Farmers have again been warned of the dangers of slurry tanks in the wake of an accident that claimed the lives of a young rugby star, his brother and their father. Ulster Rugby player Nevin Spence, ...

Flowers are laid at Ravenhill in memory of young rugby star Nevin Spence A book of condolence is opened at Ravenhill rugby ground, Belfast Farmers have again been warned of the dangers of slurry tanks ...

Ulster Rugby player Nevin Spence has died alongside his father and brother after an accident at a slurry tank on the family's farm in County Down, Northern Ireland. Sky News Ireland Correspondent ...

Ulster Rugby player Nevin Spence has died alongside his father and brother after an accident at a slurry tank on the family's farm in County Down, Northern Ireland. Sky News Ireland Correspondent ...

A woman who battled in vain to rescue her father and two brothers - one of them a star rugby player - when they were overcome by killer fumes paid an emotional tribute to them at their funeral today.

BACKGROUND:Slurry gases are heavier than air and so they displace oxygen, putting anyone entering a slurry tank without breathing equipment in danger of suffocation MULTIPLE DEATHS involving a slurry ...

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More than 500 farms have been inspected by the Heath and Safety Executive following a spate of deaths in the last two years, an inquest into the drowning of a farmer in his slurry pit has heard. The ...