Man given suspended jail term for illegal Lincolnshire waste site
The Environment Agency has successfully prosecuted a Lincolnshire man for running an illegal waste site at Thorpe Farm, Skendleby, in East Lindsey. HM GovernmentSource
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Hertfordshire waste boss to pay £79,000 gained from illegal sites
Quarry director let waste mountains pile up way beyond legal amount. Enough waste at one site to nearly fill the Royal Albert Hall 3 times HM GovernmentSource
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Rough sleeping funding: grant determination letter
Notification of additional funding to local authorities to provide extra support to care leavers at risk of homelessness or rough sleeping. HM GovernmentSource
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£7m beach management scheme reduces flood risk in Lincolnshire
Sand will be topped up on beaches between Saltfleet and Gibraltar Point to reduce the risk of flooding for Lincolnshire’s coastal communities. HM GovernmentSource
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£25 billion powered Wales Pension Partnership pool to deliver growth and jobs for Wales
People from Cardiff to Carmarthen will see a boost to their local communities and job opportunities, thanks to the Wales Pension Partnership (WPP) launching a new investment company that pools £25 billion of assets. HM GovernmentSource
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‘Digital Excellence Programme helped me connect the dots on AI’
Julie Fitzpatrick is putting her learning into action and sharing best practice with others. HM GovernmentSource
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UK mortgage lending at four-year high amid rush to avoid stamp duty rise
Figures show a 290% rise in mortgage borrowing, but approvals for new home purchases fell for the third month A rush to get property purchases over the line before last month’s stamp duty rise pushed UK mortgage lending to a four-year high in March, official data shows. Bank
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Trump tariffs likely to drag down weak UK growth, Bank policymaker warns
Sarah Breedon says too early to judge impact on inflation of ‘most significant change in trade policy in a century’ Business live – latest updates UK economic growth will be hit by US tariffs, which are the biggest trade policy change in a century, a senior Bank of
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Barclays cuts rates on some mortgages to below 4% amid US tariffs turmoil
Bank is largest UK lender to cut rates in apparent response to turbulence, and experts predict others will follow Business live – latest updates Barclays has become the largest UK lender so far to cut its mortgage rates in apparent response to the financial turmoil sparked by the
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Bank of England says AI software could create market crisis for profit
Concern grows over programs deployed to act with autonomy that may ‘exploit weaknesses’ Business live – latest updates Increasingly autonomous AI programs could end up manipulating markets and intentionally creating crises in order to boost profits for banks and traders, the Bank of England has warned. Artificial intelligence’s
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