Link: https://www.london-fire.gov.uk/news/2023/may/london-fire-brigade-welcomes-action-by-camden-council-to-improve-fire-safety-following-tragic-death-of-resident/ London Fire Brigade commends Camden Council for taking action to improve fire safety after being prosecuted for failing to address fire defects that…
Link: https://www.independent.co.uk/news/uk/home-news/mouldy-flats-westminster-zainab-hamid-b2346497.html A four-year-old girl named Zainab Hamid was hospitalized due to severe breathing problems caused by black mould in her overcrowded Westminster flat. Despite…
Link: https://www.bbc.com/news/health-65712109 Five hospitals at risk of collapse due to deteriorating reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete infrastructure will be rebuilt as part of the government’s New…
Link: https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-england-london-65668790 Residents of 53 Agar Grove in Camden are facing severe structural issues in their newly built flats, rendering them unfit for habitation and…
Link: https://www.standard.co.uk/homesandproperty/property-news/cladding-crisis-south-london-flats-demolished-rebuilt-safety-b1076579.html A London block of flats may face demolition due to serious safety issues related to cladding. Meanwhile, Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner is…
Link: https://www.theconstructionindex.co.uk/news/view/lad-fell-to-death-from-stepladder Linbrooke Services Limited was found guilty of health and safety breaches after electrician Matthew Mason died from a fall while working at Bearsden…
Link: https://news.sky.com/story/metal-recycling-company-bosses-jailed-after-45-tonne-wall-collapse-killed-five-workers-12881705 Two directors of Birmingham-based metal recycling companies were jailed for nine months after a 45-tonne wall collapse killed five workers due to safety…
Link: https://www.economist.com/graphic-detail/2023/05/10/expensive-energy-may-have-killed-more-europeans-than-covid-19-last-winter?utm_medium=social-media.content.np&utm_source=linkedin&utm_campaign=editorial-social&utm_content=discovery.content High energy prices, exacerbated by Russia’s invasion of Ukraine and subsequent reduction in gas exports, may have resulted in 68,000 European deaths last…
Link: https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2023/may/12/environment-agency-pulls-50m-scheme-to-protect-homes-in-england-from-flooding The Environment Agency has canceled a £50m scheme intended to protect thousands of homes in England from flooding due to insufficient competent tenders,…
Link: https://www.building.co.uk/news/taylor-wimpey-fined-480000-for-polluting-welsh-river/5123053.article Taylor Wimpey was fined £480,000 for illegally discharging contaminated water into the River Llwyd from its Edlogan Wharf site in 2021, breaching environmental…
