03 September 2010
Despite being warned materials they were handling contained
asbestos, a Pontypool building firm carried out unlicensed removal
of the potentially dangerous substance.
Ron Couch Building Contractors...
02 September 2010
A young woman with severe
cerebral palsy has been awarded £4 million in compensation
after taking an NHS trust to court over the management of her
birth.
Relatives of 18-year-old woman, wh...
01 September 2010
A campaigner said she hopes a "milestone" £90,000 payout to
parents whose son suffered severe
brain damage after being given the MMR vaccine will lead to
further compensation payouts.
Jack...
01 September 2010
Three men have been rushed to hospital after becoming seriously
ill during
clinical trials of an experimental cancer
drug.
The trio, who had been undergoing testing at the Shandon Clinic in ...
01 September 2010
An investigation is under way after hospital staff set the wrong
arm of a two-year-old in plaster.
Southampton General Hospital apologised over the "extremely
rare" error. Honey Wight was taken to ...
01 September 2010
A rail worker who falsified records linked to railway level
crossing inspections has been sacked.
It followed a "comprehensive internal investigation" by Network
Rail into claims crossings in the A...
31 August 2010
A woman who died from meningitis was not given antibiotics which
could have saved her life, an inquest has been told.
Joanne Dowling, 25, who had cystic fibrosis, was taken to Milton
Keynes General...
31 August 2010
A family has launched a civil action against the National Trust
following the death of a boy in June 2007.
Daniel Mullinger, from Colchester, Essex, was killed by a
falling tree branch as he shelte...
31 August 2010
Scientists have warned that the spread of a drug-resistant
bacteria could spell the end of antibiotics.
The NDM-1 (New Delhi metallo-ß-lactamase) gene, which allows
bacteria to be very resist...
31 August 2010
A high street home furnishing store is facing legal action after
an 83-year-old women died after a fall at a store in Surrey.
DIY giant Homebase has been accused by Andrew Widgery, son of
Margaret,...