by Agency Reporter | Apr 17, 2023 | Briefing
FRIENDS OF THE EARTH and South Lakes Action on Climate Change (SLACC) will ask the High Court in England to reconsider its refusal to hear a legal challenge over the UK government’s decision to grant planning permission for a new coal mine in Cumbria. Claimants have a...
by Agency Reporter | Apr 17, 2023 | Briefing
TACKLING GENDER INEQUALITIES in agrifood systems and empowering women reduces hunger, boosts the economy, and reinforces resilience to shocks like climate change and the Covid-19 pandemic, says a new report by the Food and Agriculture Organisation of the United...
by Staff Writer | Apr 16, 2023 | Briefing
LEADING ANIMAL WELFARE CHARITY the League Against Cruel Sports has described the death toll at the Randox Grand National Festival as “bleak”. It comes after the horse Dark Raven was destroyed after the third race on Friday 14 April, the second death this year. Emma...
by Staff Writer | Apr 16, 2023 | Briefing
NEARLY 900 conflict-related detainees are being released in Yemen over the course of three days, which started on Friday 14 April. The release operation is the result of talks concluded on 20 March in Switzerland, where the parties to the conflict finalised the plan...
by Agency Reporter | Apr 15, 2023 | Briefing
THE WOODLAND TRUST is urging schools and communities to join the fight against climate change and nature loss by taking advantage of its latest tree-pack giveaway. Applications for the charity’s free tree packs scheme are open now and schools and community groups are...
by Staff Writer | Apr 15, 2023 | Briefing
THE HEALTH ASSESSMENTS SYSTEM to access vital benefits for those who cannot work or face extra costs due to disability or ill-health continues to let down those who rely on it, according to the UK Parliament’s Work and Pensions Committee. In its latest report,...
