Weekly stories
Coverage on the House of Lords EU Energy and Environment Sub-Committee report into biosecurity after EU Exit and the annual Veterinary Antimicrobial Resistance and Sales Surveillance (VARSS) report.
Secretary of State meeting with the family of Natasha Ednan-Laperouse The Secretary of State Michael Gove has today met the parents of Natasha Ednan-Laperouse, the teenager who died after suffering an allergic reaction to a Pret A Manger baguette. Natasha’s …
Coverage of new research into microplastics.
Coverage of our consultation on banning plastic straws, cotton-buds, and stirrers.
Coverage of our call for evidence on National Parks and AONBs, the Morecambe flood defence opening and post-Brexit farming in Northern Ireland
The Yorkshire Post has today covered the release of our new Urban Tree Manual, a toolkit that provides advice on selecting the right tree for the right place in towns and cities. Launched by the government’s Tree Champion Sir William …
Confirmed case of BSE in Scotland Today, 18 October, the Scottish Government has confirmed a case of Bovine Spongiform Encephalopathy (BSE) on a farm in Aberdeen. The case was detected during routine surveillance of fallen stock cattle. The animal did …
UK government backs creation of the world’s biggest environmental sanctuary The Guardian has today reported on the UK government’s support of the creation of the world’s biggest environmental sanctuary in the Antarctic Ocean. It comes ahead of a meeting taking …
Coverage on the Efra Committee's report on Dangerous Dogs legislation.
The government announces a review on farm funding and coverage following Dog’s Trust research on the smuggling of dogs