Over 900 Grenfell fire victims reach civil settlement

More than 900 survivors, bereaved family members and local residents affected by the Grenfell Tower fire have agreed a settlement in a civil claim over the disaster.
Companies and public bodies involved in a refurbishment of the 1970s London social housing block, which was destroyed in a huge blaze in June 2017 that killed 72 people, have reached an agreement with the claimants after nearly two years of legal discussions.
The settlement comprises an undisclosed sum of compensation set to be divi