A council-run care home looks set to be temporarily closed to allow essential maintenance costing more than £800,000 to be ...

Union body the TUC has backed calls to create a national database to map the presence of asbestos in buildings.

After the HSE brought charges, Stephen Wilks, trading as S Wilks Roofing, pleaded guilty to breaching asbestos safety ...

The Director of Northamptonshire-based Consulo Compliance has issued a strong call to action for the government to implement ...

A roofing contractor who was filmed on a doorbell camera illegally disposing of asbestos has been ordered to pay more than £3 ...

A self-employed roofing contractor has been ordered to undertake unpaid work after the uncontrolled spread of asbestos in a back garden, putting two young workers and local residents at risk. Doorbell ...

The problem of outdated and hazardous asbestos water pipes in rural areas like Caithness was highlighted by a local MSP this week.

With momentum for a national record of asbestos in public buildings, Nicola Dawn, a Partner at Forbes Solicitors, looks at ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

The air filter humming away on her desk is a new addition to North Carolina Rep. Maria Cervania’s office. It’s been there ever since she came around the corner from her office late one night ...