HSBC pays out £900,000 to former employee for asbestos exposure
A former HSBC employee who developed an asbestos-related cancer after being exposed at one of the bank’s branches has received a £900,000 payout. The former employee learnt she has mesothelioma when she had a chest X-ray following a car crash. After the accident, it was then linked to asbestos exposure while working as a…
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RAC calls for action as 91% of drivers ‘dazzled’ by bright headlights
The RAC is urging the government to commission an independent study into the issue of headlight glare as new research shows more than 90% of drivers say they get ‘dazzled’ while they drive. A survey of 2,000 drivers found a huge nine-in-10 people think at least some headlights on cars are too bright, and…
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NHS suffering ‘worst heart care crisis in living memory’, figures show
Early deaths from heart disease have hit the highest level in more than a decade, as the NHS suffers from its ‘worst heart care crisis in living memory.’ According to statistics, the latest figures show that heart disease killed 80 out of 100,000 in 2022 – the highest rate since 2011. The increase comes…
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Tata Steel: 3,000 jobs at risk as blast furnaces expected to close
Thousands of workers could be at risk of losing their jobs as steel giant Tata plans to shut down blast furnaces at its Port Talbot plant. It is thought that more than 3,000 jobs could be lost as Tata plans to cut the jobs to press ahead with proposals for a greener form of…
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Shocking footage shows ‘cruel’ workers abusing patient at care home
Shocking footage of four care workers abusing an 89-year-old dementia patient has been caught on camera, after her family became suspicious of bruises on her body. Two sisters captured the ‘heartbreaking’ video after they became concerned about their grandmother who was left with injuries, and claimed that her behaviour had changed. The pair told…
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Age discrimination most prevalent at work, study finds
Age discrimination is most prevalent in the workplace than anywhere else in society, new research has revealed. According to the data, from a campaign launched by Centre for Ageing Better to tackle ageism, 37% of people in their 50’s and 60’s experienced age discrimination at work in the past 12 months. People…
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Company fined after scaffolder suffered 11,000 volt electric shock
A company has been fined and its director given a suspended prison sentence after a scaffolder suffered an 11,000-volt electric shock. Steven Gilmore, 36, was working for contractor Canterbury City Scaffolding Ltd alongside a small team of scaffolders, to erect a temporary roof scaffold at an open-air drinks depot in Snow Hill, Crawley, West…
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Childbirth deaths hit highest level in two decades, figures show
New data has revealed that women are dying in childbirth at the same rate as two decades ago. The concerning figures come after an analysis from found England’s healthcare regulator that two-thirds of NHS maternity units are deemed ‘not safe enough’. An independent review into maternity deaths shows that 293 women died during pregnancy…
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FCA set to complete a review of car finance market
The Financial Ombudsman have issued decisions against Black Horse and Barclays Partner Finance about discretionary car finance commission which may have affected millions of customers On January 11th 2024 the financial services regulator, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA), announced it would be completing a review of the car finance market. This comes after the…
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