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RIP John Noakes. He is probably only known to Brits of a certain age, but he was one of the presenters on a Children's magazine programme called Blue Peter in the 60's and 70's, and was a must watch (it is still running!)

Noakes was known as a high risk guy - on one show he climbed Nelson's column with the pigeon shit cleaning team. Up a set of wooden ladders, including an overhang at the plinth. With no safety gear, harness, hard had etc - and wearing the 70's fashion statement of bell bottomed trousers.

Died at age 83 after a battle with Alzheimers.

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-40083025

And this has the Nelson's Column sequence.

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RIP the 12 confirmed dead in an horrendous fire in a 24 storey block of flats in London. Fire broke out in one flat, and rapidly spread to others. A refurbishment was complete a couple of years ago, including an external cladding, which turned out to be flammable. No sprinklers, single stairwell. Not in a third world country - in London.

https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2017/jun/14/fire-24-storey-grenfell-tower-block-white-city-latimer-road-london

Many dozens in hospital, the rest escaped in night attire.

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Apparently the contractor had that block of flats on their website as a selling point for their services. They have since removed it.

Someone, or possibly several will be prosecuted for certain. And since this is "social housing" it is managed by a company wholly owned by Kensington council. So heads will also roll in public office too. A litany of corner cutting, incompetence, and not enough money.

Currently getting on for a hundred not accounted for, although to date only 17 have been confirmed - the news just gets worse.

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