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Government Urged To Boost Support For Killing 'Menace' Grey Squirrels
Government Urged To Boost Support For Killing "Menace" Grey Squirrels
Environment
A group of Tory MPs are calling on the government to increase the grants provided to landowners to trap and cull grey squirrels, and further support other methods of squirrel population control to protect the "precious" native red squirrel.
Tory MP Urges People To 'Think Carefully' Before Buying Puppies
Environment
Tory MP Urges People To "Think Carefully" Before Buying Puppies
Environmental Leaders Are Confident About Labour's Green Agenda
Environment
Environmental Leaders Are Confident About Labour's Green Agenda
Rural Voters Feel Labour Doesn’t 'Get' Them, Says Shadow Environment Secretary
Environment
Rural Voters Feel Labour Doesn’t "Get" Them, Says Shadow Environment Secretary
Iceland Boss Accuses Rishi Sunak Of 'Neo-Trumpian' Climate Politics
Environment
Iceland Boss Accuses Rishi Sunak Of "Neo-Trumpian" Climate Politics
Environment Watchdog Has Financial Interest In Companies It Regulates
Environment
Environment Watchdog Has Financial Interest In Companies It Regulates
Lib Dems Are On Labour's Case To Make Water Companies Not-For-Profit Community Projects
Environment
Lib Dems Are On Labour's Case To Make Water Companies Not-For-Profit Community Projects
The House Live
Rural voters are trusting Labour again – we must not let them down
Environment
By Keir Mather MP
Rural voters are trusting Labour again – we must not let them down
Thames Water is collapsing – there’s only one way to save it
Environment
By Barry Gardiner MP
Thames Water is collapsing – there’s only one way to save it
Air pollution is hitting minority ethnic and low income communities hardest
Environment
By L'Myah Sherae and Lord Woolley
Air pollution is hitting minority ethnic and low income communities hardest
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Closing time: what next for London's pubs?
Closing time: what next for London's pubs?
By Jimmy McIntosh
Communities
Rishi Sunak Announces Increase In Defence Spending To 2.5% Of GDP By 2030
Rishi Sunak Announces Increase In Defence Spending To 2.5% Of GDP By 2030
Defence
The Professor Will See You Now: Potholes
The Professor Will See You Now: Potholes
By Professor Philip Cowley
Communities
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The Minette Batters interview: 'I’m fed up with agriculture being deemed low-skilled, low-paid'
Environment
By Tali Fraser
The Minette Batters interview: 'I’m fed up with agriculture being deemed low-skilled, low-paid'
Brexit thrust farmers into the centre of political debate for the first time in generations. Minette Batters tells Tali Fraser what it’s been like to be in the eye of the ‘tornado’
Steve Reed interview: 'There’s a definite perception Labour doesn’t get rural voters'
Environment
By Sienna Rodgers
Steve Reed interview: 'There’s a definite perception Labour doesn’t get rural voters'
Shadow Defra secretary Steve Reed talks to Sienna Rodgers about Labour’s drive to win back rural voters, how the party plans to show respect for the countryside, and his recipe for the perfect roast potato
Rural Voters Feel Labour Doesn’t 'Get' Them, Says Shadow Environment Secretary
Environment
Rural Voters Feel Labour Doesn’t "Get" Them, Says Shadow Environment Secretary
Rural voters feel the Labour Party does not "get" them, shadow environment, food and rural affairs secretary Steve Reed has said in an interview with The House magazine.
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Partner content
Environment
By Energy Technologies Institute
ETI seeks partners for project to identify what needs to be done to enable deployment of small modular nuclear reactors in the UK
The Energy Technologies Institute (ETI) is seeking partners for a project to provide a greater understanding of the activities that need to take place if small modular nuclear reactors are to be deployed in the UK.
Our Energy Trilemma
Environment
By Andrea Leadsom MP
Our Energy Trilemma
Energy Minister Angela Leadsom outlines the Government’s priorities for energy policy.
Low carbon heating ‘must be more appealing to customers,’ new report suggests Partner content
Environment
By Energy Technologies Institute
Low carbon heating ‘must be more appealing to customers,’ new report suggests
Low carbon heating should improve heating experiences, be simpler to install and provide people with enhanced control, according to a new report by the Energy Technologies Institute.
Partner content
Environment
By British Veterinary Association
BVA President highlights the power of partnership working in speech at Stormont
Northern Irelands animal health and welfare initiatives place a spotlight on the power of partnership, said British Veterinary Association (BVA) President Sean Wensley in his speech at BVAs annual dinner at Stormont.
Partner content
Environment
By Energy Technologies Institute
Future heating systems should improve experiences, be simpler to install and provide consumers with enhanced control if the challenge of decarbonising domestic heat is to be met – ETI report
Future low carbon heating systems should improve the heat experience, be simpler to install and provide consumers with enhanced control if the UK is to meet the challenge of dramatically reducing emissions from domestic heating, according to a new report published by the Energy Technologies Institute (ETI).
Partner content
Environment
By Energy Technologies Institute
ETI says findings of World Energy Council Energy Trilemma Index highlight the importance of decisions which must be taken over next 10 years
A report by the World Energy Council which benchmarks the sustainability of national energy systems highlights the importance of decisions taken now and over the next decade if the UK is to have an affordable, low carbon energy system by 2050, according to the Energy Technologies Institute (ETI).
