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Leicestershire glass blower appeals for help from former colleagues after asbestos cancer diagnosis
A glass blower from Leicestershire is appealing to former colleagues for help after he was diagnosed with mesothelioma, a type of cancer primarily caused by asbestos exposure.
New allegations of killing and torture by security forces at African gold mine as 30 people join legal claim against the London Bullion Market Association over “clean gold” certification
Thirty people who allege they or their family members were killed, wounded or tortured by security forces at a gold mine in Tanzania are taking legal action against the London Bullion Market Association (LBMA) claiming it is wrongly certifying gold from the mine as free from human rights abuses.
Preston woman receives six-figure settlement after joiner husband’s death from mesothelioma
A woman from Preston whose husband died from mesothelioma, a cancer primarily caused by exposure to asbestos, has received a six-figure settlement from his former employer.
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