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08
Mar 2016

Further Changes To Sentencing Of Those Found Guilty Of Health And Safety Offences

New guidelines have been issued which deal with those who have been found guilty of Health and Safety offences.  These guidelines have been well publicised and have dramatically increased fines for offenders. In a further development, the Sentencing Council has opened up a consultation period in relation to their proposal to introduce stricter guidance for…

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01
Mar 2016

Unbelievable Jeff! Huddersfield’s Daniel Krigers joins Stelling in epic challenge

Daniel Krigers, 28, of Huddersfield, is dusting off his walking boots to join intrepid television presenter Jeff Stelling who will complete 10 marathons in 10 days, from boyhood club Hartlepool United to Wembley between March 21-30. Daniel will join Jeff on day two of the march, walking nearly 30 miles from York City FC to…

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01
Mar 2016

Pancreatic cancer research produces “exceptional” results

Scientists from the University of Glasgow have made an important discovery, that pancreatic cancer consists of four separate diseases, each one requiring different treatment.  The knowledge could lead to new treatment to target the separate diseases, and the researchers say that their studies have already produced some “exceptional” results. The four cancers that lead to…

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01
Mar 2016

No prosecutions will be brought in relation to Mid-Staffordshire hospital deaths

Police have revealed that there will be no individual prosecutions in relation to the scandal in which hundreds of patients died. Despite a three year police review, which concluded that a catalogue of ‘organisational and individual failings’ at Stafford Hospital between 2005 and 2009 had contributed to ‘one of the greatest scandals of the NHS’,…

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