I was sad when I heard the tragic news that an oil worker had suffered fatal injuries and died after falling overboard from a North Sea oil platform. It has been reported that the 37 year old oil worker was working on ropes on a platform opera...

  I was pleased to hear that according to official figures the number of people who sustained injuries in road traffic accidents fell last year. The statistics published are however, only based on incidents, which were reported to the police. Lo...

  I was surprised to read recently that there have been an increase in the number of reported attacks by illegal pit bull terriers over the last year causing in or around a dozen owners to be reported under the Dangerous Dogs Act. Amongst those numb...

  Compensation has been awarded to the parents of a boy who was paralysed from the neck down after a delivery by forceps went wrong. The 10 year old will require 24 hour care for the rest of his life.  His parents were suing NHS Greater Glas...

  Banking customers who were mis-sold payment protection insurance have been advised that they could receive compensation by October 16 2011. The Financial Services Authority has announced that all outstanding complaints must be responded to with...

  I was reading in the papers the other day that a woman has won £28,000 compensation after injuring herself falling in a nightclub. Angela Spalding slipped on a wet dance floor and fell breaking her wrist.  The former chef has been un...

  In this day and age I was angry and upset to hear that 3 cleaners working in Edinburgh had to be taken to hospital because of reactions and injuries they suffered to a chemical cleaner substance.  It has been reported that as the cleaners...

  Little Thom told me that one of his friends was at the supermarket the other night and there was almost a riot!  I was really annoyed to discover that this was due to an error which meant that Tesco were charging £11 for 3 boxes of beer...

  Is it just me or has there been a spate of cyclists and motorcyclists seriously injured in Scotland’s roads of late? It is regrettable that the most vulnerable on the roads are offered no protection from negligent drivers. The latest inciden...