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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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Status of Welsh national parks and AONBs in danger

Should the proposed planning and designation regime changes being considered in Wales actually go ahead, the national parks and areas of outstanding natural beauty (AONB) in Wales risk forfeiting t...

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Judicial review involving Environment Agency dismissed

A claim for judicial review regarding powers of entry to carry out flood works by the Environment Agency (EA) has been dismissed, in the case of R. (on the application o...

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New design could lead to a lighter load

Product design company Tochi Tech Ltd has been working with a team at Nottingham Trent University to find solutions to manufacturing common appliances. One of the products they have devised could s...

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Farming fatalities rise in the Republic of Ireland despite drop in workplace deaths

In the ten year period between 2007 and 2016, the Health and Safety Authority (HSA) reported that 520 people were killed in work-related accidents and many thousands more were severely injured in I...

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The Inland Fisheries (Amendment) Act 2017 confers an explicit power on Inland Fisheries Ireland to prosecute

The Inland Fisheries (Amendment) Act 2017 came into operation in Ireland on 11 July 2017 and amends the Inland Fisheries Act 2010. The Act aims to resolve an issue that came to light in February 20...

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Government to invest 246 million in boost to battery technology

In a bid to improve the UK's energy efficiency, help establish a framework for the mass use of electric vehicles and reduce the reliance on fossil fuels, Greg Clark, the Secretary of State for...

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Greenland ice melting could accelerate

The melting of the Greenland ice sheet adds approximately 1mm a year to global ocean levels. Now scientists are increasingly concerned that the ice sheet could melt quicker than before due to warme...

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First floating wind farm to settle off coast of Scotland

In a move hailed as an indicator that the oceans are the next avenue of energy generation, a £200 million floating windfarm is ready to be towed to the mooring post off the north east coast of Scot...

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