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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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The Professor Will See You Now: Potholes
The Professor Will See You Now: Potholes
By Professor Philip Cowley
Communities
Labour Says Its Plan To Nationalise The Railways Will Save Over £2bn A Year In Waste
Labour Says Its Plan To Nationalise The Railways Will Save Over £2bn A Year In Waste
Transport
Tory MPs Criticise 'Flawed' Renters Reform Bill As Legislation Set To Sail Through Commons
Tory MPs Criticise "Flawed" Renters Reform Bill As Legislation Set To Sail Through Commons
Home affairs
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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 British Veterinary Association
British Veterinary Association welcomes new bovine TB controls in Scotland
The British Veterinary Association (BVA) and BVA Scottish Branch welcome legislation in Scotland that will further protect Scotlands livestock against bovine TB, which came into effect at the end of last week (9 October).
Natural capital – Bringing the good life to all with woods and trees Partner content
Environment
By Woodland Trust
Natural capital – Bringing the good life to all with woods and trees
The Woodland Trust hosted a fringe event at the Conservative party conference addressed by Defra Minister Rory Stewart, and chaired by Woodland Trust President and broadcaster Clive Anderson.
Partner content
Environment
By University of Exeter
Sea turtles face plastic pollution peril
A new global review led by the University of Exeter that set out to investigate the hazards of marine plastic pollution has warned that all seven species of marine turtles can ingest or become entangled in the discarded debris that currently litters the oceans.
Partner content
Environment
By University of Exeter
Greenland’s ice sheet plumbing system revealed
Pioneering new research sheds light on the impact of climate change on subglacial lakes found under the Greenland ice sheet.
Partner content
Environment
By British Veterinary Association
British Veterinary Association condemns puppy farm neglect
Following the BBC Watchdog expos of shocking animal welfare standards at the Bradford puppy farm, the British Veterinary Association (BVA) is urging the Government and pet owners to take action.
Partner content
Environment
By Woodland Trust
Big improvements unveiled at Butterdean Wood in East Lothian
Sculptures of a Celtic wild boar and a billy witch are among a series of improvements made to the Woodland Trust Scotlands Butterdean Wood in East Lothian.
Partner content
Environment
By University of Exeter
Manage family farms like football clubs to survive in tough world market
Failure to manage succession is putting the future of British farms at risk, warns Professor Matt Lobley, Co-Director of the Centre for Rural Policy Research, at University of Exeter.
UK has opportunity to be ‘the place’ for nuclear technology – former Energy Minister Partner content
Environment
By Nuclear Industry Association
UK has opportunity to be ‘the place’ for nuclear technology – former Energy Minister
MPs and peers discussed Britain’s nuclear industry and the economics of Hinkley Point at a packed Conservative conference fringe event, hosted by Bright Blue and the Nuclear Industry Association. ​
Partner content
Environment
By Woodland Trust
Picture a glorious explosion of colour, and give it your vote
An unassuming section of land in Coleraine is in the running for a vibrant transformation, thanks to the efforts of a consortium of local community groups.
Partner content
Environment
By Energy Technologies Institute
New nuclear plants can form a major part of an affordable low carbon transition, with a role for both large nuclear and Small Modular Reactors, according to a new report from the ETI
New nuclear plants can form a major part of an affordable low carbon transition, with both large nuclear and small modular reactors (SMRs) potentially playing a role, but a strategic approach to reactor siting and effective public consultation will be important to determine the extent of their deployment , according to a new report published by the Energy Technologies Institute (ETI).
Green and affordable? Tories discuss the future of UK Energy policy Partner content
Environment
By British Gas
Green and affordable? Tories discuss the future of UK Energy policy
Conservative MP James Heappey addressed concerns over spending cuts affecting the renewable energy sector at a Conservative conference fringe meeting sponsored by British Gas. 
Partner content
Environment
By Energy Technologies Institute
ETI appoints partners for a project to refine estimates of available UK land that could be used for growing biomass
The Energy Technologies Institute (ETI) has announced that a group led by ADAS, which includes E4tech, RDI Associates, Crops for Energy and Imperial College Consultants, will work on its new project to refine current estimates of available UK land that can be used for the production of crops and forestry for bioenergy.
