Lorry driver died of cancer after asbestos contact
A firm of solicitors is appealing for people who may have come into contact with asbestos at work following the death of a Bicester man. ..
Year: 2016
Asbestos discovery delays £16m school build
Work on a new £16 million education campus in West Dunbartonshire has been delayed until winter next year due to the discovery of asbestos...
Asbestos-hit Cwmcarn High School to close permanently
A school which shut after asbestos was found and a removal worker later died, will close permanently...
Asbestos victims remembered at annual Glasgow memorial service
Families of Scots who have died from asbestos-related conditions have remembered their loved ones at a special memorial...
Inquest into man killed after being electrocuted while removing asbestos at High School
James Paul died while removing asbestos at Cwmcarn High School on July 19, 2013. His inquest began at Newport Coroner’s Court today...
Brighton bombing of 1984 may have exposed emergency services rescuers to asbestos
Rescuers who worked at the scene of the deadly IRA bombing in Brighton 32 years ago are being sought after a police officer died from an asbestos-related disease. Police, fire and ambulance personnel who were involved in the aftermath of the attack...
New drug cure hopes for asbestos cancer
A revolutionary vaccine has been shown to beat one of the world’s deadliest cancers linked to asbestos, the Daily Express has reported. In a trial 94 per cent of mesothelioma patients responded to the drug which is designed to harness the body’s own immune system to fight the disease. Dr...
Indoor market closed following fear of asbestos exposure
The indoor market in Sandbach has been closed until further notice following concerns that a collapsed roof may have exposed asbestos...