The Daily Mail reports that more than 16,000 troops have been paid almost £341 million in compensation for injuries sustained on the battlefield and in training.

The Government figures reveal that 36,470 compensation claims were made by members of the Armed Forces between 2005 and 2012. Some 16,190 troops have been awarded compensation and about  200 of the most severely wounded received the highest payouts – lump sums of up to £570,000 and totalling £114 million.

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A woman hit by an Atlanta police officer speeding to a call  has filed for compensation over the accident on Wednesday, Fox News reports.

Kenyatta White says her life has been turned upside down since she was hit by the police vehicle. The mother of two wants compensation for her injuries and more training for officers.

Fulton County police say Atlanta Police Officer Joshua Sieck sped through an intersection at Cascade and Fairburn roads last July. The officer was responding to a call when he hit a car driven by White.

White had her young children in the car. She says she constantly relives the crash in her mind.

“It’s been a major setback in my life. I haven’t been able to move on with my life because I lost my vehicle out there. I haven’t been able to work,” White said. “Physically I’m better, but mentally, I’m still going through a lot of things.”

White’s attorneys say she suffered head, neck and back injuries and — more importantly — emotional scars that have never healed. Her attorneys claim that the city of Atlanta has stonewalled all their efforts to talk about a claim, so they filed suit.

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A £10m roads maintenance programme has been launched in the East Riding to curb soaring compensation claims over pothole damage, the Hull Daily Mail reports.

The number of people trying to get compensation from East Riding Council is six times higher than it was a year ago.

In the first two months of this year, there have been 91 claims for pothole damage, nearly as many as in the whole of last year.

Nigel Leighton, director of environment and neighbourhood services at East Riding Council told the newspaper: “The council has prepared and will deliver an extensive £10.4m programme of planned road maintenance schemes across the East Riding in 2013/14, which will tackle the damage to our roads, including potholes.

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The amount of compensation being paid out to West Country drivers whose cars have been damaged by potholes has dropped by almost 90 per cent the Bath Chronicle reports.

The total paid by Bath and North East Somerset Council has fallen from £50,158.63 in 2010 to just £2,110.11 last year.

The authority said the dramatic fall was the result of greater investment in road resurfacing and pothole repairs.

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A report by the Daily Mail newspaper has revealed that East Sussex County Council has paid out £870,000 in injury compensation over the last five years.

According to the newspaper the he biggest claim was £240,000 in 2009 for a chemistry teacher who contracted mesothelioma – a rare form of cancer which starts in the lungs or abdomen and can be caused by asbestos.

A spokesman from East Sussex County Council said: “Any compensation claim is investigated thoroughly to see if there is a legal liability against the council and for a claim to be successful, negligence has to be proved.

“We have a duty of care to our staff and where we are legally liable, we pay appropriate compensation.”

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Former world number one road racing cyclist Laurent Jalabert has been taken to hospital in a serious condition after being knocked down in a road traffic accident in Montauban, France.

According to La Dépêche du Midi, the ex-pro was riding his bike but was hit by an oncoming car and knocked unconscious. He came too while being treated by emergency services, but remains hurt.

According to those treating him, he has suffered a leg fracture as a result of the crash. Other French media sources have suggested multiple fractures, but details are unclear.

If you have been injured in the workplace through a road traffic accident or a trip or slip, you may have a compensation claim.

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