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Government launched ‘attack on nature’ with mini-budget, conservationists warn

The RSPB, the Wildlife Trusts and the National Trust have all criticised the Government over some of its proposed policies.

The Independent UK

Heartbreak as thousands of dead sea creatures mysteriously wash up on British beach

Locals heading down for their morning walk or run on the beach in North Yorkshire were greeted by thousands of dead sea creatures that had mysteriously washed ashore

Daily Mirror

Liz Truss ‘to scrap proposed bans on fur and foie gras imports’

Dropping promises made last year would be huge let-down for animals and people, says Conservative Animal Welfare Foundation

The Independent UK

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UK government faces court challenge over ‘Frankenchickens’

Hearing granted for Humane League, which says use of fast-growing chickens breaches welfare rules

The Guardian - UK

Tory peer Zac Goldsmith sacked as Environment Minister

The minister, who was loyal to former prime minister Boris Johnson, was appointed a life peer in 2019 after losing his Commons seat

Daily Mirror

Close Boris Johnson ally Zac Goldsmith sacked as environment minister

THE Tory peer and close Boris Johnson ally Zac Goldsmith has been sacked as an environment minister as part of a major overhaul of Government…

The National (Scotland)

Tory peer Zac Goldsmith sacked as environment minister

The close ally of Boris Johnson keeps his role at the Foreign Office.

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Zac Goldsmith axed as environment minister by Liz Truss

Boris Johnson ally loses brief overseeing animal welfare and will no longer attend cabinet

The Independent UK

Zac Goldsmith loses environment job amid fears of animal welfare downgrade

Exclusive: Liz Truss strips Conservative peer of environment minister post but he is expected to keep Foreign Office role

The Guardian - UK

Zoo evacuated after gibbon escapes just two weeks after bird flu shutdown

Zookeepers "ran around like crazy" trying to rescue the ape which escaped from its enclosure at Paignton Zoo in Devon – which had just reopened after a bird flu outbreak

Daily Mirror

Will Liz Truss’s government adopt or weaken green policies?

Environmentalists assess cabinet appointments and say it is ‘a mixed bag’ and there is no clear direction

The Guardian - UK

'Big cat' bigger than a 'Dalmatian' spotted on major road metres from cars

The creature was described as having "pointy ears"

Liverpool Echo

‘We just want the truth’: British coastal towns fight for answers over mystery sealife deaths

Question mark over freeport in Tees Valley after ecological disaster puts communities in the north east of England at loggerheads with the government

The Guardian - UK

Britain’s ‘uncontrolled’ sewage dumps may breach Brexit deal, warns EU

Brussels official says UK has ‘non-regression obligation’ to protect waters as part of trade deal

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The Independent UK

New water efficiency label under plans to protect supplies and cut energy bills

The labels could save consumers £125 million on water bills and £147 million on energy bills over 10 years, Defra said.

Bristol Post

Geronimo the alpaca's owner still fighting for answers one year after his death

The animal was culled by vets on August 31 last year after his owner lost a lengthy legal fight to halt the execution - Geronimo had twice tested positive for bovine TB but his owner insisted they were false positives

Chronicle Live

Rare wild birds hit by 'unprecedented' avian flu outbreak leads to new DEFRA guidance

DEFRA has offered guidance to land managers, the public and conservation groups to curb the impact of the disease in wild birds

The Independent UK

Geronimo’s owner continues fight and calls for George Eustice to be sacked

Helen Macdonald wants the new prime minister to sack the Environment Secretary and launch a review into Government policy on bovine TB.

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Wales Online

Bakers to take on major bread brands in sourdough war amid claims 29 high street loaves are fake

The Real Bread Campaign claims some loaves from stores include Aldi, Lidl, Tesco, Asda and Morrisons along with several major bakers don't meet ther traditional process

Wales Online

Amateur gardeners will be banned from using peat-based compost in England from 2024

The Government has acted to protect the country's already severely degraded moorlands

The Independent UK

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

Evening Standard

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

Daily Mirror

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

Bristol Post

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

It's a blow for wildlife and wild swimmers

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