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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.

Evening Standard · Sep 30, 2025

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’

The Guardian - UK · Sep 15, 2025

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 · Sep 11, 2025

Council fined £80,000 after 'preventable' death of care home dementia patient

A council has been fined following the “preventable” death of a dementia patient who went missing from a care home during the night.

The National (Scotland) · Aug 7, 2025

Council fined after ‘preventable’ death of care home dementia patient

Allan MacLeod disappeared from his bedroom at St Brendan’s Care Home in Castlebay, Barra, and was found injured about four hours later.

Evening Standard · Aug 7, 2025

Jury to hear inquest into death of two-year-old who fell into River Soar

Xielo Maruziva was with family members when he fell into the water in February last year.

The Independent UK · Aug 7, 2025

Waste company fined £400,000 after London council employee crushed in horror accident

Paul McDaid, an Enfield Council employee, was working at the London Energy Ltd transfer station in Edmonton when the incident happened

Evening Standard · Jul 7, 2025

London construction firm fined £50,000 after workers seriously injured in building collapse

The injured included a 62-year-old welder and a 31-year-old bricklayer, both of whom suffered life-changing injuries

Evening Standard · Jun 20, 2025

Oil and gas firm fined £300k after 'terrifying incident' on North Sea rig

An oil and gas operator has been fined £300,000 following a “terrifying incident” on a North Sea rig that saw three workers lowered into a…

The National (Scotland) · Jun 17, 2025

Fine issued after ‘terrifying’ incident on rig saw workers lowered into water

The incident occurred on the FPF-1 offshore platform, owned by Ithaca Energy (UK) Limited, during a night shift on December 10 2020.

The Independent UK · Jun 17, 2025