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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Two Royal Navy aircraft carriers will be delayed by two years, defence secretary, John Hutton has announced. In a statement to MP’s Mr Hutton said construction would proceed at a slower pace to protect jobs for longer as the defence budget tightens. The shipbuilding project, due to begin next March, will cost £4 billion. The… Read more »
Britain is odds-on to join the euro by 2014, according to bookmakers. The news comes as the pound falls to its lowest ever level against the European currency. A euro is now worth 87p. William Hill have opened a book on the pound being abolished and replaced by the new national currency. It is offering… Read more »
