The European Court of Justice (ECJ) has expanded on its insistence that all workers throughout the EU have a right to reclaim holiday time affected by illness.
The ruling, made after an app...
Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg has confirmed that all businesses listed on the London Stock Exchange (LSE) will have to report on the greenhouse gases they emit under new plans.
From the...
The Rio+20 summit on sustainable development has begun with a warning from UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon. This summit marks 20 years since the famous Earth Summit took place in Rio, which led to...
This week is National Recycle Week, and councils, retailers and businesses from across the UK will be highlighting the plight of the plastic bottle.
Since its introduction around 65 years a...
Richard Chodkiewicz has been given a seven figure sum in compensation after he was left brain damaged following an accident on a site. Mr. Chodkiewicz was working at the Bristol Radisson Blu Hotel...
A kerbside collection trial is underway in several areas of Scotland to help recycle the 160 million nappies landfilled every year in the country into roof tiles and benches.
Funded by Zero...
Supermarket giant Asda has accrued more than £55,000 in fines and costs after pleading guilty to two charges at its Slough store, under the Regulatory Reform (Fire Safety) Order
The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has served an improvement notice on the North British Distillery Company Ltd for alleged failures to control the risk of legionella in...
A construction company has been fined £17,500 after a teenage student on work experience fell eight metres off a raised wooden pallet.
The 17 year old had been on a pallet along with three...
A wood recycling company has been fined £3,000 and ordered to pay £3,000 costs for allowing wood dust to escape from its yard.
Health officials in Edinburgh have said it could take until the weekend before the extent of the deadly outbreak of Legionnaires' disease is known.
One man has died so far in the outbreak a...
Brian Lloyd, from Ossett near Wakefield, was exposed in 2009 by the BBC's "Rogue Traders" for carrying out illegal gas work in homes. The self-employed plumber was under investigation by the
This year HSENI will produce a separate statistical booklet, reflecting accident reporting for the period 1 April 2011 - 31 March 2012.
It is HSE...
A recent report published by the Scottish Environment Protection Agency (SEPA), "Waste Data Digest 12: Key facts and trends", shows that Scotland is changing its attitudes a...
A species of bee which has been extinct on our shores for a quarter of a century has been introduced into the wild.
Around 100 short-haired bees have been brought across from Sweden to repo...
