BRITAIN MOURNS TOWER FIRE VICTIMS

IN the shadow of London’s Grenfell Tower, the pain is as fresh as the newly laid flowers for the dead.

One year ago, the residential high-rise was destroyed by a fire that killed 72 people. Yesterday, survivors, bereaved families and people around Britain marked the anniversary of a local tragedy that’s also a national shame – one for which blame still is being assigned and traded.

Relatives of the dead laid flowers by a memorial wall near the base of the tower, joined by survivors, London Mayor Sadiq Khan and music stars Adele, Stormzy and Marcus Mumford.

The tower and other London buildings were lit up overnight in green, which has been adopted as a colour of remembrance. At noon, Britons across the country observed a minute of silence for the dead.

Flowers, candles, and wellworn teddy bears were left in memory of the dead. The fire broke out about 1am on June 14, 2017. A WOMAN who was found guilty of housing dozens of filthy and sick Great Danes in her New Hampshire mansion will serve no jail time.

But she is responsible for paying back nearly $2 million for their care until they find new homes, a judge ruled yesterday. Christina Fay was sentenced on 17 animal cruelty charges. Prosecutors initially had recommended a year-long jail sentence

Authorities seized 84 dogs from Fay’s Wolfeboro home in June last year.

They said the animals were living in filth and suffering health problems.

Picture: AFP Members of the public hold a vigil and commemoration to honour the 72 people who died when a fire ripped through the Grenfell tower block in London one year ago.