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And they ask us to help, as i say, i think it will be very difficult to say no. We dont need unilateral action, we need to work through the un but, above all, we need to bend ourselves totally to getting a political settlement in syria. The government loses a court bid to delay publication of its Air Pollution Strategy until after the general election. New figures show a big rise in Violent Crime in england and wales with knife crime at its highest level for six years. And how readers are turning off their e books and switching back to paper, as publishers enjoy a record year. Good evening, th...

The EU’s reuse targets for transport packaging could backfire and cause a 12-million tonne surge in plastic consumption, the Confederation of Paper Industries (CPI) has warned.

The EU is currently debating legislation which could lead to plastic flooding the market and turning back the dial on progress.

Some, but not all parts of the industry will benefit from enhanced support under the government’s new pared back Energy Bills Discount Scheme, amid a warning from the FSB that thousands of SME businesses could close because of the upcoming “cliff edge” when the current scheme ends in March.

Energy-intensive businesses have criticised the UK government’s refusal to launch a public campaign encouraging households to cut usage, as the threat of winter blackouts looms.