Coca-Cola European Partners has today unveiled its new GB sustainable packaging strategy – setting out an ambition for its GB business unit to work with local and national partners to recover all its packaging so that more is recycled and none ends up as litter.

A furious row has erupted after senior Labour MPs backed Zac Goldsmith's campaign for a top Commons post despite criticism of his attacks on Sadiq Khan during his attempt to become mayor of London.

Former West Country farmer & MEP, Neil Parish MP, writes in advance of the election for Chair of the Environment Food and Rural Affairs Select Committee, in which he is a candidate. He writes 'It’s vital that Select Committees engage with, and contribute to, the development of government policy throughout this Brexit parliament'.

Former Government minister Baroness Neville-Rolfe writes ahead of her parliamentary question in the House of Lords on: Guidance to local authorities clarifying what can be recycled.

Sea-bass and sardines to replace cod because of climate change.

The Animal Welfare Foundation (AWF) has opened applications and is looking to recruit as many as three trustees to help drive the charity's mission to improve the welfare of animals through veterinary science, education and debate.

NOAH has welcomed the statement by Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt and Business Secretary Greg Clark that the UK is fully committed to continuing a close working relationship with the EU, in particular the European Medicines Agency (EMA), post-Brexit. 

Daniel Carey-Dawes, Senior Infrastructure Campaigner at CPRE has commented on the transport secretary Chris Grayling’s announcement of a new “bypass fund” to tackle congestion.

Peers, MPs and leading vets gathered at the House of Commons to discuss animal health, animal welfare, public health and veterinary workforce issues at a Brexit briefing by the British Veterinary Association (BVA) and the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons (RCVS) last Tuesday (27 June).

The Government’s “extreme” plan for Brexit could cause a shortage of strawberries at Wimbledon, Vince Cable has warned. 

The UK is to withdraw from a fishing deal which has allowed other European countries to access British waters for decades.

Speaking today at the Policy Forum for London, Emma Gilthorpe, Heathrow’s Executive Director responsible for delivering expansion, announced further major steps forward in the airport’s plans to improve London’s air quality, as Heathrow gets on with delivering the third runway. 

Tomorrow (27 June) the British Veterinary Association, in partnership with the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons, will hold a Brexit briefing on animal health, animal welfare, public health and the veterinary workforce in the House of Commons Thames Pavilion between 4pm and 6pm. 

Nicola Sturgeon has been forced to apologise to Scottish farmers over delayed payments of EU subsidies. 

 Charity buys 116 acre extension thanks to local generosity.

The British Veterinary Association is appalled at the reintroduction of tail docking in Scotland, which forces vets across the country into a lose-lose situation.

The Prime Minister has unveiled proposals for EU nationals who have lived in the UK for five years by a specific cut-off date to be given the chance to take up 'UK settled status’. 

The Woodland Trust’s Hucking Estate is going to be made bigger and better after donations raised three quarters of a million pound in just three months.         

The Woodland Trust's Head of Government Affairs Dr James Cooper reflects on bills announced in the Queen's Speech affecting the environment, woods and trees.

National pet charity Blue Cross is shocked and saddened that the Scottish Parliament has voted to reintroduce tail docking for working dogs in Scotland.

One of the clear policy priorities for the sustainable resource community is certainty over Brexit, says Policy Connect.

In the Queen's Speech today, the Government has outlined a number of plans that will affect the countryside, namely in major infrastructure and agriculture. 

Leading British pet charity Blue Cross is spearheading a new coalition to improve the welfare of pets for sale. The new Pet Advertising Advisory Group (PAAG) launched yesterday by a coalition of individuals and organisations from across Belgium (BelgPAAG).

The Chief Executive of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons (RCVS), Nick Stace, will be leaving the College at the end of summer, having accepted a new role as UK Chief Executive at The Prince's Trust.