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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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Iraqi security forces are to take control of the southern province of Muthanna in what is the first of 14 handovers from coalition troops, the Iraqi prime minister has announced. “Muthanna is the first Iraqi province that will have the honour of being transferred from multinational forces to Iraqi forces,” Nouri al-Maliki said. British defence… Read more »
The government is actively considering raising the maximum sentence for carrying a knife, John Reid has confirmed. The home secretary said the level of public concern about the use of knives demanded a review of the current two-year maximum for carrying a blade in a public place, and said some weapons, in particular samurai swords,… Read more »