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Somerset council bans release of sky lanterns and balloons on public land The council is taking action to protect animals and the environment 18:13, 30 APR 2021 Updated Sky lanterns can no longer be released on Somerset West and Taunton Councils land (Image: Getty Images) A Somerset council has voted to ban the release of sky lanterns or balloons on publicly owned land in its district. Somerset West and Taunton Council has passed a motion which will stop people from ceremonially mass balloon re...

Back in June 2019 – when it became clear Boris was sailing to victory in the Tory leadership election, but there were serious divisions between his official campaign and allies of his partner Carrie Symonds – I wrote: ‘There cannot be two competing Boris campaigns. There cannot be two competing Boris Downing Streets.  And there cannot be two competing Boris administrations. At the moment there is Team Boris and there is Team Carrie. The next Prime Minister of the United Kingdom is going ...

By Former Prime Minister David Cameron’s lobbying for a finance firm has been defended by a Government minister and described as ‘acceptable’. Environment Secretary George Eustace says existing rules for lobbyists are ‘quite robust’ but that tweaks may be possible. This comes as further details have emerged of David Cameron’s efforts on behalf of Grensill.

Cats to be microchipped by law in Government crackdown on pet thefts Police figures show that number of cats being stolen has risen by 12.3 per cent during the Covid pandemic 14 April 2021 • 9:00pm Owners will be required to microchip their cats – as dogs already are – so they can be tracked and identified if stolen and resold Credit:  LuckyBusiness/iStockphoto All 10 million cats in the UK are to be microchipped by law after thefts soared by 12 per cent in a year, The Telegraph has le...

UK decision to delay vet certs a boost for Irish exports 2021-03-11

It is getting wetter and the frequency of flooding is increasing. Advertiser weather watcher Derek Small who has been recording rainfall for more than half a century has confirmed that the climate is changing. The Environment Agency is responsible for rivers and flood defences in England and Wales. Decisions about the building of flood defences is calculated under rules that are set down by the Government. This is based around a formula that works out the cost benefit which involves w...

Boris Suggests UK Might Not Return to Tiers After Lockdown 2 Feb 2021 Prime Minister Boris Johnson has suggested that England will not return to the tiers system at the end of its third lockdown because the infectious nature of the new coronavirus strain renders the system redundant, and over reported concerns of the economic recovery of some areas of the country. “It may be that a national approach, going down the tiers in a national way, might be better this time round, given that the disea...

22 Jan 2021 The British government continues to avoid giving a deadline to the end of England’s third lockdown, with Prime Minister Boris Johnson saying it is “too early to say” if restrictions could even begin to be lifted by Spring. Asked by the BBC on Thursday whether shutdown could be lifted by the next season, Mr Johnson said: “I think it’s too early to say when we will lift some of the restrictions.” He added that “we’re looking at that February the 15th deadline”, by w...

Forbiddingly high infection rate may prolong lockdown, warns PM Save Follow The UKs "forbiddingly high" infection rate may keep the country in lockdown for longer than planned, Boris Johnson has suggested, as he faced calls from his party to set out a road map to freedom. The Prime Minister sounded downbeat at a press conference on Friday afternoon, as he promised restrictions would only be eased when it was safe to do so. As a caucus of frustrated Tories called for restrictions to be eased as ...

Hundreds of Homes Evacuated Overnight as Storm Christoph Sweeps the UK Hundreds of homes were evacuated overnight as Storm Christoph caused extensive flooding in parts of Manchester and Merseyside in England’s North West, and areas of North Wales. Homes were evacuated in Manchester’s Didsbury and Northenden areas as well as in Ruthin and Bangor-on-Dee in North Wales, and in Maghull in Merseyside, the BBC reported on Thursday. While visiting Didsbury amid the crisis Prime Minister Boris John...