Crawley cinema acid attack: Man jailed for eight years – BBC News
‘A man who threw sulphuric acid into the face of a shop worker outside a cinema has been jailed for eight years.’
BBC News, 19th April 2017
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
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Amazon UK found guilty of trying to airmail dangerous goods – The Guardian
‘Amazon UK has been found guilty and fined £65,000 for breaking aviation safety laws after repeatedly trying to send dangerous goods by airmail.’
The Guardian, 23rd September 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Amazon guilty of shipping dangerous goods to and from UK by air – The Guardian
‘Amazon has been found guilty of shipping dangerous goods by air. The items included lithium-ion batteries and flammable aerosols, which were flown in and out of the UK between January 2014 and June 2015.’
The Guardian, 20th September 2016
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
‘Nun’ sentenced over envelopes containing white powder that were sent to Nick Clegg – The Independent
“A pensioner claiming to be a Catholic nun who sent envelopes containing white powder to parliamentary figures including Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg was given a community order today.”
The Independent, 16th November 2012
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Buncefield companies fined £5.35m for oil depot blaze – The Guardian
“Companies owned by oil giants BP, Shell and Total were fined a total of £5.35m today for their involvement in the Buncefield oil storage depot explosion and fire ‑ the worst of its kind since the second world war.”
The Guardian, 16th July 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Today, the firms behind the Buncefield fire will be held to account. But will they be made to pay? – The Independent
“It has taken five years, but today the companies whose negligence caused the biggest fire ever seen in Europe in peacetime and almost destroyed a thriving community around the Buncefield oil depot will face justice.”
The Independent, 16th July 2010
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Three firms guilty over Buncefield explosion – The Independent
“Three companies were facing potentially unlimited fines today after they were found guilty of health and safety breaches in connection with the explosion at the Buncefield oil depot.”
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The Independent, 18th June 2010
Source: www.independent.co.uk
Buncefield explosion: second company guilty of safety breach – The Guardian
“TAV Engineering convicted of health and safety breach in connection with Buncefield oil depot blast in 2005.”
The Guardian, 18th June 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Firm in Buncefield court case guilty of safety breaches – BBC News
“A company has been convicted of health and safety breaches in relation to the Buncefield oil depot explosion in Hertfordshire in December 2005.”
BBC News, 16th June 2010
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Buncefield verdict to renew focus on oil safety – The Guardian
“The safety practices of oil companies operating in Britain will be highlighted on Tuesday in the conclusion of a criminal case following the 2005 Buncefield oil storage explosion, in which 40 people were injured and 250,000 litres of petrol spilled less than 30 miles from central London.”
The Guardian, 6th June 2010
Source: www.guardian.co.uk
Total liable for Buncefield blast – BBC News
“The High Court has ruled that oil company Total is liable for damages caused by the explosion at the Buncefield oil depot in Hertfordshire.”
BBC News, 20th March 2009
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Buncefield firms to be prosecuted – BBC News
“Five companies are to be prosecuted over the Buncefield oil depot fire, the Environment Agency has said.”
BBC News, 1st December 2008
Source: www.bbc.co.uk
