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Authorities are investigating a possible bird flu outbreak after 30 dead swans were found

Government plans legislation giving landowners and tenants rights to cull deer to protect crops and property

Information tribunal rules Soil Association must disclose salmon farm inspection reports to WildFish campaigners

Ditches and canals are the underdog of the freshwater world. These human-made waterways are often forgotten, devalued and perceived negatively – think “dull as ditchwater”. But these unsung heroes have a hidden potential for climate change mitigation, if they’re managed correctly.

Proposals would require clearer pricing and transparency as CMA finds fees have risen at nearly twice rate of inflation

Cold spray whipped off the ropes as a diesel engine throbbed in the background. One by one, empty shellfish pots came over the side of the fishing boat, occasionally containing the remnants of crab and lobster claws and carapaces. Something strange was going on.

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Without “major intervention” the UK risks increasing geopolitical instability, economic insecurity, conflict and migration.

This is what the experts told me about the rumours