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UNBELIEVABLE: Defra - The Untold Story

Defra breached law when it let farmers use bee-killing pesticide, watchdog says

Office for Environmental Protection finds failures by department when it granted emergency authorisation in 2023 and 2024

The Guardian - UK

Dartmoor potential pony cull prompts urgent call for livestock rule change

Exclusive: Sources say Defra’s policy on livestock fails to distinguish between ponies and sheep

The Guardian - UK

Major firms launch new workplace savings scheme to boost financial resilience

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Coop, Next and Defra among organisations launching new workplace savings scheme for workers

The new move will help people to build up regular amounts into a savings pot, which they can potentially turn to if they get an unexpected bill

The Independent UK

It has the highest levels of toxic Pfas in drinking water in Scotland. But how did this remote island become awash with forever chemicals?

Scientists believe they may now have found the cause of Fair Isle’s pollution – and warn that it should be ringing alarm bells in other coastal areas

The Guardian - UK

Huge rise in factory-style dairy farming of ‘battery cows’ in UK as costs rise

Investigation finds number of dairy farms where cows cannot go outside has more than doubled since 2015

The Guardian - UK

A cow was handed a waste carriers licence. Now MPs are calling for tighter checks

A cow, named Beau Vine, was recently granted a waste carrier licence prompting calls for more regulation

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Labour must fulfil promise to introduce clean air act, charities urge

Party held out prospect of act while in opposition but plan did not make it into election manifesto

The Guardian - UK

EU trade deal could force UK to restrict use of weedkiller linked to cancer

Glyphosate is currently sprayed on cereal and pulse crops to dessicate them and make them easier to harvest

The Guardian - UK

79councils across England are exempt from new recycling rules up till 2043 – check if yours is one of them

14 councils in England have delayed weekly food waste collections until at least 2034

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Birds, beavers and beetles among threatened species to benefit from £90m

Ministers said the funding uplift will help to support the Government’s mission to reverse nature declines and meet legal targets.

Evening Standard

Ministers pledge £90m to help save birds, beavers and beetles from extinction

Wildlife populations in the UK have fallen by a third since 1970 and one in six species are at risk of extinction

The Independent UK

London council slams ministers over lack of cash to clear 80,000-tonne 'Rainham Volcano' dump

Locals living next to the toxic landfill say they feel like ‘prisoners in their own home’

Evening Standard

Environment Agency too weak to tackle illegal waste dumping, MPs say

Regulator for England lacks powers to deal with what the public accounts committee calls an ‘out-of-control plague’

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UK food prices could spike as fertiliser supplies at risk due to Iran war

National Farmers Union warns against farmers 'becoming collateral damage' in Trump's war on Iran

Evening Standard

Time running out to rescue ‘forgotten forests’ under plantations, charity warns

Woodland Trust is calling on the Government to meet its targets to restore planted ancient woodlands before it is too late.

Evening Standard

Fly-tipping cases jumped nearly 10% last year to new highs, council data shows

There were almost 1.26 million incidents recorded by local authorities in England in 2024/2025.

The Independent UK

Dozens of dead swans found in London spark fears of bird flu outbreak

Authorities are investigating a possible bird flu outbreak after 30 dead swans were found

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Deer shooting to be facilitated in England to protect woodlands

Government plans legislation giving landowners and tenants rights to cull deer to protect crops and property

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‘A half-baked roadmap’: What’s missing from the EU and UK’s so-called crackdown on forever chemicals

Nations across the world are scrambling to tackle forever chemicals - but do the UK and EU crackdowns even scratch the surface?

The Independent UK

National Landscapes push to widen diversity in British countryside

The UK’s 46 National Landscapes should be ‘celebrated by everyone’, said charity

The Conversation

A UK climate security report backed by the intelligence services was quietly buried – a pattern we’ve seen many times before

Last autumn, a UK government report warned that climate-driven ecosystem collapse could lead to food shortages, mass migration, political extremism and even nuclear conflict. The report was never officially launched.

The Guardian - UK

Race to contain suspected bird flu outbreak among Thames Valley swans

Volunteer workers say increasing case numbers and dozens of dead birds raise fears spread is wider than recorded

The Guardian - UK

Organic salmon certifier forced to share findings amid claims consumers misled

Information tribunal rules Soil Association must disclose salmon farm inspection reports to WildFish campaigners

The Conversation

How to cut harmful emissions from ditches and canals – new research

Ditches and canals are the underdog of the freshwater world. These human-made waterways are often forgotten, devalued and perceived negatively – think “dull as ditchwater”. But these unsung heroes have a hidden potential for climate change mitigation, if they’re managed correctly.

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