Organisations must work together to save Britain’s landscape, Environment Minister says Partner content
Environment
By Campaign to Protect Rural England
Organisations must work together to save Britain’s landscape, Environment Minister says
Environment Minister Rory Stewart yesterday urged leading advocates for environmental protection to work together to safeguard the future of Britain’s landscape. 
Partner content
Environment
By British Veterinary Association
BVA unveils full Congress programme for London Vet Show 2015
The British Veterinary Association (BVA) unveils its full programme for BVA Congress 2015, which will run during London Vet Show at the Olympia Grand on 19-20 November, with the hot topics of the human-animal bond, veterinary education, global imperatives, professionalism and wellbeing taking centre stage.
Partner content
Environment
By Chartered Institute of Environmental Health
Chartered Institute of Environmental Health appoints new Chief Executive
The Chartered Institute of Environmental Health (CIEH) has appointed a new Chief Executive after Graham Jukes OBE CFCIEH announced he was standing down earlier this year.
Partner content
Environment
By AHDB Beef and Lamb
Quality Standard Mark lamb to hit premium retail shelves in Hong Kong
Home-produced lamb will next month compete with New Zealand and Australia for a greater slice of the consumer market in Hong Kong and Macau.
Partner content
Environment
By AHDB Beef and Lamb
Casino hits the jackpot with home grown beef and lamb
Quality Standard Mark (QSM) beef and lamb has come up trumps after the UKs largest chain of casinos has committed to using it in its restaurants.
Partner content
Environment
By AHDB Beef and Lamb
Team GB pipped to victory in the ultimate butchers challenge
New Zealand have successfully defended their title as the ultimate butchery team after narrowly beating Team GB in the Tri-Nations Butchers Challenge.
Partner content
Environment
By British Veterinary Association
British vets working to end rabies
New figures revealed by the Global Alliance for Rabies Control ahead of World Rabies Day (28 September) show that almost 60,000 people a year die from rabies, with 60 per cent of all rabies deaths in children under 15 years old.
‘Emissions scandal requires immediate action‘ - industry experts Partner content
Environment
By Calor Gas
‘Emissions scandal requires immediate action‘ - industry experts
Automotive LPG offers immediate solution to emissions scandal, says Rob Shuttleworth, Chief Executive of LP Gas trade association UKLPG.
Government urged to back new energy efficiency proposals and tackle fuel poverty Partner content
Environment
By Mineral Wool Insulation Manufacturers Association
Government urged to back new energy efficiency proposals and tackle fuel poverty
A new report by influential think tank ResPublica outlining crucial energy efficiency schemes, must be taken seriously by policy makers, the Mineral Wool Insulation Manufacturers Association has said.
Partner content
Environment
By British Veterinary Association
BVA Members’ Day – outgoing President says all vets must shape the future as vets’ achievements are celebrated and Sean Wensley starts year as President
John Blackwell today concluded his year as British Veterinary Association (BVA) President with his final Presidential Address at BVA Members Day, in which he said that young vets are the future of the profession but all veterinary surgeons must drive change and shape a future in which the profession continues to be trusted and valued. John will continue on the Officer team as Senior Vice President.
Partner content
Environment
By Mineral Wool Insulation Manufacturers Association
Our homes are Our Infrastructure
The Mineral Wool Insulation Manufacturers Association urges the Energy Secretary Amber Rudd to build an energy efficiency system that works for the long term based upon new findings published today.
Partner content
Environment
By Mineral Wool Insulation Manufacturers Association
New Energy Efficiency policy can deliver better homes and better lives
The Mineral Wool Insulation Manufacturers Association urges the Government to embrace the policy recommendations outlined in a ground breaking new report from Respublica After the Green Deal: Empowering people and places to improve their homes and commit to investing in delivering better homes and better lives.
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The road to proactive government
2024
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The road to proactive government
Practical AI: Closing the gap between possibility and reality
2024
Online
Practical AI: Closing the gap between possibility and reality
Net Zero Week 2024
2024
Online
Net Zero Week 2024