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Can Labour Fix England's Water Shortage Problem?
Can Labour Fix England's Water Shortage Problem?
Environment
England hasn’t built a new reservoir in more than 30 years but 10 are now promised – and even they may not be enough. Noah Vickers reports on the leaky plumbing – real and financial – draining the system
The Path to Net Zero: A special report to mark Net Zero Week 2025 Partner content
Environment
By Total Politics Impact
The Path to Net Zero: A special report to mark Net Zero Week 2025
Water Minister Emma Hardy: 'The Regulatory System Is Broken'
Environment
Water Minister Emma Hardy: "The Regulatory System Is Broken"
Troubled Waters – The Many Struggles Of The Canal And River Trust
Environment
Troubled Waters – The Many Struggles Of The Canal And River Trust
Labour Figures Grow Nervous About Net Zero After Reform Success
Environment
Labour Figures Grow Nervous About Net Zero After Reform Success
Labour MP Warns Planning Reforms Could Overwhelm Environment Regulator
Environment
Labour MP Warns Planning Reforms Could Overwhelm Environment Regulator
Victoria Atkins: I’ve Cross-Examined Gun-Toting Drug Lords – Labour MPs Don't Worry Me
Environment
Victoria Atkins: I’ve Cross-Examined Gun-Toting Drug Lords – Labour MPs Don't Worry Me
Opinion
The future of haulage is here: it’s time for a zero-emission mandate for HGVs Partner content
Environment
By Transport & Environment
The future of haulage is here: it’s time for a zero-emission mandate for HGVs
It’s time to double down on net-zero
Environment
By Alex Sobel MP
It’s time to double down on net-zero
Unleashing climate tech to achieve labour’s net-zero goals
Environment
By Steve Race MP
Unleashing climate tech to achieve labour’s net-zero goals
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Labour MPs Demand Colleagues Lose Whip Over Palestine Action Vote
Labour MPs Demand Colleagues Lose Whip Over Palestine Action Vote
Foreign affairs
Net Zero Week in Parliament 2025 ##sash##
Net Zero Week in Parliament 2025
Energy
Rachel Reeves: Hero of the Left
Rachel Reeves: Hero of the Left
By Tim Leunig
Political parties
One Year After The General Election: Where Are Former MPs Now?
One Year After The General Election: Where Are Former MPs Now?
Political parties
House of Lords To Move To QEII Centre While Parliament Restored
House of Lords To Move To QEII Centre While Parliament Restored
Parliament
Welfare Bill Passes House Of Commons Vote After Day Of Pain For Government
Welfare Bill Passes House Of Commons Vote After Day Of Pain For Government
Health
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Water Minister Emma Hardy: 'The Regulatory System Is Broken'
Environment
Water Minister Emma Hardy: "The Regulatory System Is Broken"
With water now a top political issue in Britain, Sienna Rodgers talks to Defra minister Emma Hardy who says regulation of the industry is ‘broken’ – and warns companies, ‘there’s no room to hide’
Troubled Waters – The Many Struggles Of The Canal And River Trust
Environment
Troubled Waters – The Many Struggles Of The Canal And River Trust
Over a decade ago, the government decided to place many of England and Wales’ inland waterways in the hands of the Canal & River Trust. As it struggles with increasing financial pressure and a furious row with part of the boating community, has the experiment failed? Alan White investigates. Illustrations by Tracy Worrall
Victoria Atkins: I’ve Cross-Examined Gun-Toting Drug Lords – Labour MPs Don't Worry Me
Environment
Victoria Atkins: I’ve Cross-Examined Gun-Toting Drug Lords – Labour MPs Don't Worry Me
Sienna Rodgers talks to shadow environment secretary Victoria Atkins who aims her fire at ‘City Steve’, ‘showman’ Nigel Farage and the government’s ‘Marxist’ policy on compulsory purchase
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Environment
By Woodland Trust
Over 40 organisations unite for a brighter future for woods and trees
The Woodland Trust is leading 47 cross-sector organisations* from across the UK in a call to celebrate, and secure the future of, our trees and woodland by creating a Charter for Trees, Woods and People.
Partner content
Environment
By Mineral Products Association
MPA’s Latest Sustainable Development Report Highlights the Industry’s Commitment to Transparency
The Mineral Products Association (MPA) has published its 2015 Sustainable Development (SD) Report, covering the year 2014.
Partner content
Environment
By AHDB Beef and Lamb
Polish TV debut for Quality Standard Mark lamb
Quality Standard Mark lamb took a starring role in one of Polands most popular TV cookery shows recently.
Energy Bill: Another constitutional battleground? Partner content
Environment
By Dods Monitoring
Energy Bill: Another constitutional battleground?
Assessing this week's Energy Bill debate, Dods Monitoring predicts February may see the Lords' willingness to block Government legislation tested again.
Partner content
Environment
By Energy Technologies Institute
Bioenergy should be accelerated in the UK to deliver affordable low carbon energy options
A new report Delivering Greenhouse Gas Emission Savings through UK Bioenergy Value Chains from the Energy Technologies Institute (ETI) reaffirms the potential of bioenergy as a low carbon game changer for the UKs future energy system with its importance as a development priority heightened following recent energy policy announcements.
Bioenergy hailed as ‘low carbon game changer’ Partner content
Environment
By Energy Technologies Institute
Bioenergy hailed as ‘low carbon game changer’
Bioenergy has the potential to be a low carbon game changer for the UK’s future energy system, according to a new report from the Energy Technologies Institute.
Partner content
Environment
By AHDB Beef and Lamb
New videos highlight importance of sending clean stock to slaughter
Producers are being reminded about the importance of ensuring livestock are clean when they are presented for slaughter in two videos produced by AHDB Beef Lamb.
Partner content
Environment
By Woodland Trust
48 cross-sector organisations unite to call for a UK Charter for Trees, Woods and People
The Woodland Trust is leading 48* organisations in a campaign to celebrate the value of our trees and woods and secure their future by creating a new Charter for Trees, Woods and People.
What’s next for nuclear in 2016? Partner content
Environment
By Nuclear Industry Association
What’s next for nuclear in 2016?
The Nuclear Industry Association sets out the challenges for the UK’s civil nuclear industry in 2016.
Partner content
Environment
By Campaign to Protect Rural England
Flooding in Northern England
Through the month of December 2015 Northern England faced terrible flooding. Communities in Cumbria, Yorkshire, Lancashire and Greater Manchester were faced with the devastating consequences of unprecedented rainfall and inadequate flood defences.
Partner content
Environment
By AHDB Beef and Lamb
New education programme to develop skills in meat supply chain
AHDB Beef Lamb have launched a Meat Education Programme to help further develop skills in the red meat supply chain.
Ensuring children achieve a happy and healthy adulthood
Environment
By Baroness Benjamin
Ensuring children achieve a happy and healthy adulthood
Baroness Benjamin writes ahead of her oral question today in the House of Lords on: 'ensuring that children grow up fit and healthy' in light of recent obesity reports.
Liquefied petroleum gas can help solve London's air quality crisis Partner content
Environment
By Calor Gas
Liquefied petroleum gas can help solve London's air quality crisis
Calor Gas' Head of Strategy and Corporate Affairs, Paul Blacklock writes that London cabs switching to LPG can improve London's air quality and calls on London Mayoral candidates to embrace this option.
Partner content
Environment
By British Veterinary Association
BVA and BVNA response to Defra statement about campaign to protect the title Veterinary Nurse

