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Growth, Railways And Energy Focus Of Labour Government's First King's Speech
Growth, Railways And Energy Focus Of Labour Government's First King's Speech
Environment
Prime Minister Keir Starmer has set out 40 pieces of legislation the Labour Government will aim to deliver in his first King's Speech.
MPs Urge Ofwat To Act As Water Bills Rise While Shareholder Dividends Continue
Environment
MPs Urge Ofwat To Act As Water Bills Rise While Shareholder Dividends Continue
Most Likely Lib Dem Wins Are In Places Worst Affected By Sewage Spills
Environment
Most Likely Lib Dem Wins Are In Places Worst Affected By Sewage Spills
Effluent Is Turning The Affluent Green
Environment
Effluent Is Turning The Affluent Green
Protesters Disrupt David Lammy's Speech On Tackling Dirty Money
Environment
Protesters Disrupt David Lammy's Speech On Tackling Dirty Money
Time to break down the barriers stalling water efficient housing Partner content
Environment
By Chartered Institute of Building
Time to break down the barriers stalling water efficient housing
Government Urged To Boost Support For Killing 'Menace' Grey Squirrels
Environment
Government Urged To Boost Support For Killing "Menace" Grey Squirrels
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Cutting electricity bills to boost net-zero Partner content
Environment
By The MCS Foundation
Cutting electricity bills to boost net-zero
Prioritise progress on a deposit return scheme to start delivering on the Green Prosperity Plan Partner content
Environment
By Suntory Beverage & Food GB&I
Prioritise progress on a deposit return scheme to start delivering on the Green Prosperity Plan
A gas distribution network preparing for the energy transition Partner content
Environment
By Cadent
A gas distribution network preparing for the energy transition
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No 'Bounce' In International Student Applications Fuels Concern For University Finances
No "Bounce" In International Student Applications Fuels Concern For University Finances
Education
Labour Streamlines HQ As Party Staff Move Into Government
Labour Streamlines HQ As Party Staff Move Into Government
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Angela Rayner Will Pledge To End 'Dragon's Den Style' Bidding For Local Authority Funding
Angela Rayner Will Pledge To End "Dragon's Den Style" Bidding For Local Authority Funding
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Growth, Railways And Energy Focus Of Labour Government's First King's Speech
Environment
Growth, Railways And Energy Focus Of Labour Government's First King's Speech
Prime Minister Keir Starmer has set out 40 pieces of legislation the Labour Government will aim to deliver in his first King's Speech.
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
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Environment
By AHDB Beef and Lamb
Impact of Free Trade Agreements on livestock sector in focus at AHDB Outlook Conference
The impact of Free Trade Agreements (FTAs) on the livestock sectors global competitiveness will be in the spotlight next month.
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Environment
By AHDB Beef and Lamb
Exports vital role for sheep meat sector
A two-pronged approach to developing global market opportunities will remain crucial for the sheep meat sector in 2016 and beyond, according to AHDB Beef Lamb.
New law will help Vets to reunite owners with missing pets Partner content
Environment
By British Veterinary Association
New law will help Vets to reunite owners with missing pets
With fewer than 100 days to go until microchipping becomes compulsory for all dogs in England, Scotland and Wales, the British Veterinary Association is urging dog owners to get their pets chipped.
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Environment
By Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons
RCVS responds to Defra statement on its ‘protect the VN title’ petition

In August 2015, the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons (RCVS) launched a petition asking the Government to protect the title ‘veterinary nurse’ by legally restricting it to registered veterinary nurses (RVNs), therefore making it an offence for unqualified and unregistered laypeople to refer to themselves as a veterinary nurse.
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Environment
By Policy Connect
Cutting costs and saving resources is an issue now relevant to every link in the supply chain reports the All-Party Parliamentary Sustainable Resource Group
The All-Party Parliamentary Sustainable Resource Group (APSRG) is launching its latest publication Link to Link: Driving Resource Efficiency across Supply Chains on 9th February in Parliament.
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Environment
By Calor Gas
Calor calls for LPG support to save lives in London
It is disgraceful that the nitrogen dioxide (NO2) hourly legal limit for the whole of 2016, has already been breached, just 8 days into the New Year, as reported by Clean Air in London.
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Environment
By Calor Gas
Christina Rees MP Visits Calor Gas Neath
Neath MP Christina Rees has visited her local Calor Gas depot in Aberdulais, to discover how the company has been preparing for winter and how it intends to keep its customers warm in the face of extreme weather conditions.
