Mining trade unions fought hard and risked financial ruin to win their landmark legal battle, with the £2.4billion settlement reflecting the industry’s failure to protect workers from known coal dust hazards. So it’s depressing to learn from recently unearthed 1997 documents that the compensation could have been paid earlier, reducing the number of miners who died without receiving a penny. The disappearance of Meng Hongwei, after he travelled from the force’s French HQ, doesn’t exactly inspire confidence in the process. Beijing’s tardiness in revealing why Meng is now being probed by an anti-corruption body raises critical questions about the case. Theo’s legacy(Image: DAILY MIRROR)Amanda Holden’s drive to create a fund to provide bereavement support in maternity units is heartwarming.

Source: Daily Mirror October 07, 2018 21:11 UTC