Avainsana: England
Plastic straws to be banned in England from Thursday
The Department for Food, the Environment and Rural Affairs (Defra) first confirmed legislation to phase these items in May 2019, initially setting the deadline for…
Recycling rates lower in England’s poorest areas
Recycling rates for household waste are significantly lower in the most deprived areas of England, a Guardian analysis has found. A breakdown of data from…
Plastic bags: Government confirms all retailers in England to levy 10p charge from April
The 5p charge on plastic bags is being ramped up to 10p and will be extended to all retailers in England from April next year,…
Littering unpunished by many councils in England and Wales
Most councils issue less than one fine a week to litterers, according to data obtained via freedom of information rules, with one in six issuing…
End of an era as one of England’s last coal mines to close
One of the last commercial coal mines in England is set to close in County Durham, marking the end of an era after the final…
Bank of England cautiously upbeat on UK economy, banks and… Brexit
The Bank of England (BoE) has predicted that the economic downturn in the UK economy might be less severe than it thought at the start…
Use of plastic bags in England drops by 59% in a year
Shoppers’ use of plastic carrier bags in England has continued to fall – by 59% in the last year alone – since the introduction of…
Record low rape convictions for England and Wales branded ’utterly shameful’
Prosecutions and convictions for rape fell to a record low in England and Wales last year, official data showed on Thursday, amid warnings the system…
MPs warn parts of England face ’serious risk’ of running out of water within 20 years
There is a ”serious risk” that some parts of England will run out of water within the next 20 years, the Public Accounts Committee has…
England at serious risk of water shortage by 2040, MPs warn
England is at ”serious risk” of running out of water within 20 years because of policymakers’, regulators’ and the water sector’s failure to tackle leakage…
’Bubbles’: How England plans to reopen schools to all pupils
All pupils in England will be expected to return to school in September as part of government plans unveiled on Thursday, which include dividing students…
England’s privatised water firms paid £57bn in dividends since 1991
English water companies have handed more than £2bn a year on average to shareholders since they were privatised three decades ago, according to analysis for…
Calls to restart fruit and vegetable scheme in English schools
The government has been urged to reinstate its school fruit and vegetable scheme amid concerns that the diets of disadvantaged children have deteriorated during the…
Surge in marine plastic waste as people discard PPE used to ward off Covid-19
On England’s south coast, there is evidence of a new dimension to an old problem. Plastic waste has long plagued our seas and posed a…
Face coverings compulsory on public transport in England
Anyone travelling on public transport in England must wear a face covering from Monday under a new rule. More than 3,000 extra staff including police…
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