Category: In The News

Textile company fined after director killed by reversing HGV A textile manufacturer has been fined £220,000 after one of its directors was killed by a reversing HGV in Rochdale. Daniel Ames was a director of The British Millerain Company Limited and had offered to stay behind at the company warehouse to wait for the return […]

Teen’s thumb re-attached after being severed off at work Doctors managed to successfully reattach the thumb of a teenage apprentice after it had been severed off by a rotating blade. The then 18-year-old resumed his apprenticeship with another firm following the procedure. He was employed as an apprentice joiner by 3B Construction when the incident […]

Company fined after worker is crushed by car A Liverpool motor vehicle repair company has been fined after a car fell from a two-post car vehicle lift onto a worker who was on his break. The court heard how the man suffered multiple serious fractures in the incident at a garage in the Kensington area […]

Liverpool Named World’s First ‘Accelerator City’ for Climate Action by UN Climate Change The City of Liverpool in northwest England has become the world’s first ‘Accelerator City’ for climate action, under UN Climate Change’s Entertainment and Culture for Climate Action (ECCA) programme. The title comes in recognition of Liverpool’s impressive commitment to innovation and smart regulation to […]

Airport prosecuted after pensioner fell from ambulift The owner of Edinburgh Airport has been fined £80,000 after a pensioner fell from an ambulift on his return from holiday. Following the fall, James Young was admitted to hospital, but died more than a week later from his injuries. The 81-year-old had just landed at the airport […]

UK’s muddy saltmarshes vital to tackle climate change, report finds The UK’s saltmarshes are vital “sinks” that lock away climate-warming greenhouse gases in layers of mud, according to a new report from WWF. Much of the UK’s saltmarshes have been lost to agriculture but the charity says they are unsung heroes in nature’s fight against […]

School trust fined after member of public hit by falling tree branch A school academy trust has been fined and a man given a suspended prison sentence after a member of the public was hit by a falling tree branch. Bishop Bewick Catholic Education Trust and gardening services provider Nicolas Thépot (trading as ‘The Green […]

Harrods latest retailer to be hit by cyber attack The luxury department store Harrods says it is the latest retailer to have been targeted by a cyber attack. The firm said it had “restricted internet access at our sites” following an attempt to gain access to its systems. It comes the day after the Co-op […]

Safety Regulator misses deadline to clear Gateway 2 backlog The Building Safety Regulator has missed its target to clear the backlog of Gateway 2 approvals by April, stalling the start of dozens of high-rise residential projects across the country. Latest figures reveal that over two-thirds of Gateway 2 applications transferred to the BSR last autumn […]

TfL bans non-folded e-bikes on its transport network Transport for London (TfL) has announced that all non-folded e-bikes will be banned on parts of London’s transport network from 31 March to ensure the safety of customers and staff. TfL has been working closely with the London Fire Brigade and other partners to carry out a […]