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so far, a full list of the schools affected has not been made public. worth taking a moment to find out a bit more about the 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 between the 19505 and 1990s. it s a cheaper alternative to standard concrete because it s aerated, or bubbly . however, it s less durable with a limited life span of around 30 years, and its structural behaviour differs significa ntly from traditional reinforced concrete. the health and safety authority says raac is now beyond its life span and may collapse with little or no notice . let s get more now from our correspondent helena wilkinson, who s at a school in south london. just take us through what had teachers or having to suddenly deal with now. it teachers or having to suddenly deal with now. . , ., ., , with now. it was around this time yesterday. with now. i ....
let s begin with the bbc news from deena campbell, good morning. good morning, rachel is not ministers say they took the decision to implement emergency measures at more than 100 schools in england because of faulty concrete because evidence emerged about the material in the summer. some schools are closed until safety were completed and students forced to have lessons online or in other buildings was that labour has called on the government to publish the full list of expected schools. train drivers are on strike today leaving large parts of england without rail services. members of the aslef union at more than a dozen companies are walking out as part of their long running dispute about pay. the nationwide building society says house prices have seen their biggest annual decline since 2009. the mortgage lender said prices fell by 5.3% last month, compared with the year before. e scooters for public hire are banned today on the streets of paris, just five years after t ....
three suspected spies for russia living in the uk have been arrested and charged in a major national security investigation. the defendants, all bulgarian nationals, had been living in britain for several years, but it s alleged they were working for the russian security services. daniel de simone has our top story. suspected of spying for russia. bulgarian citizens who have been living in the uk for years. including this woman, katrin ivanova. she ran courses on british values for recent immigrants. counterterrorism detectives swooped on a major national security investigation in february this year. searching a flat in this north london building. and this seaside guesthouse in norfolk. five were arrested, three were charged. the? arrested, three were charged. they had this big arrested, three were charged. they had this big tent arrested, three were charged. tie: had this big tent thing up arrested, three were charged. tie1: had this big tent thing up and arrested, ....
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