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Labour Sticks To Its Guns On Inheritance Tax Despite Farmer Backlash
Labour Sticks To Its Guns On Inheritance Tax Despite Farmer Backlash
Environment
The Government is holding firm on changes to agricultural relief despite backlash from farmers facing inheritance tax for the first time.
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
Government's New GB Energy Will Partner With Crown Estate
Environment
Government's New GB Energy Will Partner With Crown Estate
New Lib Dem MP Rejects 'Binary' NIMBY VS YIMBY Debate
Environment
New Lib Dem MP Rejects "Binary" NIMBY VS YIMBY Debate
The House Live
Christmas cheer for the Deposit Return Scheme, but challenges await in the New Year Partner content
Environment
By Suntory Beverage & Food GB&I
Christmas cheer for the Deposit Return Scheme, but challenges await in the New Year
Preparing for an Unknown Future: The Net Zero Skills Challenge Partner content
Environment
By UKCRIC
Preparing for an Unknown Future: The Net Zero Skills Challenge
‘Place’ is the key to effective climate action
Environment
By Yorkshire & Humber Climate Commission
‘Place’ is the key to effective climate action
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Farage-Wary Labour MPs Urge Keir Starmer To Be Vocal About Immigration In 2025
Farage-Wary Labour MPs Urge Keir Starmer To Be Vocal About Immigration In 2025
Home affairs
Keir Starmer Is 'Highly Capable' But Needs A Stronger 'Message', Says Anthony Seldon
Keir Starmer Is "Highly Capable" But Needs A Stronger "Message", Says Anthony Seldon
Political parties
Keir Starmer Gives Life Peerage To Former Chief Of Staff Sue Gray
Keir Starmer Gives Life Peerage To Former Chief Of Staff Sue Gray
Political parties
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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.
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.
Environment news
Partner content
Environment
By Energy Saving Trust
How we help save energy in England
Creature comforts cost home owners 78 million
Government must recognise that homes are a vital part of our national infrastructure Partner content
Environment
By Mineral Wool Insulation Manufacturers Association
Government must recognise that homes are a vital part of our national infrastructure

Sarah Kostense-Winterton, Executive Director of MIMA (the trade body representing Mineral Wool Insulation Manufacturers) writes ahead of the Comprehensive Spending Review and calls for government to make the energy efficiency of our homes an infrastructure priority.
Partner content
Environment
By AHDB Beef and Lamb
Livestock producers sought to join progressive groups
AHDB Beef Lamb are looking for forward-thinking English producers to join their beef or sheep progressive groups.
Partner content
Environment
By Energy Technologies Institute
ETI seeks partners for project to identify what needs to be done to enable deployment of small modular nuclear reactors in the UK
The Energy Technologies Institute (ETI) is seeking partners for a project to provide a greater understanding of the activities that need to take place if small modular nuclear reactors are to be deployed in the UK.
Our Energy Trilemma
Environment
By Andrea Leadsom MP
Our Energy Trilemma
Energy Minister Angela Leadsom outlines the Government’s priorities for energy policy.
Low carbon heating ‘must be more appealing to customers,’ new report suggests Partner content
Environment
By Energy Technologies Institute
Low carbon heating ‘must be more appealing to customers,’ new report suggests
Low carbon heating should improve heating experiences, be simpler to install and provide people with enhanced control, according to a new report by the Energy Technologies Institute.
Partner content
Environment
By British Veterinary Association
BVA President highlights the power of partnership working in speech at Stormont
Northern Irelands animal health and welfare initiatives place a spotlight on the power of partnership, said British Veterinary Association (BVA) President Sean Wensley in his speech at BVAs annual dinner at Stormont.
Partner content
Environment
By Energy Technologies Institute
Future heating systems should improve experiences, be simpler to install and provide consumers with enhanced control if the challenge of decarbonising domestic heat is to be met – ETI report
Future low carbon heating systems should improve the heat experience, be simpler to install and provide consumers with enhanced control if the UK is to meet the challenge of dramatically reducing emissions from domestic heating, according to a new report published by the Energy Technologies Institute (ETI).
Partner content
Environment
By Energy Technologies Institute
ETI says findings of World Energy Council Energy Trilemma Index highlight the importance of decisions which must be taken over next 10 years
A report by the World Energy Council which benchmarks the sustainability of national energy systems highlights the importance of decisions taken now and over the next decade if the UK is to have an affordable, low carbon energy system by 2050, according to the Energy Technologies Institute (ETI).
