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Time to break down the barriers stalling water efficient housing Partner content
Time to break down the barriers stalling water efficient housing
Environment
By Chartered Institute of Building
When environmental sustainability is talked about in construction circles, the focus is invariably on carbon and energy and it’s rare that water conservation is mentioned in the same breath. This is not surprising when this is also the case in society more widely. So, this Water Saving Week (13- 17 May) the Chartered Institute of Building (CIOB) is stepping up efforts to get the conversation flowing like the very stuff we all need to survive.
Government Urged To Boost Support For Killing 'Menace' Grey Squirrels
Environment
Government Urged To Boost Support For Killing "Menace" Grey Squirrels
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
The House Live
Being bossy about green issues won’t get us to net-zero any faster
Environment
By John Redwood MP
Being bossy about green issues won’t get us to net-zero any faster
Skilled labour shortage is stunting our green revolution
Environment
By Alexander Stafford MP
Skilled labour shortage is stunting our green revolution
We cannot afford to wait for a Labour government to power ahead to net-zero
Environment
By Afzal Khan MP
We cannot afford to wait for a Labour government to power ahead to net-zero
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Derek Guy: What Rishi Sunak and Keir Starmer are getting wrong about menswear
Derek Guy: What Rishi Sunak and Keir Starmer are getting wrong about menswear
By Derek Guy
Culture
I am all too familiar with how harsh media attention can be
I am all too familiar with how harsh media attention can be
By Caroline Nokes MP
Parliament
Lord Sandwich reviews: 'I Seek a Kind Person'
Lord Sandwich reviews: 'I Seek a Kind Person'
By Earl of Sandwich
Books & culture
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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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Environment
By AHDB Beef and Lamb
£6m funding to improve UK livestock health
Funding for eight projects that aim to improve the health of livestock within the UK has been announced by the Animal Health Research Club (ARC).
Natural Law: Conservation charity calls for legislation to protect UK biodiversity Partner content
Environment
By John Muir Trust
Natural Law: Conservation charity calls for legislation to protect UK biodiversity
The John Muir Trust makes the case for a Nature and Wellbeing Act aimed at protecting the country's irreplaceable natural landscape.  
Partner content
Environment
By AHDB Beef and Lamb
New online tool launched for farm shops
Independent butchers and farm shops can now create bespoke promotional material thanks to the new EBLEX Point-Of-Sale (POS) hub.
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Environment
By Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons
New online form for veterinary surgeons to change their title to ‘Dr’
The Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons (RCVS) has launched a new online form to allow veterinary surgeons to change their Register title to Dr.
Dog owners worryingly unaware of law, survey reveals Partner content
Environment
By Blue Cross
Dog owners worryingly unaware of law, survey reveals
Many people with dogs in the UK are uninformed about the legal requirements which apply to ownership, a new study has found.  
Partner content
Environment
By Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons
How to engage in lifelong learning explained in RCVS webinar
The Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons (RCVS) has organised a webinar explaining the benefits of lifelong learning for veterinary surgeons and veterinary nurses through engaging in continuing professional development (CPD).
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Environment
By Blue Cross
Labradors the most likely to leg it
Restless retrievers are the breed of dog most likely to go walkabout, according to new research. The survey, compiled from 2,000 dog owners across Britain for Blue Cross pet charity, also revealed that over half of the nations dogs have run off at least once in the past.
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Environment
By British Veterinary Association
Guest blogger asks if vets not working in clinical practice are viewed as ‘second class’ vets?
In this months Vet Futures guest blog Javier Dominguez Orive, the Food Standards Agencys Veterinary Director and Head of Foodborne Diseases Control Unit, asks if veterinary surgeons working outside clinical practice are considered second class vets by the rest of the profession.
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Environment
By Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons
Vet Futures: Is there enough guidance for the profession on ethnic and cultural diversity?
With the majority of veterinary surgeons and veterinary nurses coming from a white British background, this months Vet Futures blog asks if there is enough information, guidance and support with regards to ethnic and cultural diversity in the veterinary profession.
