
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...

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...

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<...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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

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

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...