Compensation is to be paid to a family who sustained agonising burns after swimming in a hotel pool while on holiday.

Susan Austin and her partner Lee Sanders from Essex were among 33 Britons who suffered a reaction to chemicals in the pool at the Mitsis Roda Beach Hotel in Corfu, the Essex Echo reports.

They were left in so much pain that they could not put their clothes on over the broken skin. However, the hotel staff continued to put chemicals in the pool on a daily basis, even though many guests had already sustained burns.

After the holiday, 42 travellers took legal action against Thomas Cook for the pain they were caused.

They have now won their claim and are to receive an undisclosed sum in compensation from the tour operator.

Last month, the Daily Mail reported that £52,000 had been awarded to a child who suffered an electric shock in a hotel shower while on holiday in Kenya.

A man from Barrow-in-Furness is to be paid compensation after using a vibrating tool at work left him with a permanent injury.

John Sides, 44, was an employee at cleaning products manufacturer Robert McBride and had been using a grinder to remove paint from a floor, the Workplace Law Network reports.

After using the equipment for two days, Mr Sides began to suffer problems with his shoulder and now has permanent symptoms associated with hand arm vibration syndrome (HAVS).

He took legal action against the company because he had not been given any training on how to use the grinder and because his injuries have left him unable to do his decorating job properly.

Robert McBride admitted negligence and agreed to a compensation payout of £17,500.

Spokesman for the trade union GMB Tom Brennan said: "Had his employer taken more care to give him training on how to use the tool correctly to minimise vibration, this accident could have been avoided."

Last month, GP Martin Scurr said in an article for the Daily Mail that anyone who has developed work-related HAVS should look into making a compensation claim because it is a recognised industrial disease.

Compensation has finally been awarded to a girl who was the victim of an electric shock while on holiday.

Alexandra Miles, then 11, had travelled with her family to the four-star Kilifi Beach resort in Kenya in 2005, the Daily Mail reports.

The family had been worried about power cuts and water shortages during their stay, but on Christmas Day, Alexandra was given a near-fatal electric shock by the shower in the hotel room.

She sustained trauma to her heart and was left partially paralysed.

The family took legal action after the hotel only offered a free meal in compensation for the child’s injuries and a payout of £52,000 has now been agreed.

"We were terrified we were going to lose our only child. It was just appalling," commented Alexandra’s mother Joanna.

Anyone affected by an injury while abroad should seek legal advice, as they may be able to claim compensation from their package tour holiday operator.

A group of angry diners have said they intend to sue celebrity chef Heston Blumenthal for compensation after contracting food poisoning at his restaurant.

The Health Protection Agency carried out an investigation and found that shellfish contaminated with human sewage were to blame for the outbreak of norovirus poisoning and that sick staff continued to work with the food afterwards.

Boxing promoter Frank Warren was among those who fell ill and told the Daily Mail: "I am taking them to court and a lot of other people are too."

Earlier this month, the Ilkley Gazette reported that a number of diners are fighting for compensation after getting food poisoning from a restaurant called the Saffron.

According to the NHS, noroviruses are among the most common causes of gastroenteritis in the UK. They affect between 600,000 and one million people in Britain every year and can be spread by eating contaminated food.

A man died from a brain haemorrhage after being sent home from hospital three times, an inquest has heard.

Stuart Foley, 30 began to suffer severe headaches on December 13th 2007 and went to the casualty department at Wythenshawe Hospital, the Manchester Evening News reports.

He was sent home with paracetamol after being told his symptoms were due to a migraine. However, he continued to suffer stabbing pains in his head and returned nine days later, only to be told the same thing.

Mr Foley went back to casualty after collapsing on December 27th, but was still not given a brain scan. He finally collapsed again on January 8th and was found to be suffering from massive brain injuries caused by an aneurysm. The victim died two days later.

Nicholas Todd, a consultant neurosurgeon, told the inquest that had Mr Foley received a brain scan, it is likely that he could have been saved.

A spokesperson for University Hospital of South Manchester NHS Foundation Trust commented: "We sincerely regret that there were missed opportunities to diagnose and treat Mr Foley."

It is not yet clear if the victim’s family is to take legal action against the hospital.

Earlier this month, the Daily Mail reported that a group of women in Lancashire are considering compensation claims after they were wrongly given the all-clear for breast cancer.

A group of women in Lancashire are said to be considering legal action after errors by a doctor led to them mistakenly being given the all-clear for breast cancer.

