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An anonymous engineer has blown the whistle on surveys assessing the safety of reinforced aerated autoclaved concrete (RAAC) that used the wrong calculations.

Experts warn that offices, court houses, hospitals, and factories containing Raac could be at risk of collapse.

St Andrews Junior School in Hatfield Peverel, Essex, was expected to be closed until mid-September after bosses discovered the presence of reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete (RAAC).

Experts warn that offices, court houses, hospitals, and factories containing Raac could be at risk of collapse.

Education Secretary Gillian Keegan conceded huge uncertainty remains over a slew of questions as she faced a bruising round of interviews this morning.

RAAC is a building material made from a combination of cement, lime, water and an aeration agent. It speeds up the manufacturing turnaround of precast

St James Catholic Primary in Hebburn will remain shut until at least Wednesday. Alice Atkinsons son Patricks first day at reception was supposed to be tomorrow.

As the scale of the issue around concreted used in public buildings emerges LGC's sister title, NCE looked at how widespread the problem is.  After the

Hundreds of engineers are set to scramble to schools tomorrow, it has been reported, to inspect risky sites that may have been built with the aerated concrete, known as RAAC.