All news on the topic: Asbestos

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Over 260 shops abandoned when Philip Green's empire collapsed are still empty
Arcadia, including Topshop, Topman, Burton and Dorothy Perkins, left 444 shops vacant in the UK when it fell into administration in 2020 - and many are still empty
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Inside 'charming' wreck in one of London's richest areas on sale for £785k
The mini pad dubbed 'The Cottage' in Lyndhurst Road, Hampstead, north London, has been put on for sale for £785,000 but is expected to sell for almost £1 million
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Social media ads launched to urge tenants to complain about poor social housing
The campaign comes after the tragic death of two-year-old Awaab Ishak, who died in December 2020 from a respiratory condition caused by mould in his home
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Birmingham City face points deduction after being charged for EFL breaches
Birmingham City have faced a number of off-field problems during recent years and more bad news came their way on Monday evening after an EFL investigation was concluded
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'Nicola Sturgeon is an astute and gifted politician whether you like her or not'
'While it is not this paper's view that Scottish Independence is the right move, the First Minister's calm leadership and passion for social justice should be applauded'
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Boy hit by dead rat when leaky ceiling collapses after mum 'told to use bucket'
Hayden Kiley, 14, had a dead rat land on him as he was hit by debris from the collapsing ceiling. The teen was also hit by an old fan heater which came through
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Abandoned school frozen in time since lessons stopped which is now an 'eyesore'
The Castlebrae Community High School in Craigmillar was subject to a campaign of vandalism after closing last year and is now being demolished due to health and safety concerns
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Man renovating 90-year-old building discovers hidden safe beneath floorboards
The builder posted a picture of the mysterious safe on social media kicking off a flurry of speculation about what could be inside and why it was boarded up in the first place in Los Angeles, US
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Family's search for answers after ex-Ford worker dad dies from asbestos cancer
Father-of-three Alphanso Eyers died in May 2021 from mesothelioma. He had worked at the Ford factory in Dagenham in the 70s and 80s and his family want to speak to others who did too
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'Hero firefighters risk lives to save others - their health should be protected'
As many as a dozen of firefighters who entered the burning Grenfell Tower have since developed terminal cancer. It's feared many of the residents who survived the fire were exposed to toxic fumes
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