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Farmers in England unsure what to plant as post-Brexit payments delayed

Latest blow to sustainable farming incentive for nature recovery prompts warnings of ‘tough autumn’

The Guardian - UK

Watchdog gives George Eustice strict rules for new consultancy firm

Former environment secretary must gain permission for each new client to avoid giving ‘unfair advantage’

The Guardian - UK

Tory MSP pans 'unhelpful' UK Government after repeated Holyrood snubs

A TORY MSP has criticised the UK Government after it repeatedly snubbed a key Holyrood committee ...

The National (Scotland)

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Fury as national health check of England’s waters faces six-year wait

Exclusive: Assessment that used to happen annually will now take six years despite rising concerns

The Guardian - UK

Theresa Villiers had £70,000 in Shell shares while environment secretary

MP failed to reveal shares in oil company for more than five years despite disclosure rules

The Guardian - UK

Senior Tory Theresa Villiers had £70k undeclared shares in Shell while environment secretary

MP was head of the environment department under Boris Johnson

The Independent UK

Record number of English and Welsh councils use private firms for litter fines

Fears grow that some are adopting unscrupulous tactics to profit from people, with penalties set to rise

The Guardian - UK

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Blow to UK salmon industry as trial post-Brexit export scheme halted

Government delays full introduction of digital certificates intended to cut paperwork for producers

The Guardian - UK

Greenpeace should not get ‘seat at the table’ in Government discussions – No 10

The Prime Minister’s official spokesman said all Government departments should suspend stakeholder engagement with the environmental group.

The Independent UK

£14m on offer to fund innovation in farming

The money will go to projects which can demonstrate new practices that will help achieve net zero goals or boost food production.

The Independent UK

Brussels tells EU states: Ignore UK on post-Brexit trade

Exclusive: Former European trade commissioner Peter Mandelson says trying to circumvent Brussels was always going to backfire

The Independent UK

‘We are at 50% of the quota we had’: boss of UK’s last long-range trawler rues ‘squandered’ Brexit hopes

The Kirkella used to bring in 10% of the cod and haddock sold in chip shops. But the post-EU settlement means its quotas have been slashed. Can it survive?

The Guardian - UK

Less than half of annual tree-planting target in England met, say MPs

Report finds government goal to plant 30,000 hectares of woodland by March 2025 unlikely to be achieved

The Guardian - UK

Action needed to tackle noise and light pollution, peers say

A report by the House of Lords Science and Technology Committee found poorly regulated pollutants were having an impact on health and quality of life.

The Independent UK

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The Guardian - UK

Leaked UK government plan to protect against climate heat ‘very weak’

Exclusive: Document ‘falls far short’ of what is needed to safeguard lives and livelihoods from heat, drought and storms, say experts

The Guardian - UK

Loophole lets farmers pollute England’s rivers with excess manure – report

Investigation finds polluting farmers may not face action after breaking the rules

Daily Mirror

Warning as highly invasive beetle found in UK for first time in 46 years

Colorado beetles, which swarm like a plague of locusts and can devastate crops, were last recorded in the UK in 1977- a year after one of the hottest summers and worst droughts in living memory

Wales Online

Warning to holidaymakers over disease danger on UK beaches

People are being urged to report signtins to the authorities and to avoid contact

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The Independent UK

Scottish Green ministers accused of hypocrisy over use of chauffeur-driven cars

Labour peer Lord Foulkes of Cumnock has accused Patrick Harvie and Lorna Slater of being hypocrites.

The Guardian - UK

Attorney general and close family hold £130,000 in shares in six FTSE 100 firms

Exclusive: Victoria Prentis’s shareholdings not disclosed in registers despite potential for conflicts of interest

Nottingham Post

Warning to public as bird flu outbreak confirmed

Dead birds should not be handled and dogs should be kept on leads

Wales Online

Public warned to be alert as bird flu outbreak confirmed

Dead birds should not be handled and dogs should be kept on leads

Liverpool Echo

Dog walker's warning after horror find on beach

Hundreds of dead birds, crabs and jellyfish were found washed up

The Conversation

Why there are fewer insects on UK farms than there were a century ago -- and how to restore them

Insect populations are declining worldwide at a rate of almost 1% per year. This decline is alarming. Insects play a crucial role in pollinating crops, controlling crop pests and maintaining soil fertility.

Liverpool Echo

Warning for visitors to Sefton coast after dead birds wash ashore

The council has issued guidelines for visitors to the borough's beaches after the find

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