THOUSANDS of local authority buildings in England still contain deadly asbestos — more than two decades after its use was banned in Britain.
Britain still has the highest levels of deaths from the cancer it causes.
A new report by the Labour Research Department (LRD) said that out of a sample of 31 local authorities, only one had completely removed asbestos from all its buildings.
CAROL WILCOX argues for the proper implementation of the land value tax, which could see unused plots sold off and landlords priced out of landlordism, potentially resolving the housing and planning crises
New research into mutations in sperm helps us better understand why they occur, while debunking a few myths in the process, write ROX MIDDLETON, LIAM SHAW and MIRIAM GAUNTLETT
On the eve of the 157th Trades Union Congress, MICK WHELAN, general secretary of Aslef, the train drivers’ union, celebrates victory in his campaign to get dignity for drivers at work


