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Scottish deposit return scheme delayed until 2024

The deployment of the Scottish deposit return scheme (DRS) has been dealt another blow, as the Scottish First Minister, Humza Yousaf has announced that the scheme will be delayed until March 2024....

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NIC calls for more regular planning policy reviews

The National Infrastructure Commission (NIC) believes that the Government should introduce legislation that means national planning policy statements are reviewed every five years. Its recommendati...

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Potential huge increases for environmental fines

The Government has published a Consultation which aims to strengthen the abilities of the Environment Agency...

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Warning issued after rise in e-bike and e-scooter fires

A fresh warning was issued by the London Fire Brigade (LFB) following a recent rise in house fires that were caused by e-bikes and e-scooters, particularly the lithium-ion batteries they use.

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Government climbing down over Bill to scrap EU law

The Government is seemingly backtracking on their plans to scrap thousands of EU laws by the end of this year, after concerns that Tory Peers will join a mass cross-party revolt in the House of Lor...

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Teesside launches nutrient mitigation scheme

Natural England's new funded strategic nutrient migration scheme has been launched in Teesside. The scheme seeks to support local planning authorities to reduce nutrien...

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Local plans neglect health priorities

Research undertaken by Bristol University and the University of the West of England has found that planning authorities local plans do not consider health priorities.

Plans from seven local...

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Prosecution for property owner

A property owner has been prosecuted after they failed to carry out a structural assessment, leading to life-changing injuries to a builder.

A stone wall collapsed on builder Steven Tyson w...

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Worker dies at Formula One facility

David Oldham, a father of five, has died after carrying out an inspection at McLaren's Paddock Brand Centre, a hospitality unit used by its Formula One racing team.

The structure was underg...

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HSE publish report on forever chemicals

The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) have published their analysis of the most appropriate regulatory management options (RMOA) report on PFAS (Poly- and perfluoroalkyl sub...

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UK signs pledge with Australia for minerals

On 2 April 2023, UK Minister Anne-Marie Trevelyan who is a Minister of State for Indo-Pacific, travelled to Perth in Australia to sign a joint UK-Australia pledge to secure the supply of critical m...

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Cracking ways to celebrate Easter sustainably

Easter is a time to celebrate and enjoy, but can also cause a lot of increased waste for households due to Easter egg packaging, indulgent meals and decorations.

In the UK it is estimated t...

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World's "largest offshore wind living lab" to be developed

A consortium of companies led by the Offshore Renewable Energy Catapult has partnered to work on the world's biggest "offshore wind living lab" which will work on improved communications and develo...

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Villagers given choice in hydrogen energy trial

Villagers in Cheshire will not be forced to take part in a hydrogen energy trial after backlash from residents.

This comes after the Government investigated locations for the UK's first "hy...

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Safety alert for unsafe floor grating systems

The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) have issued a safety alert regarding unsafe use of floor grating systems on offshore oil and gas platforms, vessels and wind generation...

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