Animal welfare campaigners say Britain’s shoppers should switch to smaller eggs for their breakfasts – because producing big ones is too painful for the hens British Hen Welfare Trust is appealing to consumers to switch to smaller eggs More than half of eggs laid by commercial laying farms are large or extra large But research … Read more
Gamblers lose £614m in a MONTH as campaigners warn the industry is ‘cashing in’ on Covid pandemic Record £614million lost by gamblers in December, £71mil more than in October Industry is now coming under fire with accusations they’re cashing in on Covid’ Figures show 2.1million played online slots and casino games in December By Daily … Read more
Gamblers lose £614m in a MONTH as campaigners warn the industry is ‘cashing in’ on Covid pandemic Record £614million lost by gamblers in December, £71mil more than in October Industry is now coming under fire with accusations they’re cashing in on Covid’ Figures show 2.1million played online slots and casino games in December By Daily … Read more
Taylor Moss’s campaign has won the backing of Cherilyn Mackrory, the Conservative MP who co-chairs the baby loss All Party Parliamentary Group. Ms Moss is pictured above Pregnant women who lose their babies must be given two weeks’ paid bereavement leave, an MP and other campaigners insist. At the moment only women who lose their … Read more
Fuel duty hike ‘may stop UK bouncing back’: Campaigners warn Rishi Sunak any increase in levy would put ‘unprecedented’ strain on family finances Rishi Sunak is rumoured to be considering a fuel duty raise of up to 5p per litre Fuel duty has been frozen at 57.95 pence per litre for petrol and diesel since … Read more
Stonehenge tunnel could face delays as campaigners take battle for a judicial review to court Campaigners are challenging the £1.7billion revamp of the A303 in Wiltshire, which they say could cause significant harm to the site A High Court judge has granted a hearing to decide whether they will get a judicial review Transport Secretary … Read more
The City watchdog is facing a furious backlash over its handling of the Neil Woodford savings scandal. As the disgraced fund manager prepares to make an audacious comeback, the Financial Conduct Authority (FCA) has been accused of ‘dragging its feet’ over its investigation into the implosion of his investment empire. And campaigners, MPs and peers … Read more
Campaigners demand hundreds of lovers’ padlocks are removed from bridge in Bristol because it is named in honour of slave Pero Jones and is ‘insulting to his memory’ They say there is a ‘major issue’ with making such displays of couples’ affection Opened in 1999, Pero Bridge was named in honour of African slave Pero … Read more
Now statues of Captain Cook are targeted by Black Lives Matter campaigners in updated ‘hitlist’ of historical figures they want to see ‘toppled’ Several monuments commemorating the sailor have been added to a hitlist Targets for either removal or renaming include James Cook University Hospital They are among 125 under-fire landmarks featured on map by … Read more
Countryside campaigners after facing a fresh fight with developers to prevent a housing estate being built next to a historic manor that inspired Thomas Hardy. Objectors including Historic England and the Hardy Society thought they had stopped plans for 120 homes on land close to Wolfeton House, which the Victorian author visited frequently. Last year … Read more