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…
Link: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-63642856 Landlords for social housing in England will be required to address damp and mould issues more quickly starting October, with the rules eventually…
Link: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/cpw3w1qy01eo A mother in York, Billiejo Elmer, reports that black mould in her council flat has forced her daughter to sleep elsewhere, as it…
Link: https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c4nxj2j1edvo A partial ceiling collapse at Fordley Primary School in North Tyneside has led to the closure of several schools in the area for…
