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Couple distraught after puppy rescued from Ukraine seized by government vets for 4 months

Ukraine-born puppy Maggie Moo was seized by government vets along with 18 other dogs after a third party forged blood sample results, leaving owners Adam Felman, 32, and Jackie Harper Felman, 32, from Sussex, absolutely devastated

Daily Mirror

Top Tory Ben Goldsmith faces calls to resign after backing Extinction Rebellion protests

Tory MPs were furious that the Defra board member, the brother of government minister Zac Goldsmith, said the activists were right to do 'whatever it takes'

Daily Mirror

Tory MPs criticise Ben Goldsmith over praise for Extinction Rebellion

Chair of Conservative Environment Network faces calls to resign after tweeting support for Just Stop Oil protests

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Call for ‘urgent’ four-nations talks on impact of Ukraine war on food security

Scottish Rural Affairs Secretary Mairi Gougeon has written to her UK counterpart on the issue.

The Independent UK

British Motorcyclists Federation Wants Your Help To Protect Green Laning

British riders who enjoy off-road countryside riding, also known as green laning, may want to speak up because the practice is currently in danger.

RideApart

Extinction fears for badgers in England after latest cull figures

More than 30,000 were killed last autumn

Wales Online

Pretty River Wharfe swimming spot contaminated by dirty water from people's waste pipes

Investigation traces pollution in River Wharfe - UK's first designated inland bathing water - to misconnected waste water pipes

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Defra to hold crisis meeting to tackle impact of fertiliser costs on food prices

Knock-on effect of rising gas prices, exacerbated by war in Ukraine, adding to cost of living crisis in UK

The Guardian - UK

DWP to promote Brexit ‘career opportunities’ in fruit picking to stop food rotting in fields again

Produce has gone unpicked after EU migrant workers stayed away

The Independent UK

Brits with health conditions told to stay indoors as rise in pollution puts them at risk

Advice issued by DEFRA suggests adults and children with lung problems, and adults with heart problems, should 'reduce strenuous physical exertion, particularly outdoors'

Daily Mirror

Warning over 'high pollution levels' across Merseyside with thick haze in air

Defra has issued health advice recommending people with heart and lung problems to reduce physical exertion.

Liverpool Echo

Ukrainian refugees could face months of separation from pets under UK rules

Difficulties in obtaining blood tests and paperwork when fleeing war mean some animals could spend four months in quarantine

The Guardian - UK

Bird Flu: The reason you can't find free range eggs in UK supermarkets

There have been confirmed cases of bird flu in Scotland and across the UK. As a result, free-range eggs have been removed from the shelves and shops will no longer be allowed to sell them. Here's what you need to know and which areas in Scotland have been affected.

Edinburgh Live

Eggs have not been free-range since November but now packaging makes that clear

People buying free-range eggs across the UK have actually been buying eggs from chickens kept in barns since November, DEFRA says. An outbreak of avian flu means all birds have had to be kept indoors since the end of last year. DEFRA says there is n

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Outcry prompts U-turn over killing wild birds to protect game birds in England

Government backs down from guidance that would have allowed birds such as crows to be shot

The Independent UK

Government did not sufficiently consider if tree-planting targets are realistic, watchdog says

‘It is not expecting to achieve the amount of new tree-planting in 2021-22 that it set out to,’ head of National Audit Office says

Wales Online

Illegal dog breeder who allowed puppy’s ears to be cut off must pay back more than £100k

Michael Dawson was fined after a search warrant was executed by Defra who found illegal veterinary medicines

The Guardian - UK

Study links crab deaths and dog illness to dredging

Defra report blamed algal blooms but independent research points to chemical released from sediments

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The Guardian - UK

Ministers face legal challenge over rules for shooting wild birds

Exclusive: Activists challenge updated shooting licences, which allow wild birds in England to be shot to protect game birds

Daily Mirror

Swans and geese found dead near Oxford University as cases of bird flu spread across UK

The bodies of the swans and geese were discovered at Iffley Lock and nearby Port Meadow where Oxford University students stroll and relax beside the River Thames

The Conversation

Bird flu: domestic chicken keepers could be putting themselves – and others – at risk

Bird flu cases have been on the rise recently, with reports of outbreaks in the UK, China, mainland Europe and Israel. Outbreaks typically happen in commercial flocks, such as in large-scale poultry farming operations – which is why bird flu is often only a concern to people working in these…

The Guardian - UK

May I have a word about… the evils of rebranding

Step change? Robust governance? Defra should abandon the jargon and stick to protecting the countryside

Manchester Evening News

Two more outbreaks of bird flu confirmed in Cheshire

The risk to the public remains very low, officials say.

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