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News for April 2010

Malcolm McLarnen - possible asbestos death?

Former Sex Pistols manager Malcolm McLaren, who died last week from cancer, may have come into contact with the deadly material while ripping down the ceiling of Sex, his infamous clothes store on London’s King’s Road.

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Injuries at Elton John Venue

Three workers have been injured after part of a stage being set up for a concert by Sir Elton John collapsed.

The large structure was being built at the Chichen Itza ruins in Mexico when the lighting rig gave way and toppled over.

Two of the workers were treated for slight injuries, while the third suffered a broken leg.

The singer was not present when the incident occurred and the concert will go ahead this weekend as planned, organisers said.

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Former Landlord fined for Fire Safety Infringements

A former pub landlord has been ordered to pay £16,015 in fines and costs after pleading guilty to serious breaches of fire safety legislation following a prosecution brought by the London Fire Brigade.

The manager of the Star Public House also pleaded guilty at Uxbridge magistrates court on 7 December 2009 to two breaches of the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order. He was ordered to pay £1,015 in fines and costs.

The former landlord, Mr Bhupinder Singh Mann, admitted guilt on 16 contraventions of the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order 2005.

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Girlfriend speaks out over safety after death in Serbia

THE girlfriend of a 22-year-old man who fell 40ft to his death while attending a music festival has voiced her concerns about safety at the event.

Jon Fisk, of Bishopsteignton, Shoebury, died in July last year while attending a music festival with university friends in Serbia.

An inquest heard the popular University of Hull graduate fell between 35 and 40ft off a sheer drop on to a concrete path while at the Exit music festival, at Petrovaradin fortress in Novi Sad.

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No Strawberry Fair for 2010

Strawberry Fair have cancelled this year's event after police challenged the granting of a licence by the city council.

They said the effort needed to ensure an alcohol licence for the event would take up too much volunteers' time.

Cambridgeshire Police made the appeal to question "the legal position in the licensing magistrates' court".

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