Grenfell: New body to ban dangerous building materials after inquiry
(World News UK)

A new regulator will be established with powers to ban the use of dangerous building materials, following evidence at the Grenfell Tower Inquiry that manufacturers covered up safety issues. It will be able to prosecute companies that flout rules, the government said. Ministers have called revelations at the inquiry into the Grenfell Tower fire "deeply disturbing". They have also ordered a review of product testing because of "abuses" in the testing system. The findings of the inquiry into the Grenfell Tower fire, which led to the deaths of 72 people in June 2017, are not expected for at least another year. But Housing and Communities Secretary Robert Jenrick said it was...