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An official register of fire safety certificates will protect homeowners from bad actors
An official register of fire safety certificates will protect homeowners from bad actors
Environment
By Matt Western MP
Worries over falsified fire certificates are compounding home owners' misery
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
Tory Leadership Candidates Warned Treating Net Zero Like A 'Burden' Is An 'Electoral Mistake'
Environment
Tory Leadership Candidates Warned Treating Net Zero Like A "Burden" Is An "Electoral Mistake"
'Truly Shocking' Analysis Shows National Parks Disproportionately Impacted By Sewage Spills
Environment
"Truly Shocking" Analysis Shows National Parks Disproportionately Impacted By Sewage Spills
The House Live
Objective professional advice for rural property and business Partner content
Environment
By The Central Association of Agricultural Valuers
Objective professional advice for rural property and business
The government needs a hard-headed approach to green growth
Environment
By Lindy Fursman and Thomas Smith
The government needs a hard-headed approach to green growth
Three things we learnt from the CCC's 7th Carbon Budget about Labour’s decarbonisation challenges Partner content
Environment
By OFTEC
Three things we learnt from the CCC's 7th Carbon Budget about Labour’s decarbonisation challenges
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'The Tories Can Have Him': Inside Reform's Rupert Lowe Crisis
"The Tories Can Have Him": Inside Reform's Rupert Lowe Crisis
Political parties
Abolishing NHS England Became 'Inevitable' – But What Happens Next?
Abolishing NHS England Became "Inevitable" – But What Happens Next?
Health
Reform Drops Local Elections Candidate After They Plead Guilty To Fraud
Reform Drops Local Elections Candidate After They Plead Guilty To Fraud
Political parties
Lib Dems At Odds With Party Members Over Gender Self-ID, Poll Suggests
Lib Dems At Odds With Party Members Over Gender Self-ID, Poll Suggests
Communities
University Crisis Has Reached 'Crunch Point', Says Education Committee Chair
University Crisis Has Reached "Crunch Point", Says Education Committee Chair
Education
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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
Tory Leadership Candidates Warned Treating Net Zero Like A 'Burden' Is An 'Electoral Mistake'
Environment
Tory Leadership Candidates Warned Treating Net Zero Like A "Burden" Is An "Electoral Mistake"
Framing net zero as a “burden” was an “electoral mistake” for the Tories, according to the director of the Conservative Environment Network, who has urged the party to be more positive about the green agenda.
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Environment
By British Veterinary Association
June heatwave: BVA reveals half of UK vets treated pets for heat-related conditions last summer
As forecasters predict a heatwave in the first week in June, vets are warning that pets can struggle as the temperature rises.
Partner content
Environment
By AHDB Beef and Lamb
Convenience store focus for EBLEX report
Developing specific beef and lamb product ranges could help convenience stores meet increasing consumer demand, according to EBLEX.
Partner content
Environment
By Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons
Webinar to give update on the revised Practice Standards Scheme
Upcoming changes to the Practice Standards Scheme will be the focus of a webinar from the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons (RCVS) in June.
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Environment
By AHDB Beef and Lamb
Livestock sectors urged to have their say on centre of excellence
The Centre for Innovation Excellence in Livestock (CIEL) is a step closer to becoming reality following confirmation that the bid has reached formal interview stage.
Partner content
Environment
By British Veterinary Association
BVA responds to Defra decision on controlled shooting in pilot badger culls
Responding to comments by Defra Minister George Eustice that the badger cull pilots in Somerset and Gloucestershire will be completed using both controlled shooting and cage trapping and shooting
Partner content
Environment
By Energy Technologies Institute
E4tech to lead consortium on ETI project assessing the impact of biomass pre-processing options
The Energy Technologies Institute (ETI) has selected E4tech to lead a consortium that will deliver the latest project in its bioenergy programme a techno-economic assessment of biomass pre-processing.
Partner content
Environment
By Chartered Institution of Wastes Management
Queen’s Speech: Underplay Of Sustainability Issues “Disappointing”
The Institute of Environmental Management Assessment (IEMA) has said that Government has far to go in developing its thinking to maximise opportunities to create the right environment for the UK to fully transition to a sustainable economy, following a disappointing opening of Parliament today.
Partner content
Environment
By The Institution of Engineering and Technology (IET)
Energy Bill: energy efficiency is the only measure that tackles all three aspects of the energy ‘trilemma’
The Energy Bill was announced as part todays Queens Speech.
Partner content
Environment
By AHDB Beef and Lamb
Strong future predicted for West Country Beef and Lamb
West Country Beef and Lamb bearing the Protected Geographical Indication (PGI) banner has a bright future ahead after establishing itself as a premium market product, according to Meat South West (MSW).
