The UK government has confirmed that it will start trialling driverless lorry technology in the UK. Earlier in the month the Department for Transport said that the UK was to lead the way in trialling "HGV platoons". Now the Chancellor ...
The UK government has scrapped the proposal of levying sugar tax on food and drink products, which are believed to contain high calories and culprits for growing obesity levels in the country. The government is believed to be not in ...
Tags: High-Calorie Products, Sugar
UK Government has selected four cities to receive £40m funds to promote green vehicle technology. The cities include Nottingham, Bristol, Milton Keynes and London which have been selected in the Go Ultra Low City Scheme, launched by ...
During 2014, the UK government announced that it was cutting beer duty by £0.01 per pint for the second consecutive year as part of its budget released in March 2014. This move was taking in an effort to boost a previously declining ...
Tags: Beer Sales Volume, Beer
Unilever is reducing the size of its ice cream offerings Cornetto, Ben & Jerry's and Feast by one third in an effort to bring all its single-serving ice creams to 250 calories. This move comes in response to the UK government's ...
The Department of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) has established Great British Food Unit intended to boost exports and create 5,000 jobs in food and drinks manufacturing sectors. The partnership between the sector ...
Tags: Defra, Food Products
Changes to the UK renewable energy subsidies, including programs such as Feed-in Tariff scheme and Renewable Obligation, will contribute a total reduction of GBP500 million-GBP600 million ($746 million-$895 million) from the Levy Control ...
Tags: Renewables Energy, fuel, climate change
The UK waste management companies are calling for minimization of Christmas waste through recycling and re-use methods, after the UK government disclosed alarming figures on Britain’s wrapping paper wastage amounting to 227,000 miles. ...
The UK fishermen will now be able to apply for a share in the €243m new European Maritime and Fisheries Funding (EMFF) to mold their businesses according to the modified Common Fisheries Policy (CFP), which intends to aid their ...
AkzoNobel plans to invest more than €1.3 million to build a pilot plant for coating resins at its Performance Coatings site located in Felling, UK. The state-of-the-art facility - which will create three new jobs and safeguard a ...
Tags: AkzoNobe, Performance Coatings
Chile is planning to implement strict rules for tobacco, including plain packaging that depict the gory consequences of consuming such products. The government is proposing a bill that mandates tobacco firms to bring in changes in ...
Tags: Plain Packaging, Cigarettes
Environment Secretary Elizabeth Truss is calling on retailers to better label British produce in supermarkets, in a bid to support struggling dairy farmers in the country. The supermarkets in the country may be forced by the government to ...
A new £2.5 million fund will give Scottish motorists access to an interest-free loan of up to £50,000 for electric or plug-in hybrid vehicles. The Electric Vehicle Loan is open to anyone looking to buy a new electric or ...
Researchers at the National Fruit Collection have received £1.9m in grants from the UK government for their research to increase fruit resilience. The study will identify fruit varieties such as apples and cherries that can ...
Indonesian President Joko Widodo and the visiting British Prime Minister David Cameron have expressed their commitment to improve economic ties between the two nations. Addressing a joint press conference in Jakarta, Cameron said, ...
Tags: Economic Ties, engineering, energy