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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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Californian prosecutors last night charged pop singer Michael Jackson with seven counts of sexual molestation and two counts of giving alcohol to a 12-year old boy. The cancer-stricken boy had spent several weeks at the singer’s Neverland ranch. Tom Sneddon, Santa Barbara county district attorney, listed instances of Mr Jackson’s “substantial sexual contact” with the… Read more »
Mental health services are continuing to lag behind the rest of the NHS, according to a health watchdog. Commission for Health Improvement has published a report today highlighting problems of under investment and inadequate facilities. A national shortage of psychiatrists and inpatient nurses is forcing trusts to rely heavily on bank and agency staff, whom… Read more »