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Widow appeals for help after lab technician dies from asbestos cancer
The widow of a laboratory technician who worked across London is appealing to his former colleagues for information following his death from mesothelioma.
Daniel Ryan, 50, died of pneumonia, alone in police cell with insufficient welfare checks
Daniel Ryan, aged 50, died in police custody at Southwick Police Station in Sunderland where a jury concluded that medical care was not obtained due to insufficient welfare checks.
Carpenter who built homes across Northamptonshire dies weeks after asbestos cancer diagnosis as family appeal for witnesses
The family of a carpenter from Corby, Northamptonshire, who died from mesothelioma believe he may have been exposed to asbestos while working on building sites across the county.
Ten years is too long to wait to right the wrongs of the Windrush Scandal
Almost 10 years after the Windrush Scandal broke in the UK, more than 100 lawyers and campaigners have written to the government with a call for urgent action to completely reform the compensation scheme and speed up payments.
Call for witnesses over alleged abuse at Barrow Hills School in 1970s
Lawyers are investigating allegations of serious sexual abuse at Barrow Hills School in Surrey during the 1970s.
Norfolk woman appeals to former school colleagues after asbestos cancer diagnosis
A Norfolk woman is appealing to former colleagues for information after being diagnosed with mesothelioma, a cancer nearly exclusively caused by exposure to asbestos.
Inquest into the death of 40-year-old Gareth Evans finds gambling caused him to take his own life
An inquest into the death of 40-year-old Gareth Evans from Surrey has found that a Gambling Disorder contributed to his death by suicide. Gareth died at his flat in Croydon in early November 2021, having left a note to his family indicating that he had taken his own life due to gambling.
Lawyers representing 1.6 million vehicle owners are considering whether to seek permission to appeal following today's High Court judgment in the Dieselgate trial
Following a 13-week trial, after considering 20 representative vehicles across five car manufacturers, a High Court judge found that three vehicles – one Mercedes and two Peugeot/Citroen models – contained Prohibited Defeat Devices (PDDs).
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.
Campaigners seek to appeal High Court ruling on Gatwick Airport second runway
Campaign and environment group Communities Against Gatwick Noise Emissions (CAGNE) have applied for permission to appeal the High Court’s decision to dismiss its legal challenge against the government’s approval of Gatwick Airport’s second runway.