UK Natural Environment News
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Calls for Scottish Government to prevent Scottish buzzard cull
Chief Executive of the Scottish Wildlife Trust, Simon Milne MBE, has written to the Scottish Government asking... -
WWF comment on Water Bill
WWF-UK comment on the Water Bill announced in the Queen's Speech...
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No evidence to support Government proposals to control Judicial Review
A Coalition of environmental NGOs today criticised Government proposals to tackle the 'soaring' number of... -
Sharp fall in birds of prey poisoned
The number of bird of prey poisoning incidents in Scotland has decreased significantly, according to the latest 'hotspot map' for...
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Calls for crackdown after bird of prey poisoning maps are published
Maps showing where birds of prey have been poisoned should serve as a wake-up call, Environment Minister... -
Ice and snow to continue
Met Office forecasters are predicting further heavy snow will bring the risk of disruption across eastern areas of Britain on Sunday and Monday, with ice...
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Re: The Debate on Hydraulic Fracturing for Gas in the UK
The risks to health and environment are too great and they pose a knock-on risk to long-term sustainable agriculture and tourism industries. There...
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Re: The Debate on Hydraulic Fracturing for Gas in the UK
I totally agree with everything you say. Also,there seem to be a lot of 'pro' experts speaking to us but we are a little lacking on those experts for...
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Re: Preventing Avoidable Admissions to Hospitals
Resources available to liaise and build bridges between primary and secondary care services are being unceremoniously cut back to the hilt. Due to...
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Re: Preventing Avoidable Admissions to Hospitals
Age UK published a report recently showing the catastrophic situation many old people are in today. An estimated 800,000 frail old people cannot...
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Early diagnosis
The government is putting pressure on GPs to increase the number of patients diagnosed with dementia. But why? But there is no evidence that an...
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(NL) Research & Innovation - Technology Strategy Board TSB - Healthcare
Priority Areas Healthcare spend is rising as populations increase and age There is potential for government support in UK healthcare...
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Interview: Anna Morris, Senior Policy Manager, Carers Trust
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Interview: David Badcock, Head of R&D;, Addaction
- Interview: Fred Turok, Chairman, UK Active
- Interview: Jamie Waterall, National Lead for NHS Health Checks, Public Health England
Editor's Feature
Graham Stringer MP
Fracking: The debate between fact and illusion
Feelings are running high amongst anti fracking protestors at Barton Moss. Sixteen have been arrested since they set up camp there, seven weeks ago. They are angry that energy...
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