
The Environment Agency has accepted an Enforcement Undertaking from Birmingham based company Nobisco Ltd for breaking packaging legislation.
Nobisco is now working w...

A construction company has been fined for failing to comply with work at height regulations, after a worker fell from a garage roof.
Kidderminster Magistrates' Court heard that in February...

The decision to strip Liverpool of its World Heritage status was made at a United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) meeting in China.
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A director of a woodworking company has been fined for failing to comply with Enforcement Notices served to protect the health and safety of his employees.
Swansea Magistrates' Court heard...

Shell has confirmed that it will appeal against a landmark Dutch court ruling which called for them to cut carbon emissions faster.
In May 2021 the verdict was reached after Friends of the...

The United Kingdom has countersigned Multilateral Agreement M338 on 12 July 2021, under section 1.5.1 of the ADR relating to the carriage of Butadienes and Hydrocarbon mixture, stabilised of Class...

The European Union has announced new climate change legislation, with the focus on pushing towards its goal of becoming carbon neutral by 2050.
12 draft proposals were announced this week,...

On 9 July 2021, the Environment Agency (EA) successfully prosecuted Southern Water for thousands of illegal raw sewage discharges which polluted rivers and coastal waters in...

The United Nations Convention on Biological Diversity (CBD) has drafted an agreement to eliminate plas...

Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick has announced the introduction of new policies that aim to restrict the use of Article 4 directions when it comes to housing delivery.
Under the Town and Co...

A Consultation has been published, seeking views on the Government's proposal to improve and strengthen the Energy Savings Opportunity Scheme (ESOS) and increase the uptake...

Until now, the Building Safety Bill has been in draft form. However, the Bill has now been set before Parliament and is begin...

The Environment Agency is seeking views on the options for changes to the attendance requirements for technically competent managers (TCMs) in relation to rules associated w...

A director who allowed thousands of tonnes of waste to be illegally deposited in a former quarry has been jailed for more than two years.
Mark Foley, of Cardiff, was jailed for illegally di...

In the Commissioners for Her Majesty's Customs and Excise v Devon Waste Management Limited, Biffa Waste Services Limited, Veolia ES Landfill Limited, Veolia Cleanaway (UK) Limited, the HMRC were ap...