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A silent walk takes place to commemorate the fifth anniversary of the Grenfell Tower disaster, where 72 people died in Britain's worst residential fire since World War II. The fire started in a faulty freezer and ripped through the 24-storey block in west London in an inferno that was visible across the British capital. An official report blamed highly combustible cladding fixed to the exterior of the high-rise as the "principal reason" the fire spread. But despite a costly ongoing public inquiry, the government has been accused of failing to implement urgent safety changes to prevent a similar tragedy. IMAGES
Duchess of Sussex Meghan Markle visits the Hubb Community Kitchen in London, near Grenfell Tower, to see the progress made since her collaborative work on a charity cookbook. The kitchen was set up by women affected by the Grenfell tower fire and Meghan wrote a foreword to the cookbook to help raise funds for the victims. IMAGES
A fire breaks out at a tower of flats in London, on the day the Grenfell Tower fire second inquiry report is published. The fire was brought under control within two hours with no reports of injuries. UK's Grenfell Tower disaster in 2017 killed 72 people, and today's new report markes the end of its long-running inquiry. IMAGES
British Prime Minister Keir Starmer offers a state apology for the Grenfell Tower fire disaster that killed 72 people in 2017, as the release of a final report found the deaths were avoidable. "It should never have happened. The country failed to discharge its most fundamental duty. To protect you and your loved ones, the people that we are here to serve. And I am deeply sorry," Starmer says in a statement to parliament. SOUNDBITE
Britain's Prince Harry and Meghan Markle are attending a conference on "Afro Women and Power" in Cali, Colombia. Invited by Colombia's Vice President Francia Márquez, the Duke and Duchess of Sussex are engaging in meetings with women and youth, uniting against discrimination and cyberbullying. IMAGES
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