BBC staff warned of potential asbestos exposure
Current and former BBC employees and freelance staff have been warned that they may have been exposed to asbestos when working in three studios at Television Centre between 1990 and 2005.
According to reports, the BBC has issued a public notice sayings there is a possibility that the bonding agent used in fire protection material sprayed onto roof beams in studios TC2, TC3 and TC5 may
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