The shocking history of Britain’s tower blocks, from dream homes to death traps

At 5:45am on May 16 1968, there was a small gas explosion in Ronan Point, a 22-storey tower block in East London. Residents ...
BirminghamWorld on MSN

To call thriving Birmingham suburb a slum is as ludicrous as it is dangerous

Shadow Secretary Robert Jenrick's description of Birmingham's Handsworth as a "slum" has faced backlash, highlighting the area's diverse community and economic challenges, writes Dr Steven McCabe.

Insight: Puzzled scientists seek reasons behind Africa's low fatality rates from pandemic

Africa's overburdened public health systems, dearth of testing facilities and overcrowded slums had experts predicting a disaster when COVID-19 hit the continent in February.

'No white face, like a slum': UK MP brands area with Indian, Pakistani residents, sparks outrage

UK MP Robert Jenrick faced backlash after he called Birmingham’s Handsworth area similar to "a slum” and noting he saw “no white face".
Opinion

Robert Jenrick – keep Birmingham, my beloved hometown, out of your mouth

As the shadow justice secretary stands by his comments calling the UK’s second city the closest thing in this country to a slum, proud Brummie Shazia Mirza – who went to a local Catholic school, despi ...
India Today

Like a slum in UK: MP brands area with Indian, Pakistani residents, faces backlash

British MP and shadow minister Robert Jenrick labelled Birmingham's multicultural Soho Road, home to Indian and Pakistani ...

‘I feel safe here’ Handsworth locals dismiss Jenrick’s ‘slum with no white faces’ slur

The shadow justice secretary complained ‘of not seeing another white face’ in Handsworth, which was based on a 90-minute ...

Defiant Jenrick doubles down on ‘I didn’t see any white faces’ attack as race row deepens

Speaking during a live recording of The Telegraph ’s Daily T podcast at the Conservative Party conference, Mr Jenrick said ...

Behind Britain’s housing crisis—the financialisation of housing and the rise of the rentier class

Land is no longer just a factor of production; it’s a speculative store of wealth. It has fundamentally reshaped the UK ...
The Economist

Britain is slowly going bust

AT HOME AND abroad, Britain’s economy is in the dog house. Inflation is sticky, debts and deficits are high, and productivity growth is low. Yields on long-term government debt are above those in any ...
Phys.org

Portable toilets can improve quality of life in urban slums

An international study on container-based sanitation (CBS) systems has found that this portable toilet option significantly improves the quality of life for people living in urban slums in Kenya, Peru ...