by Agency Reporter | Apr 4, 2022 | Briefing
THE DECISION to launch a major cull of badgers in Northern Ireland is being challenged in the courts by Wild Justice and Northern Ireland Badger Group (NIBG). The wildlife groups have applied for judicial review of the decision announced last week by Minister for...
by Staff Writer | Apr 3, 2022 | Briefing
THE MUSLIM COUNCIL OF BRITAIN has announced the launch of its guide to welcoming Ramadan 2022. Ramadan is the holiest month in the Islamic calendar, and is observed by Muslims worldwide as a month of fasting, prayer, reflection, charity and community. For those...
by Staff Writer | Apr 2, 2022 | Briefing
FACEBOOK USERS who show an interest in climate scepticism are being driven towards more – and often increasingly extreme – climate disinformation content by Facebook’s algorithms, reveals a new investigation by Global Witness. The investigation report was published on...
by Agency Reporter | Apr 2, 2022 | Briefing
MORE THAN A MILLION additional school children in England and Wales could receive free school meals and be entitled to extra support funding if the sign-up process for the scheme was simplified and extended to more families, councils say. The Local Government...
by Agency Reporter | Apr 1, 2022 | Briefing
NEW ANNUAL POVERTY STATISTICS show an estimated 400,000 children were pulled out of poverty across the UK last year when universal credit (UC) was increased by £20 per week. But the UK Government’s decision to cut UC last October will have pushed those children back...
by Agency Reporter | Apr 1, 2022 | Briefing
IN A NEW ANALYSIS of the efforts of rich countries to support the rollout of Covid-19 vaccines in the global south, Christian Aid has warned that the UK is not doing enough and is calling for action to increase vaccine production and distribution. The international...
