- A type of "skin" or extra layer on the outside of a building Your trusted source for staying up-to-date with the world around you. Get free daily news updates and analysis, straight to your inbox.

The owners of Skyline Chambers in Manchester were taken to a tribunal by the government under the Building Safety Act. Owners of flats in buildings with unsafe cladding and safety defects say they ...

What is it that makes wonderful buildings speak to us? The sense of shelter promised? Memories evoked? Innovative revealed? The possibility of heritage lost, or futures held? Or, simple, is it beauty ...

Campaigners say £4bn package to replace Grenfell-style cladding fails to address other safety problems Michael Gove must spend billions more on ending the fire safety crisis in homes across England, ...