To demolish high-rise buildings, engineers often opt for 'top down' techniques, whereby a number of small, car-sized ...

More than 100 tower blocks across the capital are built with Large Panel System (LPS), a BBC London investigation has revealed Thousands of people in London could be living in high-rise tower ...

Thousands of people in London could be living in high-rise tower blocks with known safety issues, a BBC London investigation has found. More than 100 high-rise residential buildings across the ...

After the partial collapse of Ronan Point, the government advised councils ... partially collapsed following a gas explosion in 1968, in which four people died. The same year, the government ...

We must acknowledge that the great post-war social housing estates, despite their flaws, are still held in great affection by ...

The decision to ask residents to leave these two tower blocks comes after Ronan Point in Newham, east London, partially collapsed after a gas explosion in 1968, in which four people died.

Not all LPS blocks are necessarily dangerous but their structure means they are more prone to defects and weaknesses, and some blocks which have been strengthened or had remediati ...

More than 100 tower blocks across the capital are built with Large Panel System (LPS), a BBC London investigation has revealed ...