Cancer victim, 66, is dying from the asbestos in the lunchtime SANDWICHES he ate while working as an engineer. A 66-year-old former engineer is dying of cancer after accidentally eating asbestos fibres in his lunchtime sandwiches, it has been claimed. Retired grandfather-of-five Trevor Jones from
EVERY school in Stoke-on-Trent is to be tested for asbestos – after an academy was closed down for health and safety reasons. The firm maintaining school buildings in the Potteries has demanded the inspections after concerns the city council’s records are incomplete. It follows the
A gas engineer removed potentially dangerous asbestos material during a gas boiler replacement putting himself and others at risk from exposure to asbestos fibres, it has been heard in court. Following the case the HSE said that tradesmen should make enquiries as to the presence
A man from County Durham has been fined for potentially exposing members of the public to asbestos fibres during the refurbishment of a residential property on South Parade, Croft on Tees, County Durham. Darlington Magistrates’ Court heard how Peter Wade of Staindrop, was converting an
Parents are removing their children from a nursery and threatening legal action due to health fears over toxic asbestos. The asbestos removal work was due to start this week at Holy Family Primary School, which closed last summer because of structural damage. Primary pupils have
ASBESTOS does not pose a threat at the former Bury Police Station, its owners have said. The asbestos reassurance came as the bulldozers moved on to the Irwell Street site to start demolition. In 2010, Bury police’s headquarters relocated to a brand new facility at
A company has been fined after risking possible exposure of children and staff to asbestos that was contained in the roof of a Northampton primary school. Northampton Magistrates’ Court heard how Amey Communities Limited (ACL) were contracted to carry out roof refurbishment at Lings Primary
Land clean up work due ahead of work at former Marely Eternit site on Derby Road. Plans for more than 100 homes at a former industrial site in Widnes contaminated with asbestos are to be given the thumbs up by councillors. Halton Council’s development control
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
Despite irrefutable scientific evidence calling out the dangers of asbestos, 2 million tons of the carcinogen are exported every year to the developing world, where it’s often handled with little to no regulation. For this episode of VICE Reports, correspondent Milène Larsson traveled to
