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Animal welfare charity takes Government to court over Frankenchickens

The Humane League said ministers had misinterpreted the law in allowing farmers to breed fast-growing chickens.

The Independent UK

Suffering of gassed pigs laid bare in undercover footage from UK abattoir

Hidden camera at slaughterhouse appears to show ‘utterly inhumane’ use of CO2 to stun pigs before slaughter

The Guardian - UK

Bucolic scenes on UK milk adverts hide reality of life for ‘battery cows’

Consumers are being ‘misled’ into believing dairy cattle graze in fields, says animal rights campaign

The Guardian - UK

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OPINION - 769 toxic spills lasting 3,286 hours: the Thames in 2022

We’ve tried dumping sewage into the Thames before, it doesn’t end well. The Summer of 1858 was known as the ‘Great Stink‘, thanks to a combination of warm weather, untreated human effluence and industrial waste flowing into the river.

Evening Standard

Fly-tipping ‘effectively legalised’ under Tories, claim Lib Dems

The Liberal Democrats have become the latest party to accuse ministers of failing to tackle rising levels of dumped waste.

The Independent UK

Plan to fine offenders who emit chimney smoke in 41 areas of Gedling

It will be discussed next week

Nottingham Post

More than 3,000 storm overflows regularly dumped sewage into waterways last year

There was a sharp rise in water firms’ overflows classed as having a ‘high spill frequency’ in England in 2022, according to Lib Dem analysis.

The Independent UK

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First wild beaver in Wales in years caught felling trees in garden

Pembrokeshire couple intrigued to discover what was causing damage catches culprit on stealth camera

The Guardian - UK

Drunk holidaymakers urinate off side of boat - forcing company to bring in booze ban

Hippersons Boatyard in Beccles, Suffolk, said it had to resort to the measure as 'some guests would become over-refreshed' while out on the water

Daily Mirror

Badger cull death toll reaches 200,000 as wildlife experts warn of 'empty setts'

Figures quietly slipped out while MPs are away from Westminster lay bare the extent of the decade-long killing programme aimed at curbing bovine tuberculosis

Daily Mirror

Local groups denied access to reasons for refusal of English river bathing areas

Campaigners aiming to clean up waterways lodge complaint after government rejects FoI requests for details why applications failed

The Guardian - UK

The Government dumps sewage on North East coast 'every 57 minutes', reveals Labour Party

According to the Labour Party, Tories allowed 1,362 days’ worth of sewage to be dumped last year

Chronicle Live

Rare tick disease discovered in England

Health authorities warn hikers and mountain bikers to be vigilant as first UK case of tick-borne encephalitis confirmed

Evening Standard

Deadly tick-borne virus ‘likely’ to be in UK after first case detected

The assessment, published by a joint UKHSA and Defra committee, based its findings on both human cases and the detection of the virus in ticks.

The Independent UK

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The Guardian - UK

England’s top beaches faced 8,500 hours of sewage dumping last year, study says

Many blue flag beaches were covered in waste, and Brighton was among the worst-hit, Lib Dem report shows

The Guardian - UK

Starmer criticises government’s ‘flimsy’ plan over water pollution in England

Labour leader accuses ministers of turning rivers into ‘open sewers’ after Thérèse Coffey says firms will face tougher penalties

The Independent UK

Anger at government U-turn on promised ban on fur imports

Ministers accused of ‘betrayal of both animals and voters’ after refusing to change law

Evening Standard

Water companies could face unlimited fines for polluting

Environment Secretary Therese Coffey is expected to announce next week plans ministers believe will ‘make polluters pay’

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The Guardian - UK

Reports of rotten pork being sold in UK may lead to tighter control of FSA

Therésè Coffey may bring Food Standards Agency, now overseen by health department, under remit of Defra

The Guardian - UK

Seemingly ambitious Defra hedgerow targets actually due to typo

Thérèse Coffey reveals proposals for England far less ambitious than those set out in first draft of environment document

The Guardian - UK

Bathing water status rarely granted in England, analysis finds

Exclusive: People left to ‘swim in filth’ as Defra turns down applications, say Lib Dems

The Guardian - UK

UK fishing vessels ‘underreporting’ whale, dolphin and porpoise bycatch

Only 19 cases of cetacean bycatch reported under Defra scheme, but experts say figure much higher

The Independent UK

Silence of the lambs: Anger as ex Defra adviser says sheep ‘have got to go’ from UK’s hills

Ben Goldsmith said sheep should not be subsidised, tweeting: ‘The sheep have got to go.’

The Guardian - UK

Government accused of failing to tackle invasive rhododendron in England

Ridding country of the shrub will take 250 years at the current rate of progress, despite posing ‘a mortal threat’ to Britain’s temperate rainforest, say campaigners

The Guardian - UK

Former Tory minister who tried to sell off forests is given Natural England role

Exclusive: Appointment of Dame Caroline Spelman to nature watchdog’s board sparks cronyism allegations

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