it s been known for a while. what we ve also known for a while is that there s been a real squeeze on school funding. my committee, again, has highlighted that repeatedly. and when you don t invest in maintenance and improvements in schools, you get these problems arising. but with raac, it s a systemic failure of the actual material used to build them. court buildings and hospitals too among those impacted. and internal nhs documents obtained by the sunday times suggest hospitals could be at risk of catastrophic collapse. the concerns about this have been swirling around for so long. truss had been trying to cope with the safety risks associated with raac for a long time. and, really, to remedy the situation, action can t come too soon. the department for education said it was vital that schools are given time to inform parents and consider their next steps, and that it was grateful to school and college leaders for their work to make sure that disruption is kept to a minimu
thanks to the presence of this, raac. a lightweight concrete used in the 50s, 60s and 70s but now often in a state of serious disrepair. it is a problem that has been known about for years. five years ago, a primary school building in kent collapsed, leading to wider concerns. good morning, sir. so the questions of many parents are now asking of government, why act only now, just days before the start of the new school year in england? we went through this exhaustive survey of 22,000 schools after the initial incident in 2018. then in the summer months, new information came to light that suggested that some of the buildings that had previously been classified as safe might not be. and so the education secretary acted immediately on that. the chancellor said the government would spend whatever it takes to keep children safe at school, although it is not clear what that means in the long term. labour is piling on the pressure, demanding action. first, i am calling on the govern
142 flood warnings currently in force. the flooding situation hasn t resolved itselfjust yet but it will improve i think as we go through the next few days, the weather largely dry. today it is cold and across parts of east anglia and south east england, the chance of a few flurries. we saw some landing on iain watson earlier. not very exciting snow, most of it is just big chunky flakes, not settling. worse case scenario, you could see a covering, an odd centimetre and the hazard with that is things could turn icy on roads and pavements. today there is a lot of cloud feeding in on a brisk and cold easterly wind. we talked about the showers working into east anglia and south east england, not the only place to see showers. things could turn icy in the central belt. a few showers for eastern scotland and some for northern ireland during the course of the day. for the most part, the show is coming on as rain to stop cold, around 4 5 pretty overnight tonight, the main hazard i th
next week it will be cold, there could be further snow, the cold weather looks set to last. and that s bbc news at six. now it s time to join our colleagues for the news where you are. hello and welcome to sportsday this monday night, i m chetan pathak. coming up on the programme: one of football s greatest players and a legend of the game franz beckenbauer dies at the age of 78. tonight we ll also be in wigan where manchester united will be hoping to avoid an upset in the third round of the fa cup. farrell s future in the spotlight what next for the england captain amid reports of a move to france? also coming up on the programme before 7. ding junhui makes just the fourth 147 in the history of the masters but is it enough to stop the rocket ronnie o sullivan? and told she only had a 50/50 chance of survival as a baby. we speak to lily mills. competing in the draw for players with intellectual impairments at the australian open. we start tonight with the sad news that franz
to do if you fall into the sea or you fall into a lake? the answer is wrote to. as the cost of the weekly shop continues to go up, the boss of one of the uk s biggest supermarkets denies they are profiting unfairly from rising food prices. the title may be city s but manchester united can celebrate champions league football next season. a thumping win over chelsea secures their spot in the premier league s top four with a game to spare. as we head into the bank holiday weekend, you will want to dry and sunny. i have got all the details from the session. from gloucestershire. it s friday the 26th of may. our main story. health inspectors have found that maternity care at two hospitals in east kent has got worse since a damning review was published in october. last year the kirkup review found that 45 babies might have survived if they d received better care at the hospitals in margate and ashford but a new inspection by the care quality commission found significant problems