Plans to exempt thousands of businesses from health and safety inspections are set to be announced by ministers. New rules will be introduced in 2013, meaning checks will no longer be routinely car...
Norwegian scientists have issued a warning about the rate that Arctic ice is now melting. They say that the rate of melting is part of an accelerating trend with profound implications.
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The Environment Agency, the Nature Locator team at the University of Bristol and the Centre for Ecology and Hydrology have joined forces to help combat the spread of the UK'...
Opencast mining is an industry that has long caused environmental problems. The scarring left by the mining is often unsightly and measures to restore the land once it is finished with can often be...
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...
