A FORMER building manager died of asbestos-related cancer, an inquest has heard. Ralph Hubert Rogers, 89, of Heron Close, Thornton-le-Dale, died on November 15. Dr Juliet Walker, who had performed a post-mortem examination, said the cause of death was candidal pneumonia and mesothelioma, a cancer caused
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 he felt “very sad” he was “stopped doing the work he loved” with the rescue team because of the lung cancer
Around 60 ex-serviceman will benefit from payouts announced after The Independent campaigned to overturn loophole Scores of veterans dying from asbestos-related cancer caused by their time in the military are to receive a lump sum in compensation, following an Independent campaign to overturn rules that
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 lawsuits filed by former auto mechanics alleging asbestos in brakes had given them mesothelioma, an aggressive cancer virtually always tied to
THREE people from South Devon have died having been exposed to asbestos during their lives. Richard Alan Bridge, 64, of Woodland Park Nursing Home in Torquay, was diagnosed with mesothelioma in August 2015. During his time working as a car mechanic, Richard had been exposed to
Inquest rules Elizabeth Belt’s death was a result of industrial disease, after years spent pinning pupils’ work to boards resulting in asbestos dust inhalation. A primary school teacher who contracted cancer after decades of exposure to asbestos used as pinboards for her pupil’s art work
