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Environment Agency also served notice after investigation found failures to comply with law

The Environment Department and regulators have two months to confirm they will take required steps to remedy the situation – or face court.

The regulator has sent a notice to each of the authorities setting out steps it wants to see taken to put the situation right

Customers who suffer problems like low water pressure could receive payments of up to £250 – compared to the £25 currently available, Defra said.

Scottish farmed salmon was the UK’s top food export last year, ending up in restaurants and on dinner tables all over the world. But also in 2023, the industry trade body Salmon Scotland sought to drop the word “farmed” from its protected geographical indication of “Scottish farmed salmon” after two…

The Humane League UK lost an appeal to overturn a High Court decision saying the government had not acted unlawfully in allowing fast-grown chickens.

Court of Appeal says farming animals that suffer due to genetic make-up illegal

Hundreds of farmers brought their tractors to Westminster for a day of protest – but the Labour government shows no sign of backing down on its plan to introduce inheritance tax

Some 93% of all cereals consumed in the UK last year were produced in the country, compared with 53% of fresh vegetables.

MPs will hear from farming leaders and the Government will publish a report on food security on Wednesday.

While detected residues were mostly below legal limits, Pesticide Action Network expressed concerns of cumulative exposure to toxic chemicals.