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On Fathers Day, David Cameron wrote an article for the Sunday Telegraph declaring “that families are the cornerstone of our society”. No doubt a majority of people may agree with this. However, he then went a step further,...
Last month, my friends and I decided to book a last minute trip to Switzerland. We managed to find what appeared to be bargain flights through a particular budget airline. We spent over 10 minutes completing all of the various screens, and then got to the...
It was reported in the national news yesterday that a company has been raffling off cosmetic surgery procedures in a monthly prize draw. But is a nip/tuck or a breast enlargement really something which should be trivialised in such a way? ...
Last week, the High Court in London made a decision following a lengthy seven day trial, to uphold the Will of Mrs Helen Blofield, who died in October 2008. Mr Blofield had made her Will in November 2006, leaving everything to her former...
You walk into work this morning, and your boss calls you in for a meeting. He suspends you for an allegation you deny. Within a week, after an investigation and a disciplinary meeting, you are sacked. You begin to plan in the midst of this...
Dr Donald Clegg has recently been disqualified from driving for a period of 12 months by Bury Magistrates after being charged with an offence of drink driving . At the Court he proceeded to put forward a partial defence of sleep walking to the...
In February 2006, 49 year old Mark Seabrook was seriously injured when the car he was driving was hit by a stolen vehicle which failed to give way. The driver of the stolen vehicle was jailed for eight months and Mr Seabrook commenced a...
The dangers posed by airborne allergens in the workplace can be serious. Asthma and other respiratory conditions are commonly suffered by those who handle substances such as flour and wood. Dust particles from these substances are inhaled into the...
RoSPA has been calling upon the blind industry to reduce the risk posed by looped blind cords since 2004. They are now investigating possible design modifications and working to raise awareness of safety issues by working alongside the Department for...
A London based construction company and the manager of a security company have been fined after an incident in 2008 in which security guard Victor Etu died at work from carbon monoxide poisoning. Mr Etu, 36, had been on duty in a semi derelict...
Children and young people are being asked for their views on the proposed changes to the family justice system by completing an online survey at: Family justice review . It’s all part of the government’s plans to implement changes to the way...
Some 100,000 homes were left with illegal and dangerous gas work during the past year, a report in The Mirror has revealed. According to the Gas Safe Register the Mirror said, as many as one in seven homes was said to be ‘immediately dangerous’...
A common issue arising out of a military career is post traumatic stress disorder (PTSD). PTSD is a mental health condition with physical and psychological effects and is prevalent in up to 30% of those who have experienced a traumatic event....
The latest large scale crash on our roads has occurred in Lincolnshire and resulted in eight people being treated for a variety of injuries at the local hospital. The road traffic accident took place on the A17 at Fleet Hargate and the Police have confirmed...
A coroner has condemned midwives at Furness General Hospital in Barrow after they repeatedly failed to notice that a newborn baby had an infection, which later killed him. In October 2008, nine-day-old Joshua Titcombe died from a common infection...
When a drunk-driver ploughed into the car in which Rhiannon Millett was travelling, the consequences for her and her family were devastating and life changing. The road traffic accident happened in 1996 when Rhiannon was 6. Her mother’s...
It was reported via the Health and Safety Executive recently that a Yorkshire man was fatally electrocuted whilst harvesting crops on farmland in Wiltshire. Mr Pybus was driving a combine harvester in a field which had 11,000 volt power lines...
In the Lancashire Telegraph today, 30 May 2011, there is a report of a fatal car crash which left one 43 year old BMW driver dead and another driver and passenger injured in hospital. The accident happened on what has been named a ‘black...
Summer is just around the corner now and if you are lucky, so is that holiday that was booked for you and the children. You have confirmation of the deposit paid, you have booked seats together on the flights, and the date on the calendar as a reminder to...
Police forces across England & Wales have announced campaigns aimed at reducing injuries and fatalities resulting from drink driving and driving whilst unfit through drugs. Forces are conscious of the increased risk of offending during the summer...
Today is Justice for All day, intended to highlight the impact of the cuts to legal aid. The following is an attempt to dispel some of the myths surrounding the circumstances of the proposed cuts. One of the justifications for the cuts is that an...
I have read news today of a new way of resolving disputes with neighbours , by buying the house next door. On first reading it appeared that American billionaire Larry Ellison had simply bought the neighbours house with whom he was in the...
Please take action for justice on 3 June. Whatever you do, big or small, make your contribution to a growing movement for free legal advice - because your rights matter. Visit your MP's surgery A face-to-face meeting is much more...
The news has been flooded today with two powerful stories related to the provision of care to vulnerable people. On the one hand, the ongoing saga of Southern Cross, one of the larger providers of residential and nursing care in the country, has...
Ok, I admit it, I'm 38, turning 39 in October. The big 4 zero is looming, and I'm already getting grief from younger colleagues both at work and in the hockey team. Our midfield is so bald it looks like a box of eggs in plain view. ...
