Previously confidential government files have been released which show that between 1977 and 1982 radioactive waste was secretly disposed of in Belfast and Londonderry.
According to the doc...
The New Year celebrations on the banks of the Thames attracts hundreds of thousands of people every year, and even more tune in to watch it on television. However, when the celebrations were finish...
Temperature rises that come from unchecked climate change will be at the higher end of those projected according to a new study led by Professor Steven Sherwood at the University of New South Wales...
A landlord is up in arms after he was told to put out the three fires used to heat his historic pub.
The inspector told Graham Rowson, of the Grade 2 listed Black Horse pub in Preston, that...
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) is encouraging businesses in 2014 to focus more on their legal responsibilities to make sure that lives are not put at risk and that th...
Even our dedication has a limit. So we'll be downing tools in Cedrec Towers at lunchtime on Christmas Eve so we can all be home in time for Clash of the Titans.
But don't worry, we'll be ba...
St Mary's Church bells have been chiming through its clock mechanism since 1896, but are now to be silenced during the night because they have been deemed "prejudicial to health".
Ashwell p...
A village Christmas tree in Meavy, Devon, finds itself without lights after Devon County Council forced the lights to be turned off following a health and safety complaint.
The tree, which...
If you haven't already got your Turkey, why not consider a grey squirrel for your Christmas table centrepiece?
Chef Hugh Fearnley-Whittingstall suggests that grey squirrels are both plentif...
Stockton Town Centre came under the spotlight recently as residents dubbed the town's Christmas tree as the "worst". The offending object, which looks like a large white cone with snowflakes printe...
In an unusual twist to the traditional nativity play, a performance of the Christmas story in south Wales will see Mary wearing a safety helmet as she rides the donkey to Bethlehem, or the square i...
The Christmas period is a time for family, friends, giving, sharing and, unfortunately, waste (and usually lots of it!). Wrapping paper, boxes, cards and leftover food are just some of the things t...
'Tis the festive season again, and no doubt all over the UK employers and employees are preparing their offices for Christmas and possibly even an office Christmas party. If so, here are a few hand...
The Baggott family have been left in dismay this year after Scrooge council bosses ordered them to pull down their Christmas decorations, as well as ordering them to tear down their shed where they...
The Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA) has announced the creation of a new Waste Crime Team which will help tackle serious and organised crime within the waste in...
