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 have done as victoria in australia did set up a task force to assess the extent of dangerous cladding, prioritised by risk. this is cladding being 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 they ve 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 rectification work. the other really important point, of course, is that we also moved to ban flammable cladding, and this is in fac
Want any ostentatious or lavish spending for his funeral, also saying that he does not want a military parade, and also does not want any pomp and ceremony. he just wants one bouquet of carnations on top of the coffin as the funeral continues tomorrow. top of the coffin as the funeral continues tomorrow. nomsa maseko, thank ou continues tomorrow. nomsa maseko, thank you very continues tomorrow. nomsa maseko, thank you very much. 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 and a tax on construction firms has helped to pay for the work needed. here in the uk, there are no official figures on how many residential blocks are wrapped in dangerous materials and the government s cladding fund only covers buildings above a certain
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The number of nhs staff off work in england because of covid went up by more than 40% during christmas week. one in 30 people in the uk were estimated to have tested positive for covid heading into christmas, a new record high for infections. the staff that are at work will be caring for more patients, trying to do more to cover for their missing colleagues, working extra hours, starting early, finishing late. the pressure will be immense. the prime minister, borisjohnson, has urged people in the uk to take a covid test before celebrating new year s eve tonight. the number of teenagers killed in stabbings in london this year reaches the highest in more than a decade after two further attacks in the capital. mourners in south africa have been paying their respects to the late