One of the UK’s largest chains of builders’ merchants, Jewson, has received a fine of £400,000 due to its failure to manage asbestos safety at a branch in North East England. Find out more about this story.
A significant development in the ongoing story around claims about asbestos in Johnson & Johnson’s talc powder products occurred on Tuesday 3rd October, when an appeals court in New Jersey tossed an earlier $223.8 million (£184.7 million) verdict against the company.
A construction company has been hit with a fine of £90,000, as a consequence of its actions when carrying out a renovation project that caused people to be exposed to asbestos in Hanley, Stoke-on-Trent. Find out more about this case.
Here we report on the deeply saddening case of Barbara Morris, a former sales assistant who was the focus of an article by The Sunday Times in August.
Discover how a man has avoided incarceration after being convicted in relation to the fly-tipping of 61 tonnes of waste in Middlesbrough, in an incident described as “one of the worst” the Teesside town has ever seen.
Asbestos, a silent killer, continues to claim lives in UK hospitals. Despite the ban in 1999, its long latency period and presence in pre-2000 buildings pose risks. Recent tragedies, like nurse Guru Ghoorah’s death from mesothelioma, highlight the danger. Urgent action is needed to remove asbestos and protect staff and patients. Learn more about the state of asbestos in hospitals.
In January, veteran journalist and television presenter Dame Esther Rantzen was diagnosed with a type of stage four lung cancer, unrelated to smoking.
