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Government ditches plan to address food waste in England
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HSE issues safety notice following fatal accident in vehicle lift

The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has issued a safety notice following a fatal incident when using a BendPak XPR series two-post vehicle lift.

This safety alert...

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Shortage of experts and low pay "major barriers" to net-zero

According to workers in the UK environment sector, staff shortages, a lack of specialist personnel, and low pay are major barriers to achieving net zero.

The trade union Prospect, many memb...

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Government to push for single sex toilets

The Government has announced that it intends to slow down the rise of gender neutral toilets in England in order to protect single sex spaces. As a result, changes are expected to be made to the Bu...

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Experts say healthy UK diets at risk from Mediterranean droughts

A report by the Energy and Climate Intelligence Unit (ECIU) said that a healthy diet in the UK will be put at risk by climate breakdown as European droughts shrink fresh fruit and vegetable supplie...

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"Record number" of solar panels and heat pumps installed

According to the industry's official standards body, British households are making...

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HSE sets up Working Minds campaign for HGV drivers

The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) says more needs to be done to protect Britain's truckers from work-related stress.

The HSE Working Mind...

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Network Rail fined £1.2 million after maintenance worker's death

Network Rail has been fined £1.2 million following the death of a grandad who was crushed while carrying out maintenance work.

The long-serving employee was crushed by a railway track...

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Companies could face millions for water pollution

The first collective class action is being brought against six English water companies for failing to properly report sewage spills and pollution incidents, which breaches the competition law for f...

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Action for damages for deceased who fell through roof remitted for proof

In Rose v WNL Investments Ltd, relatives of a deceased man (R) who died after falling through a roof at the defender's premises while carrying out maintenance works, raised an action of da...

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Case for judicial review on scheme administrators for deposit return scheme put out by order

In Abdul Majid and Son Ltd, Petitioner, the operator of a small retail enterprise petitioned for judicial review of a decision of a private limited company, formed to act as a scheme admin...

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Consultation launched into faster NSIPs consent

Proposals have been published by the Department for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities into operational reforms which the government is looking to make to the Nationally...

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Carbon capture projects to receive new funding

Funding has been confirmed by the government for the third and fourth carbon capture usage and storage clusters (CCUS) - the Acorn project in North East Scotland, and the Viking Project in the Humb...

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Talk of EPC rental target delays in England and Wales

Two years ago the government completed a consultation into energy efficiency standards in rented homes and proposed a deadline for landlords in England and Wales to meet mandatory efficiency standa...

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CE mark to be used indefinitely in the UK

The Government have announced that businesses will be able to use the EU CE marking indefinitely.

Following Brexit, the Government allowed the continuation of EU requirements relating to pr...

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