A tree surgeon dislocated his hip after falling more than 18 metres to the ground when the limb of a diseased tree he was working on gave way, a court heard today.

An Ayrshire waste recycling firm has been fined for serious safety failings after an agency worker severed his left arm at the shoulder while clearing a conveyor belt blockage.

British Minister for the Middle East Tobias Ellwood MP visited the Gaza Strip today. He was the first British Minister to travel to Gaza since this summer’s conflict.

Mr Ellwood visited the Shujaiyya...

Today, Foreign Secretary Philip Hammond met Dr Ayad Allawi, Vice President of Iraq, in London. Speaking after the meeting, the Foreign Secretary said:

Vice President Allawi and I agreed that the international...

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This licence allows landowners and their representatives to establish and maintain feeding stations near to hen harrier nests, for the purpose of reducing red grouse predation. It covers the dates 1 April to ...

This licence allows you to use live-capture cage traps and artificial light against badgers. To use this licence you’ll need a separate licence, issued under the Protection of Badgers Act 1992, that allows you...