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The Latest Breaking News from Awaab Ishak

The Mancunian Way: Lives already at risk

As ambulance workers man picket lines up and down the country, one paramedic says ‘breaking point was years ago’.

Manchester Evening News

Mum forced to live in flat with premature baby surrounded by fluffy black mould

Asheena Davis, 42, from Cricklewood, North West London, claims she was forced to live in a flat with her premature daughter surrounded by fluffy black mould and asbestos - and is still battling to have it removed years later

Daily Mirror

Damp, cold and dangerous - something is rotten in our housing system

The death of a two-year-old boy because of his mould-ridden home should have been a wake-up call, but the stories keep coming, writes Liam Thorp

Liverpool Echo

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Rochdale council wants RBH to change its name after death of Awaab Ishak so people don't confuse the two

"It’s nothing to do with us. We haven’t had that housing stock for 10 and a half years now.”

Manchester Evening News

Mother having panic attacks over fears mould-ridden flat is killing her children

Racquel Bryan, 38, says she’s been complaining to Lambeth Council since moving into her flat in 2006 and is now having panic attacks over the health of her youngest sons

The Independent UK

The Mancunian Way: Towering over us

The big plan for Manchester city centre PLUS Parking fees quadruple AND The million pound home that's never been lived in

Manchester Evening News

'They should be treated like human beings,' says British activist campaigning for tenants

Our Observer, Kwajo Tweneboa, lived in appalling conditions in a London council house for years, along with his dying father and two sisters. But he has turned this difficult experience into a powerful drive for change. Today, he travels up and down the UK visiting substandard homes and documenting the…

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Probe into mould death of boy, 2, finds 'widespread failings' at housing association

A watchdog has found "widespread failings" at the housing association where two-year-old Awaab Ishak was exposed to mould and died days after his birthday

Daily Mirror

Awaab Ishak death: Rochdale housing chair to quit after damning report

Social landlord waited nearly two years to check other properties after infant died in mouldy home, says regulator

The Guardian - UK

‘Widespread failings’ at housing association linked to Awaab Ishak’s death

Rochdale Boroughwide Housing has identified hundreds of flats on the estate with signs of damp and mould, the Regulator of Social Housing said.

The Independent UK

Landlords told to ‘get a grip’ as almost a quarter of private rented homes do not meet standards

Figures emerge as damning report finds ‘significant’ failings by landlord of two-year-old who died in mouldy flat

The Independent UK

Shock figures show almost a quarter of private rented homes do not meet decent standard

Figures emerge as damning report finds ‘significant’ failings by landlord of dead two-year-old

The Independent UK

Rochdale Borough Housing downgraded by regulator after failing to act for TWO YEARS after Awaab Ishak's death

The Regulator of Social Housing (RSH) has condemned RBH for sitting on its hands for almost two years after Awaab died

Manchester Evening News

Every housing association home to be checked for damp and mould after death of toddler Awaab Ishak

It comes following the death of two-year-old Awaab Ishak - who passed away in December 2020 from a respiratory condition caused by mould in a one-bedroom housing association flat

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Every housing association home in England ‘to be checked for issues such as damp and mould’ after toddler's death

It comes after the death of two-year-old Awaab Ishak in December 2020 from a respiratory condition caused by mould in a one-bedroom housing association flat

The Independent UK

Every housing association home ‘to be checked for issues such as damp and mould’

The Better Social Housing Review called for housing associations to conduct and publish a thorough audit’ of all social homes across England.

Manchester Evening News

Death of two-year-old Awaab Ishak ‘defining moment’ for social housing in Bury as review of properties continues

Bury Council said that at the moment they were not aware of any 'similar poor housing' in the borough

Daily Mirror

Terrified mum says 'disgusting' mould throughout her home put baby son in hospital

Laura Bowers says she's been complaining to her housing association about the mould for two years but is now deciding to go public after being affected by the death of toddler Awaab Ishak

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Manchester Evening News

Mum says baby stuck in hospital with breathing problems due to 'stinky mouldy' home

Laura Bowers claims she has been complaining about the growth of mould in her home for more than two years

Manchester Evening News

Awaab's Law: Change is already happening - but there is so much more to do

Councils and housing associations are taking steps to make sure the tragedy is not repeated

Manchester Evening News

The main reason for mould in your home - and how to stop it coming back

“Mould is a result of condensation, mould is not the cause"

Manchester Evening News

All mould and damp repairs in council housing reviewed after Awaab Ishak death

Further training is being rolled out to all relevant council staff

Manchester Evening News

The Mancunian Way: Cotton Field Square

The plans for Central Retail Park PLUS Negotiating the Christmas Markets

Manchester Evening News

‘People are scared for their lives’ - Experts demand residents on Awaab Ishak estate are moved to empty Seven Sisters flats

Some 400 homes have been left empty as RBH rehouses residents ahead of pulling the blocks down

Manchester Evening News

Expert's top tips to cut condensation in your home as cold snap hits UK

Many properties weren't made with today's lifestyle in mind

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