According to the NHS, more than 2,700 people are diagnosed with mesothelioma each year in the UK, and these cases are most commonly diagnosed in people aged 75 and over.

A Tyneside shopfitter died in May due to an asbestos-related cancer - and his family fear he was exposed to the deadly ...

The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has today launched a consultation on proposals to improve the application of the Control of Asbestos Regulations and guidance around asbestos management to help ...

Spodden Park Ltd said that by entering the site, "trespassers risk disturbing the material and put themselves at risk". Part ...

We've actually got about three metres of silt in there, so even if we put a new gate in there, it would never work' ...

Unions have called on the Government to tackle asbestos in school buildings like they have with dangerous RAAC concrete ...

Debris from a fire at a derelict former nightclub in Kent contains asbestos, according to a local authority. Gravesham ...

As many as 3,000 people have alleged that either they or a family member developed forms of ovarian cancer or mesothelioma ...

For decades Johnson and Johnson covered up the fact that their talcum powder was contaminated with asbestos and was allegedly ...

Residents are being told to stay inside while a school shuts for the week after asbestos was uncovered following a fire at a ...

Work to clear up debris following a major fire at a derelict building feared to be teetering on collapse has moved from a ...

The works consist of asbestos removal, soft strip of buildings and demolition of the identified buildings. These works are ...