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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 policeman investigating the loans for peerages row has said he has uncovered “significant and valuable material”. In a letter to MPs, Metropolitan police assistant commissioner John Yates says he expects to pass a file to the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) in January. However he notes this is “subject to any additional lines of investigation… Read more »
The government is considering bringing back proposals to allow the detention of terror suspects for up to 90 days without being charged, Tony Blair has confirmed. Although a bill on terrorism was absent from Queen’s speech, the prime minister said proposals on Britain’s counter-terror strategy would be published by Christmas. And Mr Blair said the… Read more »
