A middle-aged man who pretended his family died in the Grenfell Tower fire received almost £10,000 from the victim relief fund in just two weeks, a court has heard.

Anh Nhu Nguyen claimed his wife and son had died in the blaze and he had lost all of his "worldly possessions", it is said.

After attending the relief centre for the disaster the 52 year-old was put up in a Holiday Inn as it is alleged he continued to lie to the council and charities trying to help victims, Westminster Magistrates' Court was told.