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Quarter of a million people who use bsl in some form every day will be able to play a more prominent role in society. jonathan blake, bbc news. the housing secretary michael gove has asked the financial conduct authority to investigate the insurance industry following complaints of huge rises in premiums for people living in blocks of flats with flammable cladding and other fire safety issues. the bbc has reported on annual increases of several hundred percent — which flat owners say are dispr...

Colletta smith, bbc news. lets take a look at some of the days other news. all remaining coronavirus restrictions in northern ireland will be lifted tomorrow. the rules currently in place include the wearing of face coverings in public places, and covid certification passes for entry to nightclubs and large indoor events. a sex offender branded a "menace to females" has gone on the run after fleeing from an open prison. paul robson was given a life sentence in 2000. he was reported missing from ...

Scholz is arriving talking about unity in europe and sanctions placed on russia where they are to take this step to invade ukraine. russia saying it has no intentions of invading ukraine but still crucially this point about ukrainian membership of nato is a key sticking point for both. if it is possible to find a diplomatic solution, at the moment it seems relatively deadlocked. a cap on the costs faced by people who live in flats with flammable cladding or other fire safety defects has been ann...

While prince charles now has it for a second time. the government is proposing to cap the costs faced by leaseholders who own flats with flammable cladding and other fire safety defects. ministers say no leaseholder will have to pay more than £15,000 in london and £10,000 in the rest of the uk for costs related to the cladding crisis. any money already paid out since the grenfell fire will count towards the cap. campaigners have welcomed the move but say they still shouldnt be paying a penny f...

With the west. some papers talk about the fact they see it as a good sign and weapons will not be used in this situation in ukraine. russia has said it has no plans to invade ukraine and no aggression towards ukraine. ultimately, it sounds like the west has said it does not believe them which is why we heard at the weekend these warnings from america and the uk saying they thought a threat from russia was potentially imminent. there will be a meeting between the german chancellor and president p...

To cap the costs faced to cap the costs faced by leaseholders, who own flats with flammable cladding, and other fire safety defects. ministers say no leaseholder will have to pay more than 15,000 pounds in london and £10,000 in the rest of the uk for costs related to the cladding crisis. any money already paid out since the grenfell fire will count towards the cap. campaigners have welcomed the move, but say they still shouldnt be paying a penny for problems they didnt cause. the duchess of cor...

The governor of colorado thanking everyone involved in the efforts there to help people caught up in those wild fires in the state. in the aftermath of the grenfell tower fire in 2017, dangerous cladding was found on thousands of high rise buildings around the world. some countries like australia took rapid action. in the state of victoria, a taskforce was set up three weeks after grenfell to find out how many buildings were unsafe. sarah corker has been finding out what uk politicians can learn...

Storeys or more. and i think this was one of the real successes of the cladding story here, was that they were able to identify all those different buildings, do thousands of inspections, and they now know which buildings have combustible cladding. in contrast, in the uk, there are still no official figures on the number of blocks with unsafe cladding. labour and cladding campaigners have repeatedly called for ministers to follow the australian approach. thangam debbonaire. the government could ...

Removed in melbourne. a building levy has forced construction firms to help pay for the work. it is an international problem... politicians in victoria told me theyve treated this as a public safety emergency. $300 million being raised through a building permit levy, because people understood, understand absolutely, the nexus between the levy and getting buildings fixed, because ultimately, this is about community safety. and we are the only state in australia that is doing this cladding rectifi...

Is about community safety. and we are the only state in australia that is doing this cladding rectification work. the other really important point, of course, is that we also moved to ban flammable cladding, and this is in fact similar to the product that was on the grenfell building. you cannot put this product on any building here in victoria, finished. the british government has introduced similar bans, and on both continents, those living in cladded buildings share similar frustrations. all ...