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Plans to make it easier for consumers to recycle packaging waste move a step closer today, as reporting requirements for Extended Producer Responsibility (EPR) come into force. Extended Producer Responsibility for Packaging (pEPR) will make firms...

In the last financial year 2021/2022 The Empty Property Team at Birmingham City Council brought 267  homes back into residential use. From April 2022 to January  2023 the team brought an additional 184 homes back into...

(C)UNICEF/UN0541828/SatuJahan, 18, gave birth to her first baby with the support of a UNICEF primary healthcare centre in the Rohingya refugee camps.   Every two minutes, a woman dies during pregnancy or childbirth, according to the...

A new athletics track for Utilita Arena Birmingham, purchased by Birmingham City Council, is set to host its first event this weekend in the shape of the UK Athletics Indoor Championships. The track replaces the original,...

A record amount of government support reached some of the country’s most vulnerable households in January, as those on traditional prepayment meters (PPM) redeemed more energy bill support vouchers than at any other point in the...

Environment Secretary Thérèse Coffey has demanded water companies share plans on improving Britain’s water infrastructure. The fresh move is part of the drive for better water quality, building on significant work with industry and regulators, allowing...

Environment Agency fisheries patrol officers, including a voluntary bailiff, at various locations across the South East, have caught and successfully prosecuted 7 anglers for illegal fishing. One angler has also been prosecuted for the theft of...

A company which charged taxpayers significant sums to make claims for tax refunds has been stopped from operating. Tax Credits Ltd (TCL) can no longer trade as a repayment agent after HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC)...

The second Bangladesh – UK Trade and Investment Dialogue was held in Dhaka, Bangladesh on 19 February 2023. The Government of Bangladesh was represented by the Commerce Secretary, Mr Tapan Kanti Ghosh. The British High Commissioner,...

Minister for Development Andrew Mitchell in Türkoğlu, Turkey. • first trip by UK minister to Turkey since devastating earthquakes to witness first-hand impact of UK aid, helping those affected in Turkey and Syria • follows major new...