Partner content
Environment
By Woodland Trust
Queen's Speech: Woodland Trust calls for swift action on natural environment
The Woodland Trust is calling for swift action on measures to protect and enhance the countrys natural environment despite the lack of legislation brought forward on the subject in the Queens Speech at the State Opening of Parliament this morning.
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Environment
By Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons
RCVS launches recruitment process for new Practice Standards Scheme Assessors
The Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons (RCVS) has launched the recruitment process for new Practice Standards Scheme (PSS) Assessors, ahead of the Schemes relaunch in November this year.
Bill to protect ‘veterinary nurse’ title welcomed by industry Partner content
Environment
By Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons
British Veterinary Association
Bill to protect ‘veterinary nurse’ title welcomed by industry
A Private Members’ Bill to the House of Lords which would legally protect the title ‘veterinary nurse’ has been submitted by Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons Council member Professor the Lord Trees.
Ideal Queen's Speech: Prioritise pet health and welfare over profit Partner content
Environment
By Blue Cross
Ideal Queen's Speech: Prioritise pet health and welfare over profit
Blue Cross has been dedicated to helping sick, injured and homeless pets since 1897. It sets out how the Government can act to improve animal welfare immediately.
Partner content
Environment
By University of Exeter
Climate engineering may save coral reefs, study shows
Geoengineering of the climate may be the only way to save coral reefs from mass bleaching, according to new research.
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Environment
By Mineral Products Association
PRECAST2015 Showcases the Best to the Precast Concrete Industry
The UKs biggest precast concrete event took place yesterday on 21 May 2015 at Leicester Tigers Stadium.
Ideal Queen's Speech: Older people should not have to choose between pets and housing Partner content
Environment
By NOAH
Ideal Queen's Speech: Older people should not have to choose between pets and housing
Ahead of next week's Queen's Speech, the National Office of Animal Health calls for legislation preventing older people being forced to give up their pets.
Ideal Queen's Speech: Prepare now for a low carbon energy system Partner content
Environment
By Energy Technologies Institute
Ideal Queen's Speech: Prepare now for a low carbon energy system
Ahead of the Queen's Speech, the Energy Technologies Institute calls for the introduction of an Energy Transition Bill.
Partner content
Environment
By British Veterinary Association
94% of British public says “We trust you, you’re a vet”
A national opinion poll by ICM of more than 2,000 members of the public has found that 94% of the general public trusts the veterinary profession generally or completely.
Partner content
Environment
By Innovate UK
British low carbon vehicle excellence showcased in Japan
Seven UK-based automotive businesses that have won funding from Innovate UK, the UKs innovation experts, have headed to Japan to exhibit low carbon technology at the prestigious Society of Automotive Engineers of Japan (JSAE) Engineering Conference 2015.
Partner content
Environment
By Energy Technologies Institute
ETI appoints Pale Blue Dot Energy consortium to deliver a new CCS storage appraisal project funded by DECC
The Energy Technologies Institute (ETI) has selected a consortium led by Aberdeen-based consultancy Pale Blue Dot Energy to deliver a project which will identify the next phase of sites deep under the seabed in UK waters to store CO2 emissions from coal and gas power stations and heavy industry plants.
Underground hydrogen gas storage could help meet UK’s growing energy demand, new report finds Partner content
Environment
By Energy Technologies Institute
Underground hydrogen gas storage could help meet UK’s growing energy demand, new report finds
Storing hydrogen underground and converting it into a reliable, affordable, flexible power source could help to meet the UK’s growing energy demands in the future, according to a new report by the Energy Technologies Institute.  
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Environment
By British Veterinary Association
Protection for veterinary nurse title will recognise their unique contribution BVA says
The British Veterinary Association (BVA) has welcomed the Veterinary Nurses (Protection of Title) Bill, submitted to the House of Lords by Professor the Lord Trees, Council Member of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons (RCVS), as a fantastic step in recognising the unique contributions of veterinary nurses.
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Environment
By Energy Technologies Institute
Storing hydrogen underground in salt caverns and converting it into a reliable, affordable, flexible power source could help meet future UK peak energy demands, according to the ETI
Storing hydrogen deep underground in salt caverns and converting it into a reliable, affordable, flexible power source could help meet the UKs future peak energy and load following demands, according to a new report published by the Energy Technologies Institute (ETI).
Ideal Queen’s Speech: Must include ‘pledge to reduce transport emissions’ Partner content
Environment
By Calor Gas
Ideal Queen’s Speech: Must include ‘pledge to reduce transport emissions’
Ahead of next week’s Queen’s Speech, Calor Gas explains why a bill to improve the UK’s air quality is desperately needed.
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Better Neighbourhoods: Where Our Neighbourhoods Feel Like Home
2025
Terrace Pavillion, House of Commons
Better Neighbourhoods: Where Our Neighbourhoods Feel Like Home