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The Latest Breaking News from Raac

‘Stripped to the bone’: Lancashire courts in chaos as Raac adds to crisis

A day at Blackburn magistrates court highlights the confusion after closures in Blackpool and Preston

The Guardian - UK

Call for action as Raac identified for first time at Northern Ireland school

Eight classrooms at Cairnshill Primary in Belfast have been deemed unsafe.

The Independent UK

Raac and the Beanstalk: town pantos forced to move as theatres shut by crumbling concrete

Venues across the UK closed over building safety fears sprinkle a little magic to keep their shows on the road

The Guardian - UK

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More than 40 more schools and colleges found to have collapse-risk concrete

Overall, 214 education settings in England have been confirmed as having Raac as of October 16.

The Independent UK

While the world holds its breath, the UK continues to fall apart

Rishi Sunak is going through the motions, while Humza Yousaf speaks from the heart but to little avail

The Guardian - UK

From field to classrooms in six weeks: Raac-hit Essex school’s new home

Head of Honywood school says building of temporary structure is a near miracle after crisis it faced

The Guardian - UK

Parents dismayed by exam decision at Raac-affected school

St Leonard’s Catholic School in Durham has been told it cannot assess its own pupils’ grades at GCSE and A-level.

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BBC NOW/Bancroft review – anguished, beautiful Mahler and uplifting Schumann

Relocated and reprogrammed because of Raac checks closing the original venue, this season-opener of Mahler – with mezzo Christianne Stotijn – and Schumann did not disappoint

The Guardian - UK

Starmer and Macron didn’t talk about Brexit or the booing – no point falling out on a first date

Parliament is a dead zone, so the Labour leader spent much of the week abroad and Tory MPs put their feet up

The Guardian - UK

Government to publish update on list of schools affected by crumbling concrete

MPs will also question ministers and Department for Education officials about the reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete crisis.

The Independent UK

Starmer calls Tory claim UK would accept 100,000 EU migrants per year under Labour ‘embarrassing nonsense’– as it happened

Labour leader says Tory response to his small boats plan shows ‘they’ve nothing sensible to say on issue’

The Guardian - UK

Crumbling concrete found in 14 fire stations and three police buildings

COLLAPSE-PRONE concrete has been found in 14 fire stations and three police stations, including Police Scotland’s Fettes building in Edinburgh,…

The National (Scotland)

Could Gillian Keegan identify Raac if she saw it?

Letter: School site manager Mark Hosking says the education secretary needs to stop blaming everyone else and order inspections

The Guardian - UK

Several UK theatres close due to concerns over crumbling concrete

Cultural institutions join dozens of schools forced to shut down over use of Raac

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The Independent UK

Schools that miss concrete survey deadline will not be ‘named and shamed’

The Department for Education is expected to publish the percentage of schools that have missed a Friday deadline to return a Raac survey.

The Guardian - UK

Amid prison break and collapsing schools, Tory backbenchers pray for the torture to end

Politics is far too broken these days for honesty and accountability to show up

The Guardian - UK

Raac drowns out classical in Carlisle

Brief letters: Musique concrète | Baby books | Dirty money | Old newspaper headlines | Martin Rowson

The National (Scotland)

UK officials BLANK Scottish requests for 'new' Raac risk evidence

UK officials have repeatedly failed to explain to the Scottish Government why entire schools in England have closed, The National can reveal.

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The Independent UK

Gillian Keegan visits school after criticising ‘sensationalist’ concrete queries

The under-fire Education Secretary visited a school in Essex, which is one of the regions worst affected by crumbling concrete.

The Independent UK

Thousands of pupils forced to stay home as school starts over concrete concerns

The Department for Education has published a long-awaited list of schools and colleges in England identified as having collapse-prone Raac.

The Independent UK

School Raac concrete crisis: 7 questions from parents answered by expert as government list affected schools

Schools Week editor John Dickens tackled questions on homeschooling, further closures, contingency plans and more

The Guardian - UK

Keir Starmer likens government to ‘cowboy builders’ over concrete crisis

Labour leader accuses prime minister of neglecting pupils at state schools during combative PMQs

The Independent UK

Starmer: ‘Gillian Keegan’s £34m Whitehall office makeover shows reality of uncaring Tories’

‘The cowboys are running the country,’ says Labour leader during feisty PMQs

The Guardian - UK

Three-quarters of schools hit by concrete crisis are in Tory areas

Guardian analysis of newly published government list shows that 109 of the 147 affected schools are in Conservative constituencies

The Independent UK

Government publishes long-awaited list of schools affected by crumbling concrete

The list shows 19 schools have had to delay the start of term.

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