Posts by Oliver Wright

Link: https://www.labcwarranty.co.uk/news-blog/peer-review-where-defects-occurred-in-202 In 2023, over a third of building defects were related to external walls, followed by roofs at 15% and internal walls at 10%.…

Link: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-68924955 A three-year-old girl named Saylor Class complained of “monsters” in her bedroom, which turned out to be 60,000 honeybees in the walls of…

Link: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c51nyl9kkrxo Residents in south Devon have criticized South West Water’s handling of a cryptosporidiosis outbreak, which has affected over 46 people with symptoms like…

Link: https://www.standard.co.uk/news/politics/london-council-housing-scam-warning-b1158405.html A warning has been issued about a scam in London where fraudsters promise access to non-existent council housing, leading victims to pay thousands…

Link: https://www.gbnews.com/news/london-news-boy-dies-fall-plaistow A five-year-old boy tragically died after falling from the top floor of a 16-storey building in East London. Emergency services, including police, fire…

Link: https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater-manchester-news/emergency-road-closure-manchester-city-29177538 An error has occurred with code 500. For assistance, email feedback@mirror.co.uk. Reference ZID:308457493.

Link: https://www.npr.org/2024/03/08/1236628075/surfside-florida-champlain-towers-south-condo-collapse-cause The investigation into the 2021 collapse of the Champlain Towers South condominium in Surfside, Florida, which killed 98 people, has revealed that the…

Link: https://internationalfireandsafetyjournal.com/the-cladding-conundrum-discussing-the-valencia-high-rise-fire/ The Valencia high-rise fire highlights the global issue of unsafe cladding, similar to the Grenfell Tower disaster, with the building’s Aluminium Composite Material…