Asbestos killed Welsh peer

Former Welsh Secretary Lord Crickhowell died from lung cancer caused by asbestos exposure, an inquest heard. Lord Nicholas Crickhowell, 84, who served in Margaret Thatcher’s cabinet, died surrounded by family at his home on Albert Bridge Road, Battersea, west London, on 17 March. He had been diagnosed with a malignant mesothelioma on his right lung, caused by historic asbestos exposure in 2016, Westminster Coroners’ Court heard. Lord Crickhowell was admitted to Chelsea & Westminster Hospital two days earlier after his…