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The UK Supreme Court has upheld an historic judgement in which a former pupil took legal action for being exposed to asbestos while at school. Dianne Willmore died aged 49 of the asbestos cancer mesothelioma on October 15, 2009, the day after she heard that the Appeal Court had upheld a High Court judgement on…
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Prize-fighting legend Tom Sharkey led a most remarkable life. He served in the US Navy before fighting all of the first four heavyweight champions under the Marquis of Queensberry rules. He mixed with characters like Wyatt Earp, Bat Masterson, Theodore Roosevelt and the Tammany Hall politicians who ruled New York. Sharkey’s epic 25-round encounter with Jim…
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The Home Office and Attorney General’s Office have blocked calls for a public inquiry into the death of a 10-year-old boy who died after a failure to carry out a medical test which would have identified a rare treatable condition. Former First Minister Rhodri Morgan became a late convert to the idea of a public…
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Welcome to the website of freelance journalist Greg Lewis. Please use the above links to find out about my work in television, newspapers and writing books. The blog entries are imported from my previous blog, whatiswales.blogspot.com
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The “Hidden Killer” documentary about the levels of asbestos in schools is now available on the Asbestos In Schools website.The story relates not just to Wales but to the whole of the UK and includes interviews with Scottish asbestos expert Robin Howie and with the HSE.Just click the ITV Wales link at http://www.asbestosexposureschools.co.uk/npaper%20links/Documentaries.htm
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Fresh questions today about the way our society treats vulnerable children.Firstly, the Welsh Refugee Council has taken the unusual step of going public with concerns about an individual case – an Afghan refugee named Mashal Jabari, an orphan who arrived in the UK last October.At the heart of the case is a dispute over Mashal’s…
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Fresh fears are raised today about the way schools are protecting teachers and pupils from potentially-deadly exposure to asbestos.The leading authority on asbestos, the Asbestos Training and Consultancy Association, took a snapshot of 16 UK schools and found that none was meeting health and safety rules on managing the substance.It reports: “All of the schools…
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The UK Government yesterday claimed that the post mortem examination report into the death of biological weapons expert Dr David Kelly was being kept secret to protect his family.Campaigning MP Norman Baker asked Justice Minister Michael Wills who had made the decision that medical reports and photographs connected to the death of Dr Kelly should…
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Around 1,000 children are locked up every year by the UK’s immigration system.They have often fled countries where they experienced violence, war and discrimination.The children have committed no crime but, according to the Children’s Society, many experience “depression, weight-loss, bed-wetting and even self-harm”.The Society has joined with Bail for Immigration Detainees to create the OutCry!…
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Prison snitch evidence is a central feature of many alleged and proven miscarriages of justice.This sort of evidence was important to the conviction of Gordon Park, the so-called ‘Lady in the Lake’ killer, who was found dead in his prison cell on Monday.Today, in the Daily Mail, Bob Woffinden explains why Mr Park’s family will…
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