviney has been covering the story for LBC and says… Audio
Official London Grenfell fire toll at 79, say police
The official death toll from last week's London tower-block fire has risen to 79 people either confirmed dead, or missing presumed dead.