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NHS: Medical Blunders Revealed
ITV's Tonight programme investigates how mistakes can sometimes end up costing lives - and the NHS billions.
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Why are motorists facing soaring insurance premiums?
Car insurance for young people could rise by £1,000 a year after a change to compensation payouts for those with life-threatening injuries.
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Son of foreman seeks compensation for dad's death
The son of a coke plant foreman has won the right in principle to seek compensation for his father's death from respiratory problems.
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Compensation culture is 'damaging our children'
Figures released under the Freedom of Information Act shows that £5m in compensation was awarded to pupils in England and Wales last year.
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The MOD will publish the latest figures for claims and payments because of injury, illness or death while serving in the military later today.
Cases of assault and abuse see rise in compensation for teachers
Thousands of teachers are considering strike action in a row over pay and pensions.
It comes as new figures show a dramatic rise in compensation paid to teachers - after cases of assault and abuse.
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NUT and NASUWT teaching unions hold their annual conferences
The teacher compensation figures have been published as the NUT and NASUWT teaching unions meet for their annual conferences with further industrial action over pensions likely to be high on the agenda.
Concerns by the unions, which both took part in industrial action last year, will be raised at proposed government changes to pay and pensions along with fears over working conditions.
Two examples of NASUWT teacher compensation claims in 2011
The NASUWT's largest out-of-court personal injury settlement was for a teacher in the North West who slipped on mud, which was the result of building work, during a fire drill, and hurt her back. The woman was awarded £158,000.
Another teacher at a primary school for children with special needs was awarded £74,689 after an aggressive parent threatened her while she was alone in a classroom. She had a psychiatric breakdown, ending her 32-year teaching career.
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'Hurt' teachers got millions in compensation in 2011
Teachers won millions of pounds in compensation in 2011 after accidents, injuries, assaults and discrimination at school, new figures show.
Read the full story ›NASUWT won £12.6m in compensation for teachers last year
The NASUWT teaching union alone secured £12.6 million in compensation last year, almost a 20% increase on the 2010 figure of £10.5 million.
This is for claims including personal and criminal injury, unfair dismissal and employment cases.