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Personal injury Allergies Inquest

Mia Shay St Hilaire died aged 12 after drinking nut contaminated milkshake, coroner concludes

Mia Shay St Hilaire, aged 12, from Sydenham died after she drank a milkshake contaminated with nuts, a coroner concluded at the inquest into her death.

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Human rights Gambling Gambling with lives

Coroner raises concerns gambling self-exclusion scheme does not cover National Lottery products after death of man who took his own life because of gambling

A coroner has raised concerns in a report that further deaths could occur unless action is taken to include National Lottery online gambling products in the GAMSTOP self-exclusion scheme, to protect those experiencing gambling harm.

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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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