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Industrial disease Asbestos Mesothelioma

1970s summer job in Staffordshire may have exposed man to asbestos

A man who spent his school holidays working at a dairy factory in Staffordshire is appealing for help from former colleagues, following his diagnosis with mesothelioma. 

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Emissions International

Lawyers to appeal Dieselgate trial judgment

Lawyers representing vehicle owners in the Dieselgate trial say they intend to seek permission to appeal directly from the Court of Appeal after being refused permission to appeal by the trial judge.

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Human rights Online harms Police

Super-complaint alleges widespread police failures in tackling image-based abuse

A police super-complaint alleging systemic failures in the policing of image-based abuse across England and Wales has been submitted jointly by campaign group #NotYourPorn and the Centre for Women's Justice.

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