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‘Too hot to work?’ Check your workplace rights as temperatures soar amid UK heatwave

As UK temperatures reached record highs, workers found themselves battling the heat, stirring debate about the adequacy of workplace conditions. Although there's no set maximum temperature law, companies are obligated to maintain reasonable environments and evaluate heat-related hazards. Outdoor employees need extra safeguards, including access to shade or appropriate attire.

The Times of India

MoJ faces rare sanction after exposing prisoners to high levels of radon gas

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The Independent UK

Prison service rebuked for exposing prisoners to dangerous levels of cancer-causing gas

Exclusive: MoJ faces rare sanction after exposing prisoners and staff to high levels of radon over prolonged period

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NHS cancer nurses exposed to toxic chemicals linked to miscarriage due to inadequate PPE

Exclusive: Thousands of healthcare workers who administer toxic drugs such as chemotherapy are routinely provided with just a plastic apron and gloves as protection, The Independent can reveal

The Independent UK

UK university fined £280000 after lab workers develop permanent asthma in 15 year safety failure

Cardiff University faces a £280,000 fine after failing for 15 years to protect staff from animal allergens. Two employees developed lifelong breathing conditions, with one unable to continue their job. The university acknowledged its lapse in responsibilities, but the damage to the workers' lung function is permanent, highlighting a serious…

The Times of India

Tree surgeon thought he was ‘going to die’ during powerline electric shock

The man’s employers were fined at Bristol Magistrates’ Court on Friday.

Evening Standard

Irish fuel protests causing ‘serious concern’ for emergency services

Protesters say they will continue their action until they receive engagement from Government or are physically removed.

Evening Standard

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How the Ministry of Justice knowingly exposed hundreds to cancer-causing gas in Dartmoor prison

SPECIAL REPORT: Exclusive: In the midst of a growing prison overcrowding crisis, men were piled into HMP Dartmoor. Officials had been warned parts of the ageing Victorian prison were filled with dangerous levels of a toxic gas linked to 1,100 lung cancer deaths each year. But in its desperate scramble…

The Independent UK

Building firm fined over £40,000 after 'wholly avoidable' death of 19-year-old labourer in West London

Renols Lleshi’s father said knowing his son’s death was ‘wholly avoidable’ has made his family’s loss ‘even harder’

Evening Standard

Fake gas engineer jailed after putting 90-year-old London homeowner’s life at risk

Israel Jackson carried out unlawful gas work, ignored a safety notice and falsely claimed qualifications

Evening Standard

Force fined after police officers injured by petrol bombs during riot training gone wrong

Four officers suffered burns to their lower bodies, with three needing hospital treatment

The Independent UK

Dublin Chinese Eatery Closed As Officials Probe Claims Food May Contain Human Waste

Dublin authorities shut a Chinese eatery and opened an inquiry after claims of human waste in food, citing hygiene breaches and contamination risks in closure orders.

International Business Times UK

How common is violence against NHS staff in England and what is being done to stop it?

An investigation into violence and sexual harm committed by patients shows how widespread and varied the issue is

The Guardian - UK

Revealed: Hidden scandal of NHS staff exposed to cancer-causing chemical deemed the ‘next asbestos’

SPECIAL REPORT: Exclusive: Staff have been left disabled, suffering from severe asthma, and forced out of their jobs as the NHS and UK regulators fail to protect thousands from a toxic cancer-linked chemical. Rebecca Thomas reports

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Evening Standard

Shell fined after major hydrocarbon release on rig linked to corroded pipework

The Health and Safety Executive said 176 staff working on the platform were put at risk from an explosion if the escaping hydrocarbon gas had ignited.

The Independent UK

Logbooks relating to rogue surgeon Sam Eljamel destroyed months before public inquiry

A representative for patients and families affected by the neurosurgeon’s treatments described this as either “gross negligence or possible malice”

Evening Standard

NHS Tayside ‘destroyed logbooks for Eljamel patients in July 2025’ – inquiry

The Eljamel inquiry heard opening statements on Wednesday.

Evening Standard

Construction boss avoids jail after worker found dead on synagogue site in Hackney

Although the worker died of natural causes multiple life-threatening failures were found at the construction site

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Evening Standard

Company fined £600,000 after worker was burned by molten glass and hot water

The accident took place at the O-I Glass facility in Alloa in February 2024.

The Independent UK

Worker left with severe burns following molten glass and hot water spill

Health and Safety Executive said the ‘avoidable ordeal’ should not have happened

The Guardian - UK

Swansea inquest unable to find cause of fatal house explosion due to lost evidence

Coroner calls for disaster scenes to be better preserved as family of Brian Lyn Davies, killed in blast, say they feel ‘massively let down’

Evening Standard

Guidance tightened on applications for emergency use of banned pesticides

The guidance will apply to all pesticides including neonicotinoids, which destroy bees’ nervous systems and are banned in Europe.

Evening Standard

Ombudsman criticises Irish State’s response to missing child, feared dead

Ireland’s Children’s Ombudsman is “deeply concerned” about the Government’s response to the disappearance of a boy from North Dublin who is now presum

Evening Standard

‘No child protection concern’ in agency’s interactions with missing boy’s family

Tusla CEO Kate Duggan described the case of the missing boy in Donabate as ‘really awful and harrowing’.

International Business Times UK

Legionaire's Disease Outbreak In UK Update: Symptoms To Watch Out As 25 People Now Infected

Legionnaires' outbreak confirmed with 25 UK cases. NHS warns on symptoms while HSE launches urgent water safety checks.

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