philip heath — then a technical manager for kingspan — admitted his expletive—ridden responses had beenwing its insulation, despite it failing a fire test. our home affairs correspondent tom symonds reports. kingspan, multi—national producer of insulation — added to walls to make buildings warmer. not a famous brand, it's usually tucked away out of sight, until now. because when stocks of another brand ran out, builders chose kingspan k15 insulation for grenfell‘s walls and its flammable. i can only apologise for the contents of this e—mail... but when a client queried that in 2008, technical manager philip heath e—mailed that they were, "getting me confused with someone who gives a damn." "imagine a fire running up this tower," he added. a kingspan employee wondered if there might be legal issues. a barrister read out mr heath's response. wintech can go bleep themselves and if they're not careful we'll sue the arse off them." can you explain why you wrote that given win tech were giving entirely accurate advice to their customers? it was totally unprofessional at that time and with...

philip heath, who still works for the company, apologised for his language and for responding to a legitimate gives a damn". he denied his approach reflected a ‘cultu re' within kingspan at the time. nhs and social care workers in scotland will receive a one—off £500 payment as a "thank you" for their work during the pandemic. during a speech to the snp's online conference, first minister nicola sturgeon also announced plans for a 100—million pound fund to help families and children on low—incomes. 0ur scotland editor sarah smith reports. good morning and a very warm welcome to you all... a virtual conference with contributors from all over the country... michael, you do still need to unmute yourself. ..and some of the usual online issues. the gremlins vanish by the time the snp leader appeared from home with some big spending promises. so i can announce today that on behalf of us all, the scottish government will give every full—time nhs and adult social care worker £500 as a one—off thank you payment for their extraordinary service. and a challenge to the uk government to waive the income t