Theresa May's authority has been dealt a fresh blow after Cabinet Brexiteers blocked her preferred plan for a new trading arrangement with the European Union.

Ministers have been ordered to preserve the frictionless border between the Republic and Northern Ireland as the House of Lords inflicted a tenth defeat on the Government's flagship Brexit bill.

It is always pleasing when expectations are exceeded, when people are surprised because their experience is so much better than what they were expecting. Here at the British Safety Council we have several ways of doing that, often employed in a combination that brings a smile to the lips.

The principle of continual improvement has long been accepted as a key component of effective health and safety management, and the plan-do-check-act cycle is widely recognised throughout the world.

Theresa May has hinted that the Government could back a completely new type of customs agreement with the EU amid bitter Cabinet in-fighting.

British Safety Council’s conference in Bristol explores how the risks associated with work are changing and what can be done to prepare for the future:

Following some improvement in demand towards the end of 2017, mineral products markets started the year slowly, hit by weak construction activity and the impact of the particularly cold weather. 

Peers are expected to inflict yet another defeat on the Government today - this time on proposals to prevent a hard Northern Irish border after Brexit.

Change seems to be inevitable, we need to start planning for it today if we are going to be healthier and happier tomorrow, says Lawrence Waterman, Chairman, British Safety Council. 

The workloads of small and medium-sized (SME) construction firms grew slightly in the first three months of this year despite record numbers of builders reporting rising material prices, according to the Federation of Master Builders (FMB).

Tax havens around the world will be forced to publish the names of fat-cat property owners in a major government U-turn, it emerged today.

Theresa May has said ministers will ramp up their efforts to reverse a series of Lords amendments to the flagship Brexit bill which she claims would “tie the Government’s hands”.

John McDonnell has demanded a meeting with McDonald’s bosses as staff at the burger giant walk out in a bitter pay dispute.

A Labour frontbencher who defied Jeremy Corbyn on Brexit has been spared the sack, it has emerged.

British Safety Council launches a workshop to equip managers and health and safety teams with skills to encourage safe and healthy behaviours

It is now revealed that 10 per cent of people feel that they don’t have any good days at work. This statistic was highlighted in recent research undertaken by business psychology company Robertson Cooper. Under the title What is a Good Day at Work?, the report, based on a survey of 1,500 adults in the private and public sector in the UK, also found that the average person has about 3.7 good days at work each week, and that only 18 per cent of people have a full five-day week of good days.

It would be a “catastrophic error” for the UK to rush into a trade deal with the US after Brexit, an influential group of MPs has warned.

Shadow health minister Lord Hunt could be facing the sack from Jeremy Corbyn’s frontbench after voting for a second Brexit referendum.

In the modern world, the dangers of asbestos are well understood, but back in the 1970s it was widely used and thought to be a ‘wonder material’ with superb insulating and fire retardant properties. A huge number of people were unintentionally exposed to harmful fibres, and over 40 years later experts still believe we have not yet reached the peak in the number of resulting cases of asbestos-related disease.

The Government has suffered its seventh defeat in the House of Lords on its flagship Brexit legislation.

British Safety Council announces International Safety Award 2018 sector winners, health and safety champions, employee wellbeing initiative and OHS innovation winners

Rebel Lords have been accused by Number 10 of trying to overturn the EU referendum result as the Government braces itself for yet another defeat on its flagship Brexit bill.

Theresa May has come under fresh pressure over Brexit after a Cabinet minister reportedly warned that her latest customs plan with the EU would be a “disaster”.

Labour has promised to “end the misery of permanent debt” with a crackdown on overdraft fees charged by high street banks if it wins power.