A builder in Hyde has been caught carrying out illegal gas work at two homes after an investigation found he had left a boiler in a "dangerous condition."
Monwar Ali, 40, is being prosecute...
Harrison Ford has been injured whilst filming the eagerly awaited new Star Wars film, Episode VII, at Pinewood Studios in Buckinghamshire. Mr Ford, reprising his famous role as Han Solo, broke his...
Whilst the Government continues to mull over whether they should legislate for biodiversity offsetting, a planning application to build 47 houses in Essex has recently been accepted on appeal becau...
Jamie Oliver's flagship Italian restaurant chain, "Jamie's Italian", has been given a £6,000 fine for flouting packaging legislation over a period of two years.
The Bath-based company was f...
Justice Secretary Chris Grayling has announced that good-doers will no longer be unfairly punished when carrying out activities for the common good, which accidentally go wrong.
The concept...
A York-based company has been fined £23,000 after one of its workers fell seven metres through a rooflight while installing solar power racking.
54-year-old Peter Bettison from Leeds...
The US Government is to announce new measures that will reduce its carbon emissions from coal power plants. It is estimated that approximately 40% of electricity in the US is produced by burning co...
A roofer has been fined after appearing in court following his decision to foot a double extension ladder on a transit van in order to access a third floor façade.
George Nicholls blatantly...
A company has been found guilty of corporate manslaughter, following the death of a stonemason's mate.
On 9 February 2010, David Evans, an employee of Cavendish Masonry Limited, was buildin...
The Health and Safety Executive’s (HSE) Small Business Advisor Barbara Hockey will take part in a live hour-long Twitter-chat on Thursday 5 June, at 12:30pm to answer questi...
It has been suggested that the plans to revise UK construction laws could be published by the Government in early April, with the aim of bringing them into force in April 2015.
The Construc...
After an investigation by the Environment Agency, two men from Doncaster were charged with carrying out illegal waste activities between 2008 and 2010.
Prosecuting f...
A report published by the Global Sustainability Institute has warned that Britain will run out of oil, coal and gas in just over five years, which would increase a dependency on countries with high...
UK health and safety and environment professionals have given the EU the thumbs-up when it comes to the impact it is having on legislation, according to a new survey by specialists Cedrec.
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A controversial policy on biodiversity offsetting proposed by the Government hangs in the balance following six pilot schemes around England. Biodiversity offsetting aimed to correct the damage tha...
