Coalition of UK environmental organisations urges UK Government to enforce bee-harming pesticide bans.
Thirteen leading UK environmental organisations are today calling for the UK Government to show its commitment to reversing bee declines by fully enforcing the ban on neonicotinoid pesticides.
From Monday 2 December 2014, the EU-wide ban on three neonicotinoid pesticides...
The Government’s chief legal advisor will in future issue advisory notices to Twitter and Facebook users to help prevent them committing a contempt of court.
The advice has previously only been issued to journalists on a ‘not for publication basis’ is designed to make to make sure a fair trial takes place will warn people not to comment on certain aspects of court cases.
Household utility bills may continue to rise above the rate of inflation for the next 17 years, according to the Government's spending watchdog, the National Audit Office (NAO).
A report by the watchdog has concluded that government and regulators do not know by how much overall expected new investment by the private sector in infrastructure will increase household utility bills for...
Firefighters in Plymouth have walked out for a fourth time today (Wednesday 13 November) over pensions and the age of retirement. The four-hour strike action took place between 10am and 2pm.
The action by firefighters in England and Wales follows a deadlock in talks between the Fire Brigades Union (FBU) and government over pensions and retirement age.
The Government says that more than 2,000 people have put in offers on homes under the Help to Buy scheme, totalling £365 million of new mortgage lending.
The applications are backed by a ‘decision in principle’ by RBS and Lloyds, the first two participating banks, for 95 per cent mortgages. Ten of the 2,384 applications have already completed.
The government is setting out a range of proposals to reshape workplace pensions for future generations.
The Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) says these are designed to create more certainty for individuals, share investment risks more equally, and help employers to keep offering the best possible workplace pensions.
The proposals follow the government's commitment in the...
Reforms to make the energy market competitive and work in the public interest unveiled as part of the Annual Energy Statement 2013
Consumers will find it easier to switch and get the best deal, forcing energy companies to compete much more actively for their custom, according to the Government.
Energy and Climate Change Secretary Edward Davey announced the reforms on...
As the bosses of the UK's six biggest energy companies are called in front of the Energy and Climate Change Committee (ECCC), to justify recent price rises; the consumer champion Which? has launched a campaign to persuade the Chancellor of the Exchequer to take action on rising energy bills in his Autumn Statement.
Which? said: "With almost eight in ten people worried about rising...
