Many of Scotland’s former council houses contain RAAC concrete but their owners are struggling to get help. Source link
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Dance: Breakin’ Convention comes to Sadler’s Wells
The world’s biggest festival of hip-hop dance theatre is being held at Sadler’s Wells. Dance workshops, DJs, graffiti, and emcees will take over various spaces and the main stage will feature some of the best dancers in the world. BBC London went behind the scenes to meet Breakin’ Convention’s founder and artistic director Jonzi D...
Blue Peter winner designed TV with internet in 1970s
Steven Bostock marks the 50th anniversary of his idea for the year 2000. Source link
False evidence by Post Office’s expert contradicted his own report
The memo, which summarised a series of meetings about the report, said that if the bug was widely known, it could cause a “loss of confidence in the Horizon system”, provide branches with “ammunition to blame Horizon for future discrepancies” and have “potential impact upon ongoing legal cases”. Source link
Meat-free Mondays may be on menu for Surrey schools
Motion before county council proposes a plant-based menu at schools once a week to improve health. Source link
Watch: Labour wins Blackpool South by-election
Labour’s candidate Chris Webb has won the Blackpool South by-election – the seat previously held by Conservative Scott Benton who resigned after a lobbying scandal. In his acceptance speech he said that the people of Blackpool South had “spoken for Britain”. Mr Webb won the seat comfortably with a 7,607 majority and a huge 26%...
Labour wins Blackpool South as Tories lose councils
The party won the parliamentary seat with a 7,607 majority and a huge 26% swing from the Conservatives. Source link
Labour ousts Tories in Blackpool South by-election
Labour supporters are celebrating a huge 26% swing from the Tories, heaping pressure on Rishi Sunak. Source link
Mexican police search for missing foreign tourists
Mexican police have arrested three people over the disappearance of an American and two Australians. Source link
Dam bursts and death toll rises in Brazil floods
More than 30 people have been killed and 60 are missing in the southern state of Rio Grande do Sul. Source link