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Over 100 schools in England ordered to close over concrete risk

School safety worries: we hear from a school governor, a parent, and a structural engineer

School safety worries: we hear from a school governor, a parent, and a structural engineer.
Also on the programme: Johannesburg fire, spinal cancer hope, Long Covid, and a classical music bust-up.

(Photo: An empty classroom in Newcastle-under-Lyme, Staffordshire, 2021. Credit: Reuters/Carl Recine)

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