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Thursday 7th June: Thames Water to pay back £65million to customers over leakage failures and latest Darwin-backed projects

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Water running from a tap

Thames Water to pay back £65million to customers over leakage failures Water running from a tap Ofwat have today announced that Thames Water has agreed to pay back £65million to...

Friday 4th May 2018 - Government launches microplastics research to protect oceans, Defra working hard to prepare for Brexit, CCTV becomes mandatory in all abattoirs in England and European Commission to grant derogation on 'three crop rule' requirements

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...staff to support our comprehensive EU exit programme of work. In broad terms, our EU Exit work will mean that environmental, welfare, and biosecurity standards will continue to be met...

Tuesday 1st May 2018 - Minister opens biggest fridge recycling facility in Europe, Nature reserve expansion and home grown

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...fridge recycling facility in Europe, run by retailer AO.com. The Minister toured the plant in Telford to see where 700,000 appliances – a quarter of the fridges thrown away annually...

Monday 30 April: Oak Processionary Moth caterpillars ,the Environment Secretary on Future Farming, flood warnings and the Royal Horticultural Society's ban on certain plants at Chelsea.

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...not to bring susceptible host plants into the UK from regions where Xylella is present. To keep our country protected we all need to make careful decisions on sourcing plants....

Thursday 19 April: Government outlines plans to ban the sale of plastic straws, drink stirrers and plastic-stemmed cotton buds

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Five drinking straws against the blue sky

...this year and the Government will work with industry to develop alternatives and ensure there is sufficient time to adapt. It will also propose excluding plastic straws for medical reasons....