One radiologist at Accrington Victoria Hospital failed to spot a number of tumours and staff became concerned about previous test results.

They recalled 85 patients from the past three years and discovered that 14 had invasive breast cancer.

It is not clear if the blunders will affect the womens’ chances of survival, but they are all now undergoing treatment.

East Lancashire NHS Trust representative Rineke Schram commented: "I would like to apologise for any distress and anxiety caused."

The 14 woman affected are considering making compensation claims, the Daily Mail attests.

Anyone who has endured pain and suffering as the result of a cancer misdiagnosis may be entitled to claim compensation and should seek the advice of a solicitor specialising in clinical negligence claims.

Workers who suffer from Hand Arm Vibration Syndrome (HAVS) have been advised to seek legal advice about the possibility of making a compensation claim.

The condition, commonly known as vibration white finger, affects the blood vessels, nerves and muscles in the hands and wrists, leading to numbness and loss of movement, and often causing the fingers to change colour.

It is often the result of working with vibrating tools such as drills and chain saws.

Writing for the Daily Mail, GP Martin Scurr explained that HAVS is a recognised industrial disease, so companies should have health and safety procedures, such as providing gloves and time limits on the use of vibrating machinery, in place.

He added that "negligence is unacceptable" and recommended that anyone who has developed work-related HAVS should look into making a compensation claim.

Last month, Anthony Barry, a former toolmaker from St Helens, received £8,500 in compensation after developing the condition as a result of working with vibrating tools while employed by Ford Motor Company.

Mr Barry said his former employer had not warned him about the dangers of working with such equipment.

A woman who claims she was left butchered after undergoing cosmetic surgery has been awarded compensation.

Beverly Binks, 43, went to a surgeon at Newcastle’s Transform Medical Group in March 2005 for an eye and jaw lift, the Daily Mail reports.

However, too much skin was removed from underneath her left eye and it could not connect properly with the eyeball.

The clinic offered her two more procedures to correct the damage done, but Ms Binks claims that they were just as bad.

She remarked: "The cosmetic surgery has ruined my life and has left me looking a complete mess. I have been suicidal and my 25-year marriage nearly ended because of how depressed I have become."

Ms Binks took legal action against Transform Medical Group and has now been awarded an undisclosed sum in compensation for her ordeal.

In order for a clinical negligence claim against a plastic surgeon to be successful, a solicitor must establish that he or she breached a duty of care agreement between him or her and the patient.

Since there were no formal qualification checks on cosmetic surgeons prior to April 2002, it may be easier to prove negligence in these cases than in other medical fields.

A young mother is seeking compensation from Tesco after her baby was put at risk of liver and kidney failure due to staff errors.

Kirsty Hensby, 22, picked up a prescription for her baby daughter Summer at Tesco after she developed a rash on her face, the Daily Mail reports.

However, the locum pharmacist labelled the bottle with a dose of 5ml three times a day instead of 3ml.

As a result, Summer was given medicine for four days that would have been more suitable for a six-year-old, putting her at risk of liver and kidney damage.

The error was only noticed after Ms Hensby went to collect a repeat prescription.

Tesco blamed the error on a locum pharmacist and said it is investigating the matter fully, as well as having sacked the offending member of staff.

Ms Hensby said the compensation offered to her by the supermarket, £600, is not enough.

"It was as though I was complaining about a can of baked beans being past their sell-by date, rather than the health of my daughter," she commented.

Tesco provides a range of pharmacy services, including repeat dispensing, repeat collection and diabetes screening.

A man who fell onto a disused railway line while trying to get to an illegal rave is seeking compensation from the landowners.

Andrew Henley, 26, had been told about the party while out in Henley and had tried to make his way to the site in Keele on foot in October 2006, Staffordshire paper the Sentinel reports.

However, the pathway was not clearly marked and Mr Henley fell through a hedge.

He suffered a fractured skull, fractured ribs, a broken tibia and permanent damage to his elbows, which has meant that he is unable to lift things and move his arms very well.

Mr Henley said he has struggled to find work since being made redundant and believes that had the land been properly padlocked, the accident would never had happened.

"I feel like I lost everything and I had to start all over again," he commented.

He is now seeking information from anyone else who was there in a bid to claim compensation.

In May 2008, the Daily Mail reported that Kent Police had refused to break up an illegal rave because it was situated on dangerous ground and it was too dark to enter.