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As people unwind for Christmas and head home to see their families and friends I thought I’d ‘cheer’ all you dedicated blog readers up by highlighting how dangerous a time Christmas can be for accidents. I read on the NHS website that more than 80,000 people a year require hospital... read more

The last week has seen the unfortunate collapse of 2 well known players in the travel industry - the Scottish airline FlyGlobespan and the Cyprus, Greece and Egypt holiday specialists The Allbury Travel Group. Both companies have this week announced that they are to cease trading. Not only has... read more

In previous blogs I have highlighted hotels where we have received reports of food poisoning and other gastric illness over the past few months.  Unfortunately, this continues……  Latest holidaymaker reports cite poor hygiene and ill-prepared food as the suspected root cause of... read more

I am sure readers will be well aware of the problems that the current weather conditions have caused amongst the rail and flight networks throughout the UK. Flights, here in Manchester, were grounded yesterday causing delays and cancellations for hundreds of passengers. The snow, a welcome... read more

Regular readers of this blog may recall my colleague Kim Harrison reporting on a pushchair recall by Maclaren in the US.  Kim’s blog appeared on 10th November 2009.   Now a group of British families are attempting to sue Maclaren as a result of their children having fingertips... read more

I've written the following article for this week's New Law Journal about pleural plaques. Asbestos, which was used extensively in power stations, ship building, house building and other sectors of industry in the 19th and 20th centuries, is made up of microscopic fibres which can be inhaled... read more

I was horrified to read in today’s Metro and read on the Birmingham Mail website that toxic cigarettes that could contain asbestos are being smuggled into Britain from Russia are being sold to school children for as little as forty pence a packet.  The cigarettes have the brand name Jin... read more

Last week the Government began a £1.2 million campaign aimed at highlighting the dangers of drink-driving in the run up to Christmas. Figures show that 430 people were killed on our roads last year because of drink-driving. In addition, the Government announced a review of the current... read more

I was interested to read in this morning's Metro newspaper that although cycling may be good for your waistline and the planet the risks far outweigh car travel. A report from the University of Surrey reveals that for every 100 injuries a year to car occupants, there are at least 68 injuries... read more

Following on from my last blog on the failings of the Association of British Insurers (ABI) voluntary tracing system this is the actual DWP report which shows how terrible the system really is.   read more