Five men have been arrested after a video showed a group of people laughing, cheering and mocking residents of Grenfell Tower while burning a cardboard effigy of the block of flats. POLICE have arrested a further nine people on suspicion of falsely claiming they were in the devastating Grenfell Tower blaze to receive cash. 679215 Registered office: 1 London Bridge Street, London, SE1 9GF. Gloria, a 26-year-old architect, lost her life in the blaze along with her boyfriend Marco Gottardi, 27. I got married after the fire. Brothers play tabla to the BBC theme tune. Video, Brothers play tabla to the BBC theme tune, The three-year-old orphaned by war. In fact the connection was to Arconic, the cladding manufacturer. Campaigners from Justice4Grenfell recreated a scene from Golden Globe-winning film “Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri” in a bid to raise awareness around the lack of arrests made in the investigation into the fire, which claimed 71 lives last June. Under a new leader, Elizabeth Campbell, the local Conservatives – who have run Kensington and Chelsea council since it was formed in 1964 – stabilised. (AP Photo/Frank Augstein) There were also aesthetic considerations, some of which included the cladding. It was the Hotpoint fridge in the dad-of-two’s flat that started the blaze. The "sickening" video, which was described by the Prime Minister as "utterly unacceptable”, was shared on the instant messaging service Whatsapp and appears to have been taken over the weekend. Metropolitan Police Commander Stuart Cundy, who is leading the investigation into the Grenfell Tower fire, said  his team would fully investigate any offences committed. The council made £129million from selling property in the years leading up to the tragedy while slashing spending. 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Five men have been arrested after a video showed a group of people laughing, cheering and mocking residents of Grenfell Tower while burning a cardboard effigy of the block of flats. “I feel we are not only forgotten, we are neglected.”, A spokesman for Kensington and Chelsea said: “The council has always given choice to people when rehousing them, and we have a system which allows residents to select and view properties they are interested in.”. “We wanted to harness this power to remind people how little has been done since the tragic event shook this community, and the country, just over eight months ago,” she said. Video, Composer with dementia meets students he inspired. © 2020 BBC. This service is provided on News Group Newspapers' Limited's Standard Terms and Conditions in accordance with our Privacy & Cookie Policy. The firefighters kicked down my door and woke me up then took me to the church nearby. You'll need more than one.". The council’s chief executive Nicholas Holgate resigned and was followed by its leader Nicholas Paget-Brown and deputy Rock Feilding-Mellen. Five men have been arrested after a video was posted online of a burning cardboard model of Grenfell Tower, the West London apartment building where 72 people died last year. Evidence of ‘offline’ negotiations and altered priorities is exposing the attitude of the authorities to the tower and its residents, Sun 18 Oct 2020 18.30 BST THE terrible toll of the Grenfell Tower blaze on survivors can be revealed today – three years after the disaster. GRENFELL ARRESTS Another NINE people arrested over allegations of Grenfell Tower fire fraud. image caption The tower block fire last June killed 72 people Nine people have been arrested over allegations of fraud in connection with the Grenfell Tower fire. It saved almost £300,000 by using cheaper, more combustible cladding that made the tower block light up like a candle. The figure was revealed in a study by Kensington and Chelsea council, which has been criticised by victims’ families. The value of the alleged frauds range from £25,000 to £100,000. This was a monstrous crime – there must be arrests after Grenfell Tower This article is more than 3 years old. Grenfell Tower fire This article is more than 3 years old. Please be respectful when making a comment and adhere to our Community Guidelines. The council, which had £274million in the bank before the disaster, employed construction firm Rydon to carry out the refurbishment after it tendered a bid that was £2.5million less than its nearest rival. View our online Press Pack. Nicholas Holgate, chief executive of Kensington and Chelsea council at the time of the fire (though not during the tower’s refurbishment), was the first authority figure to quit his post, a week after the tragedy. Three fraudsters have already been jailed for offences relating to the tower block fire in June last year that led to the deaths of 72 people. He