Asbestos compensation for women

BBC Women who contracted mesothelioma from washing their husband's asbestos work clothes are to be entitled to compensation under a new Bill. Mesothelioma most often affects the lining of the lungs Social Development Minister Margaret Ritchie has introduced a mesothelioma compensation Bill to Stormont. It passed its second stage on Tuesday. Between 40 and 50 people die annually from the disease in Northern Ireland. Ms Richie said the bill was breaking new ground by extending payments to a