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Tomorrow is International Day of Forests!

Tomorrow (Friday 21 March) is the International Day of Forests, which was officially proclaimed by the United Nations (UN) General Assembly in 2012.

The Day celebrates and raises awareness...

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Property developer fined £63,000 for safety failures

Multiple failures were found at a construction site in Dalston, leading to a London property developer being fined £63,000 plus costs after it pleaded guilty to breaches of the

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Plastic waste increases on UK and Channel Island beaches

Data from beach clean-ups shows an increase of 9.5% of single-use plastic items on beaches in the UK and the Channel Islands from 2023 to 2024.

The Marine Conservation Society provided info...

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Paddleboard instructor guilty of gross negligence manslaughter

Nerys Lloyd, a paddleboard company owner has pleaded guilty to gross negligence manslaughter after four people died.

Nicola Wheatley, 40, Morgan Rogers, 24, Paul O'Dwyer, 42, and Andrea Pow...

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Tomorrow is the International Day of Happiness!

Tomorrow (Thursday 20 March) is the International Day of Happiness, which was proclaimed by the General Assembly of the United Nations in its ...

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Today is Global Recycling Day!

Today (Tuesday 18 March) is the eighth Global Recycling Day, which was created in 2018 to help recognise and celebrate the importance recycling plays in preserving precious primary resources and se...

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Food Waste Action Week starts today!

Food Waste Action Week (17 to 23 March) starts today, which is the UK's biggest annual food waste reduction campaign.

Since 2021, Food Waste Action Week has been connecting businesses, gove...

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Sign Language Week starts today!

Sign Language Week (17 to 23 March) starts today, which is a flagship awareness week for British Sign Language (BSL) and Irish Sign Language (ISL).

The week is celebrated every year in Marc...

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Neurodiversity Celebration Week starts today!

Neurodiversity Celebration Week (17 to 23 March) starts today, which is a worldwide initiative that challenges stereotypes and misconceptions about neurological differences.

It aims to tran...

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Tomorrow is Digital Cleanup Day!

Tomorrow (Saturday 15 March) is Digital Cleanup Day, which is a day dedicated to cleaning up our digital lives, just like we clean up our physical environment on

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Today is World Sleep Day!

Today (14 March) is World Sleep Day, which unites global experts, organisations, and advocates to raise awareness about the crucial role of sleep in health and well-being.

The theme for thi...

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High court rules government acted unlawfully over fish catch limits

In a landmark decision, the High Court has ruled that the UK government acted unlawfully by setting fish catch limits above scientifically recommended levels, dealing a significant blow to the

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EU seeks to simplify sustainability reporting and CBAM

The European Commission has adopted new proposals that will cut red tape and simplify EU rules for citizens and businesses.

In February's

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Tomorrow is International Women's Day!

Tomorrow (Saturday 8 March) is International Women's Day, and this years theme from the UN is "For ALL women and girls: Rights. Equality. Empowerment".

Collectively for Int...

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Defra's reforms to transform waste management

The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) has outlined significant changes to packaging waste management in the UK through its Ex...

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