the cost of removing that dangerous cladding. the challenge is two fold. for people like me. number one, i cannot sell my flat. it is unsellable. it is worth £0, which is a burden in itself. more importantly, numbertwo, a burden in itself. more importantly, number two, with the cladding still there, it is technically dangerous in terms of fire. the news today is good news. the devil is in the detail. i remain cautiously optimistic, but we need to see where this money is going to come from. in to see where this money is going to come from- to see where this money is going to come from. , ., ., i. ., come from. in terms of how you have been living come from. in terms of how you have been living for come from. in terms of how you have been living for the come from. in terms of how you have been living for the last come from. in terms of how you have been living for the last few come from. in terms of how you have been living for the last few years - been living for the last few
to pay to remove dangerous cladding from lower height buildings under new government plans, the bbc understands. at least 21 people have died in north eastern pakistan after heavy snowfall trapped them in their vehicles. the family of a woman who has been missing since new year s day have said they are shocked and distressed by her disappearance. 28 year old alice byrne was last seen leaving a friend s flat in marlborough street in the portobello area of edinburgh, between 8am and 10am last saturday. detectives believe she potentially headed in the direction of the promenade and beach. the family have urged anyone who has seen ms byrne or who has any information to come forward. the authorities in kazakhstan say they ve arrested the former head of the domestic intelligence agency
who hopes he will be helped by this government change in the plans, what we think will be announced next week. we re going to talk to someone who lives in one of those lower height buildings, lower than 18 metres which these new rules are meant to help. were going to talk to paul. he is ace folks person for a and our cladding scandal campaign group. just explained some of the issues you ve been having in the building you live in. first issues you ve been having in the building you live in. building you live in. first of all, thank you building you live in. first of all, thank you for building you live in. first of all, thank you for covering - building you live in. first of all, thank you for covering this - building you live in. first of all, i thank you for covering this story. i live in a block that is about 12 metres. and prior to the announcement or the leak of the announcement, i would announcement or the leak of the announcement, iwould have announcement or the leak of the a
psychological one. and that comes from knowing that our building is wrapped in timberwood cladding which is hugely fleming hugely flammable. we know that living in unsafe flat. the main cause has been sleepless nights worrying about that. but also, worry about the potential bill that is going to land on our doorstep, of tens of thousands of pounds. we heard the news yesterday of one of our friends who got a bill for £85,000 and that wasjust to remove who got a bill for £85,000 and that was just to remove the cladding. that was on top of all the insurance costs and the cost of fire safety patrols. you are talking about a huge amount of money for individuals like myself which would become financially crippling. let s hope that the extra money promised from the government does actually come.