'It is time to stop puppy farms once and for all'
Environment
By Baroness Parminter
'It is time to stop puppy farms once and for all'
Liberal Democrat Environment Spokesperson Baroness Parminter writes following her question in the Lords this week calling for updated legislation related to dog breeding and boarding.
Partner content
Environment
By Law Commission
A modern legal framework for protecting and managing wildlife
In a report published on Tuesday 10 November the Law Commission recommends reforms to modernise and simplify the law regulating wildlife and create a flexible legal framework for the future.
Partner content
Environment
By British Veterinary Association
World Veterinary Association President to tackle global challenges at BVA Congress
Partner content
Environment
By Mineral Wool Insulation Manufacturers Association
MIMA responds to the HM Treasury consultation on reforming the business energy efficiency tax landscape
The Mineral Wool Insulation Manufacturers Association (MIMA) has responded to the HMT Treasury consultation on reforming the business energy efficiency tax landscape and has called for the Government to:
Partner content
Environment
By British Veterinary Association
Should vets be as comfortable reading balance sheets as blood results?
Although the rise in employment within corporate practices has enabled young vets to focus on the veterinary science aspects of practice life, the latest guest blog from the joint British Veterinary Association and Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons Vet Futures project advocates that business training should still be an integral and encouraged part of undergraduate veterinary training.
Partner content
Environment
By British Veterinary Association
Government cuts could have serious impact on animal and human health
The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) is one of four government departments that have provisionally agreed to cut their spending by an average of 30% over the next four years, Chancellor George Osborne has announced.
Partner content
Environment
By Woodland Trust
Threatened pear tree crowned England’s Tree of the Year
One of the countrys oldest and largest wild pear trees has been chosen by the public as Englands Tree of the Year for 2015.
Partner content
Environment
By Mineral Wool Insulation Manufacturers Association
Stamp duty nudges are the clear winner to deliver energy efficiency for UK consumers
At a MIMA supported Energy Efficiency 'Dragons Den' style policy event at Policy Exchange today, four energy efficiency experts pitched their policy solutions to four policy dragons.
Partner content
Environment
By AHDB Beef and Lamb
Beef and lamb mini-roasts hit the small screen
Beef and Lamb advertising has this week returned to TV screens in the UK.
Vets urge pet owners to prepare, to avoid ‘distressing’ Bonfire Night Partner content
Environment
By British Veterinary Association
Vets urge pet owners to prepare, to avoid ‘distressing’ Bonfire Night
With bonfire night upon us, the British Veterinary Association (BVA) is encouraging pet owners to prepare pets to prevent possible upset from fireworks.
Partner content
Environment
By British Veterinary Association
BVA questions Defra on poultry welfare in new slaughter regulations
The British Veterinary Association (BVA) has raised an urgent question with Defra over new slaughter regulations for England that are due to come into force on Thursday 5 November.
Partner content
Environment
By Go-Ahead
Go-Ahead achieves highest carbon disclosure project score in transport sector
The Go-Ahead Group plc is joint first in the transport sector with a 96C score (up from 84B last year) for its disclosure on corporate greenhouse gas emissions and climate change strategies.
Partner content
Environment
By Blue Cross
Boa constrictor at the click of a mouse? Animal charities call for review of online exotic pet trade
Two leading animal welfare organisations are calling for a Government review of the exotic pet trade, as a worrying new report reveals the huge scale of unsuitable and potentially dangerous animals widely available to buy online.
Partner content
Environment
By British Veterinary Association
84% of vets give up time to work with animal charities and shelters
The majority of veterinary surgeons in the UK - more than 4 in 5 - provide some of their time and veterinary expertise at a reduced rate, while more than 2 in 5 give their time to work unpaid with animal charities and shelters to treat thousands of abandoned, mistreated or injured animals each year.
MPs briefed on Bovine TB Partner content
Environment
By British Veterinary Association
MPs briefed on Bovine TB
The British Veterinary Association hosted a briefing in Parliament attended by MPs including members of the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee.
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Where and How can AI Support Citizen Services?
2025
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Where and How can AI Support Citizen Services?
CSW Collaboration Conference
2025
London
CSW Collaboration Conference