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Growth, Railways And Energy Focus Of Labour Government's First King's Speech
Growth, Railways And Energy Focus Of Labour Government's First King's Speech
Environment
Prime Minister Keir Starmer has set out 40 pieces of legislation the Labour Government will aim to deliver in his first King's Speech.
MPs Urge Ofwat To Act As Water Bills Rise While Shareholder Dividends Continue
Environment
MPs Urge Ofwat To Act As Water Bills Rise While Shareholder Dividends Continue
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
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Cutting electricity bills to boost net-zero Partner content
Environment
By The MCS Foundation
Cutting electricity bills to boost net-zero
Prioritise progress on a deposit return scheme to start delivering on the Green Prosperity Plan Partner content
Environment
By Suntory Beverage & Food GB&I
Prioritise progress on a deposit return scheme to start delivering on the Green Prosperity Plan
A gas distribution network preparing for the energy transition Partner content
Environment
By Cadent
A gas distribution network preparing for the energy transition
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Tory MPs Pressured To Declare Leadership Bids By Next Week
Tory MPs Pressured To Declare Leadership Bids By Next Week
Political parties
No 'Bounce' In International Student Applications Fuels Concern For University Finances
No "Bounce" In International Student Applications Fuels Concern For University Finances
Education
Labour Streamlines HQ As Party Staff Move Into Government
Labour Streamlines HQ As Party Staff Move Into Government
Political parties
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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.
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
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Government must do more to address the 'devastating problem' of pet theft Partner content
Environment
By Blue Cross
Government must do more to address the 'devastating problem' of pet theft
Blue Cross, a charity dedicated to improving the lives of unwanted and needy animals writes about the issue of pet theft in the UK, ahead of Gareth Johnson MP's parliamentary debate today.
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Environment
By AHDB Beef and Lamb
Sheep meat inspection improvements on trial
A new list of post-mortem rejection conditions (conditions which result in all or part of a carcase being rejected for human consumption) is being trialled in a number of sheep abattoirs from today as part of a project to improve information exchange between animal producers and meat processors.
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Environment
By Chartered Institute of Environmental Health
CIEH comments on ClientEarth's legal warning to Government
Following ClientEarths final legal warning to the UK government to act on air pollution, Howard Price, Principal Policy for the Chartered Institute of Environmental Health (CIEH), said:
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Environment
By Woodland Trust
Community woodland pilot offers funding to nurture new woodland lovers
Communities across the North of England are being offered funding from a 170,000 pot to manage and own their local woods.
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Environment
By University of Exeter
University of Exeter environment expert appointed to advise the Government
A University of Exeter academic has been appointed as an advisor to help the Government develop and implement a new 25 year plan for the environment.
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Environment
By AHDB Beef and Lamb
Red meat role in healthy diet underlined by AHDB Beef Lamb
The majority of consumers feel they eat the right amount of red meat and do not need to cut back, according to consumer research commissioned by the Agriculture Horticulture Development Board (AHDB).
MPs have called on bookmakers to do more to protect the welfare of greyhounds Partner content
Environment
By PoliticsHome
MPs have called on bookmakers to do more to protect the welfare of greyhounds
The Environment, Food and Rural Affairs Committee published a report today urging the Government to consider a statutory levy on bookmakers to improve protections for dogs both during their racing career and in retirement.
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Environment
By Blue Cross
Blue Cross responds to Greyhound welfare report
Steve Goody, Deputy Chief Executive at Blue Cross, said:
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Environment
By Association of British Bookmakers
Betting shops contributing millions to greyhound racing
Commenting on the EFRA Committee report on Greyhound welfare, a spokesman for the Association of British Bookmakers said:
Raising the barley: UK’s first and only centre of expertise Partner content
Environment
By University of Dundee
James Hutton Institute
Raising the barley: UK’s first and only centre of expertise
MP’s will next week be urged to show their support for the UK’s agricultural, food and drink and scientific research community at a parliamentary event on Barley. 
