The presence of asbestos in most UK state schools constitutes a “national scandal”, MPs and peers have said. An all-party group is calling for a scheme to remove the material after studying estimates which suggest it was present in more than 75% of schools. More than 140 teachers have died from the rare asbestos-related cancer mesothelioma in the past 10 years. Education chiefs say it is unacceptable for schools to ignore guidance but that undamaged asbestos should be left.

via BBC News