UK cladding crisis

As MSPs vote on proposals to fund repairs to unsafe claddings, residents say they are still waiting for action.

Cathy Robertson says she is unable to open her windows for months because of scaffolding put up to resolve cladding issues.

Residents are told safety work needed after the Grenfell Tower fire may not be finished until 2029.

Safety improvements to 250 homes on Lakeview Estate, Woking, are expected to start next spring.

Contractors say the work is going to be completed within four weeks.

Birmingham City University professor says initiative aims to fast-track removal of flammable cladding from residential buildings.

Hull Royal Infirmary's cladding must come off due to laws introduced after the Grenfell fire.