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Coverage of new Government crackdown on fly-tipping

Posted by: Defra Press Office, Posted on: 11 April 2022 - Categories: Weekly stories
Illegal waste dump site

Today we are looking at media coverage of our new crackdown on fly-tipping.

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Inaccurate coverage of gulls licensing

Posted by: Defra Press Office, Posted on: 13 July 2021 - Categories: seabirds
The lesser black backed gull

In today's blog we look at inaccurate coverage of Natural England’s gull licence being trialled in Bath and Worcester.

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Keeping animals under the Dangerous Wild Animals Act

Posted by: Defra Press Office, Posted on: 2 March 2021 - Categories: Weekly stories
Cheetah

Today we look at press coverage of the number of people keeping animals as pets under the Dangerous Wild Animals Act 1976.

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Exporting Products of Animal Origin to Northern Ireland and the European Union

Posted by: Defra Press Office, Posted on: 27 January 2021 - Categories: Weekly stories
Image of a vet inspecting cattle

In today's blog we provide further guidance for businesses on which products require Export Health Certificates, how to get one, what to do once its been certified and other support available for the export sector.

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Thursday 14 December: China waste restrictions, and reaction to EU fishing negotiations

Posted by: Defra Press Office, Posted on: 14 December 2017 - Categories: Uncategorized
An image of crushed aluminium food and drinks cans

...waste imports into China. In fact, Defra has been working closely with the Department for International Trade (DIT) as well as the Environment Agency (EA) to raise its concerns with...

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