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Labour cutting farming budget in England by £100m a year, figures shows

Nature and farmers’ groups cautiously welcome spending review as there were fears Treasury wanted bigger cuts

The Guardian - UK

‘We’ve got baby owls again’: how farming policy is helping English wildlife

Some fear the ambitious environmental land management scheme is at risk, just as farmers are beginning to embrace it

The Guardian - UK

Chris Philp and Nick Thomas-Symonds among political figures debating crime and immigration – as it happened

Channel 4 News special to address law, order and immigration with seven political figures

The Guardian - UK

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High Court denies murder appeal based on self-defence

The High Court has rejected a man's claim that he acted in self-defence when he attacked his girlfriend's ex-lover and should not have been convicted of murder.

AAP

'You deserve to lose': Audience member tears into Tory minister on Question Time

A MEMBER of the Question Time audience took aim at a Tory minister on Thursday night, telling him his party “deserve to lose”.

The National (Scotland)

Supermarkets slammed in Parliament for 'sneaky' shrinkflation and labelling of produce

Supermarkets came under fire in Parliament for not being more open with customers about “sneaky” shrinkflation and labelling of produce.

Evening Standard

Flooded farms in England refused compensation as ‘too far’ from river

Government recovery fund stipulates affected areas must be less than 150 metres from a ‘main’ river

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Labour tells NFU conference it will reduce imports that undercut British farmers

Shadow farming minister commits to forging closer relationship with EU as polling shows farmers favour Labour over Tories

The Guardian - UK

Tory minister dismisses SNP as 'communists' over food price controls

The SNP’s proposal to cap the price of staple foods was dismissed as “communism” by a minister in the Commons.

The National (Scotland)

SNP’s proposal for staple food price caps dismissed as ‘communism’ by minister

Food and farming minister Mark Spencer warned that such a policy would ‘drive up prices’.

The Independent UK

Fishing communities ‘suffering from impact of growing seal colonies’, says MP

Sally-Ann Hart, Tory MP for Hastings and Rye, was speaking during environment questions in the House of Commons.

The Independent UK

Minister condemns incident where foreign vessel ‘tried to sabotage’ UK trawler

The incident involving a Spanish vessel, registered in France, and the UK trawler Defiant happened off the coast of Shetland.

The Independent UK

Two-thirds of people do not trust Tories on environment, poll finds – as it happened

Ipsos poll carried out after Rishi Sunak U-turn on net zero policies also evenly split on whether policy shift was correct

The Guardian - UK

Eating meat creates four times more greenhouse gases than being vegan, landmark study finds

Meat-free eating found to have much lower environmental impact on land use, water pollution risk, water use and biodiversity loss

The Independent UK

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Birmingham Post

Denby Catering Equipment has new leader after MBO sees founder retire

Richard Garfitt joined when he was just 19 and is now driving the business forward

The Independent UK

Labour to force vote on reviving animal welfare Bill

The shadow environment secretary has written to Tory MPs calling on them not to prevent the Bill from progressing.

Daily Mirror

Tories 'giving green light to puppy smugglers' face demand to reverse 'betrayal'

Labour Shadow Environment Secretary Jim McMahon told Tory MPs they could end up making a conscious choice to allow animal suffering to continue if they don't re-introduce the Kept Animals Bill

The Guardian - AU

No need for martial law in Russia, says Putin; senior Russian general killed in Zaporizhzhia, says Moscow – as it happened

Russian president says Russia needs to ‘fight enemy agents’ inside its own territory; Maj Gen Sergei Goryachev killed by cruise missile

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The Guardian - AU

Too soon to say where counteroffensive going, US says, but Washington confident Kyiv will prevail – as it happened

US secretary of state Antony Blinken says Ukraine should expect ‘robust’ political and practical support from the Nato summit

Daily Mirror

6 bits of bad news slipped out by the Tories as MPs go on half-term break

On the final day of Parliament before recess - dubbed ‘Take Out the Trash Day’ - the Government rushed out a flurry of announcements. Here's what you might have missed...

The Independent UK

Campaigners accuse Government of betrayal as flagship animal welfare bill scrapped

The Kept Animals Bill was first introduced in June 2021 but has faced long delays.

Daily Mirror

Tories accused of 'astonishing betrayal' after scrapping flagship animal welfare bill

The Tories' 2019 election manifesto promised to introduce new laws on animal welfare, including banning exports of livestock for slaughter and tackling puppy smuggling

The Guardian - UK

Tories accuse Sunak of breaking pledge after animal welfare U-turn

Animal welfare groups and Conservative campaigners criticise decision to scrap kept animals bill

Manchester Evening News

Thieving administrator, GMP copper and live stream paedophile amongst those jailed last week in Greater Manchester

A major drugs boss who was able to obtain a Covid grant was also put behind bars

Manchester Evening News

'Bully' pinned down victim at his home before attacking him with hair clippers

Mark Spencer, 47, also stole his phone

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