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Company fined 450k after death of employee

A company based in Derbyshire have been handed a £450,000 fine for the death of a 19 year old employee.

Ben Pallier-Singleton died when the forklift he was operating overturned, inflicting...

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Plans for wind turbine in Oswestry scrapped

Plans for a 101 metre high wind turbine near Oswestry have been abandoned over concerns it may spoil the local countryside.

Engena Limited, a renewables firm, submitted plans for one wind t...

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A smart bin for smart recycling

A start-up company, Bin.E, has designed a "smart bin" which will sort our rubbish into different recycling categories. The bin, which is currently being trialled in Poland, is capable of sorting th...

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Environment Agency trial of body worn cameras

The Environment Agency has launched a six month trial in the North East to equip enforcement officers with body worn cameras.

The first trial of its kind within the...

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Appeal on environmental information dismissed

An appeal against a decision of the Upper Tribunal disputing the definition of "environmental information" in the Environmental Information Regulations SI 2004/3391 (EIR) ha...

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The bells! The bells!

In what has been a particularly controversial move, Big Ben will be silenced for four years whilst repairs to the Elizabeth Tower are carried out. The move is part of health and safety control meas...

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Affordable Housing and Viability Supplementary Planning Guidance released

Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, provided a new supplementary planning guidance (SPG), which focuses on London's availability to deliver affordable housing and increasing t...

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UK spends double on overseas fossil fuels than renewables

Catholic aid agency Cafod have released figures from research that suggest the UK spent double the amount on overseas fossil fuel projects than renewable projects.

46% of the £6.1 billion e...

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Commonwealth Bank sued for failing to disclose climate change risks

The Commonwealth Bank is being sued by two shareholders of the organisation for failing to fully disclose the risks to business posed by climate change.

The Commonwealth Bank made the alleg...

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Twenty RIDDOR pallet truck injuries at Aldi prior to 1 million fine

Earlier this month discount supermarket chain Aldi was fined £1 million and ordered to pay £70,000 in costs after a delivery driver's foot was crushed by a powered pallet truck.

The pr...

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Grenfell council and Tenant Management Organisation may face corporate manslaughter charges

The Metropolitan Police have stated that there are "reasonable grounds" to suspect that Kensington and Chelsea Council and the Kensington and Chelsea Tenant Management Organisation (TMO) may have c...

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1.2m fine for chemical company following explosion

Industrial Chemicals Limited has been fined £1.2m following an explosion that left two people injured.

Only two people suffered minor injuries following the blast, which happened during the...

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Scottish Ministers challenged over wind farm approvals

Alexander Stewart MSP, the Conservative shadow minister for local government, has accused the Scottish Government of bypassing local democracy, highlighting the fact that in...

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England and Wales to have five new train stations

More than £16 million will be invested in building five new railway stations in England and Wales, the Department for Transport (DfT) has announced.

The new stations...

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Southern UK cities hit hardest by Brexit

A study has shown that successful cities with large high-skilled service sectors, mainly located in the south of England will be hit the hardest, irrelevant of a hard or soft Brexit. The increase i...

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