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Labour MP Warns Planning Reforms Could Overwhelm Environment Regulator
Labour MP Warns Planning Reforms Could Overwhelm Environment Regulator
Environment
A Labour MP has raised concern about the feasibility of a key plank of the government's planning reforms.
Victoria Atkins: I’ve Cross-Examined Gun-Toting Drug Lords – Labour MPs Don't Worry Me
Environment
Victoria Atkins: I’ve Cross-Examined Gun-Toting Drug Lords – Labour MPs Don't Worry Me
An official register of fire safety certificates will protect homeowners from bad actors
Environment
By Matt Western MP
An official register of fire safety certificates will protect homeowners from bad actors
Labour Figures Come Out Against Chancellor's 'Environmentally Illiterate' Plans
Environment
Labour Figures Come Out Against Chancellor's 'Environmentally Illiterate' Plans
Labour Sticks To Its Guns On Inheritance Tax Despite Farmer Backlash
Environment
Labour Sticks To Its Guns On Inheritance Tax Despite Farmer Backlash
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
Opinion
Defra has lost its way
Environment
By Alistair Carmichael MP
Defra has lost its way
We cannot continue to take a flippant approach to how we feed the nation
Environment
By Baroness Batters
We cannot continue to take a flippant approach to how we feed the nation
Labour’s net-zero is built on slave labour and broken promises
Environment
By Harriet Cross MP
Labour’s net-zero is built on slave labour and broken promises
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Alastair Campbell Tells Labour To Set Up MP Group To Attack Reform
Alastair Campbell Tells Labour To Set Up MP Group To Attack Reform
Political parties
How Keir Starmer Keeps His Massive Parliamentary Party In Line
How Keir Starmer Keeps His Massive Parliamentary Party In Line
Political parties
Reform Local Election Candidates Plan Musk-Style Savings And Diversity Cuts
Reform Local Election Candidates Plan Musk-Style Savings And Diversity Cuts
Political parties
Senior Tories Meet German Counterparts To Discuss Rebuilding and Fighting Reform
Senior Tories Meet German Counterparts To Discuss Rebuilding and Fighting Reform
Foreign affairs
We cannot deny Reform’s appeal – but these fake patriots do not stand for British values
We cannot deny Reform’s appeal – but these fake patriots do not stand for British values
By Mike Tapp MP
Political parties
The UK must sign a bilateral security agreement with Kosovo
The UK must sign a bilateral security agreement with Kosovo
By Paul Foster MP
Foreign affairs
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Victoria Atkins: I’ve Cross-Examined Gun-Toting Drug Lords – Labour MPs Don't Worry Me
Environment
Victoria Atkins: I’ve Cross-Examined Gun-Toting Drug Lords – Labour MPs Don't Worry Me
Sienna Rodgers talks to shadow environment secretary Victoria Atkins who aims her fire at ‘City Steve’, ‘showman’ Nigel Farage and the government’s ‘Marxist’ policy on compulsory purchase
The spiders that ate Ebbsfleet
Environment
By Michael Dnes
The spiders that ate Ebbsfleet
As we – once again – await the unveiling of a host of proposed new towns, Michael Dnes tells the extraordinary cautionary tale of how an industrial wasteland in Kent just 17 minutes by high-speed train from central London remains a spiders’ paradise
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
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Environment
By Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons
Veterinary nurse recognised for pioneering awareness-raising work
A veterinary nurse who pioneered awareness-raising for the profession has been announced as this years recipient of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons (RCVS) Veterinary Nursing Golden Jubilee Award.
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Environment
By Glass and Glazing Federation
Record turnout for GGF meeting
The Glass and Glazing Federation (GGF) enjoyed a record attendance for a specialist group meeting when 58 delegates attended the Joint Conservatory Association and Window and Door Group on 30th April at Solihull in the West Midlands.
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Environment
By Woodland Trust
Woodland Trust disappointed by decision to approve T in the Park
Reacting to today's decision to approve the T in the Park music festival, Carol Evans, director of the Woodland Trust Scotland said:
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Environment
By British Veterinary Association
Don’t forget ‘Bugsy Alone’ during Rabbit Awareness Week – 1 in 5 vets concerned about lonely pet rabbits
Following a British Veterinary Association (BVA) survey last year that showed 1 in 5 British vets are concerned about rabbits kept as pets, vets are urging owners to give some thought to lonely rabbits and rabbit welfare generally during Rabbit Awareness Week (9th 17th May 2015).
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Environment
By Nuclear Industry Association
NIA welcomes new Government
The Nuclear Industry Association (NIA) welcomes the formation of the new Government and calls on the new Cabinet member with responsibility for energy to continue the current approach to the nuclear sector.
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Environment
By Mott MacDonald
Mott MacDonald appointed on Peterhead CCS project, UK
Mott MacDonald has been awarded a contract by Shell UK Limited to provide project management organisation services during the front end engineering design (FEED) phase of the Peterhead carbon capture and storage (CCS) project in north east Scotland.
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Environment
By Calor Gas
New report supports strong forecasting for increased LPG take-up as an automotive fuel to 2050
The UKs Liquefied Petroleum Gas trade association (UKLPG) has unveiled new research showing that automotive LPG could play a significant role in the transport sector through to 2050.
