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Footage obtained by body worn cameras used by Environment Agency officers has helped to support a first conviction in North East England.
Fisheries Enforcement offic...

This month marks the 20th anniversary of the iconic Angel of the North. It is hard to remember a time when Sir Anthony Gormley's iconic statue wasn't there to greet visitors to Gateshead...

An analysis of official figures has shown that the UK's electricity use fell in 2017, making it the only EU country to see a reduction in electricity consumption.
Over the past decade...
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) have dropped plans to reduce the frequency of medical checks for licensed asbestos workers.
Proposals put forward for consultat...

The Court of Appeal has dismissed challenges from an anti-fracking group in Lancashire.
In mid-2015, an application to begin shale gas exploration was rejected due to noise and visual impac...

The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) and Thames Valley Police who are conducting a joint investigations into the deaths of four workers who died in the Didcot power station...

The UK Government currently has two consultations on the National Policy Statement and Working with Communities both on the implementation of geologi...

An energy firm planning to carry out tests for gas in Cheshire have had their proposals rejected by councillors. It is believed the tests could later lead to fracking.
After anti-fracking p...

The Health and Safety Authority (HSA) has completed a fortnight long intensive farm inspection campaign on Monday 26 February - they had planned over 400 inspections on...

A review of 2017 published by the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) found, that among other observed improvements, the waste prevention and resource efficiency strategie...

The European Committee of Social Rights has ruled that exemptions in UK safety law for specified types of self-employed persons is discriminatory and breaches the European Social Charter (ESC), als...

The EU's Environment Commissioner, Karmenu Vella, has announced that the UK along with eight other EU states, have until Friday 9 February 2018 to show how they will comply with EU air pollution la...

The Government has created a new office for Product Safety and Standards following recommendations made by a Working Group on Product Recalls and Safety.
The Working Group which was made up...

The level of air pollution in London has reached the legal limit for the whole of 2018 less than one month into the year. This is actually a significant improvement on previous years, as for the la...