Charity renews calls for end to mountain hare culls on the last day of the open season

Leading animal protection charity OneKind has renewed its calls for an end to the mass killing of mountain hares in Scotland on the last day of the open season. Mountain hares are protected by a closed season which runs from tomorrow (1st March) until 31 July. Outside of this period, the animals are killed as part of large-scale culls to manage land for red grouse shooting and can also be shot freely for sport. In September last year, OneKind presented its 11,000-strong petition to the Scottish Parliament’s Public Petitions Committee…

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UEFA launches #PlayAnywhere campaign

Liv Cooke, the freestyle football world champion, has joined the biggest names in the women’s game for one of the most spectacular kickabouts captured on camera to increase football participation among girls. The 18-year-old was filmed showcasing her outrageous skills hundreds of feet up in a ski lift and on top of a fishing boat as UEFA, European football’s governing body, took eight professional footballers on an amazing journey to encourage girls and young women to take up the sport. Play Anywhere was filmed in 13 unique locations across five…

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CAP Launch New online training on the social media advertising rules

The Committees of Advertising Practice (CAP) have launched Social Media, a new CAP eLearning module that explains how the CAP Code applies to social media. Created by the advertising experts who write the rules, this online training module explains which types of social media posts are likely to be covered by the advertising rules, and why.  From online labelling and targeting responsibly, to user-generated content, this module provides an essential overview for brands, influencers and anyone involved in creating content for their organisation’s social channels.  What does the module cover?…

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Harrogate Water Announces Move To Recycled Pet Plastic

In a landmark move towards achieving a circular economy, Harrogate Water, Britain’s oldest bottled water brand, has announced it has successfully secured sufficient availability of recycled PET (rPET), to ensure all product shall contain 50 per cent recycled content from April 2018. The amount of recycled PET content, all guaranteed UK post-consumer supply, will match that of Harrogate’s glass bottles, which have been produced with 50 per cent recycled glass content for many years. All materials used by Harrogate Water are 100 per cent recyclable and none of the company’s…

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Starbucks UK tests first-ever paper cup charge

Starbucks has announced the launch of a pioneering 5p paper cup charge trial in 35 stores across the city, west end, and west London, to evaluate whether customers will reduce their use of single-use paper cups. The proceeds from the 5p charge will be donated to environmental charity and behaviour change experts, Hubbub. Hubbub will help to track the impact of this three-month trial cup charge on customer behaviour, helping to reduce waste and encourage the use of reusable cups. Hubbub will also use the funds to support other innovative…

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