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Days after the tragedy, a lot of attention has been on the panels that were fitted to the outside of the tower in 2011, that have been labelled flammable by German and US authorities and banned from use on high rise buildings.

Banned cladding used in Grenfell

The cladding installed on Grenfell was not designed for use on buildings taller than 10 metres high.

19 Jun 2017 2:13 AM IST

Theresa Mays party failed to win a majority in parliament in Britains elections. (Photo: AP)

Businesses tell Theresa May to rethink hard Brexit

They also want an end to Ms May's repeated mantra that â€œno deal is better than a bad dealâ€.

19 Jun 2017 2:06 AM IST

Theresa Mays party failed to win a majority in parliament in Britains elections. (Photo: AP)

PM May has '10 days to save her job', MPs plotting her ouster: reports

'Theresa May has 10 days to come up with a strategy that will satisfy enough supporters of hard and soft Brexit alike'.

18 Jun 2017 7:37 PM IST

Firefighters of the Portuguese National Republican Guard work to stop a forest fire from reaching the village of Avelar, central Portugal. (Photo: AP)

Portugal: 62 dead in massive forest fire, 59 injured

Several hundred firefighters and 160 vehicles were dispatched late on Saturday to tackle the blaze.

18 Jun 2017 6:11 PM IST

Voters pick up ballots before voting for the second round of parliamentary elections, in Lyon, central France. (Photo: AP)

France parliamentary election turnout low so far

Overall, the first-round vote saw record low voter interest, with less than half of France's 47.5 million voters taking...

18 Jun 2017 5:53 PM IST

The man said he did not provoke the woman in any way. (Photo: AP/Representational)

Woman in UK accuses Pak-origin man's race' of blowing up Britain

A representative for West Yorkshire Police said that a hate crime has been recorded and enquiries are ongoing.

18 Jun 2017 5:39 PM IST

Under the recently introduced new Pakistan cybercrime law, the Prevention of Electronic Crimes Act, the offence is punishable by up to five-year jail or a fine of Rs 5 million. (Photo: Representational Image)

Man in UK jailed for sharing photo of London fire victim on Facebook

Omega Mwaikambo posted 1 video and 2 photos of the body bag and then later 5 pictures of the victim's face and body.

18 Jun 2017 4:47 PM IST

Grenfell Tower in west London after a fire engulfed the 24-storey building on Wednesday. (Photo: AP)

UK Government scrambles to limit fallout from London fire

British health authorities will provide long-term bereavement counselling for those who lost loved ones in the tragedy.

18 Jun 2017 3:39 PM IST

French President Emmanuel Macron meets peoples he leaves his house before voting in the final round of parliamentary elections, in the northern seaside town of Le Touquet, France. (Photo: AP)

Emmanuel Macron casts ballot in French parliamentary vote

Prime Minister Edouard Philippe, a center-right politician who joined Macron's movement, cast his ballot in the port of...

18 Jun 2017 1:15 PM IST

The publishing house said in a statement that the word was chosen because of its significant increase in use - 839 percent - and the wide variety of contexts in which it was deployed, reports the New York Times. (Photo: Representational/AP)

Oxford University Press declares 'Trump' Children's Word of the Year

Children also got creative, using the word in more than 100 mixes such as character names - Boggle Trump, Snozzle Trump,...

18 Jun 2017 12:57 PM IST

London firefighters combed through the burned-out public housing tower Thursday in a grim search for missing people as police and the prime minister launched investigations into the deadly inferno, with pressure building on officials to explain the disaster and assure that similar buildings around the country are safe. (Photo: AP)

London tower fire: At least 58 feared dead; UK PM May admits...

If the number is confirmed, it would make the Grenfell Tower blaze the deadliest in London since World War Two.

18 Jun 2017 12:24 PM IST

Polls open for French parliamentary election

Macron's Republic on the Move (REM) and its allies are tipped to win 400-470 seats in the 577-strong parliament.

18 Jun 2017 11:53 AM IST