With so many of us hunched over a computer at work all day it is not wonder that so many of us end up with back problems.  Being sat at a desk all day can lead to poor posture and cause painful back and neck pain. I was reading an article ...

  A Fife farming company received a fine of £20,000 recently after a worker suffered serious injuries to his right foot after in became trapped in a piece of machinery. Peter Ednie worked for R Todd and Company in Fife. On the day of the a...

  I was horrified to see that a normal day at work ended up with a visit to hospital for 11 people who were involved in an accident at work at a landfill site in Fife.  Nine workers and 2 paramedics were treated for accident related injuries. ...

  I was interested to read that when Blackberry service was disrupted last week officials reported that road traffic accidents in Dubai fell by 20 per cent and 40 per cent in Abu Dhabi.  The United Arab Emirates, where both cities are locat...

  I was delighted to hear about the landmark Supreme Court decision which has demanded that insurers finally pay up to sufferers of asbestos-related diseases.  The court rejected a bid by insurance companies to overturn a Scottish law which giv...

  A golfer who sustained an injury to his eye has raised a court action for compensation in the Court of Session in Edinburgh. The golfer Mr Phee sadly lost his eye after being struck by a golf ball whilst playing golf at Winchburgh. Mr Phee expl...

  I was recently reading a very sad article about a baby boy who was left brain damaged after being born in an Ayrshire hospital.  The baby’s mother has recently spoken about her hope of finally “getting justice” as prosecutor...

  Mrs Thom and I love a good curry although she likes her curry a lot spicier than me.  She told me about a restaurant in Edinburgh where you could try to eat the “world’s hottest chilli”.  However I am glad that we did n...