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Energy rationing could be an option this winter

It is believed that under the Government's latest "reasonable worst case scenario", businesses and potentially households could face energy rationing and blackouts in January if cold weather and ga...

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Engineering company fined after child dies on site

Howard Civil Engineering Ltd has been fined £600,000 and ordered to pay £42,952.88 in costs after pleading guilty to breaching safety legislation. The breaches of the Construction (Desi...

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Hot food takeways will be required to tackle waste

Planning guidance has been updated and clarified in order to allow councils in England to set strict rules for new hot food takeaways when considering planning applications for such establishments....

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Ireland publishes landmark Circular Economy Act

The Circular Economy and Miscellaneous Provisions Act 2022 has been signed into law in Ireland and aims to shift Ireland from a system that inevitably means products end up...

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Accessible home standards to be raised

Following a consultation into raising accessibility standards, the Government have announced that all new homes will need to have step-free access to entrance level rooms and facilities.

Re...

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Pinewood studios submits expanded planning application

A new planning application for an £800 million expansion to an approved scheme has been submitted to Buckinghamshire Council by Pinewood Studios.

The new plans include an expanded sch...

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Ireland publish provisional GHG emissions for 1990-2021

The Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) have published the

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Significant victory in cladding case

Law firm Norton Rose Fulbright has won a hugely significant cladding case on behalf of its client, Martlet Homes Limited, in what is the first High Court judgment on a claim concerning fire safety...

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High Court rules on private companies' discharge rights

Two points have been considered in the appeal of The Manchester Ship Canal Company Ltd v United Utilities Water Ltd.

The case concerned a claim by the Manchester Ship Canal Company...

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Morrisons launch "carbon-neutral" eggs

Morrisons has launched a new line of "carbon-neutral" eggs from hens fed on insects bred on food waste.

The British grocery giant has said the eggs come from farms where hens are on a soya-...

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UK has wasted more than 1,300 GWh of wind since September 2021

The UK has wasted more than 1,300 GWh of wind since the start of the energy crisis in September 2021, due to the lack of energy storage capacity.

Energy storage developer Highview Power, su...

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Levelling Up Parks Fund announced

The Government has announced a new £9 million Levelling Up Parks Fund aimed at creating new or significantly refurbished green spaces in urban areas. Sums of up to £85,000 will be alloc...

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Electrician left with severe burns in explosion

An electrician was left with severe burns to 15% of his body after an explosion at a Liverpool warehouse.

On 22 September 2018 the electrician was repairing an electric fault at B&M Ret...

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Three brands under investigation over green claims

The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) has launched an investigation into the green claims of ASOS, BooHoo and George at Asda in relation to fashion. It is part of a wider investigation into t...

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Potential ESOS changes following Government response to Consultation

In July 2021, the Government launched a Consultation aimed at finding ways to strengthen the Energy Savings Opportunity Scheme (ESOS).

Following the closure of the <...

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