Yorkshire recycling company fined £1.2m after worker struck by wagon
A Yorkshire metals recycling company has been fined £1.2m after a worker was injured after being struck by a wagon at a processing site. The incident occurred on 10 August 2020 when an employee of CF Booth Limited in Rotherham was walking across the site yard when he was struck by a moving 32-tonne…
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The appointment of Deborah Myerson as the new Director for sister Firm, Oakwood Property Solicitors.
Oakwood Solicitors Ltd is delighted to announce the appointment of Deborah Myerson as the new Director for sister Firm, Oakwood Property Solicitors. With 30 years of experience as a qualified solicitor, Deborah brings a wealth of expertise in property law, particularly in conveyancing, to her new role. Having spent 26 years specialising in conveyancing,…
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Catholic priest jailed for decade of historic sex abuse against young boys
A Catholic priest has been jailed for a second time, after abusing young boys for more than a decade. Father James Finbar Murphy, who held posts at Sydenham, New Addington, South Croydon and Streatham abused at least 11 boys in his care, aged from just five between 1975 and 1988. He was initially jailed in 2000…
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Whitefield School: Staff members filmed ‘abusing’ children at special school
Staff members at a special school in London were filmed abusing children in so-called ‘calming rooms’, but have still not been barred from working with children, a BBC investigation has found. The abhorrent abuse was discovered when 44 memory sticks containing CCTV footage of classrooms were found in a sealed box, when new leadership…
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Fighting authorised push payment scams – Final decision
In December 2023, the Payments Systems Regulator issued their final decision which set out the final details of a new reimbursement requirement policy for all payment service providers. Fighting authorised push payment scams – A new reimbursement requirement In June 2023 the Payments Systems Regulator issued a statement (PS23/3) which introduced a new reimbursement…
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Authorised Push Payment scams labelled the most common scams – fraud and scam complaints to the Financial Ombudsman on the rise
Authorised Push Payment (APP) fraud or scams are the most common type of financial scam in the UK, and it is as simple as tricking someone into sending money under false pretences. What is APP fraud? APP fraud or scams typically happen when fraudsters manipulate their victims into making payments under false pretences. They…
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Retail crime: Shoplifting offences highest on record in 2023, figures show
Shoplifting offences recorded by police have risen to the highest level on record as the government sets out new rules to make attacks on retail workers a standalone criminal offence. According to statistics, more than 430,000 offences were recorded last year – up by more than a third than the previous 12 months to December 2022,…
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Child Abuse Awareness Month
Every year, April is recognised as Child Abuse Awareness Month to highlight how important it is to prevent violence against children and educate families, carers and adults on spotting the signs of abuse. Child abuse can affect a person for life and can be initiated by both strangers and adults that the child knows and trusts.…
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NHS ‘human error’ led to boy receiving another patient’s medical treatment
A hospital trust has issued an apology after a ‘human error’ led to a young boy being given medical treatment meant for another patient. The issue occurred when seven-year-old Sultan Hussain, who was admitted at Bradford Royal Infirmary for a skin condition was mistakenly given oxygen and sodium meant for another patient. …
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