Cheaper than granite or marble, the worktops have become a staple of kitchen revamps, but workers are paying the price. Mr Fenton said his job was to use an angle grinder to cut slabs, making room ...

Natural stone worktops, such as marble or granite, are great for a luxurious, elegant white kitchen – particularly in classical styles. In a modern, streamlined white kitchen, sleek engineered ...

A stonemason has engaged lawyers after suffering irreparable lung damage from regularly breathing in silica dust at work.