The shocking history of Britain’s tower blocks, from dream homes to death traps

At 5:45am on May 16 1968, there was a small gas explosion in Ronan Point, a 22-storey tower block in East London. Residents ...

The government wants more of us living in high rises. Here’s why Australians don’t want to

Governments have been pushing the construction of apartment towers for years to help housing affordability and availability, ...
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Testing of explosives found at London high-rise scene were combustible

LONDON -- British Prime Minister Theresa May's office says combustible cladding has so far been found on seven high-rise blocks in England after tests ordered by the government. The British leader ...
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MND trials use of drones to wash HDB high-rise ledges

The sight of workers on gondolas or abseiling down facades to clean high-rise ledges at HDB blocks may soon be a thing of the ...
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2 SFPD officers injured responding to fire at Tenderloin high-rise

SAN FRANCISCO - Two San Francisco Police Department officers were injured on Sunday morning while responding to reports of a person setting fires at a residential high-rise building in the city’s ...

Tax office high-rise to be turned into 557 flats

Plans to transform a former tax office high-rise into 557 flats has cleared the final hurdle. Developer Comer Homes secured planning permission to redevelop HMRC's Alexander House, in Southend-on-Sea.