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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
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Big tech backing nuclear is huge opportunity for Britain Partner content
Environment
By Nuclear Industry Association
Big tech backing nuclear is huge opportunity for Britain
Time is running out for a treaty to end plastic pollution – here’s why it matters Partner content
Environment
By Revolution Plastics Institute
Time is running out for a treaty to end plastic pollution – here’s why it matters
Accelerating a sustainable and resilient energy transition Partner content
Environment
By WSP
Accelerating a sustainable and resilient energy transition
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Oxbridge Should 'Move' Towards How US Universities Are Funded
Oxbridge Should "Move" Towards How US Universities Are Funded
Education
Ministers Could Give Care Leavers Free Prescriptions And Bus Fares
Ministers Could Give Care Leavers Free Prescriptions And Bus Fares
Health
Defence Secretary Says British Military Capabilities Are 'Just Not Good Enough'
Defence Secretary Says British Military Capabilities Are "Just Not Good Enough"
Defence
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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
Ribena launches pilot to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from blackcurrant growing Partner content
Environment
By Suntory Beverage & Food GB&I
Ribena launches pilot to reduce greenhouse gas emissions from blackcurrant growing
Ribena's new regenerative farming project offers a win-win for our environment and rural communities.
The Climate and Ecology Bill is our best chance to tackle the climate crisis
Environment
By Caroline Lucas MP, Wera Hobhouse MP and Olivia Blake MP
The Climate and Ecology Bill is our best chance to tackle the climate crisis
The Climate and Ecology Bill (CE Bill) was reintroduced in the Commons on 10 May, supported by MPs from all parties. We’re proud to add our names to this urgent proposal for new legislation that is bold enough to get to grips with the environmental emergency.
Why green finance matters Partner content
Environment
By WSP
Why green finance matters
This World Environment Day, WSP's Adarsh Varma explains how green finance can unlock the benefits of a nature-positive world.
Ocean microplastics - All-female ocean rowing team embarks on 2,000 mile challenge around Great Britain Partner content
Environment
By Revolution Plastics Institute
Ocean microplastics - All-female ocean rowing team embarks on 2,000 mile challenge around Great Britain
A team of female ocean rowers will set off on a 2,000 mile rowing challenge around the entire coast of Great Britain on Sunday 4 June, and they’re aiming for a world record.
Milk & More launches doorstep Coca-Cola Zero Sugar refill trial Partner content
Environment
By Coca-Cola Europacific Partners
Milk & More launches doorstep Coca-Cola Zero Sugar refill trial
Milk & More, the country’s leading online milk and grocery doorstep delivery service, has announced a UK industry first partnership with Coca-Cola Europacific Partners (CCEP), the world’s largest Coca-Cola bottler. This exciting partnership will trial the delivery, return, refill and reuse of Coca-Cola Zero Sugar glass bottles direct to and from customers’ doorsteps. 
We cannot afford any further delay to ban live animal exports
Environment
By Theresa Villiers MP
We cannot afford any further delay to ban live animal exports
Like many MPs, I felt a deep sense of disappointment when I learned that the government was withdrawing the Animal Welfare (Kept Animals) Bill which would have banned the live export of animals for slaughter.
MPs ask Defra about access to peat alternatives after the HTA raise concerns Partner content
Environment
By Horticultural Trades Association
MPs ask Defra about access to peat alternatives after the HTA raise concerns
Last week, MPs raised their concerns in Parliament about the intended ban on the professional use of peat being brought forward by four years.
Reusable packaging revolution is close - experts say Partner content
Environment
By Revolution Plastics Institute
Reusable packaging revolution is close - experts say
Global plastics treaty talks this week should aim for mass adoption of reuse systems to cut plastic pollution.
Decision to scrap Animal Welfare Bill is deeply disappointing
Environment
By Dr Paula Boyden
Decision to scrap Animal Welfare Bill is deeply disappointing
Yesterday, the government abandoned the planned introduction of crucial measures aimed at protecting dogs and puppies from being needlessly, cruelly and illegally smuggled into the United Kingdom
Partner content
Environment
By British Veterinary Association
British Veterinary Association responds to news Government is not progressing the Kept Animals Bill
The British Veterinary Association has responded to the news that the Animal Welfare (Kept Animals) Bill will not be progressing through Parliament.
Offshore wind sector allocates £4 million to UK companies through strategic supply chain funding programme Partner content
Environment
By Offshore Renewable Energy Catapult
Offshore wind sector allocates £4 million to UK companies through strategic supply chain funding programme
Homebuyers need accurate evidence of their property’s actual energy use Partner content
Environment
By Mineral Wool Insulation Manufacturers Association
Homebuyers need accurate evidence of their property’s actual energy use
Energy Performance Certificates in their current form are not fit for purpose. They need a revamp to capture the real measured performance of buildings.
Leading UK horticulture association showcases the original green industry at Chelsea 2023 Partner content
Environment
By Horticultural Trades Association
Leading UK horticulture association showcases the original green industry at Chelsea 2023
The Horticultural Trades Association (HTA) is showcasing the growth of a greener future at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show. Representing and supporting 1,400 UK garden businesses, including retailers, growers, manufacturers, and landscapers, the HTA will demonstrate its members’ contributions to the economy as well as the environment and wellbeing through its trade stand, member gardens, events, and communications.
