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Labour MP Warns Planning Reforms Could Overwhelm Environment Regulator
Labour MP Warns Planning Reforms Could Overwhelm Environment Regulator
Environment
A Labour MP has raised concern about the feasibility of a key plank of the government's planning reforms.
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
An official register of fire safety certificates will protect homeowners from bad actors
Environment
By Matt Western MP
An official register of fire safety certificates will protect homeowners from bad actors
Labour Figures Come Out Against Chancellor's 'Environmentally Illiterate' Plans
Environment
Labour Figures Come Out Against Chancellor's 'Environmentally Illiterate' Plans
Labour Sticks To Its Guns On Inheritance Tax Despite Farmer Backlash
Environment
Labour Sticks To Its Guns On Inheritance Tax Despite Farmer Backlash
Greens Urge Government To Rethink Tax On Farming
Environment
Greens Urge Government To Rethink Tax On Farming
Committee Chair Says Finding Money For Climate Goals Will Be Biggest Challenge For COP29
Environment
Committee Chair Says Finding Money For Climate Goals Will Be Biggest Challenge For COP29
Opinion
Rural notspots – why there's no phone signal in the countryside and how to fix it
Environment
By Simon Rockman
Rural notspots – why there's no phone signal in the countryside and how to fix it
Defra has lost its way
Environment
By Alistair Carmichael MP
Defra has lost its way
We cannot continue to take a flippant approach to how we feed the nation
Environment
By Baroness Batters
We cannot continue to take a flippant approach to how we feed the nation
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Former Defence Minister Says Homes Must Stockpile Candles, Radios And Iodine Tablets To Prepare For Attacks
Former Defence Minister Says Homes Must Stockpile Candles, Radios And Iodine Tablets To Prepare For Attacks
Communities
MPs Say They Will Not Be Intimidated By New Russian Sanctions
MPs Say They Will Not Be Intimidated By New Russian Sanctions
Foreign affairs
Labour Figures Fear More Gaza Independent Gains At The Local Elections
Labour Figures Fear More Gaza Independent Gains At The Local Elections
Political parties
It’s time to consider stockpiling – a grey-zone attack on the UK is likely
It’s time to consider stockpiling – a grey-zone attack on the UK is likely
By Tobias Ellwood
Defence
Mark Francois: I Hope Trump Will Now See Putin For The Murderous Tyrant He Is
Mark Francois: I Hope Trump Will Now See Putin For The Murderous Tyrant He Is
Defence
Council Leaders Say Reform's Cost Cutting Plans Are Detached From Reality
Council Leaders Say Reform's Cost Cutting Plans Are Detached From Reality
Communities
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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
The spiders that ate Ebbsfleet
Environment
By Michael Dnes
The spiders that ate Ebbsfleet
As we – once again – await the unveiling of a host of proposed new towns, Michael Dnes tells the extraordinary cautionary tale of how an industrial wasteland in Kent just 17 minutes by high-speed train from central London remains a spiders’ paradise
A nuclear kettle of fish at Hinkley Point C
Environment
By Tali Fraser
A nuclear kettle of fish at Hinkley Point C
Is a trawler’s worth of fish getting in the way of our nuclear ambitions? Tali Fraser investigates something fishy going on around Hinkley Point C
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Partner content
Environment
By GMB
GMB call on MPs to force Government to halt plans for Chinese nuclear reactor in Essex linked to funding Hinkley and Sizewell
Nuclear Decommissioning Authority should be re-tasked and renamed the Nuclear Development Authority and be given authority to borrow money to partner EDF in Hinkley and Sizewell says GMB.
Partner content
Environment
By Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons
Vet Futures: How can we increase the number of veterinary nurses entering and staying within the profession? asks Vet Futures guest blogger
Where are all the veterinary nurses? is the opening gambit of the September 2015 Vet Futures guest blog, which examines the current undersupply of veterinary nurses in the industry and examines what more can be done to increase the number of students and retain experienced nurses.
Partner content
Environment
By Woodland Trust
New homes for wildlife at Bellsquarry Wood
Birds, bats and bugs are benefiting from brand new homes in Bellsquarry Wood in Livingston.
Partner content
Environment
By AHDB Beef and Lamb
Conference spotlight on worldwide demand for beef and lamb
Increasing the global demand for beef and lamb will be the focus of this years AHDB Beef Lamb Annual Conference.
Partner content
Environment
By AHDB Beef and Lamb
AHDB Beef Lamb Acting Chair appointed
Gill Fine,theindependent member on the AHDB Beef Lamb Sector Board, hasbeen appointedas the Acting Chair with immediate effect.
Partner content
Environment
By AHDB Beef and Lamb
Innovation key to boosting performance of “tasty” lamb
Consumers see lamb as the tastiest red meat available but only innovation in the sector is going to reinvigorate demand, new research suggests.
Partner content
Environment
By Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons
Campaign to protect title in focus at BVNA Congress
The Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons (RCVS) is asking the profession to help spread the word on its campaign to protect the title veterinary nurse at BVNA Congress 2015.
