A mother from Luton may have killed her 13-week-old son as a result of shaking him violently.

According to the BBC, the jury at Luton Crown Court heard that young Mohammed Zaid, who died in hospital on 1^st November 2007, was found following a post mortem to have suffered bleeding in his brain, spinal cord and both eyes.  The Prosecutor told the court that such evidence suggested a ‘violent death’ rather than illness.
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We have previously explored tennis elbow, but what about golfer’s elbow? No I’m not making medical conditions up it is another form of epicondylitis, medial epicondylitis to be specific. So, what is golfer’s elbow? Is there any difference to tennis elbow?

Where tennis elbow affects the outer part of the elbow, golfer’s elbow affects the inner part. The inner part of your elbow will be very tender to touch and movement such as lifting (especially with palms facing up) can be very painful.

Pain will be felt more when gripping tightly and also on wrist flexion. Wrist pain is a common symptom of golfer’s elbow.
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Despite numerous TV campaigns surrounding the issue of the importance of wearing your seatbelt many accidents are still far more serious than they should be just because people fail to wear their seatbelts!

What is the law surrounding seatbelts?

There are various groups dictating who must wear a seatbelt and who is responsible for the belt being worn and the following is a brief guide:
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Britain’s armed forces do a tough job; fighting in some of the harshest environments in the worst conditions, around the globe. The service men and women of the army place their lives on the line for Queen and Country every day.

The Ministry of Defence, as their employers, have as much responsibility for their safety and well being as any other employer in Britain. So can the MOD be negligent in their duty of care to the soldiers given the dangerous situations they place the armed forces within?
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A power station in Devon is undergoing safety tests over the next few weeks. As part of the testing the station at Langage in Plymptom will create short loud bursts of “jet like” noise as the steam pressure release valves are checked.

According to the BBC, twenty pressure valves will be tested and the noise is expected to last for about one to two minutes for each valve.

Local residents have been warned about the operation, as have the emergency services.
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Not only do Motor Insurance Bureau deal with claims were ‘at fault’ drivers are uninsured, they also compensate victims involved in accidents where the other driver is untraced, say for example, because they have fled from the accident.

The untraced driver’s agreements 1996 applies to any case were death or bodily injury to any person has been caused by someone using a motor vehicle on a road in Great Britain.
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The Highway Code gives guidance to those being overtaken.

Rules 168-169 say that:

‘When being overtaken – if a driver tries to overtake you, maintain a steady course and speed, slowing down if necessary to let the vehicle pass. Speeding up or driving unpredictably while someone is overtaking you is dangerous.’

‘Do not hold up a long queue of traffic, especially if you are driving a large or slow moving vehicle. Check your mirrors frequently and if necessary, pull in were safe to do so and let traffic pass.’
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BBC reports today confirmed that a mother has sadly passed away from contracting an asbestos related illness as a result of asbestos exposure while at school.

Diane Wilmore from North Wales was exposed to asbestos particles in the 1970’s during her attendance at a Merseyside School, the report confirms (source). Her death came just one day after a judge ordered an award of £240,000 in damages as a result of her suffering and illness.
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Health and safety is important in every institution; its legislation in place to prevent people from coming to harm and suffering injuries as a result of another’s negligence.

And it’s an obvious fact that health and safety in schools is a top priority, especially as children can be more susceptible to coming to harm! So it’s never a nice thing to hear when a young person is tragically injured as a result of health and safety not being adhered to.
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Let’s face it, we all sometimes get it! That fleeting moment of fury that takes over us when a fellow road user cuts us up at a roundabout or pulls out from a side road in to our path.

And it’s not difficult to comprehend that road rage is a major cause of road traffic accidents worldwide. And as winter approaches and the weather worsens, the conditions of Britain’s roads over the course of the following months will slowly deteriorate as the cold, wet weather makes driving conditions more difficult and slows traffic down.
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