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Today is Self-Care day!

Today (24 July) is International Self-Care Day, which marks the end of Self-Care Month, which has been running since the 24 June. Today was chosen because self-care can be practiced 24/7.

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Planning rules to be relaxed to create more city centre housing

The Secretary of State for Levelling Up, Housing and Communities, Michael Gove, has set out plans for regeneration and increased delivery of housing, including inner-city "d...

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National Marine Week starts on Saturday!

National Marine Week starts on Saturday (22nd July), which is a celebration of all things marine and is set up by the Wildlife Trust.

Marine areas are key to tacklin...

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Government publish third National Adaptation Programme

The UK government have published their third National Adaptation Programme (NAP3).

This programme sets out a comprehensive and forward-looking plan for the UK, which sets out actions the&nb...

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It is Farm Safety Week!

This week (17-21 July) is Farm Safety Week, which is an annual campaign that focuses on raising awareness and changing attitudes to prevent life-changing injuries.

It follows the Health and...

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Flexible Working Bill awaits Royal Assent

Editor's note

The Employment Relations (Flexible Working) Act 2023 received Royal Assent on 20 July 2023. The amendments to the ...

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Proposed amendments to tackle food and fashion sector waste

In July 2023, the European Commission introduced a proposal which, if adopted, will amend Directive 2008/98/EC on waste (the Wast...

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Environment Secretary says "polluters must pay"

Under new legislation announced by the government, those that pollute the environment will face unlimited penalties.

The current limit of £250,000 on variable monetary penalties that...

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HSE work-related fatality figures published

135 workers were killed in work-related incidents in Great Britain in the last year, according to figures published on the 6 July by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE).</...

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Companies fined £80k for safety breaches that caused Primark fire

Two companies have been fined a total of £160,000 over the huge fire that destroyed a Primark shop in a historic building in Belfast city centre.

The blaze at the Grade B1-listed, fiv...

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Retained EU Law Act finally gets Royal Assent

The Retained EU Law (Revocation and Reform) Act 2023 (REUL Act), finally gained Royal Assent on 29 June 2023 after a bumpy passage through Parliament....

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Four men sentenced over illegal waste site

A fourth man operating from a Skegness waste site has been sentenced following an investigation by the Environment Agency.

He was sentenced on the 25 May following t...

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Appeal against £100,000 fine for care home breach of health and safety law refused

In St David's Care Forfar Ltd v HM Advocate, a company which operated a privately owned care home, appealed against the sheriff's imposition of a £100,000 fine, discounted from &poun...

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Appeal against timings to amend pleading in offshore oil spill claim dismissed

In Jalla v Shell International Trading and Shipping Co Ltd, the appellants appealed against a decision that they were out of time to amend their pleadings in their claim against the respon...

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£2,898 penalty for 8 illegal anglers

The Environment Agency has successfully prosecuted eight men from the West Midlands for fishing offences.

The anglers had their cases heard at Northampton Magistrate...

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