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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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Network Rail has reacted with concern to efficiency demands placed on it by the rail watchdog today. The Office of Rail Regulation’s (ORR) period review, which has taken place over the last three-and-a-half years, reveals its expectations of Network Rail from 2009 to 2014. It wants to see Network Rail cope with a 22.5 per… Read more »
Many soldiers returning from Afghanistan are suffering severe hearing difficulties, it was revealed today. The Times newspaper claimed today nearly one in ten soldiers serving with one regiment have returned with damage to their hearing. It carried out a freedom of information request revealing 37 of the 411 soldiers in the Grenadier Guards have severe… Read more »
