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Company fined for exposing worker to risk of developing occupational asthma

A car retailer based in the South East of England has been fined after a car bodywork sprayer developed occupational asthma.

West Hampshire Magistrates' Court heard that in October 2011 and...

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£1.2 bn investment for weather and climate supercomputer

On 17 February 2020 the Department for Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy confirmed a £1.2 bn investment for a state-of-the-art supercomputer to help predict severe weather and the...

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Calls for military to lose immunity from prosecution over safety breaches

A recent investigation carried out by BBC Wales revealed that the Ministry of Defence (MoD) breached health and safety laws 40 times and 148 service personnel have died during training ex...

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Kent man convicted for unlicensed fishing and public order offences

A man from Kent has been fined over £1,700 for unlicensed fishing and public order offences.

The man had pleaded not guilty to charges of unlicensed fishing and using threatening, abu...

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Government announces projects to receive funds for urban trees

The government has declared that 13 projects in urban communities in England will receive a share of £10 million in the first round of the Urban Tree Challenge Fund.

The scheme, which...

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Construction company fined after employee suffers life-changing injuries

A company that designs, manufactures and distributes construction materials has been fined after an employee suffered serious injuries, including his left arm being amputated.

Loughborough&...

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EU debate use of mercury in lightbulbs

The EU Member States have been split in a debate over whether the exemption that allows the use of mercury in fluorescent lighting products should continue. 

Mercury is classified as a...

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Planning report suggests new minister

A new report by the Building Better, Building Beautiful Commission (BBBBC) has suggested various changes to promote and increase the use of high-quality design for new build homes and neighbourhood...

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New funding for North East rail services

The Government are set to provide £500 million worth of funding to North East rail services.

The improvements will include bringing new trains to the current Tyne and Wear Metro line,...

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Rolls-Royce plans mini nuclear reactors by 2029

Manufacturer Rolls-Royce has said it plans to install and operate factory-built power stations, which could be generating power in the UK by 2029.

Mini nuclear stations can be mass manufact...

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Carlisle company fined after customer fatally crushed

A Carlisle auto-salvage company was fined after a customer was trapped and fatally crushed, when a lift truck he had purchased was loaded onto his own recovery vehicle.

Carlisle Crown Court...

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Woman given custodial sentence for Hernhill waste crime

A woman from Kent, whose family business was running an illegal waste operation, has been given a total of 30 weeks custodial sentence.

The woman helped her father and sister run the operat...

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New building safety regulator to be established

Housing Secretary Robert Jenrick, has announced the creation of a new building safety regulator within the Health and Safety Executive (HSE).

The announcement comes...

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Building owners where dangerous cladding still present to be named

In an address to the House of Commons, Robert Jenrick, the Secretary of State for Housing, Communities and Local Government admitted that progress to make safe domestic high-rise buildings with uns...

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"The moment of crisis has come"

Alongside Greta Thunberg, Sir David Attenborough has in recent years become a figurehead in the fight against climate change. And it is a fight. We've been warned repeatedly for several years that...

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