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MPs Urge Ofwat To Act As Water Bills Rise While Shareholder Dividends Continue
MPs Urge Ofwat To Act As Water Bills Rise While Shareholder Dividends Continue
Environment
A group of Labour MPs led by senior back bencher Barry Gardiner have written to Ofwat chief executive David Black to express concern over the impact rising water bills will have on people struggling with the cost of living.
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
Tory MP Urges People To 'Think Carefully' Before Buying Puppies
Environment
Tory MP Urges People To "Think Carefully" Before Buying Puppies
The House Live
Plug in to unlock: the benefits of smart meter-enabled EV flexibility Partner content
Environment
By Cornwall Insight
Plug in to unlock: the benefits of smart meter-enabled EV flexibility
The role of renewable liquid gases in the fight to reach net-zero Partner content
Environment
By Dimeta
The role of renewable liquid gases in the fight to reach net-zero
The future needs innovators Partner content
Environment
By Urban Splash
The future needs innovators
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New Cabinet Office Minister Says There Is 'Massive Waste' In How Local Councils Are Funded
New Cabinet Office Minister Says There Is "Massive Waste" In How Local Councils Are Funded
Communities
Veteran Tory Wants Conservative Leadership Contests To Be More 'Transparent' To Stop 'Fibbing And Skulduggery'
Veteran Tory Wants Conservative Leadership Contests To Be More "Transparent" To Stop "Fibbing And Skulduggery"
Political parties
Sharon Hodgson’s Betty Boothroyd-Inspired Deputy Speaker Bid
Sharon Hodgson’s Betty Boothroyd-Inspired Deputy Speaker Bid
Political parties
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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
Rural Voters Feel Labour Doesn’t 'Get' Them, Says Shadow Environment Secretary
Environment
Rural Voters Feel Labour Doesn’t "Get" Them, Says Shadow Environment Secretary
Rural voters feel the Labour Party does not "get" them, shadow environment, food and rural affairs secretary Steve Reed has said in an interview with The House magazine.
Environment news
CCEP launches Coca-Cola Zero Sugar Sustainability Roadshow Partner content
Environment
By Coca-Cola Europacific Partners
CCEP launches Coca-Cola Zero Sugar Sustainability Roadshow
'No Danger' Droughts Will Cause Drinking Water Shortage, Senior Minister Promises
Environment
"No Danger" Droughts Will Cause Drinking Water Shortage, Senior Minister Promises
Exclusive: Cabinet minister Kit Malthouse has sought to reassure the public that drinking water will not run low in the coming weeks, but admitted that the drought and other crises means the UK faces a "challenging winter".
Scotland is pressing on with a Deposit Return Scheme – England and Wales must do the same Partner content
Environment
By Suntory Beverage & Food GB&I
Scotland is pressing on with a Deposit Return Scheme – England and Wales must do the same
Deposit Return Schemes (DRS) are one of those rarest of policy ideas – one that’s simple, cost neutral for the consumer, demonstrably effective, and seemingly enjoys broad cross-party support.
Price Of Bread, Cheese, Milk And Biscuits Is About To Soar
Environment
Price Of Bread, Cheese, Milk And Biscuits Is About To Soar
The price of bread, milk and cheese is expected to rise sharply in the coming months as the cost-of-living crisis makes staple foods more expensive, according to a leading industry figure.
Partner content
Environment
By Horticultural Trades Association
HTA urges next Prime Minister to prioritise industry
HTA Chairman James Barnes has written to Liz Truss and Rishi Sunak as the final leadership candidates seeking to become Prime Minister.
Stepping Up To Level Up: Financing the Reinvention of Affordable Housing Partner content
Environment
By Legal & General
Stepping Up To Level Up: Financing the Reinvention of Affordable Housing
Affordable housing is not simply one part of the levelling-up solution. Many experts believe it is the fundamental building block that can drive economic growth, support working families, and help the nation meet its net zero ambitions.
The next prime minister must maintain our place as a world leader in animal welfare
Environment
By Lorraine Platt
The next prime minister must maintain our place as a world leader in animal welfare
Over the last four decades, the Conservative Party has time and again led the way in advancing animal welfare.
Why forestry should be at the top of the next Prime Minister's agenda Partner content
Environment
By Confor
Why forestry should be at the top of the next Prime Minister's agenda
With the sector contributing more than £2 billion to the UK economy, forestry ticks all of the right boxes on the road to Net Zero.
Partner content
Environment
By Battersea Dogs & Cats Home
No mortgage, no pet: half of tenants who fear never owning own home face uphill battle in pet-averse rented sector
Food Prices Could Rise By Almost A Fifth This Autumn, Officials Believe
Environment
Food Prices Could Rise By Almost A Fifth This Autumn, Officials Believe
Exclusive: Food inflation could come close to 20% this year, some government officials believe, in the latest glimpse of the worsening cost-of-living crisis that awaits Boris Johnson's successor.
