Businessmen visiting Middlesbrough have to stay outside the town: the only hotel closed this year after a fault was found in its roof.

ECONOMIST: Middlesbrough

The tower was shut down within five months after a major structural fault was discovered, remaining closed for the next two-and-a-half years.

BBC: NEWS | UK | Scotland | Glasgow and West | Troubled science tower to reopen

The Halifax had closed the site mid-morning on Friday after the fault developed following the end of trade on Thursday.

BBC: Halifax suspends net dealing