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Tackling air pollution, thoughts from the new Natural England deputy chairman, shock collar ban and food prices

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...and vans by 2040, we are also acting faster to tackle air pollution than almost every other major developed economy. A Government spokesperson said: Air quality in the UK has...

No deal technical notices published, and Exmoor optimism for post-Brexit farming opportunities

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No deal technical notices published The government has published a series of technical notices today, which provide detail on how UK businesses and individuals should prepare in the unlikely event of a ‘no deal Brexit’. These include notices on payments to …

Bumper breeding season for little terns and Record-breaking public support for using the tax system to reduce single-use plastics

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Bumper breeding season for little terns The breeding success of the UK’s second rarest shorebird has been covered by The Northumberland Gazette and the Berwick Advertiser. 17 juvenile little terns joined the population at Natural England’s Lindisfarne National Nature Reserve …