The hearing of evidence has ended in the trial of a construction company charged with breaching health and safety regulations arising out of the death of an employee after a trench collapsed at a building site

A forensic engineer has described a construction company charged with breaching safety regulations as having "a culture of safety far beyond the minimum required by legislation".

A health and safety inspector has revealed at the trial of a construction company charged with breaching safety regulations that three safety groups operated on a site where a drainage pipe layer died five years ago.