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Training Effective training should enable all of the dutyholders to achieve compliance with the regulations in an efficient and cost-effective way, achieving the objectives of not hurting people without reducing, and sometimes enhancing, the efficiencies on the project and for future maintenance, cleaning, etc. The courses available from Callsafe Services Limited...

Danilo Lo Fo Wong, Programme Manager on Antimicrobial Resistance at the World Health Organization (WHO) tells Editor Laura Evans that antibiotic resistance is a global problem and needs to be stopped now Each year it is estimated that around 25,000 people die of antibiotic-resistant bacterial infections acquired in hospitals, throughout...

There has been significant growth in the number of new workers being taken on by companies across the UK... According to the latest Business Trends Report from BDO the employment index has seen growth. The readings for March came in at 113.0. This was almost the same as February's figure...

David Cameron has promised to deliver a programme that would enable some UK employees to undertake paid volunteering leave If the Conservative government stays in power they would offer up to 15 million workers three days paid leave a year to undertake voluntary work. According to the Tories volunteering has...

Cheshire East Council has announced it has secured a government grant to build new homes on brownfield land in Macclesfield... The Department for Communities and Local Government (DCLG) has confirmed it will provide funding for Cheshire East Council to make brownfield sites in Macclesfield ready for development. The funding will be...

The Scottish election campaign is set to focus on the rural economy, apprenticeships, and opportunities for women... It is expected that both the Scottish Conservatives and the Liberal Democrats will set out plans to help rural businesses develop. Scottish Conservative leader Ruth Davidson is set to visit a farm in Aberdeenshire...

We spend roughly 90% of our time indoors or in vehicles, so it’s fair to say that the buildings we live, work and play in everyday can have a significant impact on our comfort, health and wellbeing. Stacey Temprell, Residential Sector Director at Saint-Gobain, discusses how Saint-Gobain is improving...

Party leaders have made new pledges today based on employment, taxation and health as the battle for Downing Street gets underway... On the campaign trail, the leaders of the three major parties have laid out some of their plans if they win the General Election on 7 May. Today, Liberal Democrat...

Researchers have warned that parents are failing to spot obesity in their children, leading to significant health consequences... A study involving 2,976 UK families revealed only four parents thought their child was overweight, despite medical assessments finding there were 369 children classified as suffering weight issues. The research, published in the...

Christian Friis Bach, Under Secretary-General of the United Nations and Executive Secretary at the United Nations Economic Commission for Europe details the importance of renewing efforts against air pollution… Breathe in and breathe out. Hold your breath. If you do this too long, you can feel a strong urge to gasp and...

A report published by the House of Lords Economic Affairs Committee has revealed the government has no convincing case to spend £50bn building the HS2 rail line... Since it was first discussed, the high-speed (HS2) rail link between London and the north has been met with controversy. The pros and...

Cumbria County Council has launched a new campaign aimed at stopping young pregnant women from smoking... Support will be available for young mums-to-be between 16- and 25-years-old to help them to quit smoking. A new website, Quit for two, has been specifically developed to target this demographic and will utilise technology...

FirstGroup has been granted an extension on its deal with the government to run services along the Great Western network.... Rail and transport company FirstGroup will continue to run services on the Great Western rail network until 2019, it has emerged. Passengers will benefit from a series of upgrades over the...

Millions of pounds worth of investment will be plugged into rural businesses and communities across Kent... £5m will be available for businesses and community groups to support and develop growth in the rural region. The funding comes from the LEADER programme, which is a joint scheme between the EU and the...

An investigation conducted by The Independent has revealed that the big high street stores have not signed up to the living wage... The living wage has been something of a contentious issue lately. Many companies have signed up to give their employees the minimum rate of £7.85 an hour (£9.15...

MPs have voted in favour of introducing standardised packaging for cigarettes in the UK... The issue of plain packaging on cigarettes may have divided opinion in the past, but the issue has taken one step closer to reality after MPs voted in favour of plain packaging. The law now has...

Abellio, the new franchise owner of ScotRail, has unveiled the designs of 70 new trains being built for the service... The 70 new ScotRail trains will operated across the Edinburgh-Glasgow via Falkirk High Line, Scotland's busiest route, by 2017. The Stirling-Alloa-Dunblane line and south Glasgow suburban routes will also use...

A new report has said teacher training reforms are critical in Wales as the system has deteriorated significantly over the last decade... An independent review undertaken on behalf of the Welsh government has called for a radical overhaul of the system for training teachers. Professor John Furlong, who was appointed by...

Councils across Dorset have been left to pick up a £2.8m overspend on waste operations due to lax financial controls and a failure to follow procurement rules... Dorset councils are in trouble for wasting money on waste. A new report has revealed that until recently the Dorset Waste Partnership board...

In a visit to Derbyshire, Transport Secretary Patrick McLoughlin has seen how the government’s record investment in the rail network is connecting communities and boosting local business... McLoughlin travelled to Ilkeston to mark the start of work on a brand-new station serving the town, which will transform travel for passengers...