A new scheme by the government creates investment zones where councils can make applications with "simplified planning rules".

The government are "encouraging councils to take full advantag...

The European Parliament has today adopted new legislation which will introduce a common charger for small electronic devices.

By the end of 2024, USB type-C will be the standard charging po...

On 20 September 2022 the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) launched its annual air quality report which shows that, while air quality in Ireland is generally good, there...

On 12 September 2022 the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) published its latest figures on packaging waste in Ireland.

Ireland is meeting current EU recycling ta...

A government report about the UK's total consumption of electricity shows figures that were also seen during the Covid-19 lockdown.

Official data suggests total consumption was 63.6TWh in t...

According to a study by Imperial College London and Drax, Britain became a net exporter of electricity for the first time in more than a decade this year.

In the second quarter of the year,...

Developers and planners in the UK have been urged to value green infrastructure as critical because such sites deliver nature-based solutions that build climate resilience.

Building with Na...

Lifting and moving heavy objects on construction sites is harming the health of brick-layers and builders to such a degree that every aspect of their life is affected.

Experts at the

The Health and Safety Authority (HSA) are raising awareness with farmers to make sure they are compliant with new legal requirements relating to operators of all-terrain veh...

A man whose hand was cut off while he was repairing a factory machine said his injuries are so bad he struggles to pick up his grandchild.

The man from Shopshire had his hand cut off at the...

The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) Secretary of State has commissioned an independent review of the Government’s approach to delivering...

The UK Government have today set out details of the Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Bill which will remove the "special status" given to EU law that was retained aft...

Chancellor Kwasi Kwarteng delivered a mini-budget on 23 September, during which he announced that a new Bill will be introduced aiming to "unpick the complex patchwork of planning restrictions".

Partners in construction firm Roywood Contractor of Tilford, Surrey, have been prosecuted for failing to adequately control the risk from vibration exposure to their employees when using vibrating...

The Government has announced that fracking will once again be allowed to take place in England.

It was originally banned in 2019 due to increasing concerns over tremors occurring near frack...