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Environment
By AHDB Beef and Lamb
RamCompare project seeks top quality tups
The team behind the RamCompare project has communicated with breeders to identify rams that can be used for the artificial insemination (AI) section of the project
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Environment
By AHDB Beef and Lamb
Ten new grass varieties make the 2015/2016 recommended lists
The 2015/2016 Recommended Grass and Clover Lists (RGCL) have been updated with 10 new ryegrass varieties.
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Environment
By AHDB Beef and Lamb
Enhancing the assessment of maternal ability in sheep
EBLEX-commissioned research will lead to major improvements in the accuracy with which sheep producers can assess the genetic potential of their flocks for maternal ability.
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Environment
By Association of British Insurers
Insurers now paying out £1.65m a day to treat the nation’s pets
Pet insurers paid out 602million in claims in 2014 the equivalent of 1.65m a day and an increase of nearly 15% on the previous year according to the latest figures from the Association of British Insurers (ABI), published today (4 May 2015). The average cost of a claim has risen 7% to 679, while for dogs its even higher at 683.
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Environment
By British Veterinary Association
BVA welcomes extension of new bovine TB testing contracts
The Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA) has today confirmed that while veterinary practices have signed the new TB contracts in large numbers across four of the five English regions, the deadline for vets in Devon and Cornwall has been extended to 14th May as take up there has been lower.
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Environment
By Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons
RCVS gets animated about veterinary nursing with new short film
The Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons (RCVS) has today launched a short film animation to help raise awareness among the general public of the vital role played by veterinary nurses in animal care and treatment.
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Environment
By Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons
President’s marathon run raises £13,000 for charities
Professor Stuart Reid, the President of the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons (RCVS) and Principal of the Royal Veterinary College (RVC), has raised nearly 13,000 (including Gift Aid) for mental health and animal welfare charities by running the Virgin Money London Marathon.
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Environment
By AHDB Beef and Lamb
Supply chain benefits from beef and lamb export work
An extensive beef and lamb export programme will continue to help deliver benefits to the entire supply chain, according to EBLEX.
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Environment
By Calor Gas
Calor offers warm welcome to Transport Secretary
PatrickMcLoughlin, Secretary of State for Transport visited the Calor Gas Centreat Coryton today to hear about transport issues and to review the huge amountof investment being made by both Government and Private business inthe ThamesGateway.
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Environment
By Chartered Institution of Wastes Management
Plastic Bag Use Limited By European Vote
The European Parliament has voted to limit the use of plastic bags in Europe as part of a drive to reduce pollution, either handing none out free of charge or reducing the numbers to 40 per person per year.
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Environment
By British Veterinary Association
BVA welcomes extension of new bovine TB testing contracts
The Animal and Plant Health Agency (APHA) has today confirmed that while veterinary practices have signed the new TB contracts in large numbers across four of the five English regions, the deadline for vets in Devon and Cornwall has been extended to 14th May as take up there has been lower.
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Environment
By Chartered Institute of Environmental Health
CIEH welcomes Supreme Court ruling on air pollution
Following the news that the UK Supreme Court has ordered the Government to deliver new plans to cut illegal levels of air pollution in Britain by the end of the year, Howard Price, Lead Policy Officer for the Chartered Institute of Environmental Health (CIEH), said:
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By Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons
RCVS and VN Councils elections results
The Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons (RCVS) has today announced the results of the 2015 RCVS Council and Veterinary Nurses (VN) Council elections, which see two existing members and four new members elected to RCVS Council (including three women and three men), and one existing member and one new member elected to VN Council.
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By British Veterinary Association
BVA and BCVA call for extension to sign new TB testing contracts
Veterinary associations are calling on the government to extend the deadline for vets to sign new bovine TB testing contracts by a month to give veterinary practices enough time to scrutinise the contracts.
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Environment
By British Gas
British Gas invests £50 million in customer service excellence
Britains biggest energy supplier, British Gas, today announces a multi-million pound investment in customer service.
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Environment
By British Veterinary Association
Don’t let unwanted guests ’itch a ride on your pets this summer warn vets on World Veterinary Day
As UK holidaymakers look forward to the annual summer getaway and travelling abroad, the British Veterinary Association (BVA) has warned globetrotters to take care their pets dont pick up worms and other parasites on holiday.
The political climate changes: next government urged to put the environment first Partner content
Environment
By WWF
The political climate changes: next government urged to put the environment first
As the general election draws near, Head of Public Affairs at the World Wide Fund for Nature Ben Stafford calls on future policy makers to prioritise environmental issues and and commit to tackling climate change  
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Illicit Trade: The Growing Crime in the UK
2025
Thames Pavillion, House of Commons
Illicit Trade: The Growing Crime in the UK
Journey to Safety: Combatting Disability Hate Crime on Public Transport
2025
Surveyor's House, 12 Great George Street, SW1P 3AD
Journey to Safety: Combatting Disability Hate Crime on Public Transport
Net Zero Week 2025
2025
Virtual
Net Zero Week 2025