Skip to content
Search

Latest Stories

Mayor Sadiq Khan says questions need to be answered after deadly tower block fire

London Mayor Sadiq Khan said questions will need to be answered over the safety of tower blocks after several people were killed on Wednesday (14) when a fire engulfed a 24-storey building.

Some residents said they had been advised they should stay in their flats in the event of a fire, while the block's residents association had previously warned it was worried about the risk of a serious fire.


"These questions are really important questions that need to be answered," Khan told BBC Radio.

"Across London we have many, many tower blocks and what we can't have is a situation where people's safety is put at risk because of bad advice being given or if it is the case, as has been alleged, of tower blocks not being properly serviced or maintained."

More For You

Nepal

Balendra Shah said he had recently learnt that Nepal had also 'encroached' on territories in India.

Getty Images

Nepal prime minister's remarks on ‘encroaching’ Indian land spark controversy

NEPAL prime minister Balendra Shah on Sunday said he had recently learnt that Nepal had also “encroached” on territories in India, while responding to questions in Parliament on the long-running border dispute between the two countries.

In his first appearance in the ongoing Parliament session that began on May 11, Shah said India and Nepal had agreed to seek the help of historians, surveyors and experts to resolve the issue. He also said Kathmandu had raised the matter with China and the United Kingdom.

Keep ReadingShow less