Why scaling back ESG rules will not solve the sustainability data challenge
Great Britain may no longer be part of the EU, but the bloc’s environmental reporting
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Britain’s fiscal spring clean: will forecasts bring sunshine?
Although Rachel Reeves insists the Spring Statement will contain ‘no policy announcements’, past experiences suggest
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£9bn developer cash sits idle in councils across England and Wales
Councils are holding more than £9bn in developer contributions, intended to fund schools, healthcare and
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Can devolution unlock London’s housing crisis?
The target of 88,000 new London homes every year reflects the capital’s housing crisis. Yet
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The politics of wood smoke pollution in Australia’s national capital
Local politicians in the Australian Capital Territory (ACT) have been advised that phasing out domestic
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Updated guidelines for councils on dealing with litter louts
Legally binding guidance for councils across England includes on-the-spot fines of up to £500 Today, the government has
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Peterborough City Council blocked from selling Hindu temple
A High Court judge has temporarily blocked Peterborough City Council from proceeding with the sale
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Court blocks illegal waste dumping at Wigan Cricket Ground
The Environment Agency has obtained a court order restricting access to land in Wigan, Greater
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Council calls for new homes to go to Welsh-speakers only
A community council in Gwynedd has thrown its weight behind plans for a new affordable
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What has AI ever done for us?
75% of citizens can’t name a single way in which the public sector currently uses
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Edinburgh team fuels hydrogenation with bread
Researchers successfully use waste bread to produce carbon-negative version of chemical process widely used in
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Pressure mounts on X as critics rally against Grok deepfakes
‘The disturbing rise in AI intimate image abuse, facilitated by platforms such as Grok, is
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From systems to people: how Bromley is transforming social care
Digital change in adult social care is urgent. In Bromley, a partnership with the Social
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MI5 and MI6 see biodiversity loss as national security risk
Last month, we were told nature depletion means population displacement, global instability, supply chain collapse,
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