A diary farmer based in County Armagh has been fined for breaching health and safety rules, which led to a teenager being seriously injured while working with farming machinery.
A Glasgow-based firm specialising in solar panel installation has been fined £153,000 after a worker was seriously injured falling through a fragile roof light at a private home in Kent.
Thomas Fleming suffered a knee injury that required surgery and still causes him pain following the slip a Glendoick Garden Centre, which was cleared of any wrongdoing at the Court of Session in Edinburgh.
A new study by insurance group AXA has found that, while self-employment continues to boom, many businesses are taking unnecessary risks by operating with the right insurance policies.
Expert teams have begun to clear rubble and debris from the site of the collapsed Didcot Power Station, according to the Health and Safety Executive (HSE).