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Company director jailed as workers exposed to 10 tonnes of asbestos

A company director has been jailed for eight months after failing to protect workers from exposure to asbestos at a student development project in Winchester.   Stephen Davies, 59, had set up Cavendish Winchester Ltd with the sole purpose of refurbishing the Winnall Close commercial unit into student rental accommodation. His co-director Neil Bolton, 56,…

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Gogglebox star George Gilbey dies in tragic workplace accident

Gogglebox star George Gilbey, 40, has died after being involved in a fatal accident at work.   The TV star, who had also appeared on the 14th series of Big Brother in 2014, reportedly died following an accident at work on Wednesday which saw him ‘fall from a height’ while carrying out his job. Essex…

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Calls for government to change asbestos safety regulations

The government has been urged to take further action to prevent more people from dying from asbestos exposure – 25 years after the deadly material was banned in the UK.   Figures show that despite a ban being in place for more than two decades, thousands of people are still dying from asbestos-related causes every…

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Bakery company fined £400,000 after employee has leg amputated

A food manufacturing company on the Wirral has been fined £400,000 after one of its employees had to have her leg amputated.   Sharon Bramhall lost a leg following a serious incident at Baker & Baker Products, which is based in Bromborough. The 58-year-old had to have her left leg amputated below the knee following…

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Public satisfaction with NHS at all-time low, figures show

Public satisfaction with the NHS has fallen to the lowest level on record as poor access to GPs and long waits for hospital care continue.   The figures, from the British Social Attitudes annual survey show that less than one in four (24 per cent) people were happy with the health service in 2023, down…

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32% of people haven’t got a Will because they ‘don’t know where to start’

After Update Your Will Week took place earlier this month to encourage people to check their Will is up to date and accurate, new figures reveal how many people still need to write or finish writing their Will.   A Will is an important document to instruct your family or friends on how you would…

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Newborn baby died after 14 hours due to ‘total and complete’ NHS failures

A baby died after just 14 hours due to repeated, ‘total and complete’ NHS failures, an inquest has found.   Zachary Taylor-Smith’s death could have been prevented had his mother, nurse Hannah Taylor-Smith, 33, been given antibiotics, a hospital trust admitted.     Zachary Taylor-Smith was born at Royal Derby Hospital at 36 weeks in…

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Company fined after 22-year-old crushed to death at work

A company has been fined after an employee was crushed to death while carrying out his day job.   James Rourke, 22, lost his life after being struck and run over by an excavator at Sarazen Gardens, Brampton on 18 November 2019.     James and his family had celebrated his sister Katie’s 21st birthday the…

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Driver sues Uber Eats as ‘racially discriminatory’ app prevented him from work

A black Uber Eats driver has received a payout after “racially discriminatory” artificial intelligence prevented him from being able to do his job.   Pa Edrissa Manjang began working for Uber Eats in 2019, but issues arose a few years later when Uber Eats introduced new facial recognition checks on workers using AI.    …

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