Rachael Venables

2 months ago | news.sky.com | Rachael Venables

Social housing providers are warning their ability to build new affordable and social rent homes is plummeting, thanks to the soaring costs of the post-Grenfell Tower cladding crisis. Some 72 people were killed in the 2017 tragedy, but eight years on, as many as 12,000 buildings are thought to be wrapped in the kinds of flammable materials that led to it. Work hasn't even begun on half of the affected buildings, with an estimated 7,000 at-risk blocks not yet identified by the government.

Feb 17, 2025 | news.sky.com | Rachael Venables

On a bright but chilly February morning, around a dozen volunteers gather by the beachfront at Minster, on the Isle of Sheppey in Kent. In bobble hats and walking boots, they carry blue plastic bags and litter pickers. They wander slowly past the dog walkers and brightly painted beach huts, combing the pebbles for waste. But the rubbish they're looking for isn't normal litter; it's builders' rubble and shredded household waste.

Jan 12, 2025 | msn.com | Rachael Venables

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Jan 12, 2025 | news.sky.com | Rachael Venables

Success rates for couples trying to have a child via in-vitro fertilisation (IVF) could be improved courtesy of a growing number of clinics using artificial intelligence (AI). One in six couples are affected by infertility, with 52,500 people using IVF in 2022. But the results are not guaranteed and it can take several rounds to have a successful birth - costing would-be parents many thousands of pounds.

Jan 12, 2025 | flipboard.com | Rachael Venables

From legal battle to baby joy at 52: Couple who took on GJ Gardner can now move onSeven years after entering a costly dispute with a building company, Suzanne and Mark Chamberlain have finally moved on, and out. The couple has …