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Over 95 per cent of England’s finest wildlife and geological sites, covering more than one million hectares of countryside, are now in favourable…

Compensation payable during January 2011, in England (and in Wales and Scotland for BSE only) for a bovine animal compulsorily slaughtered for…

Caroline Spelman, the Secretary of State for the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs has appointed Catherine Brown as the first Chief Executive of…

£21million worth of grants to help councils protect and support their own community when managing flood risk has been confirmed by Environment…

Scientists may be able to halt global honey bee losses by forcing the deadly Varroa mite, lethal in the freezing weather, to self destruct.

The…

Environment Agency staff are the toast of newlyweds in West Sussex for helping snow-bound registrars get to the ceremony on time. The weekend…

The budget allocations for Defra and its arms length bodies for the next financial year were published today.

Indicative allocations for each of the…

A consultation on proposals to phase out the horticultural use of peat by amateur gardeners in England by 2020 has been published today.

Important…

Alternative remedies which could be dangerous to pets are being targeted by the Government in a major drive to improve animal health and…

To help authorities and emergency services plan for the risk of flooding in the unlikely event that a reservoir failed, maps showing areas that could…