More than eight million vapes are thrown away or recycled incorrectly every week in the UK, resulting in environmental damage and an increased risk of lithium-ion battery fires, according to non-profit group Material Focus.
By Kerry Reals on 19 December 2024
Reforms aimed at reducing unemployment and tackling economic inactivity will focus on helping people with long-term health conditions return to work, preventing health conditions from developing in the first place and expanding access to mental health support, the UK Government has announced in a new white paper.
By Kerry Reals on 26 November 2024
UK workplaces rank among the worst in Europe for workplace demands, control at work and job strain, a new report has found.
By Belinda Liversedge on 26 November 2024
More than eight million vapes are thrown away or recycled incorrectly every week in the UK, resulting in environmental damage and an increased risk of lithium-ion battery fires, according to non-profit group Material Focus.
By Kerry Reals on 19 December 2024
The commitment by developed countries at the COP29 UN conference to channel $300 billion a year to developing countries by 2035 to ramp up climate action fails to address the enormity of the decarbonisation and adaptation challenge facing developing nations like India, the country’s representative to the conference has warned.
By Orchie Bandyopadhyay on 10 December 2024
Reforms aimed at reducing unemployment and tackling economic inactivity will focus on helping people with long-term health conditions return to work, preventing health conditions from developing in the first place and expanding access to mental health support, the UK Government has announced in a new white paper.
By Kerry Reals on 26 November 2024
UK workplaces rank among the worst in Europe for workplace demands, control at work and job strain, a new report has found.
By Belinda Liversedge on 26 November 2024
Climate talks in Azerbaijan ended with a last-minute finance agreement to provide developing countries with $300 billion a year by 2035, to support efforts to cut emissions and deal with the effects of climate change.
By Kerry Reals on 25 November 2024
The number of people in Great Britain who reported suffering work-related ill health fell slightly in 2023/24, compared with the previous year, but work-related fatalities and non-fatal injuries were both up, according to the latest annual statistics from the Health and Safety Executive (HSE).
By Kerry Reals on 20 November 2024
It is time to end the “brinkmanship” and “get down to the real business” of reaching a global agreement on financial support to help developing countries cut emissions and cope with the effects of climate change, the United Nations’ climate chief told negotiators in Azerbaijan as the COP29 summit entered its final week.
By Kerry Reals on 19 November 2024
Almost half of UK tradespeople view asbestos as a problem of the past and more than a quarter have not followed the correct removal procedures when they have encountered the deadly material, according to new research.
By Kerry Reals on 12 November 2024
Public health campaigners are demanding stronger action to prevent the setting off of fireworks and the burning of agricultural stubble after levels of PM2.5 fine particulate matter air pollution exceeded the ‘safe’ threshold by around 15 times in the capital Delhi during the annual Diwali festival.
By Orchie Bandyopadhyay on 10 November 2024
Artificial intelligence (AI) could displace up to 275,000 private-sector jobs a year in the UK at the peak of its adoption, leading to an overall displacement of between one million and three million jobs by 2050, new analysis by the Tony Blair Institute (TBI) has found.
By Kerry Reals on 08 November 2024
