On 13 April 2022, the government revealed a wide-ranging agreement that will see the industry contribute £5 billion to address the building safety issues following the Grenfell Tower fire dis...
The UK government has announced that it will use planning reforms to cut approval times for new offshore wind farms from four years to one as part of its British Energy Security Strategy.
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Scotland's planning minister, Tom Arthur, has been urged to "press the pause button" on the development of National Planning Framework 4 (NPF4), amid concerns about what the framework and the
A transport and haulage company was sentenced last month after a worker died after falling from the rear of a transport shipping container.
Newcastle Magistrates' Court heard that on June 2...
The Ministry of Defence (MOD) has been issued with a Crown Censure by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE) after an employee was shot during a training exercise.
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New research by the National Ocean and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has found that the annual increase of methane and carbon dioxide in 2021 hit the highest level recorded in the last 39 years...
The government has announced a £375 million funding package aimed at supporting innovation in energy technologies in order to help secure Britain's energy security.
The funding will h...
The Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) and the UK Prime minister Boris Johnson have published a new strategy that...
Some may recall we published a story in December 2021 about some creative folk in Suffolk who re-used and upcycled over 120 tyres</...
A metal recycling firm was fined £2 million following a guilty plea to corporate manslaughter after an employee was killed by a machine in 2017.
As part of a three-year joint investig...
Grants Shapps, transport secretary, has confirmed that the UK will not be following countries such as Germany in rationing gas if Russia cuts off supplies to Europe, and said it was "not the route...
Manchester City Council have signed the 'Edinburgh declaration', effectively declaring a biodiversity emergency.
The 'Edinburgh declaration' is a statement of intent that makes a commitment...
A livestock auction mart has been fined after an employee was fatally injured when he was struck by a dairy bull he was helping to load on to a lorry.
In August 2017 the employee was helpin...
The Government has announced that the role of Building Safety Manager, a key element of the Building Safety Bill, will be scrapped in response to complaints from leaseholder...
Residents of listed homes in the London borough of Kensington and Chelsea will now be able to have solar panels fitted on their homes without applying for individual planning consent from the counc...