The British Veterinary Association (BVA) and British Veterinary Nursing Association (BVNA) have been actively supporting the RCVS' campaign to protect the title Veterinary Nurse.
Partner content
Environment
By AHDB Beef and Lamb
Impact of Free Trade Agreements on livestock sector in focus at AHDB Outlook Conference
The impact of Free Trade Agreements (FTAs) on the livestock sectors global competitiveness will be in the spotlight next month.
Partner content
Environment
By AHDB Beef and Lamb
Exports vital role for sheep meat sector
A two-pronged approach to developing global market opportunities will remain crucial for the sheep meat sector in 2016 and beyond, according to AHDB Beef Lamb.
New law will help Vets to reunite owners with missing pets Partner content
Environment
By British Veterinary Association
New law will help Vets to reunite owners with missing pets
With fewer than 100 days to go until microchipping becomes compulsory for all dogs in England, Scotland and Wales, the British Veterinary Association is urging dog owners to get their pets chipped.
Partner content
Environment
By Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons
RCVS responds to Defra statement on its ‘protect the VN title’ petition

In August 2015, the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons (RCVS) launched a petition asking the Government to protect the title ‘veterinary nurse’ by legally restricting it to registered veterinary nurses (RVNs), therefore making it an offence for unqualified and unregistered laypeople to refer to themselves as a veterinary nurse.
Partner content
Environment
By Policy Connect
Cutting costs and saving resources is an issue now relevant to every link in the supply chain reports the All-Party Parliamentary Sustainable Resource Group
The All-Party Parliamentary Sustainable Resource Group (APSRG) is launching its latest publication Link to Link: Driving Resource Efficiency across Supply Chains on 9th February in Parliament.
Partner content
Environment
By Calor Gas
Calor calls for LPG support to save lives in London
It is disgraceful that the nitrogen dioxide (NO2) hourly legal limit for the whole of 2016, has already been breached, just 8 days into the New Year, as reported by Clean Air in London.
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Environment
By Calor Gas
Christina Rees MP Visits Calor Gas Neath
Neath MP Christina Rees has visited her local Calor Gas depot in Aberdulais, to discover how the company has been preparing for winter and how it intends to keep its customers warm in the face of extreme weather conditions.
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Environment
By British Veterinary Association
BVA welcomes Defra capital spend on laboratory improvements

Speaking at the Oxford Farming Conference yesterday Environment Secretary Elizabeth Truss announced £65 million capital spend earmarked for laboratory improvements and upgrading the bio-containment facilities at Weybridge. Commenting, BVA President Sean Wensley said:
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Environment
By AHDB Beef and Lamb
New appointment bolsters AHDB Beef Lamb’s communications team
The communication of AHDB Beef Lambs research and development and knowledge exchange activity has been given a boost thanks to the appointment of a new technical communications officer.
Partner content
Environment
By Chartered Institution of Wastes Management
CIWM kick-starts 2016 with a year-long waste crime campaign
With the financial and environmental cost of waste crime continuing to escalate, CIWM has launched a co-ordinated 12 month campaign with the announcement today that it will be contributing almost 50k to a major initiative designed to raise business awareness of Duty of Care.
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Net Zero Week in Parliament 2025
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Portcullis House
Net Zero Week in Parliament 2025