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Environment
By AHDB Beef and Lamb
AHDB Beef Lamb prepares ground for US market access
US import requirements for beef have today been the focus of a key industry meeting hosted by AHDB Beef Lamb.
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Environment
By Energy Technologies Institute
ETI appoints Decision Analysis Services to deliver a new project to identify what is required to enable the deployment of small modular nuclear reactors in the UK
The Energy Technologies Institute (ETI) has appointed Decision Analysis Services (DAS), a UK independent engineering and management consultancy to deliver its new Small Modular Reactor Deployment Enablers project.
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Environment
By Chartered Institution of Wastes Management
CIWM says Scotland’s Circular Economy Strategy is a “thoughtful and pragmatic vision”
CIWM has welcomed the Scottish Circular Economy strategy launched yesterday as a thoughtful and pragmatic vision to shape and drive Scotlands progress on this agenda.
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Environment
By Chartered Institution of Wastes Management
Defra’s five-year plan is inadequate, says CIWM
Responding to the publication of Defras Single Departmental Plan: 2015 to 2020 last week, CIWM has expressed disappointment at the lack of reference to waste and resource management, as well as wider climate change issues.
Calor Gas supports Bill to reduce diesel emissions in cities Partner content
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By Calor Gas
Calor Gas supports Bill to reduce diesel emissions in cities
Calor Gas welcome Geraint Davies MP's Ten Minute Rule Motion ‘Air Quality’ Bill focusing on improving air quality in urban areas and the creation of more clean air zones.
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Environment
By Campaign to Protect Rural England
Lords committee calls for Government to change course on housing
CPRE today welcomes the first report from a new cross-party House of Lords select committee on the built environment.
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Environment
By British Veterinary Association
15 years on from FMD, vets are more vital than ever for disease surveillance

On the 15th anniversary of the foot and mouth disease (FMD) outbreak, the British Veterinary Association (BVA) has emphasised the vital role of vets and veterinary surveillance in protecting the UK from devastating disease outbreaks.
Environmental case for Remain 'should be clearly and forcefully put' Partner content
Environment
By PoliticsHome
Environmental case for Remain 'should be clearly and forcefully put'

Former Conservative MEP Stanley Johnson, father of the Mayor of London, is clear on the environmental benefits of the EU ahead of today's critical Summit: "By being ‘in’ we have improved our beaches, cleaned up the air we breathe, helped to preserve our wildlife and set standards for animal welfare" he writes.
Ban the dangerous overuse of antibiotics in farming
Environment
By Kerry McCarthy MP
Ban the dangerous overuse of antibiotics in farming
Shadow Defra Secretary, Kerry McCarthy, writes ahead of a crucial EU Committee vote on whether ban routine, preventative use of antibiotics on groups of healthy animals.
What next for the Nuclear Industry Association? Partner content
Environment
By Nuclear Industry Association
What next for the Nuclear Industry Association?
Tom Greatrex, former Shadow Energy Minister and MP for Rutherglen and Hamilton West, joined the Nuclear Industry Association (NIA) as Chief Executive on 1 February. He writes about his priorities in that role.
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Environment
By AHDB Beef and Lamb
Top quality tups required for RamCompare project
Nominations are being sought for rams to take part in the second year of the ground-breaking RamCompare project.
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Environment
By Woodland Trust
Landmark global conference held to discuss prevention of spread of tree pests and diseases
Landmark global conference held to discuss prevention of spread of tree pests and diseases
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Environment
By Woodland Trust
A once-in-a-lifetime opportunity for Northern Ireland's woodland and wildlife
The Woodland Trust has an exceptional opportunity to fit the missing and final pieces of a landscape jigsaw in the beautiful Faughan Valley, not far from the city of Derry/Londonderry.
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Environment
By Nuclear Industry Association
NIA welcomes UK nuclear power station life extension plans
The Nuclear Industry Association, the trade body for the civil nuclear sector, has today welcomed the news that EDF Energy has announced plans to extend the life of four of its nuclear stations.
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