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New homes torn down by bulldozers over problems with foundations

Source: Joe Giddens/PA Wire

Dozens of newbuild homes on an estate said to be worth £40m have started being torn down due to faulty foundations.

Darwin Green, less than two miles from the centre of the prestigious university city, is still under construction and has outline approval for just under

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