Passive smoking may increase carcinogenic cadmium levels in blood
Adults exposed to secondhand cigarette smoke may be carrying significantly higher levels of the toxic metal cadmium in their bodies, according to new research.
Council recovers repair costs after legal battle over historic Cowes crane
The Isle of Wight Council has recovered hundreds of thousands of pounds spent on emergency repairs to Cowes’ historic Hammerhead Crane following the conclusion of a lengthy legal dispute.
‘There is no justice for women’: a story of domestic abuse and systemic failure
When we heard of police treating victims of domestic violence as criminals, one survivor came to us with her story. Years on, she explains the experience still haunts her: ‘it never leaves you’.