was exonerated from blame by Grenfell inquiry chairman Sir Martin Moore-Bick. 679215 Registered office: 1 London Bridge Street, London, SE1 9GF. Prime Minister Theresa May ordered a full public inquiry, saying that people "deserve answers" to why the fire was able to spread as quickly as it did. In December, Cressida Dick, the head of the Metropolitan police, said the investigation is unlikely to be completed until 2019 at the earliest and could take years due to the “very, very, very large number of people and records to either take statements from or examine forensically”. A month later proceedings were paused again while companies and organisations involved in the cladding sought assurances from Attorney General Suella Braverman that their evidence would not be used against them in any future prosecutions. For further details of our complaints policy and to make a complaint please click here. © 2020 Guardian News & Media Limited or its affiliated companies. Brits baffled as winter clothes & CLEANING supplies deemed ‘non-essential’ in Wales, Brits sick of lockdowns and will break rules to see loved ones, focus groups say, Outnumbered's Hugh Dennis & Claire Skinner call relationship a 'lovely surprise', Peter Andre says he has to 'rein in' Princess after she danced to Cardi B's WAP, Katie Price snogs boyfriend Carl Woods as he grabs her bum on Maldives holiday, ©News Group Newspapers Limited in England No. That perception has only been strengthened by evidence at the inquiry, such as the discovery that the tower’s refurbishment was described by a council officer as an attempt to “prevent it from looking like a poor cousin”. News Corp is a network of leading companies in the worlds of diversified media, news, education, and information services. Two more people are due to be sentenced on 13 June after claiming to have lived on the 19th floor of the tower. Seven other families who lived near the tower still await permanent homes — despite the council spending £200million on 300 new homes for the 194 households that lived in the tower and surrounding area. Our journalists strive for accuracy but on occasion we make mistakes. Create a commenting name to join the debate, There are no Independent Premium comments yet - be the first to add your thoughts, There are no comments yet - be the first to add your thoughts. To inquire about a licence to reproduce material, visit our Syndication site. Want to bookmark your favourite articles and stories to read or reference later? And The Sun on Sunday can reveal those affected by the blaze have been offered compensation as low as £10,000 — while not one arrest has been made. Bye", Another person shouts: “Didn't it start from the 10th floor, we should have put it upside down.”. "The Sun", "Sun", "Sun Online" are registered trademarks or trade names of News Group Newspapers Limited. You can find our Community Guidelines in full here. The horrific Grenfell Tower fire took place three years ago - on June 14, 2017 Credit: Getty Images ... Police have said they will not make any arrests until after the inquiry has concluded. Clocks go back: but why do we use GMT - and do we still need to? Video, Composer with dementia meets students he inspired, US election 2020: How Trump has changed the world, Coronavirus: US cases reach record high amid new wave of infections, Osiris-Rex: Nasa probe risks losing asteroid sample after door jams, Nagorno-Karabakh conflict: 'Execution' video prompts war crime probe, US Election 2020: Biden seeks to clarify remark on ending oil, Virus to stay 'at least until next summer' - France's Macron. Commissioner of the London Fire Brigade, Dany Cotton, said the footage will cause deep pain to the fire's survivors and could not be justified on any level. #Vex @grenfellinquiry pic.twitter.com/AFI1OExyVn. Then in mid-March Covid-19 paused any hearings. What began in the stunned aftermath of the Grenfell Tower fire in June 2017 continues at the public inquiry. Another, using the handle @Mark_UK73, wrote before today's final arrest was made: 'Build model of flammable Grenfell tower = 5 arrests. “Lockdown has been really hard on us because we are stuck indoors, which is not easy, given what happened.”. But last year 12 council leaders received a total of £93,174 in bonuses while 52 staff members working in housing got £131,804 — a rise of £28,509. Last modified on Mon 19 Oct 2020 14.10 BST. In December last year, a Tory, Felicity Buchan, took the Kensington seat in parliament from Labour. Grenfell Tower: Police to 'assess' actions of project manager who binned notebooks after fire. Campaign coordinator Yvette Williams said the group hoped the stunt would harness the power of advertising to bring about justice.

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