Monday 8 January: Northern Forest, waste, flood prevention, circus animals and rainfall
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Today on the blog, coverage of the Prime Minister's announcement on funding for the new ‘Northern Forest’, a written ministerial statement on government action on waste imports, as well as discussion on banning circus animals and finally, a look at flood prevention.