Partner content
Environment
By GMB
GMB welcome commitment of EDF Chairmanto build Hinkley Point C and Sizewell new nuclear low carbon power stations
Together these two new stations will power 10 million homes with low-carbon electricity while Hinkley will create 25,000 new job opportunities says GMB.
Change in law needed to tackle 'scandalous' level of food waste
Environment
By Kerry McCarthy MP
Change in law needed to tackle 'scandalous' level of food waste
Labour MP Kerry McCarthy calls for urgent action to tackle high levels of food waste ahead of the introduction of her Food Waste Reduction Ten Minute Rule Bill to Parliament next week  
Historical data holds secrets of one of the UK’s favourite fish Partner content
Environment
By University of Exeter
Historical data holds secrets of one of the UK’s favourite fish
The Centre for Environment, Fisheries and Aquaculture Science & the University of Exeter have released historic data from the 1930s - 1950s highlighting how cod stocks responded to environmental changes.  
Partner content
Environment
By GMB
GMB call of OFWAT to investigate Severn Trent water leakages amid concerns that 500 job cuts have led to depleted water stocks
STW increased the background consumption estimates by 20% in 12 months so OFWAT must investigate if this was to hide the true leakage position says GMB.
Partner content
Environment
By Campaign to Protect Rural England
Litter groups and businesses unite to call on Government to take a lead on litter
Major national litter groups and business organisations have today made a joint plea to Government to take a firm lead on litter.
Large parks ‘vital for cities’ success’ Partner content
Environment
By University of Exeter
Large parks ‘vital for cities’ success’
Large parks play a vital role in creating successful cities, according to new research led by the University of Exeter.
Partner content
Environment
By University of Exeter
Sea temperature changes linked to mystery North Pacific ecosystem shifts
Longer, less frequent climate fluctuations may be contributing to abrupt and unexplained ecosystem shifts in the North Pacific, according to a study by the University of Exeter.
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Environment
By British Veterinary Association
Vets welcome consultations on new steps to tackle Bovine TB
The British Veterinary Association (BVA) has welcomed todays announcement that Defra will consult on further steps to help tackle bovine TB as part of the Governments strategy to beat the disease.
Partner content
Environment
By Energy Saving Trust
Energy Saving Trust reaction to changes in solar energy subsidies
Philip Sellwood, Chief Executive, Energy Saving Trust comments on proposed changes to the feed-in tariff rate for standard solar PV installation.
Partner content
Environment
By British Veterinary Association
Zoonotic infections threaten us like never before, world leading Doctor to tell Vets
Zoonotic infections threaten us like never before and a One Health, multidisciplinary approach - linking human, animal and environmental health - is needed to tackle the problem, world-leading expert Professor Tom Solomon will tell vets in September.
Fishermen discards could increase prevalence of turtle disease in the Turks and Caicos Islands Partner content
Environment
By University of Exeter
Fishermen discards could increase prevalence of turtle disease in the Turks and Caicos Islands
Fishermen in the Turks and Caicos Islands could be increasing the local prevalence of a disease that is affecting turtle populations worldwide, by selectively harvesting healthy creatures and throwing back infected animals.
Partner content
Environment
By British Gas
British Gas hires 200 smart meter apprentices
British Gas will hire up to 200 apprentices in smart metering, taking the total recruited to approximately 1,000 this year.
Partner content
Environment
By AHDB Beef and Lamb
Wormer videos launched to challenge anthelmintic resistance
Sheep producers now have access to best practice worming advice with the launch of a new series of informative videos produced BY AHDB Beef Lamb.
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Environment
By Woodland Trust
A horse named Tarzan and axemen cause a stir at Newtonmore Folk Museum
A logging horse named Tarzan was a popular attraction at the Woodland Trust Scotlands Heavy Horses and Axemen event, held on Saturday 22 August at the Highland Folk Museum in Newtonmore.
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Environment
By British Veterinary Association
BVA welcomes decision to retain ‘vital’ Omagh veterinary laboratory
The British Veterinary Association (BVA) and the British Veterinary Association Northern Ireland Branch have welcomed the decision of the Department of Agriculture and Rural Development (DARD) and the Agri-Food Biosciences Institute (AFBI) to retain a Veterinary Diagnostic Unit in Omagh, Co Tyrone.
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Environment
By British Veterinary Association
All creatures great and snarl? Two thirds of vets injured by pets in the last year
The British Veterinary Association (BVA) is urging veterinary teams and pet owners to work together to improve safety in surgeries as new figures reveal that two-thirds (64%) of small animal vets have been injured in the course of their work in the last year.
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Environment
By AHDB Beef and Lamb
Film on sheep meat production for Halal market hits small screen
Key information about efficiency and quality of British sheep meat production for the Halal market has hit the small screen.
EventsAll
Illicit Trade: The Growing Crime in the UK
2025
Thames Pavillion, House of Commons
Illicit Trade: The Growing Crime in the UK
Journey to Safety: Combatting Disability Hate Crime on Public Transport
2025
Surveyor's House, 12 Great George Street, SW1P 3AD
Journey to Safety: Combatting Disability Hate Crime on Public Transport
Net Zero Week 2025
2025
Virtual
Net Zero Week 2025