Link: https://apple.news/AfmVCR-NQSLiDoyBWaA5YiQ At least 74 people have died in Greece’s worst wildfires in decades, which have devastated popular holiday areas near Athens, trapping families and…
Link: https://apple.news/AthJcOOgEQHiZake-MlcMuw At least 26 people have died and 131 are still missing following a dam burst in Laos. Approximately 2,800 individuals have been rescued,…
Link: https://apple.news/AxaB-ADOWSVySB2mwhitTlA Eighteen-year-old Thomas Channon died after falling 70ft from a walkway at the Eden Roc apartment complex in Magaluf, marking the third British fatality…
Link: http://www.constructionmanagermagazine.com/news/worker-who-gave-hse-inspector-torrent-abuse-prosec/ A scaffolder, Steven David Connolly, was prosecuted for verbally abusing an HSE inspector who pointed out unsafe working practices while he was erecting…
Link: https://apple.news/ADVAV67A7SK2-3r1u8IjKaQ A burst pipe in Aston, Birmingham has affected up to 100 homes, leaving some residents without water. Fortunately, there are no reported injuries.
Link: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-44748514 A popular cladding brand, Vitracore G2, has failed a fire safety test despite previously being considered safe for tall buildings without additional testing.…
Link: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-5913075/Homeowners-able-sue-neighbours-damages-Japanese-knotweed-grows-land.html Homeowners can now sue if Japanese knotweed spreads onto their property, following a landmark court ruling that upheld compensation for two men affected…
Link: https://apple.news/AFlPUfTQaQg2t1gyEOvtu5g Fifty-eight firefighters responded to a blaze on the 12th floor of Grafton House in east London, with the fire under control by 1:51…
Link: https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-hampshire-44366477 All 800 residents in two Portsmouth tower blocks, Leamington House and Horatia House, are being relocated due to safety concerns over inadequate concrete…
Link: https://www.constructionnews.co.uk/companies/contractors/balfour-beatty/balfour-beatty-fined-500k-over-hand-arm-vibration-exposure/10032222.article Balfour Beatty has been fined £500,000 for failing to protect workers from hand-arm vibration syndrome (HAVS) over a nine-year period, during which they…