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Environment
By Chartered Institution of Wastes Management
Pickles: Better “Bin Buying” Could Save Councils £70m Every Year
Councils could make savings by joining forces to buy refuse trucks and wheeled waste containers, according to the Department for Communities and Local Government (DCLG).
Partner content
Environment
By Blue Cross
Could you give a ‘senior kit-izen’ a special retirement home?
Blue Cross pet charity in Northiam is appealing for happy retirement homes for two OAP cats who need extra-special homes because they are also blind.
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Environment
By AHDB Beef and Lamb
Cattle industry project to streamline data exchange
A 282,000 project to develop a prototype system for the exchange of cattle information across the supply chain has been given the green-light by Agri-tech Catalyst.
Partner content
Environment
By AHDB Beef and Lamb
RamCompare project to boost sheep industry genetic improvement
A major new partnership has been announced which will enable the UK sheep industry to drive genetic improvement forward through the inclusion of commercial data in genetic evaluations.
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Environment
By AHDB Beef and Lamb
Burger sales boom boost for supply chain
New figures have revealed a boom in sales for fresh beef and lamb burgers that will benefit the whole supply chain.
Lord Eden: Protect the planet from palm oil’s ‘destructive folly’
Environment
By Lord Eden of Winton
Lord Eden: Protect the planet from palm oil’s ‘destructive folly’
Lord Eden of Winton warns that without immediate action, the rainforest and its wildlife will be soon lost to destructive palm oil plantations.
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Environment
By British Veterinary Association
Over half of UK vets treated pets for chocolate poisoning last Easter, warns British Veterinary Association
UK dog owners are being warned to keep Easter treats away from pets after figures released today from the British Veterinary Association (BVA) revealed that over half of UK vets (54%) had treated at least one case of chocolate poisoning over Easter 2014.
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Environment
By Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons
Director of Education at RCVS retires
Freda Andrews, the Director of Education at the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons (RCVS), will be retiring from the position at the beginning of April after nearly 16 years at the College.
Partner content
Environment
By NOAH
Shopper confusion about animal medicines in livestock increases
In a sign that the horsemeat scandal continues to affect consumer sentiment around food quality and safety, new consumer research published by the National Office of Animal Health (NOAH) suggests that shoppers are more confused than ever about animal medicines and how they are used to protect the health and welfare of animals on farms.
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Environment
By NOAH
NOAH manifesto calls for support for older people with pets and “evidence-based decisions” on future legislation
The National Office of Animal Health (NOAH) has released its animal health manifesto ahead of the general election in just a few weeks time.
Partner content
Environment
By Energy Technologies Institute
Eliminating carbon emissions from UK homes is more cost effective than making deeper cuts in other sectors, according to analysis by the ETI
Eliminating carbon emissions from UK homes is more cost effective than making deeper cuts in other sectors, but the next decade will be critical in preparing for the transition and rapid implementation of measures that will be needed by 2025, according to a new report by the Energy Technologies Institute (ETI).
The grass isn’t always greener Partner content
Environment
By Campaign to Protect Rural England
The grass isn’t always greener
The Chief Executive of the Campaign to Protect Rural England Shaun Spiers makes the case for keeping the countryside beautiful 
Partner content
Environment
By AHDB Beef and Lamb
Healthy Grassland Soils
A new online resource, Healthy Grassland Soils, will help grassland farmers manage the soil on their farm more effectively.
Partner content
Environment
By AHDB Beef and Lamb
Opportunities for red meat exports to China in spotlight
Future exports of beef and lamb to China could mirror the successful blueprint of pork and benefit the entire supply chain, according to EBLEX.
Partner content
Environment
By Association of British Insurers
Funding a plan to reduce UK's flood risk must be a Gov't priority
Responding to the Public Accounts Commitee report on flood risk management,Louise Hanson, Director of Advocacy, Association of British Insurers, said:
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Net Zero Week 2024
2024
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Net Zero Week 2024