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Environment
By British Veterinary Association
BVA welcomes Defra capital spend on laboratory improvements

Speaking at the Oxford Farming Conference yesterday Environment Secretary Elizabeth Truss announced £65 million capital spend earmarked for laboratory improvements and upgrading the bio-containment facilities at Weybridge. Commenting, BVA President Sean Wensley said:
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Environment
By AHDB Beef and Lamb
New appointment bolsters AHDB Beef Lamb’s communications team
The communication of AHDB Beef Lambs research and development and knowledge exchange activity has been given a boost thanks to the appointment of a new technical communications officer.
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Environment
By Chartered Institution of Wastes Management
CIWM kick-starts 2016 with a year-long waste crime campaign
With the financial and environmental cost of waste crime continuing to escalate, CIWM has launched a co-ordinated 12 month campaign with the announcement today that it will be contributing almost 50k to a major initiative designed to raise business awareness of Duty of Care.
Gov’t backed UK 'fair trade' brand will support UK farmers
Environment
By Derek Thomas MP
Gov’t backed UK 'fair trade' brand will support UK farmers
Derek Thomas MP calls for the Government to provide clear information to help consumers support British farmers.
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Environment
By British Veterinary Association
Think chips for your New Year’s Resolution, urge vets
With less than 100 days to go until microchipping becomes compulsory for all dogs in England, Scotland and Wales (6 April), the British Veterinary Association (BVA) are urging dog owners to make it a New Years Resolution to get their canine companions chipped.
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Environment
By Calor Gas
Converting London Black Cabs to LPGAutogas will deliver air quality benefits as well as saving cabbies money
Air pollution is responsible for the deaths of an estimated 29,000 people each year in the UK, with the majority of harmful emissions stemming from road transport.
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Environment
By Calor Gas
LPG autogas – a practical and affordable solution to the UK’s air quality crisis
Air pollution is responsible for the deaths of an estimated 29,000 people each year in the UK, with the majority of harmful emissions stemming from road transport.
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Environment
By Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons
RCVS Council member made Commander of the Order of the British Empire
The Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons (RCVS) is congratulating RCVS Council member and Chief Veterinary Officer Professor Nigel Gibbens, who has been made a Commander of the Order of the British Empire in the New Years Honours list for 2016.
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Environment
By British Veterinary Association
BVA President congratulates UK’s CVO and BVA member Nigel Gibbens on CBE
The British Veterinary Association (BVA) sent warm congratulations today (31 December) to the UKs Chief Veterinary Officer (CVO) and BVA member, Nigel Gibbens, on being awarded Commander of the Order of the British Empire (CBE) for services to the veterinary profession and animal welfare.
Is protecting UK wildlife important to the Government or not? Partner content
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By World Animal Protection
Is protecting UK wildlife important to the Government or not?
Wildlife crime is crime, and the UK public want our wildlife protected from it, says World Animal Protection .
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Environment
By AHDB Beef and Lamb
Lamb retail sales remain healthy
Sales of lamb in October and November were up eight per cent by volume, according to the latest 12-week figures.
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Environment
By British Veterinary Association
British Veterinary Association urges innovation in capturing disease data
9 in 10 production animal vets now conduct their own post-mortems (PMs) following the closure of some laboratories in the APHA surveillance network, reveal figures from the British Veterinary Associations (BVA) Voice of the Veterinary Profession survey published today, prompting BVA to call for innovation in capturing PM data.
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Environment
By Woodland Trust
Warm weather means Santa Claus may have to mow his lawn this Christmas* (*if he lived in the UK)
Forget presents and turkey, homeowners in the UK are more likely than ever to be mowing their lawn this Christmas according to records added to the Woodland Trusts Natures Calendar survey.
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Environment
By NOAH
Animal medicines sector responds to Lord O’Neill on Antimicrobials in Agriculture Report
The UK, European and global animal medicines sector associations have joined forces to respond to Lord ONeills recent Report on Antimicrobials in Agriculture, through a letter and expert critique of his Report.
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Environment
By British Veterinary Association
BVA welcomes Defra consultation on dog breeding
Responding to the announcement of a Defra consultation on dog breeding license controls on 20 December 2015, British Veterinary Association President Sean Wensley said:
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Environment
By AHDB Beef and Lamb
Rodent control hub to help with new rules
A free, self-study training course on rodent control is now available for farmers via an industry online hub, Rodent Control on Farms.
COP21 has laid the foundation for the future
Environment
By Baroness Miller of Chilthorne Domer
COP21 has laid the foundation for the future
Lib Dem peer Baroness Miller writes following the COP21 talks and says the Government 'now has the chance to build the UK into a world leading low carbon nation'.
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