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Britain's new asbestos scourge: Why the UK has one of the highest rates of death from the material in the world... and how council policy is making the risk even worse. So is YOUR area affected?

Daily Mail 1 min read 1 day ago

Many people won't have realised they were at risk - because inhaling even just a small number of asbestos fibres can trigger it, and it can take years or even decades for the disease to  develop.
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