Newcastle-under-Lyme Borough Council has been fined for endangering people's health after carbon monoxide leaked from a gas boiler at a community centre.

The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) prosecuted the local authority after members of a bridge club using the Westlands Community Centre in Whitfield Avenue called the fire service to deal with a suspected gas leak.

Shocked passengers saw a wheel fall off the plane they were travelling on shortly after take off, an accident report has revealed.

The terrified flyers watched as the large wheel became detached and plummeted to the ground on the journey from Exeter to Newcastle.
But cabin crew were not immediately aware of the potentially deadly mechanical error. Passenger did not inform staff on the plane either, the Air Accidents Investigation Branch (AAIB) report said.

Construction disputes and delay & disruption analysis to be de-mystified this November

Hill International (NYSE:HIL) and The Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB) have announced that their next Masterclass educational event will be held in London on 9/10 November 2011.

For the first time, the two days will feature a complete mix of Barristers from leading sets, Atkin Chambers and Keating Chambers, lawyers from a number of the best national and international law firms, the leading judge from the Technology and Construction Court, Sir Robert Akenhead, and a number of technical experts from Hill International.

The world conference of the International Federation of Consulting Engineers (FIDIC) opens in Davos on 3 October under the theme “Local Resources – Global Perspectives."  From then until Wednesday 5 October, 600 of the world’s leading engineers from 75 countries will be discussing today’s leading issues, such as finding solutions to climate change, sustainable infrastructure, energy efficiency, urbanisation, water and waste issues, and new forms of risk sharing, including public-private partnerships.