Food producers, shops and restraurants in UK may be asked to pay up to $325m a year to fund the new Food Standards Agency - possibly through a flat rate licence
Air pollution may cause the premature deaths of up to 24,000 people in Britain each year, according to UK government report that could bolster calls for action against traffic congestion. A team of
The Norwegian government expects Royal Dutch/Shell the Anglo Dutch oil company to dismantle its controversial Brent Spar offshore platform on the west coast of Norway, more than two years after an
Four hundred homes in southern African villages now have mains power, and thousands more will soon be getting it, thanks to an old technique that has been reworked by the African arm of a UK
The European Commission recommended a resumption of beef exports from Northern Ireland in the first relaxation of the global ban on British beef it imposed in March 1996, to stem the spread of mad
German environmentalists hailed a Berlin court ruling which threw out an attempt to reopen a DM7bn nuclear power station near Koblenz on the Rhine that has stood silent for almost 10
The Colombian government is requesting $2.5m in humanitarian aid from the European Union to help small farmers hit by a severe drought. Water rationing has been introduced in parts of the country
The red, white and blue of US flags will be flying in Hong Kong's wet markets this weekend as US poultry producers try to persuade consumers it's safe to eat American
A Greenpeace delegation arrived in Asuncion to clarify and explain the information it gathered on waste exportations to Paraguay, research the cases recently made public and urge the Paraguan
