All news on the topic: RAAC concrete crisis

Colin Witherspoon, 52, was told his home was riddled with Reinforced Autoclaved Aerated Concrete - a defective building material that could potentially collapse

The RAAC concrete crisis continues to grow as the number of prisons discovered with the material went up to five - adding to the list of schools and hospitals needing repairs

Nearly three quarters -72% - of new-build schools due to open by 2030 are in the constituencies of Tory MPs while sites in Labour seats are left to crumble

The final days before MPs break up for parliamentary recess are a good time for the Government to try to bury bad news - but The Mirror has rounded it up so you don't miss any

A new BBC Panorama investigation has revealed that some children are working in classrooms so freezing that they struggle to hold their pens wearing their gloves and coats

Aylesford school in Warwick was forced to close 29 classrooms where RAAC is suspected to be present - but can’t be inspected because of asbestos - but they're only getting 9 mobile buildings after officials insisted on them being erected on hard surfaces only

As buildings go to RAAC and ruin under the Tories, Gillian Keegan tried to put a spin on the situation by saying pupils prefer temporary portacabins to permanent classrooms

Ranting about how she's done a 'f***ing good job' on crumbling schools has landed scandal-hit Education Secretary Gillian Keegan in hot water - and not for the first time

The gaffe-prone Education Secretary insisted pupils like learning in temporary classrooms rather than proper school buildings as the Government admitted 174 schools in England contain collapse-prone RAAC concrete

Dangerous RAAC concrete has now been found in 174 schools across England, up from 147 a fortnight ago as hundreds of pupils have their learning disrupted

GMB General Secretary Gary Smith said the state of public buildings was 'a metaphor for what this government, for what the Tories have done for this country'

A furious Labour MP tore into top education officials who refused to reveal the number of schools that still need checking for dodgy concrete that could be at risk of collapsing

Thousands of kids had their return to class disrupted after the Government ordered dozens of schools to shut or partially close over safety fears from collapse-prone concrete

Calls grow for an nationwide audit of social housing as the crisis grows - as ministers scramble to get a grip of how many government buildings contain RAAC

As our schools dissipate, Brian Reade says no other rich country would hold such arrogant disregard for the education and safety of 93% of its schoolchildren

Research ordered by the Lib Dems has uncovered how many patients and staff could be affected by the reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete crisis griping UK schools

Unions warned that hospitals, libraries, community centres and other public buildings could also be at risk from collapse-prone RAAC concrete plaguing England's schools

A theatre in Greater Manchester has announced it is closing its doors due to fears over crumbling concrete - it comes as the theatre scene has been hit with a wave of closures due to the RAAC crisis

The Government faced calls to release all written advice sent to Mr Sunak when he was Chancellor and PM about the dangers of reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete (RAAC

The mum planned to meet up with a mystery man for an affair when her kids went back to school - but school closures due to the RAAC concrete crisis have ruined her plans

More than 100 schools are unable to fully open for the start of the autumn term but this could have a devastating impact on SEND children

In a testy exchange at Prime Minister's Questions, Labour leader Keir Starmer fumed that crucial work on schools recommended way back in 2010 had yet to be carried out

Thousands of pupils started the new school year in confusion this week while the wait continues for a full list of schools affected by the the concrete crisis as a bitter blame game erupted

The Sands Centre in Carlise declared it had RAAC in its auditorium roof back in 2019, but new government rules after it was discovered in more than 100 schools across the UK has seen the theatre shut its doors

Deal with Centerprise was paid for from the same pot of cash earmarked to rebuild classrooms at risk of collapse because they contain ­potentially deadly concrete