2 h. ago Controversial plans to demolish six 'doomed' block of flats on Greater Manchester estate thrown out

The six empty blocks have long been earmarked for the wrecking ball

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46 h. ago New York explosion as 'gas blast causes Bronx flat block to crack open

This is a breaking news story and is being constantly updated by our reporters as the breaking news story develops

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46 h. ago Bronx explosion LIVE: Huge 'gas blast' causes enormous crack in block of flats

Emergency services are at the scene of a large block of flats in the Bronx, New York City, where part of the building has collapsed due to a massive gas explosion this morning

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64 h. ago Mother pregnant with twins, two young boys and their father are killed in a Russian drone strike on block of flats

A Ukrainian mother who was pregnant with twins has died after her village was struck by an overnight Russian drone attack.   

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4 d. ago Man in hospital after balaclava attacker leaves him with 'lacerations' on Scots street

A 41-year-old man has been seriously assaulted and left with lacerations at a block of flats in Bonhill.

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5 d. ago Injured man, 41, rushed to hospital after being slashed by balaclava

A MAN was rushed to hospital after being slashed by a masked thug at a Scots tower block. The horrifying incident unfolded at a block of flats on Main Street in Bonhill, Alexandria, at around 9.15pm last night. The 41-year-old victim was taken to the Royal Alexandra Hospital in Paisley where he was treated for...

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6 d. ago My downstairs neighbour replaced their ceiling and the soundproofing's gone

All the flats in my block are leasehold and built in 1978. Noise from downstairs is now a nightmare after they replaced their ceiling. What can I do?

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7 d. ago Child among three taken to hospital after fire at block of flats in south east London

Child among three taken to hospital after fire at block of flats in south east London  This Is Local London

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1 week ago Three children taken to hospital after fire tears through three

Three children taken to hospital after fire tears through three-storey block of flats in Enfield  Sky News

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1 week ago Fire rips through north London flat block as three children rushed to hospital

70 firefighters tackle blaze in Enfield which left at least three children needing hospital treatment

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1 week ago Fire rips through north London flat block as three people rushed to hospital

70 firefighters tackle blaze in Enfield which left at least three needing hospital treatment

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1 week ago Huge blaze erupts at London block of flats leaving 3 children hospitalised as 70 firefighters scrambled in early hours

Huge blaze erupts at London block of flats leaving 3 children hospitalised as 70 firefighters scrambled in early hours  The Sun

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2 w. ago They behaved 'like a pack of wild animals' in block of flats

A judge said it must be 'complete nightmare' for anyone 'unfortunate enough' to be living in the flats

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3 w. ago Turkish asylum seeker who threatened to kill woman and her family in 'murder

Samet Arik, 23, moved into the same block of flats as his victim, told her he was in love with her and had been spying on her for three years.

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3 w. ago Battersea fire: 100 firefighters battle huge blaze at block of flats as 150 people forced to evacuate

Footage of the blaze and photos of the aftermath show devastation as most of building is destroyed

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3 w. ago Residents call police after doorbell goes off late at night and culprit leaves them floored

People living in a block of flats were surprised to discover that the cause of their perpetual doorbell ringing was not pranksters, but something completely different

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4 w. ago Pensioner, 80, who attacked his OAP neighbour with a hammer then went home, grabbed a knife and stabbed him to death is jailed for 22 years

Peter Kindell, 80, battered his 76-year-old neighbour after setting him up in the lobby of a block of flats in Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, at around 4.30pm on January 3.

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4 w. ago Pensioner, 80, who attacked his OAP neighbour with a hammer then went home, grabbed a knife and stabbed him to death is jailed for 22 years 

Peter Kindell, 80, battered his 76-year-old neighbour after setting him up in the lobby of a block of flats in Aylesbury, Buckinghamshire, at around 4.30pm on January 3.

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last month Teenager appears in court charged with false imprisonment and manslaughter after woman falls to her death from block of flats

Tributes have poured in for Tia Langdon, who died last week in the hospital in Southampton after she suffered serious injuries from the fall.

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last month Man, 18, charged with manslaughter after woman falls from block of flats

Tia Langdon, 25, was found with significant injuries at the scene in Cuckmere Lane, Southampton, and later died in hospital.

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