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Mining company fined after experienced electrician killed by mine fan

Colin Thwaites died in October 2024 while working at Lochaline Quartz Sand Limited’s underground mine in the Highlands.

Evening Standard · Jun 17

‘Fast-track’ regulation could expose Britons to harmful chemicals, say campaigners

Exclusive: Fighting Dirty taking legal action against government over proposal it says could import weaker standards

The Guardian - UK · Jun 13

Shell fined £450,000 after worker burned by liquid propane at Fife site

An engineer suffered serious cold burns after Shell UK released liquid propane at Braefoot Bay in Fife...

The National (Scotland) · May 31

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

The Independent UK · May 13

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 · May 7

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 · May 2

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 · May 1

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 · Apr 9

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 · Apr 3

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 · Mar 21