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- Sep 28, 2026
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Two morgue workers win £30,000 in case over âsplash backâ from bodies (opens the original)
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Want to bookmark your favourite articles and stories to read or reference later? Start your Independent Membership today. Two morgue workers at Lucy Letby's former hospital have won almost £30,000 after complaining they did not have PPE to protect them from 'splashback' from the dead bodies. John Crayton and Thomas Jones complained that bodies were not properly covered and they were expected to perform beyond the duties the role would usually require. However when they complained about the hygi
Britonâs âgallantryâ during terror attack contributed to his death, coroner rules (opens the original)
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Want to bookmark your favourite articles and stories to read or reference later? Start your Independent Membership today. A British manâs âgallantryâ during an Isis-backed terror attack contributed to his death, a coroner has ruled. Coroner Jason Pegg, sitting at Winchester Coronerâs Court in Hants, has praised âtrue leaderâ Philip Mawer for having the âcharacterâ to decline an evacuation so that women and children could go first. Mr Mawer, originally from Somerset, was caught up
Private school teacher banned for smoking crystal meth says he only did it to ârelaxâ (opens the original)
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A teacher at one of Londonâs top private schools has been banned from the classroom after he admitted to smoking crystal meth âon the weekendsâ. After police discovered evidence of Charles Richard Milesâs habit at his flat, he told his employer, the international Dwight School, that he only used the drug to ârelaxâ. He also claimed that he was âpretty controlledâ with his use. However, the school, which commands fees of £37,500 a year, reported the 64-year-old to the Teaching Re
Worker sues over claims mattress fell on her and gave her brain damage (opens the original)
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A worker at a UK mattress company sued for disability discrimination after she claimed a mattress fell on her and gave her brain damage. Tempur worker Lee Hardy was knocked into a brick wall by the mattress but did not go home after the incident - despite suffering a 'traumatic brain injury'. She said the injury had made her depressed, but Tempur believed she had suffered from depression before the accident. She later claimed she was harassed by the company as they did not let her boyfriend visi
Beauty technician fired because she was struggling with menopause wins £32,000 payout (opens the original)
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A top beauty therapist has won over £32,000 after she was was fired because she was struggling with the menopause. Experienced Chantelle Van Vliet was the only therapist who was not rehired when their clinic rebranded, just days after she had asked for more flexible working because of the 'severity' of her symptoms. Ms Van Vliet, who has worked at some of the most 'prestigious' spas across the world, was let go with no warning despite the fact that she was a single mother. She took her clinic i
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