Asbestos

The Health and Safety Executive served the council an improvement notice after an inspection in February.

South Shields MP and a Washington campaigner call for the removal of asbestos from public buildings.

An investigation found the site supervisor ignored warnings over a wall in the school.

A theatre company believes performers in smaller venues are being "robbed" of opportunities.

Developers say they were unaware of the asbestos before they started the roadworks.

For the first time researchers in Southampton have used a drug to slow the growth of mesothelioma.

The mineral, once widely-used, releases toxic fibres into the air when disturbed that can cling to the lungs and cause cancer.

Jean Elizabeth McCluskey, 77, died of lung cancer from asbestos exposure at her workplace.