Residents angry after fire at east London high-rise with Grenfell-style panels Robert Booth Social affairs correspondent
Blaze engulfs several floors of tower block near Canary Wharf
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Residents of a high-rise block with Grenfell-style cladding in east London that caught fire causing multiple injuries have voiced anger at the government and the building’s developer that nothing was done to repair it sooner.
Good morning. Joe Biden will be sworn in as the next president of the United States today, taking the oath of office at the Capitol two weeks after it was stormed, smashed and looted by rioters seeking to overturn his election victory. Washington is a far cry from the usual inauguration setting: the parades and cheering crowds have been replaced by a militarised zone and 25,00 National Guard troops. A dozen troops were removed from their posts.