Lords scrutiny committee welcomes legislation that allows new humane method of animal slaughter
The House of Lords Secondary Legislation Scrutiny Committee has published a report which draws the Protection of Animals at the Time of Killing (Amendment) (England) Regulations 2022...
Monday, 31 January 2022 12:55
We must face down the clear and present threat posed by Russia: article by Liz Truss
Foreign Secretary Liz Truss writes in the Telegraph that the UK is joining forces with our allies to show that there can never be rewards for aggression.
Monday, 31 January 2022 11:22
UK-India trade negotiations inquiry launched by Lords
The House of Lords International Agreements Committee is inviting written contributions to its inquiry into the UK-India trade negotiations...
Monday, 31 January 2022 11:19
‘Unacceptable and entirely preventable’ - Nearly 3,000 people rough sleeping in London last October-December - Crisis comments
New figures released today (31 January) by the Combined Homelessness and Information Network (CHAIN) show from October – December 2021...
Monday, 31 January 2022 11:17
Wyre Forest National Nature Reserve now the largest native woodland in England
Wyre Forest has today become the largest woodland National Nature Reserve (NNR) in England...
Monday, 31 January 2022 09:32
School groups should be assessed on pupil inclusion, not just exam results – new EPI proposals
A new research paper from the Education Policy Institute (EPI) calls for multi-academy trusts and other school groups to be judged on a wider range of measures relating to pupil inclusion to allow for more informative comparisons...
Monday, 31 January 2022 00:01
ASCL comment on EPI proposal for schools to be assessed on pupil inclusion as well as attainment
Commenting on the EPI’s paper, calling for schools to be assessed on pupil inclusion as well as attainment, Geoff Barton, General Secretary of the Association of School and College Leaders, said...
Monday, 31 January 2022 00:01
Government takes action to strengthen airline passenger rights
Airline customers to more easily seek justice from unfair practices thanks to new proposals announced today by Transport Secretary Grant Shapps...
Monday, 31 January 2022 00:01
PM pledges Brexit Freedoms Bill to cut EU red tape
A new ‘Brexit Freedoms’ Bill will be brought forward by the government, under plans unveiled by the Prime Minister, Boris Johnson...
Monday, 31 January 2022 00:01
Nearly 800 schools have a class of pupils missing every day since Covid lockdown, says think tank
The equivalent of a whole class of children in 758 schools across the country has not fully returned to lessons since the start of the Covid pandemic...
Sunday, 30 January 2022 09:49