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Family believe asbestos at a Coventry car plant may have caused husband’s incurable cancer death
The family of a man who worked at a car plant in Coventry are appealing to his former colleagues for information after his death from mesothelioma, an incurable asbestos-related cancer.
Inquest finds multiple ‘gross failures’ led to man’s death at Whipps Cross A&E
A 62-year-old man took his own life in the Accident and Emergency (A&E) department at Whipps Cross Hospital, east London, after staff failed to remove items he could harm himself with and failed to action a plan to put him on one-to-one observations.
Meeting to discuss chemical pollution concerns in Thornton-Cleveleys
A meeting for residents of Thornton-Cleveleys who are concerned about chemical pollution in the Lancashire town will take place on 21 May 2026.
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