Martin Jones

3 weeks ago | yahoo.com | Martin Jones |Alon Aviram

It has been more than four years since an explosion at a water treatment plant killed four workers, including a 16-year-old apprentice. No official explanation has yet been published. Now a BBC West investigation has uncovered reports which expressed serious concerns about conditions in parts of the site, long before the incident. "If these reports are even half correct, then this was an accident waiting to happen," an industry expert said.

Jan 21, 2025 | yahoo.com | Martin Jones |Francesca Osborne

A family due to go Disneyland Paris has been left thousands of pounds out of pocket and suffering sleepless nights after a travel club cancelled the trip with just two weeks' notice. Alan Mead, 67, is one of more than 25 people who have collectively paid about £20,000 to Swindon's Windmill Travel Club for coach trips that were later cancelled. "All day every day I seem to be ringing the bank, ringing the insurance. It goes on and on. It's not an easy thing getting your money back," he said.