Environment Secretary Emma Reynolds backed the move today, telling LBC stripping him of the gong should be ‘seriously considered’. “There has been some really bad practice both in water companies and we’ve seen poor leadership in our regulators. “The Environment Agency is under new leadership. It’s horrific what’s been happening, we’ve had record levels of…
As regulatory expectations grow more complex and financial crime risks continue to evolve, SymphonyAI, a global leader in Vertical AI platforms, offers a centralized, enterprise-grade technology foundation designed to operate at global scale while meeting local regulatory requirements. SymphonyAI supports Munich Re, one of the leading reinsurers, and subsidiaries through its financial crime platform, which combines domain-specific…
The Environment Agency will receive £45 million to strengthen waste crime enforcement as part of new government action plan. The £45 million in funding will be spread over three years and is on top of a previously announced £5.6 million increase to the Environment Agency’s enforcement budget. Announced as part of the new government…
The three sites identified for clearance include a notorious dump in Bickershaw, near Wigan, which caught fire last summer, forcing schools nearby to close. Residents living in the area have previously told the BBC they feel “forgotten about” as they are surrounded by rats, flies and an “unbearable smell”. Nicha Rowson, a beautician who has…
An experimental artificial intelligence (AI) agent broke from the constraints of its testing environment and used its newfound freedom to start mining cryptocurrency without permission. Dubbed ROME, the AI was created by Chinese researchers at an AI lab associated with retail giant Alibaba, as a means to develop the Agentic Learning Ecosystem (ALE). This effort…
If the first casualty of war is the truth, the environment can’t come far behind. The black rain that fell across Tehran two weekends ago was perhaps the most symbolic symptom of a litany of environmental devastation being wrought on Iran by the US-Israeli war machine since the start of the month. As I reported…
Eight years before he got the call telling him he had won the Stockholm water prize, Prof Kaveh Madani was being interrogated by Iran’s Revolutionary Guards, accused of being a spy for the CIA, MI6 or the Mossad. Today he is in exile and on Wednesday won the world’s most prestigious water prize for combining…
Defra and the Agency have also committed to cleaning up three large-scale waste dumping sites. The plan sets out what ministers describe as a “zero-tolerance” approach to illegal dumping across England, aiming to tackle illegal activity at its source, close regulatory loopholes, and strengthen the ability of enforcement bodies to intervene earlier. Waste crime is…
You’ve almost certainly seen gatekeeper butterflies, even if you don’t know them by name. The gatekeeper is, says naturalist and butterfly enthusiast Matthew Oates, “a charming butterfly; a charming meditation of soft oranges and browns”. Traditionally found in the “scrub edges” (the borders between grassland and woods) and at hedge margins, they are frequently seen…
