Carer’s Week 2024: Legal rights for carers explained
Carer’s Week is here to highlight the challenges unpaid carers face every day and recognise the contribution they make to family, friends and society. Statistics show there are more than 7 million carers in the UK today, who look after family or friends who have a mental or physical disability or illness, addiction, or…
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Tenet Group falls into administration as FSCS launches investigations
A Leeds-based financial advice firm has appointed administrators after Tenet Group Limited and its subsidiary firms Tenet Limited, Tenet Connect and Tenet Connect Services collapsed yesterday, June 5th. As a result of this, the FSCS have now opened an investigation into the firms. The FSCS have said that the FSCS is handling the failures…
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Historic Abuse: Seven men found guilty of sexually abusing Rotherham girls in care
Seven men have been found guilty of a string of sex offences against young girls in care in the early 2000s. This week, Sheffield Crown Court heard how two teenage girls, who were aged between 11 and 16 at the time, were often picked up from their children’s home in Rotherham, plied with cannabis…
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NHS Failure: Pregnant mum gives birth to daughter hours after partner’s death
A pregnant mother who was preparing for a planned Caesarean section discovered her partner had died when she tried to wake him, just hours before she was due to give birth. Thomas Gibson, 40, experienced a cardiac arrest while sleeping on the couch after a hospital doctor “misinterpreted” a scan 11 days earlier. An…
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SIPP provider Intelligent Money Limited enters administration
Intelligent Money Limited is an investment management firm, ISA plan manager and self-invested personal pension (SIPP) provider. The company has around 20,000 clients, with around £1.4 billion in assets under management. They are authorised and regulated by the FCA. However, the firm officially entered administration on 28th May 2024. Why have they…
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Farmers issued with health and safety warning this summer
Britain’s workplace regulator is calling on farmers to do all they can to make sure those visiting their farms this summer are kept safe and healthy. As the summer holidays approach, some farmers open up their farm and host events to allow members of the public to visit and witness farming. But although this…
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Mesothelioma: Fresh hope for people with asbestos-related cancer as clinical trial launched
People with asbestos-related cancers could be offered new hope after the launch of a clinical trial which aims to cure the disease. Sponsored by RS Oncology, the MITOPE trial could lead to a new treatment for mesothelioma – a cancer which is usually caused after inhaling asbestos fibres and can take more than 40…
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A guide to NHS birthing injury claims
If you are a new mum and you or your child has suffered from injuries at an NHS hospital during labour, you may be entitled to claim compensation. Although birthing injuries can be a natural part of having a baby, if it was avoidable, it may have occurred as a result of negligence. Birthing…
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Woman left with disfigured mouth after dentist’s accident with bleach
A woman has been left with a permanently disfigured mouth after a dentist accidentally filled her mouth with bleach during a routine appointment. Mum-of-two Claire Shorrock’s entire face ballooned up after a supposedly straightforward root canal treatment and she was rushed to hospital in “significant distress”. After investigations, it was found that the dentist…
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