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High Court gives permission for trial of claims Shell’s witnesses knowingly sought to mislead court in Nigeria oil pollution case
The High Court has ruled that allegations witnesses who testified for oil giant Shell about oil spills in Nigeria sought to mislead the court will be heard at an upcoming trial. The judgment follows a series of hearings in July 2026.
Former plastics factory worker in Northampton appeals for help after asbestos cancer diagnosis
A former factory worker who believes he may have been exposed to asbestos at his job in a plastics and rubber factory in Northampton is appealing to former colleagues for help after his diagnosis with mesothelioma.
Coroner describes actions of nine-year-old's carers at the time of his death as “chaotic”
A coroner has described the actions of carers looking after a nine-year-old boy with disabilities who died after being taken ill while travelling to an activity trip as “chaotic”.
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