'I'm using seven blankets to keep warm after my tower block lost heating'

Resident Jon King said he was doing "everything" to stay warm: "I've got a fleece, vest, two T-shirts, and a tracksuit top. I ...
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Build mansion blocks not high-rise towers to tackle housing crisis, says shadow minister

The shadow housing secretary has endorsed calls for “beauty” to be put at the heart of the Government’s planning policy.
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Tall buildings and tower blocks aren’t a blight. It’s time to rethink London’s fear of heights

As the UK capital grapples with a housing shortage, it might be time to think bigger. Could elegant, well-designed high-rises offer a fresh perspective on urban life? Of all of the first lines in all ...

Demolition or restoration for Merseyside's high-rise tower blocks

The fate of so many of our region's high-rises remains uncertain, but there is still belief that they have a place in our ...

UK's leading tower block safety group backs Scots probe into high rises

Tower Blocks UK said findings from a Sunday Mail investigation that hundreds of Scots may potentially live in unsafe ...

Coatbridge fire: Huge blaze erupts at tower block with residents evacuated

A huge fire has erupted at a high-rise tower block, with emergency services rushing to the scene. The blaze is ongoing at ...

Huge fire breaks out at Scots block of flats as residents evacuated

A TEENAGER has been arrested after a high-rise tower block fire that left two people needing treatment. The blaze erupted at ...

Luxury South Loop high rise plagued by broken elevators, trash pileups and more for years, tenants say

Residents at luxury high rise Astoria Tower in the South Loop are fed up, saying elevators are broken for months at a time, ...

Motherwell high-rise flats demolished within seconds in controlled explosion

The Allan, Coursington and Draffen Towers – home to generations of families for more than 50 years – have been reduced to rubble in a massive controlled blowdown.