Selaine Saxby: The next prime minister must level up our countryside to retain the trust of rural communities
Environment
By Selaine Saxby MP
Selaine Saxby: The next prime minister must level up our countryside to retain the trust of rural communities
The next Conservative Party leader needs to continue levelling up our country and expand the government's plans to include rural communities.
AD NET ZERO ANNOUNCES 2ND GLOBAL SUMMIT TO RUN NOVEMBER 9 & 10 Partner content
Environment
By Advertising Association
AD NET ZERO ANNOUNCES 2ND GLOBAL SUMMIT TO RUN NOVEMBER 9 & 10
Two-day online and in person event to champion positive change
in advertising’s role to help tackle the climate crisis

Free-to-attend for all advertising professionals
Struggling Government Staff Are Using Food Banks Due To Real Terms Pay Cuts
Environment
Struggling Government Staff Are Using Food Banks Due To Real Terms Pay Cuts
The chief executive of the Environment Agency has said that government staff have been forced to turn to food banks after stagnating wages have left them unable to afford groceries.
The next prime minister must get serious about tackling climate change
Environment
By Miriam Turner and Hugh Knowles
The next prime minister must get serious about tackling climate change
In the first head-to-head TV debate between prime ministerial hopefuls Liz Truss and Rishi Sunak on Monday evening, climate change got barely a look in.
Pumps and pragmatism – a decarbonisation policy which reflects the new reality Partner content
Environment
By OFTEC
Pumps and pragmatism – a decarbonisation policy which reflects the new reality
As the UK seeks to bring about the transition to low carbon heating, it’s critical policymakers properly understand the diverse needs of the UK’s building stock and put technology inclusive policy levers in place to support all consumers.
Chris Sherwood: Celebrating two centuries of animal welfare law
Environment
By Chris Sherwood
Chris Sherwood: Celebrating two centuries of animal welfare law
Whenever I meet with MPs in Westminster, it's hard to not be struck by the history and splendour of Parliament.
Leading international experts explore strategies in new infrastructure delivery methods Partner content
Environment
By UKCRIC
Leading international experts explore strategies in new infrastructure delivery methods
The Centre for Smart Infrastructure and Construction at Cambridge University (CSIC) and The Cornell Program in Infrastructure Policy (CPIP) at the Cornell Jeb E. Brooks School of Public Policy, brought together an international multi-disciplinary group for a workshop on Funding, Financing & Emerging Technologies in New York, 11-15 July 2022.
Coca-Cola bottler partners with local businesses and charity to help regenerate Birmingham’s canals ahead of the Commonwealth Games Partner content
Environment
By Coca-Cola Europacific Partners
Coca-Cola bottler partners with local businesses and charity to help regenerate Birmingham’s canals ahead of the Commonwealth Games
Coca-Cola Europacific Partners (CCEP) GB, the largest independent bottler of Coca-Cola globally, is partnering with the Canal & River Trust on an FMCG sector initiative to enhance areas along the Birmingham canal network ahead of the Birmingham 2022 Commonwealth Games.
Partner content
Environment
By Cruelty Free International
High Court grants permission for animal testing Judicial Review against Home Office
It can be revealed today that the High Court has granted permission to leading animal protection organization, Cruelty Free International, to apply for a judicial review against the Home Office relating to animal testing
Lord Bridges: We'll all pay the price of a disorderly transition to net zero
Environment
By Lord Bridges
Lord Bridges: We'll all pay the price of a disorderly transition to net zero
Since 2021, energy prices have been rising sharply. Vladimir Putin’s war in Ukraine has pushed prices higher still.
EPSRC funding for low-carbon cements and concretes Partner content
Environment
By UKCRIC
EPSRC funding for low-carbon cements and concretes
Researchers from UKCRIC members Imperial College London and University of Leeds, together with the British Geological Survey have secured £2m of EPSRC funding to develop new low-carbon cements and concretes from locally abundant low-purity clay resources.
Coca-Cola announces trial of New Compact Freestyle® drinks dispenser in GB Partner content
Environment
By Coca-Cola Europacific Partners
Coca-Cola announces trial of New Compact Freestyle® drinks dispenser in GB
New platform to tackle plastic waste gets political seal of approval Partner content
Environment
By Revolution Plastics Institute
New platform to tackle plastic waste gets political seal of approval
The University of Portsmouth’s Global Plastics Policy Centre online platform aims to equip policymakers and the public with the tools to prevent plastic pollution.
Robert Largan: We must cut our use of biofuels to tackle rocketing global food prices
Environment
By Robert Largan MP
Robert Largan: We must cut our use of biofuels to tackle rocketing global food prices
The United Kingdom continued to lead the global response to Russia’s abhorrent invasion of Ukraine at the G7 summit last week.
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