The UK government has announced an extension of cladding remediation funding to buildings under 36ft, previously only available for blocks 59ft or higher. This move, part of the Remediation Acceleration Plan, aims to accelerate safety fixes and prioritize properties based on risk to residents. Applications will open from August.
A parent whose daughter died from social media harm criticizes the UK's proposed social media ban for under-16s, arguing it fails to address algorithmic dangers and product safety, citing Australia's experience where similar bans were circumvented.
Hanwha Aerospace's Daejeon plant, where an explosion killed 5 and injured 2, received 'poor' safety ratings for the past two years. Seven violations were found, though unrelated to the explosion site.
This story has been made freely available as a public service to our readers. Please consider supporting SCMP’s journalism by subscribing. All eyes are on the Housing Bureau’s Independent Checking Unit (ICU), whose officers are scheduled to testify before a judge-led panel on Wednesday about their role in Hong Kong’s Tai Po blaze. Senior maintenance surveyor Andy Ku Siu-ping will be the only witness giving live evidence in the first of three sessions of the fourth round of evidential...
