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Why are there calls for quartz worktop ban?

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By Katie Barnfield Verified
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California is set to vote on a ban of engineered stone later today - potentially becoming the first US state to outlaw its use. The state has recorded 31 deaths from silicosis, an irreversible, long-term lung disease caused by inhaling respirable crystalline silica (RCS). High levels of RCS are released when stoneworkers cut quartz for kitchen worktops.
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New rules to stop killer kitchen deaths - but do they go far enough?

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By Katie Barnfield Verified
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The Health and Safety Executive has announced new guidance in an attempt to prevent avoidable deaths of stoneworkers from silicosis. The UK has recorded more than 50 confirmed cases and four deaths from the irreversible, long-term lung disease, which is caused by inhaling respirable crystalline silica (RCS). High levels of RCS are released when stoneworkers cut quartz for kitchen worktops.
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What do local residents think of move to block Andy Burnham from running in Gorton and Denton by-election?

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By Katie Barnfield Verified
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Gorton and Denton is the seat where Greater Manchester mayor Andy Burnham wanted to run as Labour's Westminster candidate - before being swiftly blocked by the party's executive, triggering an internal crisis. For a long time, these parts have been Labour through and through - the former constituency of Manchester Gorton was one of its safest seats in the whole country. It would have been unthinkable for another party to have a chance of winning here - until now.
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