The UK has recorded more than 50 confirmed cases and four deaths from silicosis, an irreversible, long-term lung disease.

DEATHS from an incurable lung disease linked to trendy kitchen worktops are rising – as doctors warn that cases have surged 450 per cent in a year. Young stonemasons, many of them in their ...

Campaigners have issued urgent warnings over quartz worktops after workers were linked to a deadly incurable disease.

The Health and Safety Executive has announced new guidance in an attempt to prevent avoidable deaths of stoneworkers from silicosis.

Trendy fake stone worktops linked to dozens of deaths have finally been banned as new rules are introduced to keep workers ...

Granite worktops come in a range of colours including black, cream and pink. It's a non-renewable natural stone, so it requires a significant amount of energy and generates a lot of pollutants during ...

Engineered quartz can cause a fatal lung disease in construction workers. Here are the best alternatives Olivia is a freelance writer and regular contributor to The Telegraph's Interiors and ...