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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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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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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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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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Further delays for Scotland's Deposit and Return Scheme

The Deposit and Return Scheme for Scotland Regulations SSI 2020/154 have been amended and the implementation date for the scheme delayed again.

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Consultation on EPC reform in Scotland

Proposed reforms of Scotland's Energy Performance Certificate (EPC) scheme have been published for consultation.

The proposals have...

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Consultation on Draft Producer Responsibility Obligations (Packaging and Packaging Waste) Regulations

The Government has published a Consultation to gather views on the new Dr...

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Inspector orders house is demolished

Gurwinder Singh, a homeowner in the West Midlands, has been told to demolish a mansion he built without planning permission.

The decision follows a three-year dispute with a neighbour when...

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Planning APPG to consider developer contribution systems

The All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on Housing and Planning has launched an inquiry into England's developer contributions systems.

Its intention is to build on the work of successive...

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Study suggests Gulf Stream could collapse as early as 2025

A new study suggests that the Gulf Stream system could collapse as soon as 2025.

The shutting down of the vital ocean currents, called the Atlantic Meridional Overturning Circulation (Amoc)...

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