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Scotland’s Net Zero Secretary today announced the government’s climate change plans, including details on how these new measures will affect deer management in Scotland. The Scottish Government has stated they ‘will build on the current Cairngorms Deer Pilot to develop a national scheme which incentivises increased management and investment in the venison supply chain’. Peter… Read more »
The UK Government must carry out long overdue reform of the teaching of Religious Education (RE) in England to meet the needs of modern society, says Humanists UK in response to another Ofsted review. In its deep-dive report into RE – Deep and meaningful? – Ofsted found that the current curriculum often lacks ‘sufficient substance to… Read more »
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The London congestion charge has risen to £8 as of today, to bring in an extra £45 million to invest in the capital’s transport infrastructure. Mayor Ken Livingstone said: “This will build on what has already been achieved in terms of extended bus provision, and in due course providing additional underground capacity.” In addition to… Read more »
Environment secretary Margaret Beckett is still hopeful that an “ambitious action plan” on climate change can be achieved at the G8 summit this week. Her comments came after US president George Bush indicated that he would not be signing up to an international agreement on climate change at the meeting at Gleneagles. Speaking on ITV’s… Read more »
