Excited JLS fans, many of whom only have one shot to see the boys perform live, were left soaked when they were told by security staff to leave their brollies outside of the open-air concert.
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Scottish Energy Minister, Fergus Ewing, has launched a new good practice guide in relation to onshore wind farms. It is part of the "Good Practice Wind" project, which is a Scottish-led EU project...
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has published its top 10 examples of instances in which organisations have attempted to "hide behind the term health and safety" instea...
The results of a climate change survey carried out by the Department of the Environment for Northern Ireland (DoE NI) show that of those persons in Northern Ireland who beli...
Brighton and Hove City Council has urged those visiting Brighton's beach to take their rubbish with them when they leave. The Council had gone to the effort to install 60 extra bins along the sea f...
Professor Richard Muller, a climate scientist who was previously sceptical about the concept of climate change, has apparently changed his mind, calling himself a "converted sceptic".
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The first phase of the North West Bicester housing development has become the very first eco-town scheme in the country to be given approval.
These homes will have a high thermal performanc...
The World's richest man, Bill Gates, is turning his attention momentarily away from computer software to concentrate on toilets. In a blog, Mr Gates said that flushing toilets "are irrelevant, imp...
It is believed that the dreadful summer of weather experienced in the UK could actually benefit Olympic athletes and spectators. Scientists monitoring pollution levels around London reckon that the...
Usain Bolt, the world's fastest man, had to smuggle the skipping rope he uses to train into the Olympic Stadium after an official took it off him on his way to the 100 metres final.
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With the Olympic Games in full swing, the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) is reflecting on the construction safety of the Olympic Park by releasing a report on the extent...
The London Olympic Games has excelled in safety, with no fatalities during the construction of the Olympic Park. A workforce of 46,000 spent over 80 million man-hours constructing the park and ther...
As millions of spectators land in the UK over the next two weeks for the Olympics, the Olympic organisers, Locog, face a constant battle to keep the games sustainable, environmentally friendly and...
Northern Ireland Environment Minister, Alex Attwood, has announced the designation of two new marine areas as Special Areas of Conservation (SAC).
The SACs include the sea and seabed surrou...
A fire at a clothes recycling plant in Newry, County Armagh has been described by the chief fire officer in Northern Ireland as "one of the biggest incidents for years."
At the height of th...
