Tomorrow (Saturday 8 March) is International Women's Day, and this years theme from the UN is "For ALL women and girls: Rights. Equality. Empowerment".
Collectively for Int...
The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) has outlined significant changes to packaging waste management in the UK through its Ex...
Tomorrow is Zero Discrimination Day (1 March), where we celebrate the right of everyone to live a full and productive life, and live it with dignity.
It highlights how people can become inf...
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According to a think tank, the government will struggle to fulfil its home building and growth ambitions unless it introduces flexible zoning and removes discretion from the planning system.
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According to research updated in February, at least eight out of 10 planning departments are short of staff, undermining the government's flagship policy to build 1.5 million homes.
The fin...
In a decisive move to prevent tragedies akin to the Grenfell Tower fire, the UK government has unveiled comprehensive reforms targeting building safety and industry accountability.
This ann...
The City Property Association (CPA) has called into question current rules in the London Plan regarding the provision of bike storage spaces.
As it stands, the CPA has calculated that under...
New guidance to protect Britain's midwives from excessive nitrous oxide exposure was published by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) on the 6 February.
The guidan...
An inspection programme by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has led to major improvements in the offshore industry.
The HSE inspected 13...
Local authorities are being invited to apply for bursaries to pay for graduate planner salaries as part of a drive to attract new talent into the profession.
Under the Local Government Asso...
The European Union is pressing ahead with a transformative approach to textile production and waste management, as part of its broader push towards sustainability and circula...
West Fraser (Europe) Ltd has been fined over £1m after pleading guilty to two offences under the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974. The offences relate to two se...
Today (14 February) is Valentine's Day, which is a lovely way to do something nice and celebrate someone in your life you appreciate.
However, Valentine's Day is heavily commercialised, wit...
In a significant development for sustainable finance, the European Union (EU) has finalised legislation to regulate Environmental, Social, and Governance (ESG) ratings provid...
The Environmental Protection Act 1990 was amended by the Environment Act 2021 in order to introduce requirements for the separation of waste. The pro...
