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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Tourette’s Awareness Day: Understanding and embracing neurodiversity
Every year, on June 7th, the world comes together to observe Tourette’s Awareness Day, a day dedicated to raising awareness, fostering understanding, and promoting acceptance of those living with Tourette’s Syndrome (TS). This day is a vital opportunity to educate the public, debunk myths, and support individuals and families affected by this often-misunderstood neurological…
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Openreach fined £1.34 million after engineer ‘swept away’ in river
One of the UK’s largest broadband networks has been fined £1.34 million after an engineer slipped and fell into a river whilst trying to repair a telephone line. Alun Owen, from Bethesda, Bangor was working for Openreach when he died on 6 October 2020. The 32-year-old, who has been described by his family as…
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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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NHS heart surgeon charged with 14 counts of sexual assault
A senior heart surgeon at an NHS hospital has been charged with 14 counts of sexual assault against six female members of staff over a five-year period. Amal Bose, 54, formerly worked at Blackpool Victoria Hospital as the head of cardiovascular surgery but was arrested in August after reports of sexual offences against employees.…
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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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