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Below are some recent articles concerning the current issues about asbestos:
02/02/2012 - Asbestos in schools 'a national scandal' - MPs
"An all-party group is calling for a scheme to remove the material after studying estimates which suggest it was present in more than 75% of schools."
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27/09/2011 - Marks & Spencer fined £1m over asbestos risk
"Marks & Spencer has been fined £1m for failing to protect customers, staff and workers from potential exposure to asbestos. Customers at stores in Reading and Bournemouth were put at risk of exposure to asbestos in 2006 and 2007 during refurbishments."
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30/11/2011 - Devoted Family man died from asbestos exposure
A former boiler room worker from Tilehurst contracted cancer caused by exposure to asbestos during his career with the Merchant Navy and at a power station in Kent.
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18/07/2011 - Doves’ flight for victims of asbestos
Berkshire Asbestos Support Group (BASG) released doves in memory of those who have died of mesothelioma at the second annual Mesothelioma Day.
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04/06/2010 - Garage work led to Wokingham mechanic's cancer
A mechanic from Lower Earley, who spent much of his career working in garages, died after exposure to asbestos caused him to contract Mesothelioma.
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Parliament moves towards compensation for asbestos Pleural Plaques Victims
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Time Bomb - How Asbestos in Schools Could Lead to Thousands of Legal Claims
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Victory for Dockworkers
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Asbestos in Yorkshire Power Stations
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Mesothelioma sufferer Steve Lee speaks on the BBC World Service about the dangers of asbestos