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To less than a third of nearly 700 applications processed so far. but as sarah corker reports, in the few buildings where remedial work has begun, there are fresh problems. imagine having to live inside this — your home wrapped in plastic sheeting for months on end, windows that barely open, no way to see out. here you are, sarah, middle of the day, no natural light. jim lives on the first floor at islington gates, here in birmingham city centre. and this is the limited air we can get into the...

You haven�*t got a clue what�*s happening outside. it affects you mentally, it makes you depressed. it makes you very stressed. the stress is worse knowing you�*ve got to pay for it, and you�*ve got to pay for the privilege of living in a dark, dull box. in my case, you know, £20,000. and i grind my teeth. you feel like youre suffocating. just next door, liz and rodriguez are renting this one—bed flat. they not only have to cope with the building work, but there�*s a serious damp an...

It makes you very stressed. the stress is worse knowing youve got to pay for it, and youve got to pay for the privilege of living in a dark, dull box. in my case, you know, £20,000. and i grind my teeth. you feel like youre suffocating. just next door, liz and rodriguez are renting this one—bed flat. they not only have to cope with the building work, but theres a serious damp and mould problem, too. its horrible. i~ ~~ - i really hate living here now, to be honest with you. and, er, ifeel emb...

Year that you�*ve got? yeah, 12 months of being depressed. there is relief that the combustible cladding is being removed, but government funding won�*t cover the full cost of almost £9 million. it means leaseholders need to find more than one million between them. that�*s at least £20,000 each. what�*s it like living in this box? you haven�*t got a clue what�*s happening outside. it affects you mentally, it makes you depressed. it makes you very stressed. the stress is worse knowi...

The stress is worse knowing youve got to pay for it, knowing youve got to pay for the privilege of living in a dark, dull box. in my case, you know, £20,000. and i grind my teeth. you feel like youre suffocating. just next door, liz and rodriguez are renting this one—bed flat. they not only have to cope with the building work, but theres a serious damp and mould problem, too. its horrible. i really hate living here now, to be honest with you. and, er, ifeel embarrassed. i dont want to bring m...

To less than a third of nearly 700 applications processed so far. the building safety fund, was one of the schemes set up in the wake of the grenfell tower tragedy, covering cladding of wood and other flammable laminates. but as sarah corker reports, in the few buildings where remedial work has begun, there are fresh problems. imagine having to live inside this — your home wrapped in plastic sheeting for months on end, windows that barely open, no way to see out. here you are, sarah, middle of...

This is footage from a neighbouring flat. with the external cladding removed, this is what can happen when it rains. hundreds of people here say they face a miserable winter living on a building site, and this is one street in one city. but across the country, we�*re going to be seeing much more of this in the months and years ahead. this tower in ipswich has been like this for five months. it�*s a similar picture here in london. and these living conditions are worrying health professionals....

A blank is flat. and you know, its very hard to screw that up, to make it into a gun that can fire a bullet, which is a different topic. >> so tom, why would any movie set have a real, live bullet on it for use? >> well, there are movie shoots where they do use live weapons for the realistic scene, but again, there are safety protocols in place. thats what police are going to be looking at. police are going to be looking at, was the weapon capable of firing a round? obviously, it was. a round is...

Laminated materials. but as sarah corker has been finding out, even in the few buildings where work has started, the problems are far from over. imagine having to live inside this — your home wrapped in plastic sheeting for months on end, windows that barely open, no way to see out. here you are, sarah, middle of the day, no natural light. jim lives on the first floor at islington gates, here in birmingham city centre. and this is the limited air we can get into the flat. this is the view for ...

And mould problem, too. its horrible. i really hate living here now, to be honest with you. and, er, ifeel embarrassed. i dont want to bring my friends here, i dont want to bring my family here, because ive got a six—year—old niece who we absolutely adore and i dont want her here because i dont want her to be breathing in the same stuff thats making me feel so poorly. liz says her asthma has been getting progressively worse. this is footage from a neighbouring flat. with the external claddin...