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A Morgan Stanley VP died after falling from London tower last month.

A man has died after falling from the Aragon Tower in in Deptford this morning.

A man has died after falling from the Aragon Tower in in Deptford this morning.

Six memorials to the author, but no street name.

South London leaseholders caught up in the cladding scandal are selling their furniture to keep up with huge bills.   The rapid spread of the 2017 Grenfell fire, which claimed 72 lives, was found to be caused by dangerous cladding.   Now laws designed to make sure combustible cladding and other fire hazards are removed from buildings have left leaseholders facing tens of thousands of pounds in costs.   Many of their homes are now unsellable as lenders will not offer mortgages un...

Photo added of leaseholders (not named) on estate in Lambeth 

South London leaseholders caught up in the cladding scandal are selling their furniture to keep up with huge bills.   The rapid spread of the 2017 Grenfell fire, which claimed 72 lives, was found to be caused by dangerous cladding.   Now laws designed to make sure combustible cladding and other fire hazards are removed from buildings have left leaseholders facing tens of thousands of pounds in costs.   Many of their homes are now unsellable as lenders will not offer mortgages un...

Melbourne now boasts Australia’s largest and most efficient vertical solar panel system, following the completion of the Paragon Tower project on Queen Street in the CBD. The 48 storey structure has 128 solar panels installed across 158m2 along the side of the building, which will power a 42kW system to provide emission reductions, energy savings and sustainability for the residents. The panels are Trina Solar HoneyBlack 325W monocrystalline modules that merge seamlessly with the building, so...