Asbestos disease campaigners, politicians and unions are calling for urgent action to combat a deadly asbestos cancer. Deaths from mesothelioma, which is incurable and now kills in excess of 2,500 people a year, are still to peak in the UK, meaning tens of thousands more will die unless new treatments are found.

Hilda Palmer of the Hazards Campaign commented: “This is an industrial disaster on an unprecedented scale, and the death rate is still rising. Continue reading Campaigners press for asbestos justice →