Parents Push for Balcony Safety After Son's Fall

0:00Stay informed on the UK in two minutes or less with UK news today, brought to you by NordVPN. Fast, reliable online privacy. Links in the episode description. Parents of 23-year-old Joshua Robbins are pushing for better safety checks on high-rise balconies after he fell to his death from the fifth. Floor of a housing block in Holborn on January 29. The railing gave way, and now his mom, Fiona J. Garrett and Dad, Will Robbins, started the No More Falls campaign to prevent more tragedies. They launched it just three weeks after Joshua's death at the Islington and Shortage Housing Association building. The campaign calls for mandatory inspections of all railings and barriers, quick fixes for any problems, a national system to track failures, clear. Rules on who's responsible, and tougher penalties for landlords who don't act. This isn't the first incident. Last June, a 58-year-old man died when a balcony panel failed in a council block in Swiss Cottage, leading two, emergency door locks for 250 homes there.

1:04Joshua's parents want everyone in tall buildings to demand checks from their landlords to honor his memory. Supporters have raised nearly 3,000 pounds on a GoFundMe page to fund their fight for answers and justice. They even got a response from Prime Minister Sir Keer Starmor, who promised ongoing help and his thoughts during this tough time. The Housing Association has offered condolences, counseling for residents, and weekly updates while cooperating with police. Investigations continue, but the Parents' Campaign is gaining traction to make sure no one else falls through the cracks.