The harm caused by asbestos exposure on the London Underground is becoming increasingly clear, while workers continue to face deadly risks today.

The harm caused by asbestos exposure on the London Underground is becoming increasingly clear, while workers continue to face deadly risks today.

A trust compensating people who contracted asbestos diseases from British company Turner & Newall has seen few claimants from Africa, despite the company's significant presence in the region.

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Twenty-five years after a British company created a compensation fund for people harmed by its asbestos operations, millions of pounds remain unclaimed as victims across southern Africa struggle to ac...

Twenty-five years after a British company created a compensation fund for people harmed by its asbestos operations, millions of pounds remain unclaimed as victims across southern Africa struggle to ac...

Funds designed to compensate people who contracted asbestos diseases from British company Turner & Newall has seen few claimants from Africa, despite the company's significant presence in the region.

Funds designed to compensate people who contracted asbestos diseases from British company Turner & Newall has seen few claimants from Africa, despite the company's significant presence in the region.

People in Zimbabwe’s former asbestos mining towns are at risk of developing asbestos diseases from millions of tons of abandoned asbestos waste.

People in Zimbabwe’s former asbestos mining towns are at risk of developing asbestos diseases from millions of tonnes of abandoned asbestos waste.

People in Zimbabwe’s former asbestos mining towns are at risk of developing asbestos diseases from millions of tonnes of abandoned asbestos waste.

People in Zimbabwe’s former asbestos mining towns are at risk of developing asbestos diseases from millions of tonnes of abandoned asbestos waste.

Another ex-worker at the University of Manchester has been diagnosed with mesothelioma, with the university settling the claim for £400,000.

A recent case of asbestos-linked cancer in a man who worked in the London Underground raises questions about what happens to those who might contract asbestos diseases at work.

A recent case of asbestos-linked cancer in a man who worked in the London Underground raises questions about what happens to those who might contract asbestos diseases at work.

Profit-hungry industry, complicit governments, and overly bureaucratic unions. Tom White, author of Bad Dust, provides his insights into the UK’s asbestos disaster and why the issues with asbestos ref...

Profit-hungry industry, complicit governments, and overly bureaucratic unions. Tom White, author of Bad Dust, provides his insights into the UK’s asbestos disaster and why the issues with asbestos ref...

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The University of Oxford has denied that asbestos in its buildings could cause cancer despite successive audits showing non compliance.

Asbestos exposure remains the leading cause of occupational deaths in Britain today. Why did successive neoliberal governments fail to address the problem — and how can we challenge their toxic legacy...

The University of Oxford was ordered to release documents on its asbestos management, which showed the university was in breach of regulations designed to protect people from potentially fatal asbesto...

The University of Oxford was ordered to release documents on its asbestos management, which showed the university was in breach of regulations designed to protect people from potentially fatal asbesto...

By Nokukhanya Musi and Tom Quinn In the once-bustling town of Bulembu in Eswatini, a small landlocked country in southern Africa, the shadow of the asbestos mining industry looms large. The mine close...

By Nokukhanya Musi and Tom Quinn In the once-bustling town of Bulembu in Eswatini, a small landlocked country in southern Africa, the shadow of the asbestos mining industry looms large. The mine close...

Our investigation into the legacy of Turner & Newall in Eswatini has found widespread health and environmental risks for those living near a former asbestos mine

Colombian asbestos companies insisted their asbestos posed no risk. They were wrong. One family took centre stage in the campaign to expose the truth and prohibit asbestos in Colombia.

Colombian asbestos companies insisted their asbestos posed no risk. They were wrong. One family took centre stage in the campaign to expose the truth and prohibit asbestos in Colombia.

India is failing to diagnose and compensate people who fall ill from the large amounts of asbestos it continues to import.

Carpenters working in the 1950s to 1970s, like Denis Brown, were largely left unprotected from asbestos exposure. Thousands of deaths followed.

Carpenters working in the 1950s to 1970s, like Denis Brown, were largely left unprotected from asbestos exposure. Thousands of deaths followed.

The asbestos industry knew asbestos was carcinogenic, but for years, many electricians working with it didn't. An epidemic of asbestos-related diseases followed.

Decades after it was fully banned, asbestos is still an issue across the UK's higher education system.

Decades after it was fully banned, asbestos is still an issue across the UK's higher education system.

Residents of Mafefe, South Africa, are still dealing with the toxic legacy of the apartheid-era asbestos mines.

Chloride established a global reputation for its batteries, but workers like Terry Higson weren't protected from the asbestos used in its operations.

The Palace of Westminster has had two historic mesothelioma claims from asbestos exposure.

Dozens of UK prisons were found deficient in their asbestos management, Confront has learned.

India is failing to diagnose and compensate people who fall ill from the large amounts of asbestos it continues to import.

The asbestos industry knew asbestos was carcinogenic, but for years, many electricians working with it didn't. An epidemic of asbestos-related diseases followed.

Dozens of UK prisons were found deficient in their asbestos management, Confront has learned.

Dozens of UK prisons were found deficient in their asbestos management, Confront has learned.

The asbestos industry knew asbestos was carcinogenic, but for years, many electricians working with it didn't. An epidemic of asbestos-related diseases followed.

India is failing to diagnose and compensate people who fall ill from the large amounts of asbestos it continues to import.