The Guardian

Deputy PM visited Dagenham, east London, after fire tore through block of flats undergoing remedial worksAngela Rayner has called efforts to remove unsafe cladding from thousands of at-risk buildings “too slow” and said it was her job to ensure remaining works finished as quickly as possible.The deputy prime minister made the comments during a visit to Dagenham, east London, on Tuesday afternoon, the day after a dramatic fire tore through a block of flats that was undergoing remedial works to remove “non-compliant” cladding. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/article/2024/aug/27/removal-unsafe-cladding-buildings-too-slow-angela-rayner Author : Sammy Gecsoyler Publish date : 2024-08-27 17:18:45 Copyright for

‘Digital pause’ experiment at 200 secondary schools could be extended nationwide in JanuaryFrance is to trial a ban on mobile phones at school for pupils up to the age of 15, seeking to give children a “digital pause” that, if judged successful, could be rolled out nationwide from January.Just under 200 secondary schools will take place in the experiment that will require youngsters to hand over phones on arrival at reception. It takes the prohibition on the devices further than a 2018 law that banned pupils at primary and secondary schools from using their phones on the premises but allowed