8 h. ago How many people died in Grenfell Tower fire and who were the victims?

Netflix's documentary Grenfell: Uncovered features interviews from survivors and those who lost loved ones in the tragedy

Events

9 h. ago Grammy nominated music legend dies after health issues as wife pays sad tribute

Cavin Yarbrough, one half of the iconic R&B duo Yarbrough & Peoples, has died at the age of 72, his heartbroken wife and music partner Alisa Peoples has confirmed

Events

9 h. ago Grenfell: Uncovered review – heartwrenching account of avoidable tragedy

Bleak, enraging documentary combines firsthand accounts of the disaster with appalling record of official negligenceThe 2017 Grenfell Tower fire in London which caused 72 deaths is now the subject of Olaide Sadiq’s heartwrenching and enraging documentary, digging at the causes and movingly interviewing survivors and their families, whose testimony is all but unbearable. At the very least, the film will remind you that when politicians smugly announce they wish to make a bonfire of regulations, they should be taken, under police escort if necessary, and made to stand at the foot of the tower. As for the housing secretary at the time of the tower’s refurbishment, the abysmally arrogant Eric Pickles, he was made a life peer in 2018.With the very considerable help of the housing-issues journalist Peter Apps, the film shows how the horror was created by a perfect storm of incompetence, mendacity, greed, and (that heartsinking phrase) systemic failure. The local council were keen to spruc...

Politics

10 h. ago ‘I don’t want my brother to just be a number’: How Netflix’s powerful Grenfell film sheds new light on the tragedy

As Netflix releases a powerful new documentary about the blaze that took 72 lives at Grenfell Tower in 2017, Hannah J Davies speaks to a man who lost a close relative in the fire, as well as the film’s director and a journalist who’s spent years reporting on the failures that led to the catastrophe

Politics

28 h. ago What caused the Bayesian to sink? Superyacht to be raised from seabed 10 months after tragedy

Billionaire tech entrepreneur Mike Lynch and his daughter Hannah were among seven people who died when the vessel sank off the coast of Sicily

Politics

32 h. ago Nutrition Twins reveal diet that reverses colon cancer exploding in young people

The Nutrition Twins have crafted a delicious menu, providing about 25 to 38 grams of fiber daily-enough to deliver substantial health benefits while staying within the safe range.

Events

47 h. ago People at high risk of pancreatic cancer to be tested by NHS before symptoms show

More than half of people die within three months of being diagnosed with pancreatic cancer

Events

52 h. ago This Morning star emotional as Grenfell survivor describes losing unborn baby

This Morning presenters Cat Deeley and Ben Shephard were left emotional as they spoke to Grenfell Tower survivor Marcio Gomes on Wednesday's show.

Events

53 h. ago The legacy of the Grenfell fire: 'People who lived in that tower were nothing to those in charge'

Eight years after the disaster, a new Netflix documentary aims to unpack what happened. We spoke to one of the families who are still waiting for justice

Events

53 h. ago This Morning host fights tears as Grenfell survivor speaks on losing unborn baby

On Wednesday's instalment of This Morning, hosts Ben Shephard and Cat Deeley spoke to Grenfell Tower survivor Marcio Gomes.

Events

2 d. ago Fears legalising assisted dying may 'break the NHS' and lead to cuts in care as minister confirms there is no extra money for helping people die

Dame Siobhain McDonagh warned that an assisted dying service could 'rob our stretched NHS of much needed resources' after Wes Streeting spoke in the Commons.

Politics

3 d. ago BBC presenter 'wades through rivers of people' as 30 die in tragedy

BBC star faces life or death dilemma as disaster hits and 30 die while he films emotional journey in India to explore grief and spiritualism

Events

3 d. ago Full scale of damage to Iran's nuclear sites laid bare as fears of WW3 ramp up

Israel launched recent airstrikes on Iran targeting a number of key nuclear and military sites, with Tehran retaliating, as hundreds of people have died in the ongoing hostilities

Events

4 d. ago First Air India crash British fatalities confirmed as 'families being supported'

A total of 241 out of 242 people on board died in the tragedy after flight AI171 took off from Ahmedabad Airport in western India earlier this month on June 12

Events

4 d. ago Air India plane crash: investigators to examine pilots’ voice recordings

Second black box from flight AI171 was found on Sunday, days after disaster in which at least 279 people diedBusiness live – latest updatesInvestigators are preparing to study the pilots’ last words for clues as to the cause of last week’s Air India plane crash, after recovering the cockpit voice recorder from the wreckage.The voice recorder was in the Boeing 787 aircraft’s second black box, which Indian authorities said they had found on Sunday. The first, containing the flight data recorder, was located within 28 hours of Thursday’s disaster in Ahmedabad, in which at least 279 people died. Continue reading...

Events

4 d. ago Watch: Rescue operation launched after bridge collapses into river at tourist site in India

At least four people have died and more than 30 others injured after a bridge collapsed into a river at a tourist site in Pune, India.

Events

4 d. ago Bridge collapse horror as several dead and 51 injured after structure gives way

At least four people have died and 51 others are injured after a bridge collapsed in India on Sunday. More than 100 people were reportedly on the footbridge over the Indrayani river in west India when a section of the structure collapsed at 3.30pm local time

Events

4 d. ago Bereaved father: Grenfell documentary must mark turning point in justice fight

Marcio Gomes hopes viewers might be prompted to take action, from writing to their MPs to raising awareness on social media.

Politics

5 d. ago New footage shows IDF striking Iran's 'nuclear programme HQ' as Israeli death toll rises to 13 amid escalating tit

New footage shows the IDF striking Iran's 'nuclear programme headquarters', as it was revealed that children are among the 13 people who have died in Israel following escalating strikes 

Events

5 d. ago Israel urges US to join bombing as Iran sends HUGE missile shower: Tower block turns to rubble with at least 13 dead and hundreds more injured amid retaliation strikes that leave Tehran 'burning'

Children are among the at least 13 people who have died in Israel following Iran's barrage of missiles it sent in the latest round of escalating strikes between the two nations. 

Events