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World Environment Day: A global call to end plastic pollution

June 5 is World Environment Day which is a global call to protect our planet and take action against plastic pollution.

Led by the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP), World Environ...

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Happy Pride Month 2025!

June is Pride Month, which is a vibrant, global celebration of the LGBTQ+ community, honouring their ongoing fight for equality and inclusion.

It began in 1970, commemorating the Stonewall...

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Fine issued after pumping station sewage incident

Yorkshire Water has been fined £350,000 after one of its sewage pumping stations polluted a York watercourse.

Following an investigation by the Environment Agency<...

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Welsh developers "must seek pre-application advice"

A report on affordable housing delivery suggests developers should seek pre-application planning advice from local authorities in Wales on all major proposals.

As part of this, local planni...

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Wood supplier fined £40,000 for dust failures

A wood supplier has been fined £40,000 for failing to protect its workers from exposure to wood dust.

Fakenham-based Nat Pal Limited was visited by the Health and...

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HSE’s Regulatory Approach to AI

The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) is working to improve understanding of how Artificial Intelligence (AI) is being used across industries it regulates. This involves doc...

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British Airways fined more than £3 million following worker injuries

British Airways has been fined more than £3 million after two employees fell from height and sustained serious injuries.

The airline was prosecuted by the Health a...

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UK faces £88 million annual burden from textile recycling costs

The UK’s textile recycling sector is under severe financial pressure, costing an estimated £88 million annually, according to a new warning from environme...

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Trump dismantles NIOSH

Donald Trump’s claim that he is “standing up for the American worker” is contradicted by his administration’s dismantling of the Nat...

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£122.7 million fine for sewage pollution and shareholder payouts

Today (28 May 2025) Thames Water was issued with another record fine by the Water Services Regulation Authority (Ofwat) over the company's environmental breaches for failing...

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Biodiversity Net Gain under review for smaller sites

The Government has recently turned its focus on reforms to the planning system in order to improve efficiency and increase building. The Planning and Infrastructure Bill con...

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Artificial pitch plans rejected

Park View Learning, a school in Chester-le-Street in County Durham, has had its planning proposal to install an artificial grass pitch rejected on appeal. 

The proposed development was...

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£1m home to be demolished following planning breach

Jeremy and Elaine Zielinski have been ordered to demolish their £1m home in Cambridgeshire after the Planning Inspectorate determined that the property represented a "flagrant breach" of plan...

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Today is the International Day for Biological Diversity!

Today (Thursday 22 May) is the International Day for Biological Diversity 2025, and this year's theme is "Harmony with nature and sustainable development".

Biological diversity is often und...

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EU and UK secure new agreement including emissions deal

The UK and the European Union have reached a new deal setting out post-Brexit relations on areas including fishing rights, trade and defence, and carbon and energy.

Prime Minister, Sir Keir...

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