41 h. ago Tourists urged to 'never wear' one item of clothing on plane due to 'safety risk'

A travel expert has issued a warning to passengers, telling them they should "never wear" one item of clothing on a plane. However, the popular garment is not banned

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5 d. ago Patients dying of sepsis because medics too slow to spot it, warns NHS watchdog

Recognition remains an ‘urgent safety risk’ and relatives’ concerns are too often ignored, says Health Services Safety Investigations BodySepsis is causing thousands of deaths a year, a charity has said, as the NHS’s safety watchdog warned that doctors and nurses are too often slow to identify and treat it.“The recognition of sepsis remains an urgent and persistent safety risk”, despite previous reports highlighting the large number of deaths it causes when diagnosed too late, according to the Health Services Safety Investigations Body. Continue reading...

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7 d. ago Dog owners are putting lives at risk with a common car safety error, expert warns

And it can be easily fixed with an inexpensive method, he explained

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1 week ago Emma Radacanu's stalker ordeal is a grim reminder of ongoing risk to women's safety

Emma Raducanu's terrifying 'stalker' ordeal during the Dubai Tennis Championships was difficult to watch and unfortunately it's not the first time women's safety in the sport has been compromised

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1 week ago Fire safety inspection finds ‘substantial risk’ at two RVH wards

Mike Nesbitt said the revelation will do ‘nothing to try and restore public and political confidence’ in the Belfast Trust.

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2 w. ago The turbulent story of 'Rochdale's Chernobyl' where urban explorers and YouTubers now wander

The factory has been vacant for years, but locals are worried it could become a health and safety risk. George Lythgoe investigates what the future holds for the old Turner Brothers Asbestos factory.

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2 w. ago Watchdog warns of food safety risk of imported Dubai chocolate

The Food Standards Agency said it had identified a number of products that posed a health risk to consumers with allergies

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2 w. ago Dubai chocolate 'could be food safety risk' as shoppers warned

The Food Standards Agency (FSA) said that some imported products may not be intended for sale in the UK

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2 w. ago UK shoppers urged not to buy ‘unsafe’ American sweets amid cancer concerns

Sweets from the Jolly Rancher brand could be "unsafe" for consumers to eat amid risks they could increase the risk of cancer, according to food safety officials

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2 w. ago R Kelly files request for release from prison citing murder plot against him

Singer’s lawyer said Aryan Brotherhood and prison officials were plotting to kill him, and asked for home confinement Attorneys for R&B singer R Kelly have filed an urgent request for his release from federal prison, citing a serious threat to his life. The motion asks that the 58-year-old be placed under home detention due to what they describe as an orchestrated plan to have him killed behind bars.In a filing submitted on Tuesday, Kelly’s legal team claims that his safety is at risk. The motion alleges that three officials from the Bureau of Prisons attempted to recruit another inmate to murder the singer. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Hundreds of east London homes 'went without basic fire safety checks', claims whistleblower

A former employee of Populo Living claims a string of safety checks being missed was potentially putting people’s lives at risk

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3 w. ago UK campaigners raise alarm over report of Meta plan to use automation for risk checks

Ofcom ‘considering the concerns’ raised after claim that up to 90% of risk assessments will be carried out by AIInternet safety campaigners have urged the UK’s communications watchdog to limit the use of artificial intelligence in crucial risk assessments after a report that Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta was planning to automate checks.Ofcom said it was “considering the concerns” raised by the campaigners’ letter, after a report last month that up to 90% of all risk assessments at the owner of Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp would soon be carried out by AI. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago UK campaigners raise alarm over report of Meta plan to use AI for risk checks

Ofcom ‘considering the concerns’ raised after claim that up to 90% of risk assessments will be carried out by AIInternet safety campaigners have urged the UK’s communications watchdog to limit the use of artificial intelligence in crucial risk assessments after a report that Mark Zuckerberg’s Meta was planning to automate checks.Ofcom said it was “considering the concerns” raised by the campaigners’ letter, after a report last month that up to 90% of all risk assessments at the owner of Facebook, Instagram and WhatsApp would soon be carried out by AI. Continue reading...

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