Construction product safety has been highlighted in the wake of the Grenfell fire, with the Hackitt review pointing to serious weaknesses in the testing and certification regime. Thomas Lane unravels ...

Government assurances about fire safety in tower blocks have been thrown into doubt after Sky News discovered a previously approved cladding system has failed a fire test. It is thought scores of high ...

The company that made cladding for Grenfell Tower did not tell certifiers about a "disastrous" failed fire test of the product which happened 13 years before the disaster, despite a legal requirement ...

The cladding system used on Grenfell Tower has failed a fire safety test carried out by Building Research Establishment (BRE), according to a report on BBC2’s Newsnight programme The test, which ...

Tests similar to this one, showed the dangers of cladding as early as 2004, it has emerged Leaked test results suggest the government and construction industry had early evidence of the dangers posed ...

Jonathan Roper says Celotex was ‘dishonest’ in second test of foam boards after they failed first one Executives who sold combustible insulation for use on Grenfell Tower perpetrated a “fraud on the ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

The owners of tall buildings face pressure to continue removing dangerous cladding, despite coronavirus, after a new fire test showed how quickly flames can spread. Cladding previously deemed safer ...

A popular cladding brand failed a safety test this week - despite being seen as so fire-safe that it is permitted on tall buildings without any extra tests, Newsnight has learned. Cladding removed for ...

A popular cladding brand failed a safety test this week - despite being seen as so fire-safe that it is permitted on tall buildings without any extra tests, Newsnight has learned. Cladding removed for ...