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Survivors and families of victims of the Sharpeville Massacre launch legal claim against South African government
Survivors and family members of victims of the Sharpeville Massacre have launched a legal claim against the South African government seeking reparations and justice for the massacre of unarmed protesters by apartheid era police in 1960.
Family of West Sussex cement worker who died from asbestos cancer ask former colleagues for help
The family of a cement worker from Shoreham, West Sussex, believe his former colleagues may be able to help them with a legal claim after his death from mesothelioma.
Inquest finds “gross failure” in the care of 77-year-old man who died after surgery at a Brighton hospital
An inquest has found there was a “gross failure” in the care of a 77-year-old grandfather who died after intestinal surgery at the Royal Sussex County Hospital in Brighton and that he could have survived if he was offered other treatments.
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