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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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British airports operator BAA should be stripped of its market dominance, MPs say. A report published today by the Commons’ transport committee rejects BAA’s position it is best-placed to deliver much-needed additional capacity to Britain’s passenger aviation sector. It says the drawbacks of having the same operator for London’s Heathrow, Gatwick and Stansted “outweigh the… Read more »
The government and BAA have been accused of surging ahead with plans to expand Stansted airport, despite local objections and concerns about the environmental impact. Airport owner BBA has submitted its planning application for a second runway at the Essex airport. It wants to open a two-runway, two-terminal airport in 2015, in what would be… Read more »
