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28/04/2011 - Worker fractures skull in roof fall - A welding firm from Nottinghamshire has been fined £4,000 after a worker suffered five broken vertebrae, a fractured skull and internal bleeding in a fall.
28/04/2011 - Nestle staff injured by malfunction - Petcare business Nestle Purina has been fined £50,000 after five workers were severely burned when a steam pressure system malfunctioned.
27/04/2011 - Boss fined for unsafe tiles removal - A roofing boss was fined £10,000 after a resident saw workers over the road removing tiles from a roof without scaffolding or safety barriers.
27/04/2011 - Company fined for asbestos exposure - A company has been fined £10,000 after a "miscommunication" led to Plymouth construction workers being exposed to asbestos.
26/04/2011 - Gold sales fall as prices surge - Sky-rocketing prices of gold have hit jewellery sales in recent months, with women buying fewer items for themselves or switching to more affordable silver, figures show.
26/04/2011 - Woodworker fined over unsafe saw - A West Yorkshire woodworker has been fined for ignoring safety guidance relating to the use of an unguarded circular saw.
21/04/2011 - Pub burglars steal charity box - A collection tin for raising money for a seriously ill girl has been stolen from a West Midlands pub.
21/04/2011 - Fire plans at care home 'defective' - A fatal accident inquiry has highlighted "seriously defective" fire safety plans at a residential care home where 14 residents were killed in a fire.
20/04/2011 - Teacher awarded £200,000 over fall - Figures have shown that a teacher who slipped on a grape last year was awarded £200,000 in compensation.
20/04/2011 - Royal wedding pushes up hotel rates - A new study by Santander Credit Cards has found that some hotels in London are charging double the normal rates for the nights of April 28 and April 29 - the eve of the royal wedding and the day itself.
19/04/2011 - Worker's fall costs firm £4,000 - A Scottish company that manufactures animal feed has been fined £4,000 after a worker suffered head injuries in a fall.
19/04/2011 - Rents increase for second month - Average rent prices have increased for a second month in a row across England and Wales, according to one lettings agent.
18/04/2011 - Shop roof workers 'risked lives' - A roofing firm has been fined after two workers were spotted breaching safety regulations on top of a Nottinghamshire shopping centre.
18/04/2011 - ????????????????????????????????? - Two men have appeared in court after they put lives at risk through the unsafe installation of gas appliances.
15/04/2011 - £5,000 fine over carbon monoxide - A company has been fined £5,000 after three men working with asbestos suffered carbon monoxide poisoning as they went through a decontamination unit.
15/04/2011 - Roofing firm fined over failures - A roofing firm has been fined £5,985 after failing to secure the safety of employees working at height.
13/04/2011 - Worker's hand severed by machine - A West Yorkshire firm has been fined £12,000 after a worker's hand was severed by a machine used to bend sheet metal.
13/04/2011 - Firm fined over forklift incident - A food processing company has been ordered to pay more than £12,000 after a packer was struck by a forklift truck.
12/04/2011 - High street hit by plunging sales - Retail sales recorded their biggest fall since 1995 in March as cash-strapped consumers tightened their spending, new figures show.
12/04/2011 - Council fined over dishwasher death - A county council has been fined £50,000 after a man with Down's syndrome died when he accidentally drinking dishwasher fluid while on an outing.
11/04/2011 - Britons 'at home for Royal Wedding' - Although the Royal Wedding weekend offers an opportunity to enjoy a short break abroad, almost two-thirds of Britons are planning to stay to at home, according to a study.
11/04/2011 - Cashback plans for tenant repairs - Housing minister Grant Shapps has announced plans to offer tenants cash to do repairs on their own homes.
08/04/2011 - Fan knocked out by shot sues club - A fan of Premiership team Sunderland AFC is suing the club after a stray shot knocked him out as he watched a training session, the club chairman revealed.
08/04/2011 - Sunbed rules carry £20,000 top fine - A new act to stop under-18s using sunbeds means businesses breaking the rules will face fines of up to £20,000.
07/04/2011 - Injured worker wins payout appeal - A worker from Swansea who suffered a serious head injury in a fall has had an appeal against the £580,000 payout he received thrown out.
07/04/2011 - St Ives tops British beaches table - St Ives in Cornwall has topped a table of best British beach destinations, with the West Country dominating the top ten.
06/04/2011 - Coventry firm fined for breaches - A Coventry-based construction firm has been fined £6,000 after it was found to have repeatedly breached health and safety rules.
06/04/2011 - Firm fined over builder's injury - A Cambridgeshire builder was unable to work for eight months after being blinded in one eye due to a fall.
05/04/2011 - Firms fined £50,000 over death - Two companies have been fined a total of more than £50,000 after the death of a lorry driver in Inverness.
05/04/2011 - Packing firm put workers at risk - A long-term and systematic failure to ensure the safety of workers at an international packing company put the lives of many at risk for several years, a court has heard.
04/04/2011 - Councils to set pub licence fees - The Government has unveiled plans to empower local councils to decide how much money pubs and nightclubs will pay in licensing fees in the future.
04/04/2011 - Worker 'lucky' to survive fall - A worker was "extremely lucky" to survive after falling four metres off a farm building roof.
01/04/2011 - Factory owner fined after injury - A factory owner has been fined after a worker's hand was cut off in a plastics mixing machine.
01/04/2011 - Firm fined over roof workers safety - A property maintenance firm was fined £2,000 for allowing workers to stand on a sloping bungalow roof to carry out repairs with the danger of being injured by falling.