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£1.5 million fine following work fatality

Tata Steel (UK) ltd has been fined £1.5m and ordered to pay £26,318.37 in costs having pleaded guilty to breaching the Health and Safety at Work etc. Act 1974 fo...

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The impact of misused terms on mental health and neurodiversity

Using mental health terms like PTSD, OCD or bipolar, or referring to neurodivergent conditions such as Autism or ADHD in casual conversations without diagnosis can minimise the real challenges...

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Football's Coming Home... Sustainably!

As the UEFA Women's EURO 2025 came to a close on Sunday night (27 July), England's win against Spain was not the only thing worth celebrating, but the competition's remarkable success in sustainabl...

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Off-site BNG could be more effective

A new report, "the Comparative value of on-site vs off-site biodiversity net gain for restoring nature" has been published, which suggests that encouraging more off-site biodiversity net gain (BNG)...

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£1m fine following HGV fatality

Bestway Northern Limited, a grocery supplier based in London, has been fined £1 million and ordered to pay costs of £11,950.17 after having pleaded guilty to breaching the

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Celebrate National Schizophrenia Awareness Day today!

Today (Friday 25 July) is National Schizophrenia Awareness Day (NSAD), which is a chance for all of us to learn the truth about a condition affecting so many people in the UK.

It is a chanc...

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Welsh Deposit Return Scheme update

The Welsh Government have delivered a recent update on a Welsh Deposit Return Scheme (DRS).

Back in 2019, Scotland announced they would be establishing a DRS to seek to promote and sec...

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Samaritans awareness day begins today!

Samaritans Awareness Day (24 July) shines a spotlight on suicide prevention and the power of listening.

Samaritans Awareness Day forms the centrepiece of the wider Talk to Us campaign, whic...

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Ofwat to be abolished after Independent Water Commission finds that a fundamental "reset" is needed

Today, 21 July 2025, the English and Welsh water industry is facing calls for its most radical overhaul in decades, following the publication of a report by the Independent Water Commission.

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Pollution by water companies in England increased by 60%

Between 2023 and 2024, serious water pollution incidents caused by water companies in England increased by 60%.

In total, there were 2,174 pollution incidents in 2023 compared with 2,801 po...

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Bees' Needs Week starts today!

Bees' Needs Week (14-20 July) starts today, which is an annual event run by the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA), working with a range of organisat...

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Report finds public ownership of water in England and Wales is the best way to improve the industry

A group of academics with expertise in economics, water governance and legislation, in an exclusive report seen by The Guardian, found that public ownership of the water industry is the best way to...

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Wimbledon courts expansion plans given a judicial review

Campaigner group Save Wimbledon Park (SWP) is calling for public backing of their plan to challenge the planning permission for the expansion of Wimbledon tennis courts by the All England Lawn Tenn...

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Energy storage approved on grey belt land

An energy storage system proposed to be built on grey belt land in Lancashire has been approved following an appeal.

"Grey belt" land is a relatively new concept. It is considered in nation...

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Support for renewables falls

According to the latest Public Attitudes Tracker from the Department for Energy, Security and Net Zero (DESNZ), public support for renewable energy in the UK has dropped.

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