Asbestos

Asbestos: Britain's Women

Gemma Goodman | Posted 06.05.2013 | UK
Gemma Goodman

Women in the UK are more likely than those in any other nation to be diagnosed with mesothelioma, a rare form of cancer caused by asbestos dust. At ...

Students Evacuated After High Asbestos Levels Found

The Huffington Post UK | Lucy Sherriff | Posted 17.10.2012 | UK Universities & Education

A school in Wales has been evacuated after plumbers discovered high levels of asbestos in the building, prompting fears there may be many more schools...

Chris Wimpress

The Unlikely Tory Rebel Who Won For Asbestos Victims

HuffingtonPost.com | Chris Wimpress | Posted 25.04.2012 | UK Politics

The Conservative MP Tracey Crouch - who secured a government U-turn on access to no-win no fee agreements for victims of mesothelioma - has told HuffP...

Asbestos Workers Will Die Before Receiving Compensation

PA | Posted 16.04.2012 | UK

Thousands of terminally ill workers will die before getting the compensation they deserve because of delays to a new law aimed at addressing the probl...

Asbestos Families Win Compensation

PA | Posted 28.03.2012 | UK

Relatives of workers who died of an asbestos-related cancer have won a compensation fight at the Supreme Court. Judges ruled that insurance liabili...

Asbestos In Britain's Schools A 'National Scandal'

PA/Huffington Post UK | Posted 02.02.2012 | UK Universities & Education

The presence of killer fibre asbestos in the majority of British state schools constitutes a "national scandal", MPs said on Wednesday. A report pu...

When the Punters Threw Away Their Slips... How the Rights of British Workers Have Been Demolished

Peter Watson | Posted 23.03.2012 | UK Politics
Peter Watson

You may have heard marketing spiel from insurers recently pointing out that when an uninsured driver hits your car, "don't worry; you'll be fully cove...

Asbestos Death At Lincolnshire College Prompts Calls For More Protection

Huffington Post UK | Lucy Sherriff | Posted 18.11.2011 | UK Universities & Education

The death of a cleaner, who died from lung cancer after being exposed to asbestos at the college she worked, has prompted calls for better protection ...