The Latest Breaking News from Defra

Fears Russia are selling on British eels to China to be eaten that were meant to be protected

Senior civil servants have issued the warnings as government is way behind on net zero pledges, according leaked documents

Residents on Lindisfarne had been on 'tenterhooks' as they awaited a decision from the government

Woman says call handler told her to bin dead birds because authorities ‘so busy’

It follows the Future of Farming inquiry launched by the council last year

Grimsby Institute secured backing for entry-level Steps into Seafood programme as part of significant funding package for the sector

‘This algal bloom theory was pursued despite warnings from the local fishing industry and by university marine experts,’ says Jim McMahon

The government has asked Greater Manchester to analyse the impact of introducing charges on some vehicles in the city centre

The UK government has announced its business department will be split into separate departments for science, business and energy. The new Department for Energy Security and Net Zero, to give it its full name, represents the return of an energy and climate-focused department after a seven-year hiatus.