Friday evening news briefing: Grenfell victims criticise lack of prosecutions as cost of preserving ruins hits £340m

Good evening. The cost of preserving the burnt out ruins of Grenfell Tower and planning a memorial is set to exceed a third of a billion pounds, according to an official document.

Elsewhere in today’s newsletter, Eton College will raise fees by 20 per cent, and Noel Gallagher’s daughter has accused some Oasis fans of “ageism and misogyny”.

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Grenfell victims criticise lack of prosecutions as cost of preserving ruins hits £340m

The huge cost to taxpayers has emerged on the eve of the publication of an official report into the disaster, which is widely expected to criticise previous Conservative governments, the council and construction companies over the disaster in June 2017 that claimed 72 lives.