Doctors warn all gardeners to be extremely careful when handling compost. The warning comes after a Scottish man contracted the deadly Legionnaire’s disease. The 67-year-old pensioner became infected by the disease though a small cut on his finger, whilst using a trowel.

The keen gardener was described as fit and healthy before he developed the disease, and has now made a successful recovery. The pensioner experienced eight days of trembling, shortness of breath, confusion and lethargy before he was seen by doctors at the Royal Alexandra Hospital in Paisley, central Scotland.

X-rays taken at the hospital also showed the patient was suffering from high temperature and had signs of pneumonia in the left lung.
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If you’ve been unfortunate enough to have been involved in a road traffic accident then you may have an injury compensation claim to make.

Unfortunately as a pedestrian you are at the biggest risk if you do become involved in a road traffic accident, especially if it involves a motor vehicle.  That’s why as a pedestrian you should always be given the right of way by motorists.

What to do

If do become involved in a motor accident it is best to get as many details as possible. Try to get the name of the driver, the registration and make of their vehicle, along with a contact number and the name of their insurance company along with their policy number.
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If you’ve been involved in an accident or are extremely ill and need urgent medical attention you’d expect the medic attending to you to get there as fast as possible. Not in this case.

An ambulance driver has been told he could lose his job and his licence after he was clocked by a speed camera travelling at 112mph when rushing to attend to a patient in need.

Paul Bex, who received the letter from police informing him that he faces prosecution, was speeding under blue lights to attend to a home patient after a surgeon told him he needed a liver plant within three hours.
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Dog attack claims are becoming more and more common in the UK. Therefore it’s no surprise that we all fear for the safety of ourselves and our children if we come into contact with them.

This comes after the BBC revealed another report of a 10 year old girl who has been bitten in the face by a Japanese Akita dog. Toni Clannachan, of Kilmarnock, was attacked by the dog as she was playing in a school friend’s garden, at a house on Tuesday.

Her father, James Dixon, told the Daily Record newspaper: “These dogs shouldn’t be with families or around kids. They are killing machines.”
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Another success story as disabled teens family are granted £4 million in compensation fees. The family of the 18-year-old who cannot be named, successfully sued Rochford Hospital in Essex. The teenager who was born at the facility in September 1992, left with a number of serious disabilities. She is wheelchair-bound, lacks meaningful speech, has learning difficulties and will need full time care for life.

With the raise in successful compensation claims against government funded bodies, it shows that everybody has the right for their voice to be heard.

If you or someone you know believe that they have been let down by their NHS service and suffered a life changing injury due to it, then lawyers like us are here to help you.
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I’ve heard of some miracle stories in my time but this has to be one of the most extraordinary. A travelling car saves a falling man’s life. Thomas Magill, 22, of New York City, America, is believed to have plummeted 40 storeys from a New York building. Witnesses said he came down at 100mph and landed in the back seat of a Dodge Charger after smashing, feet first through the window.

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Is it just me or have you noticed the dark nights creeping in? The last time I looked it wasn’t getting dark until 10pm at the earliest. However in the past week or so it’s started getting darker around 8.30pm. This can only mean one thing… Winter is just around the corner. Not only does this mean we’re going to have to dig out last season’s sweats to keep us warm on those cold winter mornings, it also means that we’re going to have to take extra care on the roads.

A lot of drivers, my mum been one of them, don’t feel as comfy when using the roads in the dark. This means that when it starts getting dark at 4pm drivers maybe more unsteady than normal. 

It’s the hint of fear like not been able to see what’s coming towards you that worry’s some drivers. I personally find it more difficult to judge the distance between myself and other cars when it’s darker.
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There was a rush of panic at a Miami Zoo as a toddler comes face to face with a Bengal Tiger. Diana Barrett, the mother of the two-year-old toddler is outraged at the incident and says that she will not be renewing their annual pass at the facility.

Mahesh, the 230kg Bengal Tiger somehow managed to jump over the 12ft fence which surrounds its enclosure allowing it to come within 10 feet of the toddler. Before Zoo-Keepers managed to catch the tiger it roamed free around Zoo for about 20 minutes.

Ms Barrett said she walked around the corner to discover her daughter staring calmly into the eyes of the tiger.
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A Family of three are thanking their lucky stars as no one is injured when a lorry ploughed through a ware house next to their home in the middle of the night.

The couple and their 15-month-old baby are lucky to be alive as the lorry missed their bedroom by feet.

Andy and Ruth Alcroft and their daughter Taryn were sleeping at their house in Linstock, Cumbria, when an uncontrollable vehicle slid off the road and into the building next to their house.

Mr Alcroft woke up and immediately dialled 999, where fire and ambulance services arrived at the scene.
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An investigation has been launched into the death of an 8 year old boy at a swimming pool in North Yorkshire.

The tragic incident happened on 25 August at around 6.25pm when the 8 year old, recently named as Kaimen Ward, got into difficulties whilst swimming at Hambleton Leisure Centre in North Allerton. The young boy was dragged from the pool by life guards who desperately tried to resuscitate him however they were too late to save him and although he was rushed to nearby Friarage Hospital, he was pronounced dead upon arrival.

Cabinet member for health, Mr. Peter Wilkinson, confirmed that police were in the process of interviewing leisure centre staff and made the following statement:
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