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As it rolls from one political crisis to another, it’s hard not to think of Britain as metaphorically crumbling. Now, it seems, significant pieces of the country are literally structurally unsound. More than 150 schools, colleges, and…

The crisis over crumbling aerated concrete in English schools could exacerbate the lingering problem of asbestos in public buildings, creating an even bigger headache for the government and causing the re-emergence of a long unresolved…

Pupils across England are being taught in church and village halls, temporary classrooms and remotely at home, as crumbling school buildings are ordered to shut because of to safety concerns, an investigation has revealed.In some cases,…

South African consumers on both extremes of the income scale are the most affected by the rapid rise in living expenses with pressure exacerbated by unprecedented levels of Eskom’s power cuts. This is according to the latest Consumer…

Receive free Vladimir Putin updatesWe’ll send you a myFT Daily Digest email rounding up the latest Vladimir Putinnews every morning. The images that defined Volodymyr Zelenskyy as a leader were filmed on February 25 last year. As…

A still from ‘O.Baby’ Open spaces seem to kindle something in Ranjan Pramod. While his previous film Rakshadhikari Baiju Oppu was set around a playground, his latest O.Baby is set in a vast plantation and forest land, all of which are…

South Africa’s 21 000km rail network used to be a matter of national pride, accounting for some 80% of Africa’s total network. This massively over-specced network needs to be pruned to no more than 5 500km and operated with the kind of…

TRIPOLI (Reuters) - Its arch is cracking and its vast pavilions lie empty, but the crumbling Rachid Karami International Fair in Lebanon's port city Tripoli now has hope of revival, having been added to the United Nations' list of…

Dilapidated court buildings across England and Wales with problems such as leaking toilets and broken heating are contributing to a backlog of crown court cases, according to a new report published on Monday.The Law Society of…

UK commercial property market valuations are falling at their fastest pace since the Brexit vote and dealmaking is stuttering to a halt, in early indications that higher interest rates could tip the market into a prolonged…