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30/06/2011 - Wimbledon denies food poisoning - Health officers have given the restaurant used by players at Wimbledon the all-clear after concerns over food poisoning.
30/06/2011 - Firms fined over legionella risk - A car parts manufacturer and a water treatment services provider have been prosecuted after failures left staff and the public at risk of exposure to the potentially fatal legionella bacteria.
29/06/2011 - Workplace deaths 'have increased' - The number of deaths in the workplace climbed to 171 last year, new figures have revealed.
29/06/2011 - Sue Ryder fined for care home death - Sue Ryder Care has been ordered to pay £100,000 after a woman died in a care home in Preston.
28/06/2011 - £10,000 fine for diving breaches - The owner of a marine company has been fined £10,000 after safety breaches put a diver's life in danger.
28/06/2011 - New businesses 'trading online' - Since the beginning of the recession, tens of thousands of new businesses have begun trading online, and are reporting hundreds of millions of pounds of turnover, a study has found.
27/06/2011 - BRC urges banks to reduce charges - The British Retail Consortium has asked banks to reduce charges for processing the credit card payments.
27/06/2011 - Firms fined after man hit by pole - A 53-year-old engineer suffered severe brain damage after he was hit on the head by a scaffolding pole that fell 14 storeys down a lift shaft, a court has heard.
24/06/2011 - Forklift truck accidents decrease - Fewer workers are being killed in forklift trucks, but workplace accidents are still happening, figures show.
24/06/2011 - Safety alert after diver deaths - The diving industry has been issued with a safety alert following the deaths of two men who were looking for shellfish.
23/06/2011 - Man sentenced for illegal gas work - An unregistered gas installer has been sentenced after carrying out illegal work on a neighbour's boiler.
23/06/2011 - Safety warning after diver deaths - Two men have been killed while diving for shellfish in Scotland.
21/06/2011 - Industry embracing home-working - Advances in technology are allowing more staff to work effectively from home - and employers are now embracing the concept too.
21/06/2011 - Firm fined over unsafe demolition - A demolition company has been fined more than £11,000 after it carried out work at a building while the electricity supply remained live.
20/06/2011 - Firm fined for waste tyre storage - A court has ordered MTR (UK) Limited and its bosses to pay over £54,000 in fines and costs after the waste management firm was found to have illegally stored some 90,000 waste tyres at a site on the outskirts of Bristol over a seven-month period.
20/06/2011 - Historic hotel damaged in blaze - A 19th century country house hotel in Cheshire has been damaged in a major fire.
17/06/2011 - Man prosecuted over danger boiler - A man who illegally did work on a neighbour's boiler has been prosecuted after leaving it at risk of exploding.
17/06/2011 - High street in decline, says report - The consumer spending squeeze is hitting shops hard, with figures revealing that almost a quarter of UK high streets are failing.
16/06/2011 - Truck firm fined for cab plunge - A Lancashire truck firm has been fined for breaching work at height regulations after one of its workers fell from a lorry cab.
16/06/2011 - Law change for patent court cases - Small and medium-sized businesses who want to protect their patent and design rights could get easier access to justice under a new law which is coming into force.
15/06/2011 - Bogus gas fitter handed £400 fine - A bogus gas fitter has been fined £400 after he installed a fire and water heater at a widow's home in Warwickshire.
15/06/2011 - Fire at landmark building in London - A major fire on top of Marconi House, in London's West End, has been brought under control by nearly 75 firefighters.
14/06/2011 - SMEs 'poised for hiring spree' - Growing confidence among small and medium-sized companies (SMEs) has helped boost the employment outlook in the UK to its most positive for three years, a report shows.
14/06/2011 - Punters cheer White Horse victory - Pub-goers at the White Horse in Witcham are celebrating after it was crowned the Ely and District Pub of the Year for 2011.
13/06/2011 - Fire crews avert restaurant blaze - A major tragedy was narrowly averted after quick-thinking firefighters raised the alarm on a fire in Manchester's "curry mile".
13/06/2011 - Pensioner struck by flying cladding - A pensioner was seriously injured when she was struck by poorly-secured cladding which was blown from a building, a court has heard.
10/06/2011 - Landlady fined £1,000 over property - A landlady has been fined after failing to comply with an Improvement Notice from Cherwell District Council.
10/06/2011 - Scotland sees April hotel boost - Hotels across Scotland have experienced a boost in popularity with an increased number of people checking in, according to figures.
09/06/2011 - Safe surveying guidance issued - Upgraded safety guidance for the construction sector has been issued by the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (Rics).
09/06/2011 - Police apology after tradesman held - A carpenter who was arrested by police after he left blood behind while fixing a door broken during a break-in has received an apology from police.
08/06/2011 - Firms fined over contractor's death - A fine totalling more than £500,000 must be paid by an energy company and a contractor after a man fell to his death at a South Wales power station.
08/06/2011 - Shock case firms get court fines - Fines totalling £130,000 have been handed out to two companies, a director and a sub-contractor who were prosecuted after a construction worker suffered serious burns in a workplace accident.
07/06/2011 - HMRC team targets restaurant owners - A special HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) tax evasion force is targeting restaurant owners across Scotland.
07/06/2011 - Boss died after fragile roof fall - A Norfolk family business has been fined £1,500 after a company director fell through a fragile roof and died.
06/06/2011 - Police probe charity shop blaze - A local resident and a child were treated for smoke inhalation after a blaze at a charity shop in Edinburgh.
06/06/2011 - Glazers put at risk of 65ft fall - A property firm has been fined £18,000 after two workers were spotted on the sixth floor of an apartment building without adequate safety equipment.
01/06/2011 - Contractor prosecuted over asbestos - A contractor who exposed workers to potentially dangerous asbestos has been prosecuted.
01/06/2011 - Man arrested after hotel blaze - A man has been arrested in Devon after more than 50 people were evacuated from a burning hotel on Tuesday night.