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Developer pulls out of offshore wind farm development

Energy company Orsted has abandoned plans to develop the Hornsea 4 offshore wind farm off the coast of East Yorkshire, which was due to become one of the biggest wind farms in the world.

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UK government challenged over new North Sea oil licences

In Oceana UK v Secretary of State for Energy Security and Net Zero, the High Court is reviewing the lawfulness of the UK government’s decision to grant 31 new oil and gas exploration...

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Scottish government propose delay of DRS to October 2027

The Scottish Ministers have published Draft Regulations that propose amendments to the Deposit and Return Scheme for Scotland Regulations SSI 2020/154

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Battery demand to surge as electrification sparks boom

The rapid electrification of the UK's transport and energy sectors is expected to significantly increase domestic battery demand, surpassing 100GWh annually by 2035.

A new report from UK Re...

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EU gas demand falls by a fifth

According to a new tracker launched by the Institute for Energy Economics and Financial Analysis (IEEFA), EU gas demand has fallen sharply since 2021, slashing imports of pipeline gas and liquefied...

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Today is World Password Day!

Today (1 May) is World Password Day, which often serves as a timely reminder for organisations to rethink how they secure access and what a critical role passwords still plays in our daily lives.</...

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Arctic plants "early warning sign" of climate change upheaval

Scientists studying Arctic plants say the ecosystems that host life in some of the most inhospitable reaches of the planet are changing in unexpected ways in an "early warning sign" of the impacts...

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Waste criminals to have vehicles crushed

The Government has announced that in a bid to tackle illegal waste deposits, i.e. fly-tipping, councils will be working with police to identify, seize and then crush vehicles belonging to waste cri...

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Blair says climate plan on fossil fuels doomed to fail

Former MP Tony Blair has warned that any strategy based on phasing out fossil fuels in the short term, or limiting consumption, is doomed to fail.

Calling for a reset of action on climate c...

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Welsh gov launches "weather-proofing" fund to boost tourism

The Welsh government is launching a million-pound fund aimed at helping business owners tackle the unreliable weather to help bring more tourism.

Cold and rainy weather can often impact man...

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Planning Bill's nature levy an "extraordinary rollback"

MPs have been warned that nature provisions in the Planning and Infrastructure Bill "go against the evidence and threaten to undo recent progress".

Economists, exper...

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Government plans to reform Landfill Tax

The Government has launched a consultation seeking views on proposed changes to the way Landfill Tax works in England and Northern Ireland, which will run until 21 July 2025...

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Paddleboard company owner jailed for over 10 years

A paddleboard business owner has been jailed for 10 years and six months for gross negligence manslaughter following the deaths of four people in 2021.

In March, we published the

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£250k confiscation order for converting house into flats

A judge at Isleworth Crown Court has ordered Amarjit Singh and Jasbinder Kaur to pay £250,055.80 under the Proceeds of Crime Act 2002 for illegally converting a house into flats.

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Today is World Day for Safety and Health at Work

Today (Monday 28 April) is World Day for Safety and Health at Work, which was set up in 2003 by the International Labour Organization (ILO) to observe the Day in order to highlight the importance o...

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