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Up. the press were being unbearable. following my every move. >> some reporters rented the room opposite her flat to look into her bedroom. they climbed drainpipes. they pretended to be deliverymen. every time she left the building, she was followed. she got into her car, they followed her on motorbikes and cars. life became intolerable for her. >> so is lady diana spencer, a 19-year-old kindergarten teacher, really the one? >> where have you all come from? >> australia. >> australian, what next...

And this is the limited air we can get into the flat. this is the view for the next year that youve got? yeah, 12 months of being depressed. there is relief that the combustible cladding is being removed, but government funding wont cover the full cost of almost £9 million. it means leaseholders need to find more than £1 million between them. thats at least £20,000 each. whats it like living in this box? you havent got a clue whats happening outside. it affects you mentally, it makes you depr...

Here in birmingham city centre. and this is the limited air we can get into the flat. this is the view for the next year that youve got? yeah, 12 months of being depressed. there is relief that the combustible cladding is being removed, but government funding wont cover the full cost of almost £9 million. it means leaseholders need to find more than one million between them. thats at least £20,000 each. whats it like living in this box? you havent got a clue whats happening outside. it affects...

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 the day, no natural light. jim lives on the first floor at islingt...

Are renting this one—bed flat. they not only have to cope with the building work, but there�*s a serious damp and mould problem, too. its horrible. i ~~ - 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 ...

Liz says her asthma has been getting progressively worse. 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 ...

A campaign by mps to stop what they describe as press harassment against diana spencer -- >> the councils concern stem from scenes like this which occur daily as lady diana leaves her flat to go to the nursery school -- >> you cant overstate the role of the media in dianas royal life. she was a tantalizing target. >> from 1980-81, she was thrown in the deep end. >> are you bearing up quite well? it must be quite a strain with all of us after you. >> well, it is, naturally. >> you seem to be doin...

Its horrible. i ~~ - 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 cladding removed, this i...

The danger with lateral flow tests is that there are certain individuals who come through with a lateral flow and still be positive. so it�*s not as sensitive and there is a slight risk there that we might be letting more people in with covid. the bbc has learned that 18 months after the government announced a £1 billion scheme to help tower block owners remove flammable cladding from their homes — only a fraction of the nearly 700 applications processed so far have been granted money to st...

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 the next 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 1 million between them. that�*...