All news on the topic: Asbestos

When Sharon Robinson bought her first floor flat in Bebington, near Liverpool, she was hoping for a fresh start - instead she was left with a dismantled kitchen and her clothes in suitcases

The federal Bureau of Prisons said it will close a women's prison in California dubbed by some convicted employees as the "rape club" prison, despite attempts to reform the troubled facility after an Associated Press investigation exposed rampant staff-on-inmate sexual abuse

Urban explorer Gabby, 24, visited an abandoned mental health institution with her boyfriend, Sonny, 25, and their friend Dan - but they were left terrified by what they found

Nearly three quarters -72% - of new-build schools due to open by 2030 are in the constituencies of Tory MPs while sites in Labour seats are left to crumble

Francesca Griffiths, 35, didn't think she'd ever win the lottery - but just two weeks after cancelling her ticket, she's six-figures richer and preparing for a once-in-a-lifetime safari trip with her mum

While this common winter symptom would not usually set alarm bells ringing, it can be a sign of something far more serious than just a cold, GP Sarah Jarvis has warned

A landmark case has awarded Christobel Grant's family a six-figure payout after the pensioner was exposed to asbestos in her council house in Scotland

Officials privately accepted it is likely to take “a number of years” to resolve the RAAC crisis in documents seen by the Mirror

Carly and Adam Taylor, who owned the fire-hit Crooked House pub near Dudley, West Midlands, are linked to companies which razed a former Santander headquarters in Merseyside

The Public Accounts Committee found 700,000 pupils are in schools that need major rebuilding or refurbishment as it warned the deterioration of classrooms is affecting learning

Angellica Bell co-hosts Shop Smart Save Money on Channel 5 where she shares money saving tips for those who need help especially in the cost of living crisis

Wittenoom in Western Australia is completely empty after its final resident, Lorraine Thomas, was removed years after the deadly nature of its asbestos mining industry became known

A British Army veteran has hit out at the local council as he says years of flooding left his Stoke-on-Trent flat riddled with mould and blackened his furniture

A mum has been left without a home after damp and asbestos were found in her rented property. Sian Rigby vacated her property in June due to the unliveable conditions

Aylesford school in Warwick was forced to close 29 classrooms where RAAC is suspected to be present - but can’t be inspected because of asbestos - but they're only getting 9 mobile buildings after officials insisted on them being erected on hard surfaces only

The Houses of Parliament faces a raft of urgent issues, including crumbling reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete (Raac), asbestos, holes in the floor and leaking ceilings

John Lenehan died after being diagnosed with metastatic mesothelioma, an incurable condition caused by exposure to asbestos - having worked in various roles in his youth involving the banned mineral

Asmann Ulhaq's 22-year-old son Zain tragically died from cancer earlier this year, and he paid out a massive £3,000 for a plot at the Fenton cemetery - but he says it's filled with 'rubble from a landfill site' as he blasted the condition of the cemetery

NHS nurse Guru Ghoorah, from Romford, was "a loving father" who died after working in asbestos-filled hospitals without ever knowing he was "being exposed to danger"

Lung cancer can prevent more unexpected symptoms, such as a change in the shape of your fingers as well as the condition of your fingernails

The Confederation of Shipbuilding and Engineering Unions and the Alex Ferry Foundation launch a campaign on Thursday

Esther Rantzen has revealed she battling stage four lung cancer and is undergoing treatment with "new medications"

When Meredith Tabbone placed a bid on a 'one-euro house' in Italy, with no electricity or running water, she never anticipated it would become her dream holiday home

'While it is not this paper's view that Scottish Independence is the right move, the First Minister's calm leadership and passion for social justice should be applauded'

Hayden Kiley, 14, had a dead rat land on him as he was hit by debris from the collapsing ceiling. The teen was also hit by an old fan heater which came through