内容摘要：A parliamentary select committee recommended that all cladding on high-rise buildings should either be entirely non-combustible, or put through large-scale fire tests to prove it wasn’t a risk.

A parliamentary select committee recommended that all cladding on high-rise buildings should either be entirely non-combustible, or put through large-scale fire tests to prove it wasn’t a risk.

Fifty miles away -back in Cookstown - there are four charity shops in a row.There is also a large store based in a former car showroom.

Niamh Grevatt who works in the Marie Curie charity shop has noticed a boost in trade.“We’ve definitely noticed an increase in foot traffic and that’s people from different backgrounds, from children, to young teens, up to our target demographic, which is generally retirement age, which would still be our main footfall,” said Niamh.“We rely on good word of mouth, and people know the clothes here are clean at charitable prices and they know they’ll get a good deal and that’s what important to people right now.”

Richard Ramsey, the chief economist at Ulster Bank, said there was now “more sophistication” in the running of charity shops.“They’re adapting to the cost-of-living crisis, and particularly to younger people who are more into recycling and sustainability of their purchases," he said.

Charity shops do not have to pay business rates in Northern Ireland which helps to explain why more are being opened.

"In some ways it’s a sign of stress on the high street but it’s better to have a charity shop than an empty unit," he said.However, unlike other leaders in the region, he was never accused of corruption or of undermining his country's democracy.

By the end of his administration, Mujica had a high domestic popularity rating (close to 70%) and was elected senator, but also spent part of his time travelling the world after he stepped down as president."So what it is that catches the world's attention? That I live with very little, a simple house, that I drive around in an old car? Then this world is crazy because it's surprised by [what is] normal," he reflected before leaving office.

Mujica retired from politics in 2020 though he remained a central figure in Uruguay.His political heir, Yamandú Orsi, was