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It is now illegal to own an XL Bully dog unless it is registered and complies with strict rules including being neutered and muzzled in public
First published during the 2022 to 2024 Sunak Conservative government
Government to consult on largest ever rollout of new bathing water sites.
40 projects across England set to benefit from £25 million funding for using nature to increase the nation’s flood resilience
Certain fishermen to benefit from fast-tracked applications to Fisheries and Seafood Scheme.
Highly popular Fisheries and Seafood scheme (FaSS) re-opens for 2024
Nottingham Crown Court told how liquid escaped from ruptured tank on lorry into nearby ponds killing fish.
Four anglers from Birmingham, Stoke on Trent, Telford, and Shrewsbury received total penalties of £1,507 for fishing without a licence.
The Prime Minister will announce a major new package of support for rural communities to protect British farming for the next generation when he addresses the National Farmers Union annual conference in Birmingham.
The Environment Agency prosecuted Severn Trent Water for huge discharge of raw sewage at treatment works in Stoke.
Prime Minister and Environment Secretary attend NFU Conference and announce range of measures to ensure all farmers and producers are treated fairly.
Experts and academics are invited to join a new science network that will help to provide evidence on the environmental impact of deep-sea mining
Devon’s Pebblebed Heaths National Nature Reserve to extended by nearly 90 hectares, the equivalent of 128 football pitches, to encompass a unique wetland
SFI has been expanded and improved based on farmers’ feedback to include 50 new actions and a 10% increase in the average value of agreements.
In a world first, developers in England are now required to deliver 10% Biodiversity Net Gain when building new housing, industrial or commercial developments.
Water bosses are set to be banned from receiving bonuses if a company has committed serious criminal breaches, the Environment Secretary has announced today.
The government has announced the recipients of awards to improve lowland peat soils, including over £1.3m to projects across the North.
Nicholas Saphir will serve for a further twelve months
Letter from the Animal Sentience Committee to the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (EFRA) Committee on the welfare implications of adding XL Bully dogs to the Dangerous Dogs Act.
The Environment Agency launches Economic Crime Unit to address serious financial offences in the waste sector
The Forest for the Nation will improve public access to nature and provide a boost for our native wildlife
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