40 h. ago Pontins charged with corporate manslaughter after grandmother, 68, killed by collapsing heating duct that left 18 people hurt

The Crown Prosecution Service has authorised a charge of corporate manslaughter against Pontins' parent company, Britannia Jinky Jersey Ltd.

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40 h. ago Pontins charged with corporate manslaughter after grandmother, 68, killed by collapsing heating duct that left 18 people in hospital

The Crown Prosecution Service has authorised a charge of corporate manslaughter against Pontins' parent company, Britannia Jinky Jersey Ltd.

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41 h. ago Pontins owner charged with corporate manslaughter after nan killed by falling air conditioning duct

Grandmother Wendy Jones, 68, spent the final six months of her life in hospital before she died from the injuries she sustained when an air conditioning duct fell on her at Pontins

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42 h. ago Pontins owner charged with corporate manslaughter over death of grandmother

Wendy Jones among 18 people injured at resort in Somerset when live damaged electrics exposed as ceiling fell

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42 h. ago Pontins charged with corporate manslaughter over death of grandmother

Wendy Jones died six months after the incident at Brean Sands holiday park in 2019.

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42 h. ago Pontins charged with corporate manslaughter after air conditioning collapse during bingo

Eighteen people were injured at the resort's entertainment centre, The Fun Factory

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58 h. ago Can Dean Franklin’s ADL air conditioning business win The Apprentice?

Dean Franklin’s ACs face off against Anisa’s pizza business in the final

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3 d. ago Stabbing at Houston funeral home leads to discovery of improperly kept bodies: ‘She had gnats in her face’

The funeral home had no air conditioning and smelled like ‘rotten blood,’ one customer said

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4 d. ago Five reasons why Hudson helicopter may have fallen killing entire family

The helicopter involved in the deadly crash in the Hudson River in New York City was reportedly low on fuel when it went down, killing all six on board - but investigators must now try and decipher what led to the tragic crash

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6 d. ago The Apprentice's Dean horrified as he's confronted with shocking pics of sex toy prank he staged in toe

Air conditioning company owner Dean, 34, is one of the five remaining candidates battling it out to become Lord Alan Sugar 's new business partner.

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1 week ago ‘Everyone can have a bit of White Lotus in their wardrobe’: how fashion fell in love with the hit show

As the third season of the social satire draws to its finale, the costumes featured in the series are selling out fastThe third season of The White Lotus finishes on Monday, marking the end of group chats and column inches devoted to the Thai hotel and its super-rich guests.While some of this chatter has been dedicated to theories of who kills who in the finale, or the alleged fallout between creator Mike White and composer Cristóbal Tapia de Veer, a lot is focused on something else – the fashion. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Horse killed in Grand National horror fall as jockey taken away in ambulance

There were horror scenes on the first day of this year's race meeting

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1 week ago Grand National horse killed in horror fall as jockey taken away in ambulance

There were horror scenes on the first day of this year's race meeting

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2 w. ago US banks predict climate goals will fail – but air conditioning firms will thrive

Reports predict global heating will bring catastrophes and that air conditioning market could grow by 41%The world is on track for disastrous global heating – but this will create profits for some air conditioning companies, according to forecasts by leading Wall Street financial institutions.Recent reports by Morgan Stanley, JPMorgan Chase and the Institute of International Finance all make clear the finance sector considers the Paris climate agreement limiting global temperatures, signed a decade ago by nearly 200 nations, is effectively dead and investors should plan accordingly. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Climber killed after falling more than 200 feet from UK's highest mountain Ben Nevis

The 22-year-old man was climbing in the Moonlight Gully on the Scottish mountain on Saturday with companion of about the same age when they both fell in 'challenging weather conditions'.

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2 w. ago Judge says heat in Texas prisons unconstitutional as states face mounting lawsuits

A federal judge’s finding that extreme heat in Texas prisons is unconstitutional could lead to the state being ordered to spend billions to install air conditioning to cool them off

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2 w. ago US judge calls heat in Texas prisons ‘unconstitutional’ but does not order AC

Lawsuit from advocates argues brutal heat routinely rising above 100F amounts to cruel and unusual punishmentA federal judge on Wednesday found the extreme heat in Texas prisons was “plainly unconstitutional” but declined to order the state to immediately start installing air conditioning, which could cost billions.The ruling affirmed claims brought by advocates of people incarcerated in Texas, where summer heat routinely soars above 100F (38C) for weeks. But they will have to continue pressing their lawsuit later in a trial. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Extreme heat without AC in Texas prisons is unconstitutionally cruel punishment, judge rules

A federal judge has found the extreme heat in Texas prisons that don’t have air conditioning is “plainly unconstitutional.”

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3 w. ago Gethin Jones left in 'serious' condition after dramatic fall live on air during Comic Relief challenge

Gethin Jones and Helen Skelton have been completing a 24-hour skate-a-thon for Comic Relief, with the pair finishing the challenge at 10am today

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4 w. ago Two men found guilty in smuggling conspiracy where 53 immigrants died in a hot tractor

Two smugglers charged after 53 immigrants died in the back of a sweltering tractor-trailer with no air conditioning have been found guilty

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