Emergency living arrangements for the Grenfell Tower survivors have been branded a "total mess", two weeks after the area was devastated by a blaze.

Prime Minister Theresa May has said there must be a "major national investigation" into the use of potentially flammable cladding on high-rise towers across the country over a period of decades.

Manslaughter charges are being considered by detectives investigating the Grenfell Tower fire as it emerged the structure had failed fire safety tests.

HSBC today struck a record for a single UK property by agreeing the £1.1bn (€1.6bn) sale and leaseback of its iconic headquarters in London’s Docklands.