Deadly asbestos killed Derby Mountain Rescue hero Steve Hilditch, inquest hears
A FORMER head of Derby Mountain Rescue died after contracting cancer while working for Rolls-Royce. In the weeks before his death, Steve Hilditch said...
No danger from asbestos as former police station is demolished, say council bosses.
ASBESTOS does not pose a threat at the former Bury Police Station, its owners have said. The asbestos reassurance came as the bulldozers moved...
VIDEO: Why the Deadly Asbestos Industry is Still Alive and Well
Despite irrefutable scientific evidence calling out the dangers of asbestos, 2 million tons of the carcinogen are exported every year to the developing world,...
Ford Spent $40 Million to Reshape Asbestos Science
In 2001, toxicologist Dennis Paustenbach got a phone call from a lawyer for Ford Motor Company. The lawyer, Darrell Grams, explained that Ford had been losing...
Compensation claims for asbestos in Lancashire alone hit £687k
Lancashire County Council has paid out almost £700,000 to people with conditions linked to asbestos in the past four years. County Hall shelled out £672,094...
Asbestos found at new £48 million Bolton interchange site
CONTRACTORS working on Bolton’s new £48 million transport interchange have discovered asbestos beneath the construction site. Transport for Greater Manchester — which is carrying...
