by Staff Writer | Sep 18, 2022 | Briefing
AS A MAJOR UK LANDOWNER, the Church of England is the primary focus of a new report from Operation Noah: Church Land and the Climate Crisis: A Guide to Action. The report outlines the scope for reducing greenhouse gas emissions on Church land, as well as enhancing...
by Agency Reporter | Sep 17, 2022 | Briefing
AMAZON WORKERS at a Coventry warehouse will become the first in the UK to take part in a formal strike ballot. On 15 September hundreds of workers began voting on whether to walk out in anger over the company’s 35 pence per hour pay offer. The ballot closes on 19...
by Agency Reporter | Sep 17, 2022 | Briefing
MEMBERS OF THE EUROPEAN PARLIAMENT have voted on crucial improvements to the draft EU law on deforestation-free products in a huge step forward for ending global nature destruction. Michael Rice, ClientEarth lawyer, said: “The outcome of today’s vote is a big victory....
by Agency Reporter | Sep 16, 2022 | Briefing
HOUSEHOLDS SUBJECT TO THE BENEFIT CAP will be battling the cost of living crisis £65 a week worse off from April 2023 than they would be if they were not capped, unless the cap is uprated, new analysis from Child Poverty Action Group (CPAG) finds. One hundred and...
by Agency Reporter | Sep 16, 2022 | Briefing
CHILD MIGRANTS ARE BEING SYSTEMATICALLY ABUSED by police, people smugglers, and other adults while travelling through the Balkans across Europe. with the majority witnessing or subjected to sexual abuse, according to a report released by Save the Children on 13...
by Agency Reporter | Sep 15, 2022 | Briefing
THE NEWS THAT THE UK GOVERNMENT’S SCHOOLS BILL has been placed on hold by Liz Truss has been met with concern by Humanists UK. Reportedly, the Bill is being delayed because of controversial aspects of Part one of the Bill. These are in a separate part of the...
