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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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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
Government must listen to all businesses on economic growth - not just the regulation refuseniks Partner content
Government must listen to all businesses on economic growth - not just the regulation refuseniks
By Which?
Economy
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
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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 AHDB Beef and Lamb
AHDB Beef and Lamb highlights Halal sector market opportunities
The importance of the Halal sector and the value it adds to the UK sheep meat sector is highlighted in a new publication.
Partner content
Environment
By University of Exeter
Report lays bare public priorities for the natural environment
Public views on the challenges facing policy and decision makers to manage the natural environment have been revealed in a major national public dialogue project.
Partner content
Environment
By British Veterinary Association
RVC Welsh Regional Veterinary Centre’s Dr Neil Paton elected as new BVA Welsh Branch President
The British Veterinary Association (BVA) Welsh Branch has elected Dr Neil Paton as its new President, to act as the principal representative of BVA Welsh Branch in relation to veterinary matters.
Partner content
Environment
By British Veterinary Association
Vet Futures: pen your vision for a chance to win London Vet Show trip
Vet Futures is offering the chance to win an all-expenses-paid trip to the London Vet Show (Olympia, 19-20 November) to the lucky winner of its Veterinary Vision essay competition.
Partner content
Environment
By Energy Saving Trust
Energy literacy warning as only 7% of young people understand bills
Young bill payers claim they do not fully understand their energy bill or the terms that describe how much energy they use, according to an Energy Saving Trust public opinion tracker UK:Pulse.
Partner content
Environment
By Chartered Institution of Wastes Management
Resourcing the Future 2015 conference
New Defra resource minister to give keynote address at Resourcing the Future 2015 conference
Partner content
Environment
By Energy Technologies Institute
ETI seeks co-venturers to develop an investable concept for major new power generation capacity with Carbon Capture and Storage
ETI will invest up to 2m for early stage development of a power-with-CCS scheme which will take early advantage of new CCS infrastructure and help to deliver momentum into the next phase of CCS sector development
Partner content
Environment
By Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons
RCVS launches consultation on veterinary nurse day-one clinical skills
As part of a complete review of its day-one clinical skills for the practical training of veterinary nurses (VNs), the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons is today launching a consultation on the proposed new skills list and would welcome comments on the revisions from veterinary nurses, veterinary surgeons and all those involved in veterinary nurse training and education.
Paul Flynn MP: Nuclear Power still enjoys undeserved wide support in the UK
Environment
By PoliticsHome
Paul Flynn MP: Nuclear Power still enjoys undeserved wide support in the UK
Labour's Newport West MP Paul Flynn writes ahead of his Westminster Hall debate on 'New nuclear power'
Partner content
Environment
By British Veterinary Association
BVA President welcomes new Veterinary Science Centre and surveillance innovation in Wales
John Blackwell, President of the BVA, today welcomed the new Veterinary Science Centre and innovations in disease surveillance in Wales. However, he also warned that local vets need to remain at the heart of official veterinarian services such as TB testing.
Partner content
Environment
By Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons
Places available at the RCVS Annual General Meeting and Awards Day
Veterinary surgeons and veterinary nurses are invited to attend the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons (RCVS) Annual General Meeting and Awards Day next month.
Navitus Bay offshore wind farm would 'desecrate Dorset’s beautiful coastline'
Environment
By Richard Drax MP
Navitus Bay offshore wind farm would 'desecrate Dorset’s beautiful coastline'
Dorset South MP Richard Drax writes ahead of his adjournment debate on the Navitus Bay Wind Farm, which could potentially be located only nine miles off the Dorset coast.
Partner content
Environment
By Woodland Trust
Time to nominate your country’s next Tree of the Year!
Woodland Trust looking for UKs best loved trees
Partner content
Environment
By AHDB Beef and Lamb
New look for beef and lamb market information
Market information provided by AHDB Beef and Lamb has been given a facelift to provide key statistics and analysis more efficiently and effectively.
Partner content
Environment
By British Veterinary Association
Suspect BSE case highlights importance of all-island disease surveillance, say vets
Veterinary associations in the UK and Northern Ireland have praised the timely communications on the suspected case of BSE in the Republic of Ireland and said it is an important reminder of the essential need for robust surveillance systems north and south of the border, and across the UK and beyond.
Partner content
Environment
By Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons
Vets given additional time to apply for Advanced Practitioner status this year
Veterinary surgeons who wish to gain the middle tier Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons (RCVS) Advanced Practitioner status will have extra time to do so this year.
Partner content
Environment
By Woodland Trust
How fast does spring travel? About 2mph according to new research
The passage of spring across the UK appears to be speeding up according to analysis of over 20,000 public records in a collaboration between the Woodland Trust, British Science Association and BBC Springwatch.
Partner content
Environment
By Woodland Trust
Deforestation a distinct possibility in parts of the UK
New statistics from the Forestry Commission released today show tree planting rates in sharp decline and, the Woodland Trust believes, belie a greater danger given that there is still no systematic annual recording of woodland losses.
Partner content
Environment
By British Veterinary Association
Vet Futures: Does profit-making damage the veterinary profession’s reputation?
For this months Vet Futures blog, a former President of the British Small Animal Veterinary Association and the Veterinary Practice Management Association argues that practices should be more business-minded when it comes to managing their resources.
Hot Dogs: Vets urge owners to protect pets against rising temperatures Partner content
Environment
By British Veterinary Association
Hot Dogs: Vets urge owners to protect pets against rising temperatures
As temperatures soar in the UK this week, vets are warning owners about the dangers their pets face.  
Partner content
Environment
By British Veterinary Association
72% want information on stunning of animals when buying meat, says EU-wide study
The British Veterinary Association has called today on the European Commission to back proposals to introduce labelling of non-stun slaughtered meat after a study of 13,500 meat consumers across 27 EU Member States found 72% want information of stunning of animals when buying meat.
Diane Abbott MP: Dramatic action is necessary to tackle London’s lethal air
Environment
By PoliticsHome
Diane Abbott MP: Dramatic action is necessary to tackle London’s lethal air
Labour's London Mayoral contender Diane Abbott writes ahead of her Westminster Hall debate on Air pollution in London.
HBA sees VAT ruling as retrograde step Partner content
Environment
By National Federation of Builders
HBA sees VAT ruling as retrograde step
The House Builders Association comments on last week's ruling on VAT reductions by the European Court of Justice.
Partner content
Environment
By AHDB Beef and Lamb
ADHB support national BVD elimination
AHDB is backing a major cattle industry initiative to help eliminate bovine viral diarrhoea (BVD) by extending the existing BVD Free programme in England.
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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