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News UK latest headlines Three and a half million bullied in job, September 4 [1] 21 per cent (one in five) say that bullying is an issue where they work. Bullying is more likely in the public sector where 19 per cent say they have been bullied compared to 12 per cent in the private sector and eight per cent in the voluntary sector. topic Government consults on proposals for local councils to be able to to 'set, sign and now sanction' local byelaws without always having to seek approval from Whitehall, but rather from their residents, to tackle issues like community safety, vandalism and public nuisance, August 27 [2] topic UK in 'delusion' over emissions, July 31 [3] The UK has been living under a delusion over its claim to be cutting greenhouse gases, according to two reports. topic References ↑ TUC, September 4 ↑ Communities and Local Government, August 27 ↑ BBC News, July 31 Global News latest headlines Millennium Development Goals - delivery on commitments made by Member States has been deficient, and has fallen behind schedule, September 4 [1] A dry autumn and winter over most of Australia, September 3 [2] topic Calls for bottled water bans grow in Canada, August 23 [3] References ↑ Nited Nations, September 4 ↑ Bureau of Meteorology, September 3 ↑ Wikinews, August 23

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• Somerset County Council vote to endorse a motion that they become the UK’s first ‘Transition Local Authority’, July 28 ^[1] Last week, Somerset County Council voted unanimously to endorse a motion that they become the UK’s first ‘Transition Local Authority’. What it means is that SCC could start taking an integrated approach to its planning processes, putting peak oil and climate change at the heart of its forward planning. It may well also unlock funds for the many Transition initiatives emerging across Somerset. topic

• Further consultation on South West England development vision, July 22 ^[2] topic

• Bristol appointed UK's first cycling city, June 19 ^[3]

• 60sq mile exclusion zone in Lyme Bay - the first of its kind on this scale in the UK – announced today by Defra, June 19 ^[4] Lyme Bay is home to around 300 recorded species of plants and animals, including dense populations of the nationally protected pink seafan and the extremely rare sunset coral. As well as a haven for sponges, starfish and coral, the reefs also support a range of seafood animals, including crab, lobster and scallops. ^[5] topic

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1. ↑ Transition Culture, July 28
2. ↑ Communities and Local Government, July 22
3. ↑ Department for Transport, June 19
4. ↑ Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, June 19
5. ↑ The Wildlife Trusts, June 19
6. ↑ Campaign to Protect Rural England, February 21
7. ↑ Campaign to Protect Rural England, January 11