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An activist who highlights the health and safety of tenants living in social housing across the UK said he has been compelled to decline an offer to become an MBE.Kwajo Tweneboa, 24, took to social media to say he was offered an MBE last month, but made the decision to decline it saying he could not receive the title off the back of an issue which should never have existed.

Up to a dozen firefighters who tackled the blaze at Grenfell Tower have been diagnosed with terminal cancer.According to reports, the cancers are understood to be mainly digestive cancers and leukaemia.Firefighters and survivors from the disaster have called for medical screenings as a list of rescuers who went to the west London fire in 2017 and have cancer is being drawn up.

The council that owned Grenfell Tower has apologised unreservedly for the ways in which it failed the residents of the high-rise building, as it stressed that the current national fire and building safety system was too broken to be fixed by minor changes.A devastating fire at the west London tower block in June 2017 claimed 72 lives.

H undreds gathered for a silent walk to mark the sixth anniversary of the Grenfell blaze which claimed 72 lives.The west London tower block became a scene of devastation as a blaze ripped through the building with many advised to remain in their homes to wait for help from the emergency services which in some cases never came.

The London Fire Brigade must root out leadership that has contributed towards a culture of misogyny and racism, according to a former fire minister.An independent review by Nazir Afzal was published last month and found that the London Fire Brigade (LFB) is institutionally misogynistic and racist.The review, which features testimony from 2,000 members of staff, found dangerous levels of ingrained prejudice against women and that people of colour are frequently the target of racist abuse.

C oncerns have been raised about whether London's firefighters are being properly trained to deal with fires in high-rise buildings, six years on from the Grenfell Tower fire.Gareth Beeton, London region chair of the Fire Brigades Union, warned that the capital's fire crews were still not receiving training in real high-rise towers.

A nursery which was based at the foot of Grenfell Tower has finally moved into a permanent home six years after the devastating fire.Grenfell Early Years Nursery was located in the block for three decades and looked after 40 children a day before the inferno in June 2017.Since 2021 it has been at Oxford Gardens Primary School, but has now moved to its full time home at the Ilys Booker Centre following a 2million refurbishment.

It's shaping up to be a great time for openings, from serious, emotional film installations to private museums by icons of British art, and a hefty dose of abstraction chucked in there too.It's got it all
Art openings in London this month
The Gilbert & George Centre
British art's most iconic duo have decided to open a museum dedicated to themselves, including a gallery space for Gilbert & George art, a screening room for Gilbert & George films and an education centre where you can learn all about, you know, Gilbert & George.

The Turner prizewinner Steve McQueen will show his long-awaited film about the Grenfell Tower fire at the Serpentine Galleries in London next month ( Grenfell, 7 April-10 May).McQueen was able to film the tower from a helicopter in December 2017 before scaffolding was erected around the ruined building.

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email The cost of living crisis is having a deeply damaging impact on children's play, with parents living on the breadline electing to cut back on children's leisure activities, according to a west London community group.

The cost of living crisis is having a deeply damaging impact on children's play, with parents living on the breadline electing to cut back on children's leisure activities, according to a west London community group.Susan Rudnik, founder and CEO of Latimer Community Art Therapy (LCAT), which provides art psychotherapy in 16 schools and runs a community centre on the Henry Dickens estate for children living in the shadow of Grenfell Tower, said: The impact of tightening budgets means many parents cannot afford to take their children anywhere that is not free.

The cost of living crisis is having a deeply damaging impact on children's play, with parents living on the breadline electing to cut back on children's leisure activities, according to a west London community group.Susan Rudnik, founder and CEO of Latimer Community Art Therapy (LCAT), which provides art psychotherapy in 16 schools and runs a community centre on the Henry Dickens estate for children living in the shadow of Grenfell Tower, said: The impact of tightening budgets means many parents cannot afford to take their children anywhere that is not free.

The cost of living crisis is having a deeply damaging impact on children's play, with parents living on the breadline electing to cut back on children's leisure activities, according to a west London community group.Susan Rudnik, founder and CEO of Latimer Community Art Therapy (LCAT), which provides art psychotherapy in 16 schools and runs a community centre on the Henry Dickens estate to children living in the shadow of Grenfell Tower, said: The impact of tightening budgets means many parents cannot afford to take their children anywhere that is not free.