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Evening Standard
Evening Standard
Environment
Rebecca Speare-Cole

Lead in ammunition to be restricted to reduce toxic pollution

A shotgun and cartridges (Owen Humphreys/PA) - (PA Archive)

The use of lead in ammunition will be restricted as part of efforts to protect British wildlife and waterways, the Government has announced.

Environment Minister Emma Hardy said the measures will ban shots containing more than 1% lead and bullets with lead content of more than 3%.

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