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Cornwall harbour
International Environment Pollution Sewage Water Pollution

South West Water sewage pollution claim expanded across Devon and Cornwall

A legal action against South West Water (SWW) over sewage pollution in Exmouth, Budleigh Salterton and Lympstone has been expanded to include coastal towns across Devon and Cornwall.

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Inquests Mental health

Inquest into death of dancer who appeared on Britain’s Got Talent concludes

An inquest into the death of Kerri-Anne Donaldson heard she was released from a mental health unit just hours before her death after staff incorrectly downplayed her level of risk.

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Asbestos Fibres Close Up
Industrial disease Asbestos Mesothelioma

Settlement for family of former Bradford wood machinist after asbestos cancer death

The family of a man who worked as a wood machinist in Bradford has received a six-figure settlement after his death aged 65 from mesothelioma, a cancer caused by asbestos exposure. 

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