Fly-tipper caught dumping rubbish on Birmingham street during bin strike Saturday, May 2, 2026 fly-tipping birmingham rubbish binstrike waste dumping crime court environment cleanup During the bin strike in Birmingham in June 2024, Nelu Marius Putulan made the careless decision to dump three bags of rubbish on Crick Lane. Initially, he denied responsibility for the waste, but later admitted guilt at the … Read More
King Charles Delivers Historic Speech to US Congress with Heartfelt Tribute to Queen Elizabeth Saturday, May 2, 2026 kingcharles uscongress statevisit usukrelations 250thanniversary diplomacy environment ukraine britishmonarchy transatlantic King Charles delivered a momentous speech during his four-day state visit to the United States alongside Queen Camilla, commemorating the 250th anniversary of American independence. Addressing a joint session of Congress on … Read More
Drivers Could Lose Licences Under New Crackdown on Fly-Tipping Friday, May 1, 2026 flytipping licensing punishment drivers defra wastecrime labour penalties environment enforcement The Labour government is introducing tougher measures to combat fly-tipping, giving courts enhanced powers to penalize offenders by imposing driving licence restrictions and even disqualifications. Under the new proposals, … Read More
Campaign Group Rises to Protect Walsall Woodland from School Development Friday, April 24, 2026 walsall reedswood woodland school development environment protest community traffic conservation A new grassroots campaign group, Keep Reedswood Green – Say No to School Development Site, has formed in Walsall, driven by residents opposing the planned construction of a new school on Reedswood Park. Their inaugural … Read More
HMRC to Appeal London Tribunal Ruling That Would Lower VAT on Public EV Chargers Wednesday, April 22, 2026 hmrc vat ev electricvehicles publiccharging taxlaw environment evadoption faircharge chargemystreet HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) has announced it will appeal a London tax tribunal decision that ordered a reduction of VAT on public electric vehicle (EV) chargers from 20% to 5%. This ruling, which recognized that HMRC has … Read More
Rachel Reeves Raises EV Tax Threshold, Exempts 116 Models from £440 Luxury Charge Tuesday, April 21, 2026 ev tax vehicleexciseduty electriccars rachelreeves luxurycartax transportpolicy automotive environment chancellor sport The Labour Party Chancellor, Rachel Reeves, has confirmed a significant change in Vehicle Excise Duty (VED) policy benefiting electric vehicle (EV) owners. From April 1, the Expensive Car Supplement (ECS), an additional £440 … Read More