New EPSRC Prosperity Partnership: Innovative Continuous Manufacturing for Industrial Chemicals (IConIC) Partner content
Environment
By BASF
New EPSRC Prosperity Partnership: Innovative Continuous Manufacturing for Industrial Chemicals (IConIC)
A major consortium led by Imperial and BASF is to help make chemical manufacturing more efficient, resilient, and sustainable. The partnership on Innovative Continuous Manufacturing of Industrial Chemicals (IConIC) will pool their expertise to advance flow chemistry, a production technique in which the required reactions take place in continuous operation rather than in batches.
Creating the property estates of the future - where will the net zero journey take public buildings Partner content
Environment
By Amey
Creating the property estates of the future - where will the net zero journey take public buildings
Decarbonising the UK’s public and private property estates will require vast investment in new technology as we transition towards new energy sources. But the real challenge, explains Craig McGilvray, Amey’s Managing Director for it’s FM business, will be to truly engage and support property users to actually make this vital change happen.
‘People’s Choice’ winner of BVA Veterinary Photographer of the Year revealed Partner content
Environment
By British Veterinary Association
‘People’s Choice’ winner of BVA Veterinary Photographer of the Year revealed
#TeamVet selects its BVA Photographer of the Year following voting at BVA Live 2023.
Partner content
Environment
By British Veterinary Association
BVA President calls on Scottish politicians to deliver funding for veterinary education in Scotland
In a speech at the Scottish Parliament this week (Tuesday 16 May), British Veterinary Association (BVA) President Malcolm Morley warned that the future of veterinary education in Scotland ‘sits on a precipice’ and called for adequate long-term funding to secure sustainable provision of inclusive veterinary education and, with it, the future of the country’s agrifood economy.
NATIONAL ROBOTICS CENTRE FOR THE OFFSHORE RENEWABLE ENERGY REVOLUTION OPENS IN BLYTH Partner content
Environment
By Offshore Renewable Energy Catapult
NATIONAL ROBOTICS CENTRE FOR THE OFFSHORE RENEWABLE ENERGY REVOLUTION OPENS IN BLYTH
The Digital, Autonomous and Robotics Engineering (DARE) Centre at the Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult’s testing facility in Blyth has been opened today (Thursday) by Minister for Energy Security and Net Zero, the Rt Hon. Graham Stuart MP.
“A British Success Story”: A Decade of Offshore Wind Power Partner content
Environment
By Offshore Renewable Energy Catapult
“A British Success Story”: A Decade of Offshore Wind Power
As the Offshore Renewable Energy (ORE) Catapult celebrates its 10th anniversary, we look back at a remarkable decade of transformation in the offshore renewable energy sector and try to anticipate what the future holds as the nation heads towards its net zero target.
Partner content
Environment
By British Veterinary Association
Midlothian vet elected new BVA Scottish Branch President
Midlothian veterinary surgeon Gareth Hateley MA VetMB CertCHP MRCVS, a recognised expert in cattle disease surveillance, has been named President of the British Veterinary Association’s (BVA) Scottish Branch at its annual general meeting in Edinburgh today (16 May).
Valuing the Energy Performance of our Homes Partner content
Environment
By Mineral Wool Insulation Manufacturers Association
Valuing the Energy Performance of our Homes
The Energy Saving Stamp Duty Incentive will provide a fair and flexible nudge for homeowners, valuing energy performance in the housing market and creating a strong, stable, sustainable competitive market.
The government must ensure that animal testing of cosmetics is banned for good
Environment
By Lord Trees
The government must ensure that animal testing of cosmetics is banned for good
This is a subject of considerable public interest involving considerations of both human safety and of animal welfare.
Coca-Cola bottling site in Sidcup starts production of plastic bottles with attached caps to boost recycling Partner content
Environment
By Coca-Cola Europacific Partners
Coca-Cola bottling site in Sidcup starts production of plastic bottles with attached caps to boost recycling
Scotland’s horticultural industry gathers with MSPs at Holyrood to discuss Scottish Environmental Horticulture Growth Strategy Partner content
Environment
By Horticultural Trades Association
Scotland’s horticultural industry gathers with MSPs at Holyrood to discuss Scottish Environmental Horticulture Growth Strategy
MSPs joined experts, professionals, and academics from Scotland’s horticulture sector at the Scottish Parliament on Wednesday, 10 May at a reception to discuss the future of the industry in relation to the well-being economy, the environment, planning and health.
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Ethnic Minorities into Leadership
2024
De Vere Grand Connaught Rooms
Ethnic Minorities into Leadership
Ethnic Minorities into Leadership Awards
2024
The De Vere Grand Connaught Rooms
Ethnic Minorities into Leadership Awards
A civil servant’s guide to getting AI projects off the ground
2024
Online
A civil servant’s guide to getting AI projects off the ground
PT Cyber Security Conference
2024
The Minster Building, Central London
PT Cyber Security Conference