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Office conversions cost communities thousands of affordable homes

Research by the Local Government Association (LGA) suggests that communities have potentially lost out on 13,500 affordable homes in the past four years as a result of permitted development rules.<...

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Ocean temperatures hit record high as rate of heating accelerates

The heat in the world's oceans reached a new record level in 2019, showing "irrefutable and accelerating" heating of the planet.

The world's oceans are the clearest measure of the climate e...

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Plans to cut cars from driving through Birmingham city centre

Birmingham City council have published their new transport plan which proposes banning private cars from taking journeys through the city centre.

Private vehicles would be able to driv...

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Rebuilt historical pub to change use

A pub built in Battersea in 1854 - the Alchemist - ceased trading in 2013 after 159 years. In 2015, the pub was illegally demolished with the developer claiming the building was structurally unsafe...

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Most polluting cars could be pulled from UK market

The automotive industry has warned that post Brexit, carmakers could pull higher polluting models from the UK market in a bid to meet stricter carbon dioxide limits.

New European rules stat...

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Quorn to be first major brand to introduce carbon labelling

Quorn is to become the first major brand to introduce carbon labelling on its products.

The new labels, aimed at helping consumers understand the environmental impact of their shopping, wil...

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Bed frames for Tokyo 2020 made from recyclable cardboard

The organisers of Tokyo 2020 Olympic and Paralympic games aim to significantly reduce the impact of the waste generated during the event by using recycled and recyclable materials in the furni...

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Halfords fined over £200,000 over accident at Preston store

National bike and car part retailer Halfords Ltd was ordered to pay a total of £213,406.35 by Blackburn Magistrates' Court, for breaching a number of health and safety provisions.

The...

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Private prosecution success for Aviva in fraudulent insurance claim case

A 41-year-old former law student from Dewsbury was sentenced to 21 months for pretending to trip over a crate of orange juice cartons in a supermarket, and claim for her injuries.

The case...

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Pet food company makes £75,000 environmental donations for recycling cost negligence

Kennelpak Ltd from Nottingham has paid over £75,000 to the Nottinghamshire Wildlife Trust and the Erewash Canal Preservation & Development Association, for failing to meet its p...

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Appeal against decision for noise-induced hearing loss allowed

The appellant factory operator, Alcoa Manufacturing (GB) Limited, appealed against a decision upholding the respondent's claim for damages for noise-induced hearing loss.

The respondent had...

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Vehicle repair company fined after death of worker

A vehicle recovery and repair company has been sentenced after a new worker suffered fatal crush injuries during maintenance work, only hours after he started his new job.

Birmingham Magist...

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Fishing licence fees help restore a Suffolk river

A year-long project to reinvigorate a Suffolk river and increase the fish population has been completed.

The Environment Agency, Sudbury and Long Melford Angling Clu...

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Decline in planning applications received from July to September

District-level planning authorities received 106,500 planning applications between July and September 2019, 4% fewer than in the same quarter of 2018.

The statistics released by the Ministr...

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High hopes for natural gas and hydrogen blend in the grid

Scientists and technicians at Keele University campus have trialled a greener mix of gas by blending it with 20% hydrogen which produces less CO2 when burning during...

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