CORENEWS: Musician’s widow sues BBC over his exposure to asbestos in studio

Broadcaster admits liability over death of symphony orchestra horn player who worked for 36 years at Maida Vale

The BBC is being sued by the widow of a member of its symphony orchestra after he died from cancer caused by him playing in an asbestos-riddled corporation studio for decades.

Patricia Larkin has launched legal action over the death in April of her husband, Christopher, a horn player, from mesothelioma. He was 73.