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Widower Of Woman Who Died From Disease Caught In The Caribbean Files Suit

The widower of a grandmother who died of Legionnaires’ disease on a Caribbean vacation to celebrate her 70th birthday has launched legal action against a tour operator.

Zenger · Aug 25, 2022

'Devastating' decision to slash disabled woman's care package reversed by council after family's legal challenge

The 36-year-old has Turner Syndrome - a rare genetic disorder - and is also autistic with severe learning difficulties.

Manchester Evening News · Aug 19, 2022

More than 30 holidaymakers consider legal action after getting sick at Turkey hotel

The food was lukewarm and the dirty pool was not cleaned, guests claimed

The Independent UK · Aug 16, 2022

Maternity failings account for the majority of the NHS’s £13bn spend on negligence

The parents of twins Harry and Henry Jackson, who died following hospital failings, have called for the NHS to learn lessons

The Independent UK · Jul 23, 2022

British holidaymakers to sue TUI after falling sick at five-star resort in Egypt

Four holiday makers were hospitalised while eight people had Salmonella, one had the stomach bug Giardiasis and another person had E.Coli and Shigella

Daily Mirror · Jun 23, 2022

Bus driver on 'come down from cocaine' crashed into and paralysed Brit tourist in Malta

Rob Butt, 48, has been left wheelchair-dependent after the open-top vehicle he was riding on crashed into low-lying tree branches in 2018 which killed two people

Daily Mirror · Jun 16, 2022

Heartbroken woman forced to give birth to baby two days after he died

Gemma Thompson, 35, still had to go through the trauma of delivering a baby even though she knew two days beforehand that Jack had died.

Daily Record · Jun 16, 2022

More than 200 patients ‘harmed’ by bowel surgery, trust admits

A review of operations conducted by a sacked surgeon at North Bristol NHS Trust found 203 were unnecessary or premature.

The Independent UK · May 26, 2022

Heartbroken Leeds family's search for answers after tragic death

Reginal Spence died from a cancer of the lining of the lungs - which is family believe he gained because of what he was exposed to at work

Leeds Live · May 10, 2022

Man left in coma for a month after catching disease on Jet2 holiday to Benidorm

David Marshall, 79, fears he won't recover after catching the Legionnaires' disease while on holiday in Benidorm with his wife and daughter-in-law in July 2020

Daily Mirror · May 5, 2022