Teen left with facial scar from henna tattoo
A teenager has been left with severe scaring on his face after getting a £9 temporary henna tattoo while on holiday in Zante. The teen got the tattoo to resemble that of Mike Tyson’s but was shocked to discover it had left him with red scarring down the side of… Read More
Posted on: August 17, 2017Aldi fined £1m after accident at work claim
Aldi has been fined £1mililon after a worker had to have two toes surgically removed following a 'horrific' incident at one of its Derbyshire stores. The worker was driving a powered pallet truck when the accident happened. The injuries the man suffered included fracturing all toes on his left foot,… Read More
Posted on: August 11, 2017KFC fined around £1m after workers scalded by gravy
KFC has been fined after two workers in Stockton suffered agonising third degree burns from handling boiling hot gravy. A 16-year-old was burnt across their arms as a tub of gravy spilled upon removal from the microwave, with CCTV showing colleagues dodging the individual before being sent to hospital alone… Read More
Posted on: August 4, 2017Seven dog attacks a day on postal workers
The Royal Mail has revealed that its postmen and women have suffered over 14,500 attacks by dogs over the last five years - and more than 2,500 already this year alone. Although this is a 7% decline from the previous year, there is an average of seven attacks every day.… Read More
Posted on: July 31, 2017The Trichological Society Graduation Day 2017
As long-standing members of the Trichological Society, Actons' Directors, Heidi Gleadhill and Gary Chadwick, attended this year's annual Trichological Society Graduation Day on 8 May 2017, where Professor Stevens, a leading hair expert, commended the graduates. The Trichological Society is a body of professionals whose work involves hair and scalp… Read More
Posted on: July 18, 2017Warburtons fined £1.9m after accident at work
Warburtons has been fined after an accident at work saw a worker's arm get trapped against a running conveyor whilst working in the company's Nottingham factory. CCTV footage confirmed that the worker was cleaning parts of the bread line when his arm got trapped between two conveyors, leaving him requiring… Read More
Posted on: July 6, 2017East Midlands firms fined after worker falls from roof
The two companies involved have been fined a combined total of £147,000 after a worker fell nine metres through a skylight on a building he was working on. He landed on a concrete floor and injured his back. At the time of the fall, the worker had been completing some… Read More
Posted on: April 6, 2017Man left bald after using VO5 hair wax
A man has claimed that VO5 wax tore out his hair and made him go bald. Lee Hardy, 24, started using the hair product in January and soon after began to notice dry sores on his head. Mr Hardy said his hair started to fall out in clumps a few… Read More
Posted on: February 20, 2017Woman’s eyes swell up due to eyebrow dye
Tylah Durie, 16, was left looking like a 'frog' and was almost left blinded after suffering a horrifying allergic reaction to hair dye. The beauty student initially noticed her eyebrows beginning to itch and burn just 30 minutes after applying 1000 Hour's Eyelash and Brow Dye kit. "I woke up… Read More
Posted on: February 14, 2017Schoolgirl left scarred after dog attack
A schoolgirl has suffered severe injuries after a Staffordshire bull terrier tore chunks out of her leg and has left her scarred for life. The 11-year-old was forced to fight the dog off for ten minutes and it has left her with huge scars, muscle and nerve damage and she… Read More
Posted on: January 27, 2017