A large section of the Grade II listed structure fell into the sea last week, leading to calls to demolish it. A prominent business...
Asbestos Industry ‘Spy’ Infiltrates Workers’ Rights Groups
A case in the British High Court alleges a man posed as a sympathetic documentary filmmaker to infiltrate workers’ rights groups campaigning against asbestos,...
Merton Council accepts liability for death of teacher who was exposed to asbestos
Merton Council has accepted liability for the death of a teacher who was exposed to asbestos at a school in Mitcham. Her widower is...
Charity which runs Wales’ oldest cinema has lost nearly £100,000 since it closed because of asbestos
The building was shut down to “protect public health and safety” while investigations were carried out. The charity that runs Wales’ oldest cinema has...
Mum dying from asbestos-related disease at just 33 as cause of illness remains a mystery
Kirsty List has revealed her battle with a deadly form of cancer that was discovered during surgery. Kirsty List, who is only 33, has...
Concern over company throwing away priceless possessions in asbestos-affected homes
Tenants are worried that the company assigned to remove asbestos from over 600 homes in North Ayrshire are throwing away prized possessions, such as...
Asbestos and oil spill hamper firefighters after explosion at electrical substation
Residents were evacuated as Somerset fire crews battled a blaze at an electrical sub station. Firefighters efforts were hampered by asbestos and hundreds of liters of...
Hackney asbestos case: Ashford mum diagnosed with cancer
A carer who went to see her doctor with a chronic cough has been told she has incurable lung cancer caused by breathing in...
‘Hazardous’ asbestos fly-tippers cost taxpayers £5000
Islanders are being asked to help find the culprits who dumped bags of hazardous asbestos in a field in Jersey – costing taxpayers £5000....
Ministry of Defence sued after Army base blaze ‘scattered toxic asbestos like snow’
The fire scattered ash containing asbestos across a 15-square-mile area, close to the base at Donnington, Shrops. The Ministry of Defence is being sued by lawyers...
