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Water companies to face ‘strictest targets’ on sewage pollution under new plan

Defra said it is launching the ‘largest infrastructure programme in water company history to crack down on sewage spills and end pollution’.

The Independent UK

New government plan to stop sewage spills branded ‘joke’ and ‘licence to pollute’

‘Weak’ targets won’t stop the dumping, say Labour and Lib Dems

The Independent UK

Best wood burning stoves to get a roaring log fire going

Smarter, greener and cheaper; say hello to the new wave of wood-burning stoves

Evening Standard

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Bathers banned from swimming at popular British beaches due to pollution risk

Safer Seas Service's interactive map states that reduced water quality is being reported at several beaches across the North East and bathers are being told not to swim there

Daily Mirror

Surfers Against Sewage warn of storm discharges into rivers in Bristol and Bath

It's a blow for wildlife and wild swimmers

Bristol Post

Holy Island vicar leads fight against fishing ban that would ‘rip the heart out of Lindisfarne’

Defra’s proposal for highly protected marine area off the coast of Northumberland could displace fishers, islanders warn

The Guardian - UK

Defra rules relaxed in heatwave so farmers can feed livestock

The temporary changes mean farmers can relax the guidelines in their agri-environment scheme agreements and make it easier to feed animals.

The Independent UK

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Holy Island will die' - Stark warning over government's proposed fishing ban

Defra is proposing to make the waters around the island a protected area that would see all fishing banned

Chronicle Live

Supermarkets ration bottled water as drought leads shoppers to panic buy

One Aldi store had put up warning notices to customers limiting them to five single bottles of water each

Wales Online

Calls to ban gamebird release to avoid ‘catastrophic’ avian flu outbreak

RSPB warns of risk to UK wild bird population this winter from 1 October release of captive-bred birds

The Guardian - UK

Country diary: Digging for worms, and other post-Brexit jobs for a farmer

Tebay, Cumbria: My sheep and fell ponies provide a little reassurance when everything else seems to be changing

The Guardian - UK

Government reveals major tree planting project in bid to fight climate change

Officials hope to plant at least 2,300 hectares of trees – equivalent to around 3,220 football pitches this year. The Tories pledged to plant 30 million trees per year, or 30,000 annually, between 2020 and 2025, in its 2019 manifesto.

Daily Mirror

An internationally-important colony of seabirds on a Welsh island has been hit by bird flu

The gannet colony on Grassholm is the third-largest in the world

Wales Online

Bird flu: Investigation after more than 150 birds found dead at Attenborough Nature Reserve

'This incident has been traumatic for everyone connected with the reserve'

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The Guardian - UK

Game over for UK shooting season as bird flu and Brexit take a heavy toll

Avian virus outbreak in France and trade barriers have left gamekeepers facing redundancy and shoots likely to go bankrupt

Daily Record

Dead birds and 30ft whale found on Scots beach amid avian flu crisis

The birds, if they are confirmed to have died of avian flu, will be the latest victims in a pandemic that is causing the deaths of thousands of coastal birds across Scotland.

Evening Standard

No plan to fine supermarkets and restaurants over food waste, says government

DEFRA will not be following the example of the Spanish government

The Guardian - UK

Ben Goldsmith: next PM must back plan for farm subsidies to protect nature

Green Tory hits out at critics of Boris Johnson’s environmental land management policy

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Ten Dogs And Puppies Found ‘Half Dead’ After Being Left In Vans On A Ferry

As many as 10 dogs and puppies have been found ‘half dead’ after being left in vans on a ferry while crossing the Channel on the hottest day of the year.

Daily Record

Visitors banned from 23 Scots islands in bid to stop spread of bird flu

Figures from DEFRA state there are currently 537 cases of bird flu among 28 species over 142 locations in Scotland.

Daily Mirror

Ten dogs and puppies found 'half dead' after being left in hot vans in 40C

As many as 10 dogs and puppies were discovered 'half dead' after being trapped in two 40C vans on ferries whilst crossing the Channel on the hottest day of the year

The Independent UK

Ten ‘half-dead’ puppies rescued from searing vans during record heatwave

‘We were quite literally holding their heads up and feeding them with water bottles,’ witness says

The Guardian - UK

Experts call for stop to badger cull as link to bovine TB is contested

Study found nine years of culling has failed to reduce bTB levels in UK cattle herds

Daily Record

Beach horror scene as birds spotted 'gasping for air' with 62 discovered dead amid avian flu crisis

Dog walker Sandra McDerment has described the horror scene at Maidens beach.

Daily Record

One per cent rise in inflation adds £33 to Scots families' annual food bill

According to the Office for National Statistics (ONS), this is the highest rise since March 2009.

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