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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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Closing time: what next for London's pubs?
Closing time: what next for London's pubs?
By Jimmy McIntosh
Communities
Rishi Sunak Announces Increase In Defence Spending To 2.5% Of GDP By 2030
Rishi Sunak Announces Increase In Defence Spending To 2.5% Of GDP By 2030
Defence
The Professor Will See You Now: Potholes
The Professor Will See You Now: Potholes
By Professor Philip Cowley
Communities
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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.
Environment news
Copernicus: The EU’s global perspective on climate change Partner content
Environment
By European Commission
European Centre for Medium-Range Weather Forecasts
Copernicus
Copernicus: The EU’s global perspective on climate change
Juan Garcés de Marcilla, Director of Copernicus Services, ECMWF, explains the purpose of the EU’s earth observation programme and the economic and moral imperative to act on the insight it provides.
Partner content
Environment
By AHDB Beef and Lamb
Cattle rejection conditions put to the test
A two-week trial is taking place in nine cattle abattoirs across England and Wales to validate a new list of post-mortem rejection conditions.
Lower Thames Crossing proposals threaten ancient woods in Kent and Essex Partner content
Environment
By Woodland Trust
Lower Thames Crossing proposals threaten ancient woods in Kent and Essex
The Woodland Trust has voiced its concerns that the majority of proposals for the Lower Thames Crossing will cause irreversible damage to ancient woodlands.
Partner content
Environment
By Coca-Cola Europacific Partners
Coca-Cola Great Britain responds to the Budget's Sugar tax
General Manager of Coca-Cola Great Britain, Jon Woods has responded to George Osborne's Sugar tax announcement in yesterday's Budget:
Time to increase maximum legal penalty for illicit tobacco sales
Environment
By Rehman Chishti MP
Time to increase maximum legal penalty for illicit tobacco sales
Gillingham & Rainham MP Rehman Chishti follows up his recent PMQ on increasing penalties for illicit tobacco sales which already costs the Government more than £2 billion in unpaid duty every year.
Partner content
Environment
By Woodland Trust
Lower Thames Crossing proposals threaten ancient woods in Kent and Essex
Three of the five options proposed by Highways Englandfor the Lower Thames Crossing - a solution to ease congestion over the Dartford Crossing - would cause extensive irreversible damage to up to 13 areas of irreplaceable ancient woodland in Kent and Essex according to the Woodland Trust.
The Tories continue to attack the planet
Environment
By Baroness Featherstone
The Tories continue to attack the planet
Ahead of her regret motion on cuts to the Renewables Obligation, Liberal Democrat peer Lynne Featherstone accuses the Government of launching a "brutal assault" on renewable energy.
Partner content
Environment
By AHDB Beef and Lamb
Strong interest in native-sired cattle continues
A predicted increase in cattle production levels this year and next could mean an increasingly segmented market in terms of price due to high demand for native-sired cattle, according to AHDB analysis of the latest British Cattle Movement Service (BCMS) data.
Energy expert urges the Chancellor to bring certainty to the sector ahead of Budget 2016 Partner content
Environment
By Nuclear Industry Association
Energy expert urges the Chancellor to bring certainty to the sector ahead of Budget 2016
With the cost, security and environmental impact of energy production high on the political agenda, it has never been more necessary for long-term thinking to create stability in the industry. 
Partner content
Environment
By Coca-Cola Europacific Partners
Peer-Power revealed as crucial factor in changing litter behaviour in under 25’s
Coca-Cola Enterprises (CCE) has today released the findings from a joint research partnership with the national anti-litter charity Keep Britain Tidy and its Centre for Social Innovation, investigating the littering behaviour of young adults.
Partner content
Environment
By AHDB Beef and Lamb
Industry appetite grows for Meat Quality Masterclass
Meat industry professionals have been helping to improve their technical knowledge through an education programme delivered by AHDB Beef Lamb.
Partner content
Environment
By Nuclear Industry Association
Young people hold the key to nuclear renaissance
The Nuclear Industry Association (NIA) is supporting this years Apprenticeship Week and will be exhibiting at the Big Bang Fair to highlight the breadth of opportunities available in the nuclear sector to students planning their educational path towards an engaging and rewarding career.
Partner content
Environment
By Energy Technologies Institute
ETI seeks partners for a project to explore the future of biomass logistics in the UK
The Energy Technologies Institute (ETI) is seeking partners for a new bioenergy project which aims to improve understanding of the future of biomass logistics in the UK.
Partner content
Environment
By British Veterinary Association
Vets respond to government pet licensing consultation

Leading veterinary organisations the British Veterinary Association (BVA), the British Small Animal Veterinary Association (BSAVA) and the British Veterinary Zoological Society (BVZS) have submitted a joint response to Defra’s landmark consultation on animal establishment licensing in the UK to ensure the veterinary profession’s voice and view is heard.
Partner content
Environment
By Chartered Institution of Wastes Management
CIWM comment on Defra's new Waste duty of care code of practice
CIWM has welcomed the publication of the new Waste duty of care code of practice by Defra today, commending its clarity and accessibility.
It is time for a fair tax on Scotch
Environment
By Brendan O’Hara
It is time for a fair tax on Scotch
Brendan O’Hara MP writes ahead of his debate on 'the contribution of the Scotch whisky industry to the UK economy' and calls for a further tax break in the Budget given tax levied on an average bottle is still 'an onerous 76%'.
Partner content
Environment
By Chartered Institution of Wastes Management
CIWM welcomes wider debate of the circular economy agenda
Chartered Institution of Wastes Management Chief Executive Steve Lee responds to a parliamentary debate and article from an MEP on the circular economy agenda.
Partner content
Environment
By AHDB Beef and Lamb
Export success for beef cuts and offal
Exports of beef cuts and offal were the stand out successes of 2015, according to AHDB Beef Lamb.
Europe must seize opportunity to end the throw-away society Partner content
Environment
By European Parliament
Europe must seize opportunity to end the throw-away society
Liberal Democrat MEP Catherine Bearder writes following publication of the European Commission's circular economy package and argues it is time 'to end the throw-away society' and 'put economic growth on a sustainable footing'.
UK energy & economic security 'stronger within the EU'
Environment
By Barry Gardiner MP
UK energy & economic security 'stronger within the EU'

Shadow Energy and Climate Change Minister Barry Gardiner writes that being in the EU ensures both the UK's energy and economic security.
Baroness Jones: Consumers and businesses can reap the benefits of the circular economy
Environment
By Baroness Jones of Whitchurch
Baroness Jones: Consumers and businesses can reap the benefits of the circular economy
Labour's frontbench peer Baroness Jones writes ahead of a Lords debate today on: 'Principles of the circular economy based on re-use, repair, refurbishment and recycling'.
Partner content
Environment
By Energy Technologies Institute
ETI announces details of new project to study the impact of removing brine from potential undersea carbon dioxide stores
The Energy Technologies Institute (ETI) has launched a new project, which will study the impact of removing brine from undersea stores that could, in future, be used to store captured carbon dioxide.
Sentences for dog theft need to be increased
Environment
By Gareth Johnson MP
Sentences for dog theft need to be increased
Conservative MP Gareth Johnson argues ahead of his Adjournment debate today that tougher sentences for dog theft will go some way towards reducing these offences.
Government must do more to address the 'devastating problem' of pet theft Partner content
Environment
By Blue Cross
Government must do more to address the 'devastating problem' of pet theft
Blue Cross, a charity dedicated to improving the lives of unwanted and needy animals writes about the issue of pet theft in the UK, ahead of Gareth Johnson MP's parliamentary debate today.
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The road to proactive government
2024
Online
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