During last night’s late night sitting in the House of Lords, running beyond 2am, peers voted to allow women to continue to access abortion services at home. Prior to Covid, women were required to attend a clinic in person to access abortion pills. But since then, they have been able to receive the pills by post. The… Read more »
The British Association for Shooting and Conservation (BASC) has committed to contributing £75,000 towards Natural England’s hen harrier recovery work over the next three years, via its Legacy Fund. Three annual payments of £25,000 will aid Natural England’s objectives of winter roost monitoring, support and education around diversionary feeding, and the southern reintroduction of the species. The three-year agreement follows… Read more »
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By Liz Stephens Lord Mandelson is reportedly considering further legal action to clamp down on bonuses after yesterday’s FSA report was deemed inadequate. Several senior government ministers were reportedly disappointed by the Financial Services Authority (FSA) report, which removed clauses to link bonuses to long-term growth. Lord Mandelson thinks the new guidance set down in… Read more »
By Liz Stephens The number of homes that were repossessed in the last quarter fell ten per cent compared with the previous three months the Council of Mortgage Lenders (CML) has said. However, the rate of repossession is still 14 per cent higher than the same period the previous year. The Council recently revised down… Read more »
