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Industry groups say lack of clarity leaves businesses unsure how to manage new rules due to start on April 30
Government restrictions come after farmers raise concerns over domestic food security
Water company seeks to avoid government bailout as officials make contingency plan for its failure dubbed Project Timber
Business secretary Kemi Badenoch warns agriculture secretary Steve Barclay of cost of proposals and possible breach of WTO rules
Ministers on standby to intervene in debt-laden business a day after abrupt exit of chief Sarah Bentley
National Plant Health Week aims to educate people about keeping local plantlife safe from potentially devastating disease
‘Complete overhaul’ needed at Defra, which is responsible for monitoring food safety, air and water quality
Retailers and producers will not be asked to stop raising prices in wake of food inflation hitting 45-year high
Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs hit by added post-Brexit responsibilities and turnover of ministers
Decision criticised by Greenpeace UK, while retailer body warns postponed deadline still ‘incredibly challenging’
Government to increase funding to landowners in England under environment protection programme
Mandatory scheme’s high costs pose threat to some companies’ profits
Utilities found tipping into popular English and Welsh bathing spots even during dry periods, new data show
Those attending Defra meeting criticise simplification of payment schemes and new uncertainty
Butchers left without free-range supplies for festive period because of strain that is ‘growing exponentially’
Ofwat’s shortcomings are a sign of Britain’s wider economic regulation failings
Lack of proposals to reduce meat and dairy consumption breaks the law, say campaigners
Wildlife groups and industry bodies say post-Brexit plan would ‘shake foundation’ of conservation law in England
Farmers fear 120,000 animals might have to be killed because of a shortage of workers in slaughterhouses
Easing of regulations intended to remove long and costly licensing process but campaigners warn of unknown risks
Decision to allow only a handful of small boats’ applications further strains relations between Paris and London
British ports say funding shortage and Whitehall bureaucracy forcing them to scale back infrastructure plans
Judicial review sought over refusal to acknowledge reported links between pollution and severity of Covid-19 cases
England risks running out of water because of leakages and lack of investment
Prices will rise and choice fall given ‘catastrophic’ impact from red tape
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