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A 1000 page report following an inquiry into the Grenfell Tower blaze, which killed 72 people in London has been released.
The fire which took place in June 2017 was the biggest loss of life in London since the Second World War.
Survivors have welcomed the report, which heavily criticised the actions of the London Fire Brigade and their preparedness for a blaze of this scale.
UK Correspondent Natalie Powell reports.
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The UK will go to the polls on December 12 for an early general election as the government attempts to break the deadlock over Brexit.
The British Prime Minister and leader of the Opposition clashed during what is expected to be their last Prime Minister's Questions until the election date.
All parties are gearing up for a major election campaign, with much of the battle lines being drawn over Brexit.
UK Correspondent Natalie Powell has more.
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French carmaker PSA (formerly Peugeot Citröen) has confirmed it is in merger talks with Fiat Chrysler.
The moves comes after longstanding plans for a tie up between the Italian-American company and its other French competitor, Renault-Nissan, collapsed earlier this year.
Elena Casas reports from Paris.
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Volkswagen has lowered its sales outlook for the year. The company says vehicle markets are contracting around the world are contracting more quickly that it expected.
Bruce Harrison reports from Frankfurt.
The UK will have a general election on 12th December after Prime Minister Boris Johnson won his fourth bid to take the country to the polls.
MPs voted by 438 to 20 in favor of a pre-Christmas election which will be the first in nearly 100 years.
Holly Hudson reports.
The UN Refugee Agency has made another call to the Tanzanian and Burundi governments to ensure that refugees returning from Tanzania to Burundi must do so voluntarily and not be pressured in any way. As per the bilateral agreement that was signed between the two states in August to increase the number of returning refugees.
A public report into a 2017 fire at a British residential tower block, is expected to be released on Wednesday.
72 people died in the Grenfell Tower disaster, the biggest single loss of life in London since the Second World War.
UK Correspondent Natalie Powell reports.
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The leader of the UK Labour Party, Jeremy Corbyn, has said he will support a general election when it's put to a vote.
The Prime Minister, Boris Johnson, needs fifty percent of lawmakers to vote in favor.
And with the Labour Party's support, this looks even more likely.
Stuart Smith has more from London.
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