Millions of funding for projects in England to plant hundreds of thousands of trees
Hundreds of thousands of trees will be planted in communities across England thanks to funding through the Nature for Climate Fund...
Saturday, 27 November 2021 08:55
New Community Forest for Cumbria will see thousands of trees planted along Cumbria’s west coast
A new coastal community forest will be created in Cumbria to help bring people closer to nature, Defra, England’s Community Forest and Cumbria County Council announced today...
Saturday, 27 November 2021 00:01
Mayor activates SWEP to protect homeless Londoners as temperatures fall
The Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, has today activated the pan-London Severe Weather Emergency Protocols (SWEP) for the first time this winter to protect homeless people...
Friday, 26 November 2021 17:32
UK Government announces biggest investment into Welsh tidal power
The UK Government will invest £20 million per year across the UK in Tidal Stream electricity as part of its flagship renewable energy auction scheme...
Friday, 26 November 2021 17:25
ASCL comment on plans for on-site Covid tests in schools
This afternoon, the Department for Education has sent an email telling secondary schools to prepare to test their pupils on-site on return to school in January...
Friday, 26 November 2021 16:05
Scottish Government invited to work with UK Government to deliver ambitious transport improvements
Prime Minister underlines commitment to stronger transport connections between Scotland and the rest of the UK as the UK Government publishes Sir Peter Hendy’s independent Union Connectivity Review...
Friday, 26 November 2021 15:42
Islamist terrorist group Hamas banned in the UK
Government proscribes terrorist group Hamas in its entirety...
Friday, 26 November 2021 15:40
Ofgem CEO and Minister at BEIS face Lords scrutiny
On Tuesday 30 November at 9:30am, the House of Lords Industry and Regulators Committee will question Greg Hands MP, Minister for Energy, Clean Growth and Climate Change, and Jonathan Brearley, CEO of Ofgem...
Friday, 26 November 2021 15:05
Nick Thomas-Symonds comments on France withdrawing Priti Patel's invitation to Calais meeting
Nick Thomas-Symonds MP, Labour’s Shadow Home Secretary, commenting on France withdrawing an invitation to Priti Patel...
Friday, 26 November 2021 14:14
NPT Safeguards Agreement with Iran: E3 statement to the IAEA, November 2021
On 25 November, the UK's Ambassador to the IAEA, Corinne Kitsell, delivered a statement on behalf of the E3, addressing Iran’s implementation of its safeguards agreement under the Nuclear Non-Proliferation Treaty...
Friday, 26 November 2021 13:47