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urgent action, critical. a warning notice in 2018 because of an episode in a school in kent that alerted schools to how to identify rac and to be aware of it. more guidance was issued in 2021 and 2022 about how to manage rac. and the expert advice at that point was that if it s not in a critical condition, then it s safe to use continue to use rooms that have provided the rac isn t in a critical condition. cas evans is headteacher at a primary school in leicester. her school was closed back in may, due to concerns about the concrete. she s been telling us it was one of the hardest things to deal with in her career, and described some of the disruption. it took away all the toilets and kitchen and dining rooms so we had to think about catering and there as the sudden rush to get as much out of the rooms as possible as well as the rush to find accommodation for 250 children, six classes. let s get more now from our correspondent helen wilkinson who s at a school in south ....
their family as well. the usual family gathering at easter, but as i said, without the wales family, who would normally be here. george, charlotte and louis in particular here last year. the wales is are staying away this year. catherine has had that recent cancer diagnosis. i has had that recent cancer diagnosis- has had that recent cancer diaunosis. , ., ., diagnosis. i “ust wanted to say, in terms of a diagnosis. ijust wanted to say, in terms of a cancer diagnosis. ijust wanted to say, in terms of a cancer diagnosis, - diagnosis. ijust wanted to say, in terms of a cancer diagnosis, howl terms of a cancer diagnosis, how much of a shock was that news when the announcements were made? the kina s the announcements were made? the kin . s a the announcements were made? tue: king s a cancer the announcements were made? tte: king s a cancer diagnosis, that was on the 5th of february, so just to take you through the timeline, we had word that there were issues with ....
hoping to regain control of cities it lost five years ago. and we ll bring you a special report on seagulls as conservationists warn of dwindling populations across the uk. hello and welcome to bbc news. we start with easter celebrations taking place across the christian world. tens of thousands of worshippers have gathered in st peter s square to hear pope francis lead easter sunday mass and give the traditional urbi et orbi blessing. these are live pictures from vatican city, where pope speaks italian. studio: that is the vatican city, where the easter celebrations are under way. we will continue to watch the mass coming to us from the vatican. first we will take you to windsor, where king charles is expected to make his first public appearance since being diagnosed with cancer. our colleague is at windsor. good morning to you from this rather lovely sunny easter sunday here in windsor. you can see a queue behind me i think stretching down the street. these are people ....
there was a warning notice in 2018 because of an episode in a school in kent that alerted schools to how to identify rac and to be aware of it. more guidance was issued in 2021 and 2022 about how to manage raac. and the expert advice at that point was that if it s not in a critical condition, then it s safe to use continue to use rooms that have provided the raac isn t in a critical condition. so just what is different about the type of concrete at the centre of all this? raac to give its full name, is reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete. it s a lightweight concrete that was used in roofs, floors and walls sacross floors and walls across europe between the 1950s and 1990s. raac is a cheaper alternative to standard concrete because it s aerated, or bubbly . however it s less durable with a limited lifespan of around 30 years, and its structural behaviour differs significantly from traditional reinforced concrete. the health and safety authority says raac is now beyon ....
pictures are not amazingly in focus but i can tell you that what we have been seeing is very, very high wind and torrential rain. the hong kong government said people should stay in their homes, away from exposed doors, stay away as long as they possibly can, a bit of advice that this man clearly is not heeding, it looks like he is going on a jog or going outside to film something. anyway, the government has said people should stay inside and not come out. schools have not opened, businesses have closed, you can see a big branch of a tree has been downed and hong kong is really bracing itself for something that hasn t happened in many years. we know that this is the highest storm alert you can possibly get, the strongest hit the region in decades and we know that earlier on the chinese government or the chinese region, one nearly hong kong has said that it is also preparing. it has said it is preparing for the storm to hit. now the chinese southern coast of course is go ....