Disabled people invited to shape future of PIP
Registration now open for workshops to guide the recommendations made by Timms review in personal independence payments. People with disabilities and/or a
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Earth’s mycorrhizal fungal network is unravelling as grasslands disappear
The vast underground fungal system is responsible for distributing nutrients and water, and storing carbon.
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Messages of hope (and regenerative farming solutions) from wildfire ravaged Spain
Southern Europe is once again battling the worst summertime symptoms of our climate emergency. We
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UK’s position ‘indefensible’ as EU packaging rules come into force
New EU rules aimed at reducing packaging waste and making packaging more sustainable have come
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Oxford’s gym scheme brings the homeless into the community
A scheme offering free leisure centre access to people experiencing homelessness in Oxford has been
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Arrests made in waste dumping case
Environment Agency action sees two men arrested and bailed on suspicion of waste offences at a farm
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Government launches review of EV sales targets as ZEV mandate consultation opens
The UK government has launched a consultation on the Zero Emission Vehicle (ZEV) Mandate, seeking industry and public views on the pathway to ending sales of new petrol and diesel cars by 2030 and ensuring all new cars and vans are fully zero-emission by 2035.
The toxic trade-off of stricter car emission standards
Stricter vehicle emissions standards are dramatically reducing the overall amount of volatile organic compounds (VOCs)
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Wirral Council fined £6,000 after worker injured in stepladder fall
Wirral Council has been fined £6,000 after an employee suffered broken ribs and a fractured
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Closure orders are an ‘important enforcement tool’ for Local Authorities
The Chartered Trading Standards Institute (CTSI) has welcomed the Government’s plan to double the maximum
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Yes, 100 year-old law applies to likes of Meta
CTS confirms ban on Meta glasses in judicial buildings in England and Wales, as per long established
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Ofsted wins first prosecution of illegal children’s home provider
A company and two directors have been fined for running unregistered children’s homes, in the
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End Digital Poverty Day expands into week-long national campaign
End Digital Poverty Day will become End Digital Poverty Week this September, as the Digital
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£20m to get robots farming
Government announced funding for development of robots and automated systems that can plant, tend and harvest crops New farming
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Children’s care costs six times more than Eton – what’s gone wrong?
As the Competition and Markets Authority investigates England’s children’s social care market, David Rankin of
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lastinghealth: ‘We’re only beginning to understand what these chemicals are doing’
Health was never part of Bob Woods’ career plan. After decades in finance and co-founding
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Hidden impact: PFAS, air pollution and data centres
Everybody is talking about AI’s huge drain on resources. Nobody is looking at chemical pollution
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