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BBC publishes report into why 75 per cent of prosecutions for non-payment of TV licence fee are against women
The BBC today published the findings of its review which was designed to understand why there is a significant gender disparity in the way that it prosecutes people who default on their TV licence fee payment, and find ways to mitigate the disparity.
Family of ex-Derby plasterer seeks information after asbestos-related death
The family of a former joiner are appealing for information from colleagues throughout his working life to help them piece together clues to possible exposure to lethal asbestos.
MPs call for tighter regulations of non-surgical cosmetic procedures due to botched treatments
A rise in complications caused by unlicensed practitioners performing beauty treatments has highlighted the need for improved regulations in the industry, the BBC reports.
Bergamont Grandurance and Sweep Road Bike in safety recall
A Bergamont Grandurance and Sweep Road Bike product recall has been announced by the Office for Product Safety and Standards (OPSS).
UEFA’s action plan for fan safeguarding welcomed by law firm representing over 1150 clients as legal claims move forward
Measures announced by UEFA on Friday (5 May 2023) to improve safeguards for football supporters attending finals have been welcomed by Leigh Day, but the firm has confirmed this does not impact legal claims being bought by more than 1150 Liverpool fans.
Sri Lankan asylum seekers stranded in Diego Garcia win right to legal aid
Ten Sri-Lankan asylum seekers who landed on Diego Garcia in the British Indian Ocean Territories (BIOT) in October 2021 won their judicial review claim for granting of legal aid in the Supreme Court of the BIOT in a judgment handed down today.
Drivers working for UK’s largest used vehicle marketplace entitled to workers’ rights after Tribunal ruling
Hundreds of gig economy workers driving for BCA should be classed as workers and entitled to at least National Minimum Wage and holiday pay, according to an Employment Tribunal ruling.
Probation officer who took Ropinirole for three years fell into uncontrolled spending and gambling
A probation officer who was prescribed Ropinirole for restless leg syndrome suffered a side effect of impulse control issues which cost her over £70,000 in gambling and excess spending.
Judge investigates “hundreds of deaths” of Ian Paterson patients
A judge will take over the investigations into hundreds of deaths of women who were treated by jailed breast cancer surgeon Ian Paterson.
Müller recalls Cadbury dessert products due to possible contamination with Listeria monocytogenes
People who have purchased any of six Cadbury dessert products are being warned not to eat them over fears that they may contain listeria and are being encouraged to return them to stores for a refund.
Piers Le Cheminant convicted of abuse of former pupils at Oakwood Boarding School, Chichester and Salisbury Cathedral School
Retired teacher Piers Le Cheminant has been convicted of sexual assaults on boys at Oakwood Boarding School in Chichester and Salisbury Cathedral School between the late 1960s and 1980s.
Failure to spot bowel obstruction left woman with multi-organ failure in intensive care
A bowel obstruction that was mistakenly diagnosed as constipation left a woman needing emergency surgery and four weeks on the intensive therapy unit (ITU) at the Defendant Hospital.