Chelsea midfielder Michael Ballack hits out at Arsenal boss Arsene Wenger's criticism of his team following the Gunners' 2-0 defeat on Sunday.

Women are arrested for immigration offences following a hunger strike at Yarl's Wood immigration removal centre in Bedfordshire.

The Manchester Evening News (MEN) is being sold off by the Guardian Media Group (GMG) as part of a £44.8m deal.

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A Sheffield painting company has been fined £2,000 after a worker’s seven-metre fall caused life-changing injuries. HSE has today (8 February) successfully prosecuted Charles Painting (UK) Ltd of Thorpe Hesley, Rotherham, South Yorkshire, over the incident on the 20 June 2007. View press release ‘Prosecution follows worker’s life-changing injuries’

A crane manufacturer and supplier was today (8 February) fined £10,000 after an electric overhead moving crane dropped a load, narrowly avoiding the crane operator. Rossendale Group Limited, of Portside North, Merseyton Road, Ellesmere Port in Wirral, pleaded guilty to breaching Section 6(1)(a) of the Health and Safety at Work etc Act 1974. The company was [...]

Construction Infonet is a free e-Bulletin from HSE for the construction industry, this issue: The notification of conventional tower cranes regulations 2010 – guidance for dutyholders, Bogus letter – corporate manslaughter… View January Construction Infonet