Merton Council has accepted liability for the death of a teacher who was exposed to asbestos at a school in Mitcham. Her widower is now urging her former pupils to check whether they will also need treatment. Kathleen Bennett, who lived in The Green, Morden,
The building was shut down to “protect public health and safety” while investigations were carried out. The charity that runs Wales’ oldest cinema has lost almost £100,000 since its forced closure in December after asbestos was found in the building. The building, in Brynmawr, Blaenau Gwent ,
Kirsty List has revealed her battle with a deadly form of cancer that was discovered during surgery. Kirsty List, who is only 33, has revealed her battle with the deadly disease, as the cause of her illness remains a mystery. Kirsty, who has a five-year-old
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 leaked oil at the site. Fire crews from Burnham on Sea and Taunton were mobilised following reports of an explosion involving an 11kv
A carer who went to see her doctor with a chronic cough has been told she has incurable lung cancer caused by breathing in asbestos dust. A carer who went to see her doctor with a chronic cough has been told she has incurable lung
Islanders are being asked to help find the culprits who dumped bags of hazardous asbestos in a field in Jersey – costing taxpayers £5000. The Department of the Environment say it was “the biggest pile of asbestos they’ve ever come across”. Specialist contractors were called
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 for three victims who lived near an Army base after a fire scattered toxic asbestos ‘like snow’. The inquest of mother-of-four Susan Maughan, 63, ruled
Potentially lethal asbestos has been found illegally dumped in “every corner” of a rural county, a council has said. The toxic material has been fly-tipped “from Berwick to Alnwick and Bedlington to Hexham” in the past nine months, Northumberland County Council said. In that time
Banned asbestos and other dangerous building products are slipping past customs officials and being used in Australian homes and building sites, a senate inquiry has heard. The national construction union has made a submission to the inquiry saying building materials containing asbestos, formaldehyde and cheap
Teacher, 68, died from asbestos exposure after builders removed the deadly fibres from classrooms while she taught lessons during her 30-year career. A former teacher died after being exposed to asbestos in schools, a coroner has ruled. Sue Stephens, 68, worked as a teacher in