'It is time to stop puppy farms once and for all'
Environment
By Baroness Parminter
'It is time to stop puppy farms once and for all'
Liberal Democrat Environment Spokesperson Baroness Parminter writes following her question in the Lords this week calling for updated legislation related to dog breeding and boarding.
Partner content
Environment
By Law Commission
A modern legal framework for protecting and managing wildlife
In a report published on Tuesday 10 November the Law Commission recommends reforms to modernise and simplify the law regulating wildlife and create a flexible legal framework for the future.
Partner content
Environment
By British Veterinary Association
World Veterinary Association President to tackle global challenges at BVA Congress
Partner content
Environment
By Mineral Wool Insulation Manufacturers Association
MIMA responds to the HM Treasury consultation on reforming the business energy efficiency tax landscape
The Mineral Wool Insulation Manufacturers Association (MIMA) has responded to the HMT Treasury consultation on reforming the business energy efficiency tax landscape and has called for the Government to:
Partner content
Environment
By British Veterinary Association
Should vets be as comfortable reading balance sheets as blood results?
Although the rise in employment within corporate practices has enabled young vets to focus on the veterinary science aspects of practice life, the latest guest blog from the joint British Veterinary Association and Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons Vet Futures project advocates that business training should still be an integral and encouraged part of undergraduate veterinary training.
Partner content
Environment
By British Veterinary Association
Government cuts could have serious impact on animal and human health
The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) is one of four government departments that have provisionally agreed to cut their spending by an average of 30% over the next four years, Chancellor George Osborne has announced.
Partner content
Environment
By Woodland Trust
Threatened pear tree crowned England’s Tree of the Year
One of the countrys oldest and largest wild pear trees has been chosen by the public as Englands Tree of the Year for 2015.
Partner content
Environment
By Mineral Wool Insulation Manufacturers Association
Stamp duty nudges are the clear winner to deliver energy efficiency for UK consumers
At a MIMA supported Energy Efficiency 'Dragons Den' style policy event at Policy Exchange today, four energy efficiency experts pitched their policy solutions to four policy dragons.
Partner content
Environment
By AHDB Beef and Lamb
Beef and lamb mini-roasts hit the small screen
Beef and Lamb advertising has this week returned to TV screens in the UK.
Vets urge pet owners to prepare, to avoid ‘distressing’ Bonfire Night Partner content
Environment
By British Veterinary Association
Vets urge pet owners to prepare, to avoid ‘distressing’ Bonfire Night
With bonfire night upon us, the British Veterinary Association (BVA) is encouraging pet owners to prepare pets to prevent possible upset from fireworks.
Partner content
Environment
By British Veterinary Association
BVA questions Defra on poultry welfare in new slaughter regulations
The British Veterinary Association (BVA) has raised an urgent question with Defra over new slaughter regulations for England that are due to come into force on Thursday 5 November.
Partner content
Environment
By Go-Ahead
Go-Ahead achieves highest carbon disclosure project score in transport sector
The Go-Ahead Group plc is joint first in the transport sector with a 96C score (up from 84B last year) for its disclosure on corporate greenhouse gas emissions and climate change strategies.
Partner content
Environment
By Blue Cross
Boa constrictor at the click of a mouse? Animal charities call for review of online exotic pet trade
Two leading animal welfare organisations are calling for a Government review of the exotic pet trade, as a worrying new report reveals the huge scale of unsuitable and potentially dangerous animals widely available to buy online.
Partner content
Environment
By British Veterinary Association
84% of vets give up time to work with animal charities and shelters
The majority of veterinary surgeons in the UK - more than 4 in 5 - provide some of their time and veterinary expertise at a reduced rate, while more than 2 in 5 give their time to work unpaid with animal charities and shelters to treat thousands of abandoned, mistreated or injured animals each year.
MPs briefed on Bovine TB Partner content
Environment
By British Veterinary Association
MPs briefed on Bovine TB
The British Veterinary Association hosted a briefing in Parliament attended by MPs including members of the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee.
Partner content
Environment
By Mineral Wool Insulation Manufacturers Association
MIMA supports Energy Efficiency 'Dragon’s Den' policy event with Policy Exchange
Along with theEuropean Climate Foundation, Knauf Insulation and Willmott Dixon, the Mineral Wool Insulation Manufacturers Association (MIMA) is supporting adragons den style event with Policy Exchange on Friday 6th November at which a number of expertswill pitch their policy ideas onhow to incentivise households to adopt energy efficiency measures,to be critiqued by a panel of policy dragons.
Partner content
Environment
By Mineral Wool Insulation Manufacturers Association
MIMA calls for Europe to be tough and support energy efficiency in response to EU Commission consultation
In support of the response to the EU Commission, Sarah Kostense-Winterton, Executive Director at MIMA said:
Partner content
Environment
By Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons
Defra launches consultation on RCVS governance reform
Today the Department for Environment, Food Rural Affairs (Defra) has launched a consultation on reforming the governance arrangements of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons (RCVS).
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