Link: https://news.sky.com/story/investigation-launched-into-eight-homebuilders-after-persistent-under-delivery-of-new-houses-13081345 The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has launched an investigation into eight major UK housebuilders due to a persistent under delivery of new…
Link: https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-london-68370236 The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) is investigating a balcony collapse at Weavers Quarter in Barking, after a BBC investigation revealed concerns about…
Link: https://www.theguardian.com/society/2024/feb/22/almost-10m-uk-households-living-in-cold-damp-poorly-insulated-homes Almost 10 million UK households are living in cold, damp, and poorly insulated homes, with incomes below the minimum standard for a decent…
Link: Residents of aging apartment buildings in Sydney’s north shore, like Jan Newland’s Merinda, are facing pressure from developers to sell due to concerns about…
Link: https://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-68374811 At least five people have died and up to 15 are missing after a massive fire engulfed two joined apartment blocks in Valencia,…
Link: Eight years after the Didcot Power Station collapse that killed four workers, families are still awaiting answers and justice, with no arrests or charges…
Link: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c2xj26xmvr0o A BBC investigation uncovered significant structural flaws in the balconies of the Weavers Quarter estate in Barking, built by Bouygues UK, after one…
Link: https://www.globalconstructionreview.com/five-die-on-florence-site-after-concrete-beam-fails/ Five workers died and three were seriously injured when a concrete beam and slabs collapsed at a construction site in Florence, Italy. The…
Link: https://www.irwinmitchell.com/news-and-insights/expert-comment/post/102j048/failure-to-provide-a-toilet-for-the-exclusive-use-of-women-sex-discrimination A tribunal ruled that ISS Facility Services discriminated against Miss Abbas by not providing a female-only toilet, forcing her to use either a…
Link: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2024/feb/14/wood-burning-stoves-cancel-out-fall-particulate-pollution-uk-roads The rise in emissions from wood-burning stoves has counteracted reductions in particulate pollution from road and energy sources in the UK, with domestic…
