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30/11/2011 - Hairdressers' registration urged - An MP is to push for state registration of hairdressers for the safety of customers.
30/11/2011 - Harry Ramsden's to close restaurant - The end of an era has been signalled for fish and chip chain Harry Ramsden's first restaurant.
29/11/2011 - Police hunt duo after driver mugged - A delivery driver in his 60s has been injured when two younger men attacked him and tried to take his van in the West Midlands.
29/11/2011 - Statistics 'must include work RTAs' - Work-related road traffic accidents (RTAs) should be included in the Government's official statistics to help employers prevent similar incidents, campaigners have claimed.
28/11/2011 - Summer cocktails at famous snow pub - A pub that was buried under 16ft of snow this time last year is now serving up Caribbean cocktails to customers.
28/11/2011 - CCTV footage of jewellery robber - Police have released CCTV footage of an attempted jewellery shop robbery which was thwarted by a brave Dagenham shopkeeper.
25/11/2011 - Pubs need even more help, say Camra - Pub campaigners have criticised the Government for not doing more to help boost the country's pubs, despite it announcing "substantive" reforms, including an end to unfair practices.
25/11/2011 - Lax safety leaves worker injured - A steel worker on a construction site was injured due to a lack of safety precautions by both his employer and the firm that commissioned the work, magistrates have been told.
24/11/2011 - Hapless supermarket thief sentenced - A thief who robbed a supermarket with an accomplice but forgot to fill up the tank of their getaway car has been given a two-year conditional discharge.
24/11/2011 - Supervisor's hand broken in device - A company has been fined £15,000 after a supervisor suffered a crushed right hand trying to clean an air slide under an animal feed mixing machine.
23/11/2011 - Firm guilty over cable explosion - A building firm has admitted breaching safety laws after an employee hit an electricity cable while digging.
23/11/2011 - University fined over asbestos - A British university has been fined £10,000 after it was found to put students and members of staff at risk of being exposed to asbestos.
22/11/2011 - Unsafe scaffold leaves pair fined - Scaffold which collapsed in the face of strong wind has left two business partners thousands of pounds out of pocket for breaking the law on safety.
22/11/2011 - Landlords urged to check monoxide - The Health Protection Agency (HPA) has urged landlords to ensure registered engineers make vital checks to their heaters, cookers and boilers before the big freeze sets in.
21/11/2011 - Fine for roofing firm after fall - Magistrates have handed down a fine to a North Wales roofing firm for a breach of Work at Height regulations.
21/11/2011 - Firm fined over worker ladder fall - A chicken processing firm has been prosecuted after one its workers broke his back in an accident at work.
18/11/2011 - £40,000 of designer clothing stolen - Designer clothing worth around £40,000 has been stolen ahead of a press fashion launch in central London, which was cancelled as a result.
18/11/2011 - Farm fined after worker fall injury - Injuries suffered by a poultry worker in a fall from an unguarded platform have resulted in a £6,000 fine for the employer.
17/11/2011 - Severed finger sees company fined - A health products manufacturer was fined a total of £7,000 over two safety breaches after a worker had a finger cut off in a blending machine.
17/11/2011 - £15,000 fine over amputated finger - A fine of £15,000 has been handed to a modular building company after a worker had to have one of his fingers removed following a lifting operation accident.
16/11/2011 - Salmon firm fined over worker death - A fine of £70,000 has been handed to a salmon farming company after an employee drowned on the Isle of Lewis in 2008.
16/11/2011 - Arm injuries lead to £17,000 fine - A manufacturer has been fined more than £17,000 after an employee got his hands trapped in heated rollers, causing severe injuries.
15/11/2011 - CBI warning over temporary workers - The CBI has urged the Government to re-think its recently implemented plan to improve temporary workers' pay and give them rights to holidays.
15/11/2011 - Baking business boom thanks to show - TV shows such as The Great British Bake Off have encouraged cake mad Britons to create a number of new business ventures over the past year, it has been revealed.
14/11/2011 - LCV values high due to good demand - Last month recorded the second highest average monthly value in light commercial vehicles (LCVs) for 17 months, with stock issues and strong demand keeping values firm, BCA's latest Pulse data revealed.
14/11/2011 - Asbestos danger sees agent fined - The exposure of a handyman to an insulation board containing asbestos has resulted in a £1,500 fine for a Cardiff letting agent.
11/11/2011 - Armed raiders grab crisps from shop - Two armed robbers struck at a newsagents in Greater Manchester and escaped with just a bag of crisps.
11/11/2011 - SMEs must prepare for harsh winter - The Forum of Private Business (FPB) has urged small firms to start planning now for harsh winter weather after the past two year's snowfall caused problems for businesses in the UK.
10/11/2011 - Porter hurt after masked break in - A hotel night porter in Devon has been treated in hospital after he was assaulted by two masked men who entered the building on Thursday morning.
10/11/2011 - Landlord's death sees roofer fined - A roofing company director has been fined for failing to ensure other people's safety, after a landlord fell to his death at a house in Leicester. In March last year Trevor Hall, 65, fell 3.5 metres through a fragile light on the roof of a building he owned.
09/11/2011 - Fishermen's safety 'must improve' - Accident investigators have called for improved safety guidance for fishermen after two skippers died in "entirely avoidable" accidents.
09/11/2011 - Dim outlook for electrical firms - Smaller electrical businesses expect a fall-off in work, even though contractors turning over more than £200,000 per year are more and more optimistic about the year ahead, a report has revealed.
08/11/2011 - Masked pair steal designer clothes - A pair of masked robbers escaped with £10,000 of designer clothes when they hijacked a delivery van in morning traffic in Glasgow.
08/11/2011 - Fake gas man carried out botch job - A man from Whitchurch has been charged at Cardiff Magistrates Court for carrying out work in a domestic property that he was not qualified to do.
07/11/2011 - Factory worker's fingers cut off - A Greater Manchester factory worker has been unable to work for almost 12 months after she lost two fingers using a cutting tool.
07/11/2011 - Police charge smash-and-grab gang - A group of young people from London who targeted high street businesses like the Apple Store and Chanel Boutique in smash-and-grab raids have been charged with conspiracy to commit burglary.
04/11/2011 - Mentor scheme for women in business - The Government is planning a volunteer mentor scheme to help women set up or expand their own business.
04/11/2011 - Factory worker loses two fingers - A 47-year-old man lost two fingers due to safety failings at a Lancashire factory, a court has been told.
03/11/2011 - Man guilty of safety breach on roof - A fine has been given to a roofer after he was found guilty of not taking necessary steps to protect himself and a co-worker from potentially falling off a roof.
02/11/2011 - Rioting repairs 'could cost £300m' - Repair claims after the summer rioting in London could end up costing £300 million, police have revealed.
02/11/2011 - Carbon monoxide dangers ignored - A recent poll has revealed that with just one-third of Britons having a carbon monoxide alarm at home, the dangers of this poisonous gas are being overlooked.
01/11/2011 - Police hunt for bookmaker robbers - Staff at a bookmakers in Newcastle have been robbed and threatened with a hammer, police said.
01/11/2011 - Man crushed to death in accident - Quarrying plant manufacturing firm Parker Plant has been fined £180,000 after an employee was crushed between two nine-metre steel structures during a lifting operation.