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RAAC To School

Potentially dangerous RAAC concrete closes schools just before the start of term

Potentially Dangerous RAAC Concrete found in schools just before the start of term.

Former teacher and a senior analyst for the Times Education Supplement, Gráinne Hallahan explains how widespread the problem is, and who’s picking up the bill. We also hear from a parent whose son’s school is affected.

And, Chris Giles from the Financial Times is on to talk about how a change to the way we measure growth could mean the UK’s economy could actually be doing better than we thought.

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Today's Newscast was presented by Adam Fleming. It was made by Chris Flynn with Josh Jenkins and Joe Wilkinson. The technical producer was Hannah Montgomery. The editors are Jonathan Aspinwall and Sam Bonham.

01:34 The concrete problem in schools
18:23 Is the UK’s economy doing better than we thought?

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