Contractor fined after teenager exposed to asbestos
27 Jun
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Contractor fined after teenager exposed to asbestos

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Top Stories Tamfitronics Richmond, North YorkshireA small North East contractor has been fined after a 16-year-old worker was exposed to asbestos.The unnamed teenager was working for P Turnbull Joinery & Building Services Ltd when exposed to the potentially cancer-causing material in June 2021, according to the Health and Safety Executive (HSE).The Wolsingham-based contractor had been hired to refurbish a property in Richmond, North Yorkshire - with the teenager breaking up cement sheets taken from an outbuilding roof, the regulator said.However, the cement sheets, which he subsequently placed into a skip, were later found to contain asbestos.The HSE said P Turnbull Joinery & Building Services Ltd “had not properly assessed the work and failed to prevent the worker being exposed to asbestos”.The company pleaded pleaded guilty to breaching Section 2(1) of the Health and Safety at...
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Fresh threats to £1.7bn Stonehenge tunnel plans
27 Jun
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Fresh threats to £1.7bn Stonehenge tunnel plans

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Top Stories Tamfitronics Keir Starmer has promised to take a fresh look at the controversial £1.7bn Stonehenge tunnel project as United Nations chiefs called for the ancient site to be placed on the List of World Heritage in Danger due to the proposals.The Labour leader told the BBC that his party would “review” the Wiltshire project once a legal case against it has run its course. It comes after campaigners were this month granted permission to challenge an earlier ruling that the road project should go ahead.The scheme was initially approved by ministers in November 2020 but has been subject to legal wrangling ever since.Starmer said: “Certainly something needs to be done at Stonehenge because the traffic there is awful. I think the current plan is evidence of how long infrastructure projects take under this...
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‘Sengol’ Politics Back Again: INDI Bloc MP Demands Its Removal fr | Republic World
27 Jun
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‘Sengol’ Politics Back Again: INDI Bloc MP Demands Its Removal fr | Republic World

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Politics tamfitronics Published 13:11 IST, June 27th 2024 Politics tamfitronics 'Sengol' Politics Back Again: INDI Bloc MP Demands Its Removal from Parliament, BJP Retorts Politics tamfitronics Samajwadi Party MP on Wednesday ignited a political firestorm after making a demand for the removal of 'Sengol' from the Lok Sabha. India News 2 min read Reported by: Digital Desk Edited by: Ronit Singh Follow: INDI Bloc MP Demands Removal of Sengol from Parliament, BJP Says 'Insult to Tamil Nadu' | Image: PTI/File Listen to this article 2 min read 09:08 IST,...
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Women ‘changing the game’ in Mongolia’s patriarchal politics
27 Jun
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Women ‘changing the game’ in Mongolia’s patriarchal politics

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Politics tamfitronics "We are changing the game," says Dorjzodov Enkhtuya of the main opposition Democratic Party - Copyright AFP R.Satish BABUKhaliun BayartsogtWomen candidates are pushing for greater representation in Mongolia’s male-dominated politics, raising their voices for change and inspiring girls to follow in their footsteps.Mongolians go to the polls in parliamentary elections on Friday, with the ruling Mongolian People’s Party widely expected to retain a majority it has held for eight years.But for the first time in almost a decade, parties are required by law to ensure that 30 percent of their candidates are women, in a country where politics is overwhelmingly dominated by men.As a result, more women than ever before are running this year, in a new voting system that balances proportional lists with district candidates elected directly by the people.“The era we...
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