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“Doing things to your house — in particular things like vent screens, or closing eaves on your roof or having double-pane windows — can significantly increase the chance that your house survives a fire, but contrary to what a lot of people like to say, this is not a guarantee.”

Charlton House in Greenwich, south-east London, was built in 1612 and repaired following damage caused in the Blitz, but a leaky roof is affecting its historic interior so it has been added to the register.

"Why are sex and relationships such a taboo for disabled people? There is much more to us than just being able to eat and having a roof over our heads."

South Wales Fire and Rescue Service said the fire caused the first and second floors and roof of the building to collapse and a "thorough investigation" alongside Gwent Police crime scene investigators would be carried out to establish how the outbreak began.

Earlier this year the family announced its intention to sell the property as part of a plan to have the Jim Henson Co., which makes several children’s television programs, and Burbank-based Jim Henson’s Creature Shop under one roof.