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London's Tower Bridge Gets Stuck In Raised Position, Causes Major Traffic Jams
According to people present at the spot, the bridge finally closed after more than half an hour. An eyewitness told the outlet,
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London's Tower Bridge Gets Stuck Open For 2nd Time In A Year
London's famous Tower Bridge got stuck in its open position for the second time in a year due to a technical fault on Monday, leading to tail-backs of road traffic trying to cross the River Thames.
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London Mayor Rejects Plans For 1000-Feet High 'Tulip' Skyscraper
London Mayor Sadiq Khan has blocked a plan for the construction of a 1000-ft-high tower, known as the 'Tulip', saying that the high-rise would be of "limited" public benefit and would be "detrimental" to the city'
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British Police Suspect Corporate Manslaughter Over Tower Blaze: Report
British police investigating the Grenfell Tower fire that killed at least 80 people in London last month said there are grounds to suspect that corporate manslaughter may have been committed by the local council, the BBC reported on Thursday.
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Britain Appoints Judge To Lead Grenfell Tower Fire Inquiry
British Prime Minister Theresa May promised on Thursday a public inquiry into the deadly London tower block blaze would leave no stone unturned as she confirmed a retired judge would lead the investigation.At least 80 people are presumed dead following the blaze on June 14 that gutted the 24-story Grenfell Tower social housing block in west London,...
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UK Says 95 Buildings Fail Safety Checks After London Tower Block Fire
Prime Minister Theresa May said on Tuesday Britain must hold a national investigation into exterior cladding used on high-rise buildings after all those checked after the deadly London tower block blaze this month failed safety tests.
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London Tower Blocks Evacuated As 34 Buildings Fail Fire Tests
Britain said 34 high-rise apartment blocks had failed fire safety checks carried out after the deadly Grenfell Tower blaze, including several in north London where residents were forced to evacuate amid chaotic scenes.
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Police Consider Manslaughter Charges Over Deadly London Tower Block Blaze
British investigators said on Friday they would consider bringing manslaughter charges over the London tower block fire that killed at least 79 people.
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Deadly London Tower Blaze Began In Hotpoint Fridge Freezer: Report
A fire that killed at least 79 people at a London tower block started in a Hotpoint fridge freezer, and the outside cladding engulfed by the blaze has since been shown to fail all safety tests, London police said today.
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After Deadly London Tower Block Fire, Local Council Chief Resigns
The chief executive of a London borough where a tower block fire killed at least 79 people in Britain's worst blaze since World War Two has resigned.
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After London Fire Theresa May Says Other Tower Blocks Have Combustible Cladding
A number of British tower blocks have combustible cladding, Prime Minister Theresa May said on Thursday, citing the results of tests conducted after a fire killed at least 79 people in London.Flames spread rapidly up the 24-storey residential tower block last week, trapping people inside, in what was Britain's worst blaze since World War Two. Exter...
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Theresa May Apologises For Response To London Tower Block Fire
Theresa May while apologising in the Parliament said "That was a failure of the state, local and national, to help people when they needed it most. As prime minister I apologise for that failure."
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Britons Cry For London Tower Fire Victims As Death Toll Rises To 79
The death toll from a fire that ravaged a London tower block last week has risen to 79, police said on Monday, as the government tried to show it was improving its handling of a tragedy that has angered the public.
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New Images Inside London Fire Tower Show 'Indescribable' Scenes
London police Sunday released images taken within Grenfell Tower following its devastating fire, as a police chief said conditions inside verged on the "indescribable" and warned the death toll would rise further.
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Railway Track Near London Tower Blaze Closed At Fire Brigade's Request
A railway track which lies in the shadow of a London tower block that was gutted by a deadly blaze this week was closed on Saturday at the request of the fire brigade, the city's transport authority said.
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London's Tower Bridge Gets Stuck In Raised Position, Causes Major Traffic Jams
According to people present at the spot, the bridge finally closed after more than half an hour. An eyewitness told the outlet,
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London's Tower Bridge Gets Stuck Open For 2nd Time In A Year
London's famous Tower Bridge got stuck in its open position for the second time in a year due to a technical fault on Monday, leading to tail-backs of road traffic trying to cross the River Thames.
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London Mayor Rejects Plans For 1000-Feet High 'Tulip' Skyscraper
London Mayor Sadiq Khan has blocked a plan for the construction of a 1000-ft-high tower, known as the 'Tulip', saying that the high-rise would be of "limited" public benefit and would be "detrimental" to the city'
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British Police Suspect Corporate Manslaughter Over Tower Blaze: Report
British police investigating the Grenfell Tower fire that killed at least 80 people in London last month said there are grounds to suspect that corporate manslaughter may have been committed by the local council, the BBC reported on Thursday.
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Britain Appoints Judge To Lead Grenfell Tower Fire Inquiry
British Prime Minister Theresa May promised on Thursday a public inquiry into the deadly London tower block blaze would leave no stone unturned as she confirmed a retired judge would lead the investigation.At least 80 people are presumed dead following the blaze on June 14 that gutted the 24-story Grenfell Tower social housing block in west London,...
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UK Says 95 Buildings Fail Safety Checks After London Tower Block Fire
Prime Minister Theresa May said on Tuesday Britain must hold a national investigation into exterior cladding used on high-rise buildings after all those checked after the deadly London tower block blaze this month failed safety tests.
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London Tower Blocks Evacuated As 34 Buildings Fail Fire Tests
Britain said 34 high-rise apartment blocks had failed fire safety checks carried out after the deadly Grenfell Tower blaze, including several in north London where residents were forced to evacuate amid chaotic scenes.
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Police Consider Manslaughter Charges Over Deadly London Tower Block Blaze
British investigators said on Friday they would consider bringing manslaughter charges over the London tower block fire that killed at least 79 people.
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Deadly London Tower Blaze Began In Hotpoint Fridge Freezer: Report
A fire that killed at least 79 people at a London tower block started in a Hotpoint fridge freezer, and the outside cladding engulfed by the blaze has since been shown to fail all safety tests, London police said today.
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After Deadly London Tower Block Fire, Local Council Chief Resigns
The chief executive of a London borough where a tower block fire killed at least 79 people in Britain's worst blaze since World War Two has resigned.
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After London Fire Theresa May Says Other Tower Blocks Have Combustible Cladding
A number of British tower blocks have combustible cladding, Prime Minister Theresa May said on Thursday, citing the results of tests conducted after a fire killed at least 79 people in London.Flames spread rapidly up the 24-storey residential tower block last week, trapping people inside, in what was Britain's worst blaze since World War Two. Exter...
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Theresa May Apologises For Response To London Tower Block Fire
Theresa May while apologising in the Parliament said "That was a failure of the state, local and national, to help people when they needed it most. As prime minister I apologise for that failure."
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Britons Cry For London Tower Fire Victims As Death Toll Rises To 79
The death toll from a fire that ravaged a London tower block last week has risen to 79, police said on Monday, as the government tried to show it was improving its handling of a tragedy that has angered the public.
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New Images Inside London Fire Tower Show 'Indescribable' Scenes
London police Sunday released images taken within Grenfell Tower following its devastating fire, as a police chief said conditions inside verged on the "indescribable" and warned the death toll would rise further.
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Railway Track Near London Tower Blaze Closed At Fire Brigade's Request
A railway track which lies in the shadow of a London tower block that was gutted by a deadly blaze this week was closed on Saturday at the request of the fire brigade, the city's transport authority said.
