'Every day is hell'

The Independent's Morning Headlines email [The Independent]( May 30, 2023 [View online](   [Morning Headlines]( 1 /[How we saved this four-year-old girl from killer mould]( A four-year-old girl hospitalised after living in [mould](-ridden squalour has escaped her [damp](and overcrowded London flat following an investigation by The Independent. Zainab Hamid suffered terrible breathing problems as a result of the black mould covering the walls and ceilings of the one-bedroomed housing association flat she shared with her parents and three siblings. She has been plagued by multiple throat infections, “continuous mouth breathing” and inadequate sleep over the past year, which ended up with the little girl being hospitalised. Despite repeated complaints from her parents and a doctor’s note directly attributing her illness to the mould, Zainab and her family were only told they would be moved into new temporary accommodation when the issue was highlighted by The Independent. Urgent repairs will be carried out to the property and, once it is free of mould, the family will be able to move back in. The housing association is also now trying to find a larger, permanent home for the family. The shocking case follows that of tragic toddler[Awaab Ishak](, two, who died in December 2020 from a respiratory condition caused by mould at his home in Rochdale, Greater [Manchester](.   2 / [Deadline looms to release Boris Johnson messages in Whitehall Covid inquiry clash]( Government faces being dragged to court by own inquiry unless they comply with chair’s demand 3 / [Phillip Schofield denies claims of ‘toxicity’ at This Morning]( The presenter said there are people with ‘a grudge’ who have ‘the loudest voice’ 4 / [UK pubs and restaurants plead for government action on energy as bills soar 81%]( Exclusive: 14 year old girl died in mental health hospital while staff were supposed to be watching her 5 /[‘Extortionate’ childcare costs pushing women to have abortions as terminations rise to record levels]( Exclusive: Six in 10 women who have had an abortion said the cost of childcare put them off pregnancy THE BIG QUESTION [Sixteen years and countless heartbreaks: Where are Madeleine McCann’s family now?]( The case of [Madeleine McCann](, the British toddler who [disappeared from a Portuguese holiday resort]( 16 years ago, unexpectedly lurched back into life this month when investigators launched a major search operation at a reservoir in the Algarve. The initiative was instigated by German prosecutor Hans Christian Wolters, who said officials were acting on [“certain tips”]( from [Christian Brueckner](, an incarcerated sex offender who lived in the area between 2000 and 2017. Mr Wolters has said he is [“very confident”]( the 45 year-old holds the key to Madeleine’s disappearance. With help from Portuguese police and with Scotland Yard detectives watching on, German investigators carried out [a thorough search of the Barragem do Arade beauty spot]( in Silves. 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