Rahil Sheikh

United Kingdom

Reporter at BBC

Reporter & Producer making documentaries for the BBC 🎥

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'My rented flat's black mould is making my son ill'

Feb 10, 2025 | bbc.co.uk | Rahil SheikhBbc Panorama |Rahil Sheikh

Media caption, Sinead has lived in her flat in Brighton since 2020"I fear for his health because I know once it comes back, his health starts to deteriorate all over again," says Sinead as she shows us the mould staining the walls of the flat she shares with her son. When she and five-year-old Aziyah moved into their home in Brighton in 2020, it seemed in good condition. But black mould quickly began to appear. Over the next two years it spread all over the walls, even onto the beds and furniture.
Scalby school pupils' exam fears over faulty Raac concrete

Jan 23, 2024 | bbc.co.uk | Rahil SheikhBbc Panorama |Rahil Sheikh

Pupils at a school which has lost two thirds of its space due to crumbling concrete have said they are worried about the impact on their exams. Scalby School, in Scarborough, had to close parts of its site because of the presence of reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete (Raac) in September. One pupil said it was hard to compete against "everyone else in the country" without the "same facilities". The government said it was not possible to change exams for only some students.
Crumbling schools plagued by leaks and cold, BBC finds

Jan 22, 2024 | news.nestia.com | Rahil Sheikh

This video can not be playedTo play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Media caption, Watch: Freezing classrooms and leaking sewage - footage from schools across Britain By Rahil Sheikh BBC Panorama Schools in urgent need of repair have told Panorama they are struggling to keep children warm in buildings that are "not fit for purpose". At one primary in Devon, temperatures are so low that children keep gloves and coats on during some lessons.
Crumbling schools plagued by leaks and cold, BBC finds

Jan 22, 2024 | bbc.co.uk | Rahil SheikhBbc Panorama |Rahil Sheikh

He also said if the programme had not been cancelled he thinks most of the issues impacting the school estate today, including Raac, would have been "picked up earlier" - because every secondary school in England would already have been structurally assessed.