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Border-control plans prove divisive amid ‘challenging’ timescales
Government’s draft border control plans introduce risk-based controls on food and feed coming into the UK from the EU
All-party parliamentary debate puts spotlight on air quality
Indoor Air Quality (IAQ) debate highlights need to improve awareness of health impacts, while Clean Air (Human Rights) Bill would define ‘clean air’ indoors...
Figures show true cost of forever chemicals to society
Calculations show that cost of ‘forever chemicals’ to society far outweighs profits made by manufacturers
Swiss study shows microbes can degrade plastics at low temperatures
Microbes capable of functioning at 15°C could represent a breakthrough in the microbial recycling of plastics
Sewage legislation leads to a storm of opposition
Storm overflows to be fitted with monitoring devices by end of 2023 as water companies to be held to account
UK investment in clean energy fell by 10% in 2022
Research by the Liberal Democrats suggests UK is falling behind as US and Europe increase investment
Children and young people need to boost activity levels
Bristol University research shows less than half of children have returned to pre-pandemic activity levels and many are still more sedentary during the week
Rise in demand for food banks puts spotlight on benefits system
37% more food parcels distributed by Trussell Trust in last year, including more than a million for children
Almost half of UK bosses report increase in workplace mental health issues
Survey shows increase in mental health issues among UK employees, as reported by nearly half of employers
Campaigners say road-building spree could derail UK’s net zero targets
Updated DfT plan increases carbon emission figures by 130 megatonnes as HGV and van miles higher than forecast