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+10 +1London police arrest four in Windows support scam bust
City of London Police, collaborating with Microsoft, have made four arrests as the result of a two-year investigation into rings of "Windows support" fraudsters. The arrests, London Police Commander Dave Clark told the press, "are just the beginning of our work, making the best use of specialist skills and expertise from Microsoft, local police forces, and international partners to tackle a crime that often targets the most vulnerable in our society."
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+24 +1Every Single Building Tested After Grenfell Tower Has Failed Cladding Safety Checks
Jeremy Corbyn blamed austerity measures for a lack of building inspections that helped lead to the disastrous fire at the tower block in London.
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+18 +1True Grenfell Tower death toll may have been covered up to stop riots, Labour MP suggests
The true number of people who died in the Grenfell Tower fire may have been suppressed by officials desperate to avoid riots in the streets, a Labour MP has suggested. David Lammy said local residents at the west London tower block told him that the official figure of at least 79 deaths is far too few given the scale of destruction.
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+28 +1Over 800 north London public housing apartments evacuated over fire safety concerns
More than 800 public housing apartments in London are set to be evacuated over fire concerns in the wake of the deadly Grenfell Towers blaze that killed at least 79 people. The tower blocks, located in the Camden area of north London, are covered in the same cladding that surrounded Grenfell Tower, officials said. The buildings, which failed safety tests, will undergo emergency work over the next three to four weeks.
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+17 +1The Queen reported to West Yorkshire Police for 'not wearing seat belt'
The Queen has been reported to West Yorkshire Police for not wearing a seat belt in the official car for the State Opening of Parliament. A 999 call was made by someone saying the monarch was not strapped in while being driven through London. The phone call was confirmed in a tweet by the West Yorkshire force, which added the hashtags #not999 #notevenwestyorkshire.
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+13 +1Three siblings STAYED inside burning Grenfell Tower with their elderly parents
As smoke and flames engulfed the 17th floor, bride-to-be Husna Begum, 22, and her brothers, Hanif, 26, and Hamid, 29, explained their decision to stay to relatives on the phone.
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+2 +1Grenfell tower victims to be given luxury flats in £2bn block
Residents evacuated from Grenfell Tower are set to move into a £2 billion luxury complex in the heart of Kensington, the Standard can reveal. Plans are pressing ahead for some of the families made homeless from the devastating fire to be housed in one of London’s most desirable addresses.
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+18 +1'42 bodies found huddled in one room' at Grenfell Tower, local resident claims
A man who lives close to Grenfell Tower and knew families in the building has claimed that 42 bodies - including those of children and old people - were found huddled together in one room after the block was engulfed by a devastating fire. The concerned and clearly frustrated local resident was filmed talking about the disaster in a video published to YouTube on Sunday, four days after the horrific blaze in the 24-storey block in west London.
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+22 +1Grenfell Tower fire: May admits support for families ‘was not good enough’ – as it happened
Prime minister Theresa May said support for families who needed help or basic information after the Grenfell Tower fire “was not good enough”. She has vowed to ensure all those affected can be found a home nearby within three weeks and that more staff would be available on the groud and on phone lines to provide help.
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+24 +1Manufacturer issued warning over panels reportedly used on London tower
The type of panels reportedly used on the London apartment complex where at least 30 people died in a fire this week should not be used in high-rise buildings, a brochure from manufacturer shows.
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+15 +1Police say 58 missing, presumed dead in London Tower fire
Authorities in London said Saturday that 58 people missing are presumed dead from this week's fire disaster at a high-rise tower. The update from police came as Prime Minster Theresa May met for more than two hours with survivors of the blaze at her office at 10 Downing Street. May has faced a barrage of criticism for the government's initial response to the tragedy that authorities had initially said left at least 30 dead inside the Grenfell Tower.
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+30 +1London fire: Corbyn calls for empty flats to be requisitioned
Empty properties owned by the rich should be used for the homeless of Grenfell Tower, Labour's leader says.
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+23 +1'I had my whole life ahead of me - I don't want to die': Final call of Italian woman trapped in blaze revealed
A young, talented Italian woman telephoned her mother to say her goodbyes as her flat was engulfed in the Grenfell Tower blaze. Marco Gottardi and his girlfriend Gloria Trevisan, both architects from the Veneto region of northern Italy, are missing and feared dead by their families.
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+18 +1Cladding for Grenfell Tower was cheaper, more flammable option
Material used in the cladding that covered the Grenfell Tower was the cheaper, more flammable version of the two available options, an investigation of the supply chain has confirmed. Omnis Exteriors manufactured the aluminium composite material (ACM) used in the cladding, a company director, John Cowley, confirmed to the Guardian.
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+15 +1Muslims awake for Ramadan may have saved lives after raising alarm for horrific London tower blaze
Muslims awake for Ramadan might have helped save lives after noticing the horrific blaze at Grenfell Tower. Residents have told of how they didn't hear alarms as the fire swept through the 24-storey tower block in West London. But they were instead alerted to the blaze by fellow residents, some of whom may have been Muslim people who were awake early in the morning because of Ramadan and were among the first to notice the fire.
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+2 +1Baby dropped from 10th floor of Grenfell Tower 'caught by man on ground'
A baby was caught by a member of the public after being dropped from Grenfell Tower as it was engulfed with flames, a witness said.
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+47 +1Fire engulfs Grenfell tower block in west London
Hundreds of firefighters tackle the blaze amid fears the west London tower could collapse.
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+22 +1London Bridge Attackers Were Denied a Truck Rental Before Deadly Rampage
British police have arrested two more suspects over the London Bridge attack, and revealed that the carnage could have been worse had the attackers succeeded in their goal of renting a truck, rather than a van, to mow down pedestrians.
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+16 +1Jeremy Corbyn accuses Theresa May of ignoring terror warnings
Jeremy Corbyn tonight accused Theresa May of ignoring warnings about the terror risks of cutting police officers. Labour's leader said Mrs May accused the Police Federation of 'crying wolf' about the cuts as he responded to the third terror attack in three months to hit Britain. He said the Government could not protect the public 'on the cheap' in a hard-hitting address.
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+16 +1Hero rugby player cop stabbed in the face after taking on terrorists
A HERO cop took on THREE knife-wielding terrorists armed with just his baton and continued fighting until being overpowered and stabbed in the face. The police officer, who plays rugby in his spare time, was one of the first on the scene after a van ploughed into pedestrians and three jihadis leapt out and launched a stabbing spree.
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