The EU’s nature restoration law will only work if it is enacted in partnership with farmers, a group of leading scientists has said, after months…
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Drug shortages, now normal in UK, made worse by Brexit, report warns
Drug shortages are a “new normal” in the UK and are being exacerbated by Brexit, a report by the Nuffield Trust health thinktank has warned.…
View More Drug shortages, now normal in UK, made worse by Brexit, report warnsUN names veteran EU official Astrid Schomaker as new biodiversity chief
The next UN biodiversity chief will be Astrid Schomaker, an EU civil servant who will be entrusted with helping the world confront the ongoing catastrophic…
View More UN names veteran EU official Astrid Schomaker as new biodiversity chiefEU pumps four times more money into farming animals than growing plants
The EU has made polluting diets “artificially cheap” by pumping four times more money into farming animals than growing plants, research has found. More than…
View More EU pumps four times more money into farming animals than growing plantsEngland won’t adopt EU river pollution rules for pharma and cosmetics firms
New EU rules which introduce “polluter pays” principles to get pharmaceutical and cosmetic companies to pay for the pollution they cause in rivers will not…
View More England won’t adopt EU river pollution rules for pharma and cosmetics firmsUK quits treaty that lets fossil fuel firms sue governments over climate policies
The UK is pulling out of a treaty that lets fossil fuel firms sue governments over their climate policies. The UK will quit the controversial…
View More UK quits treaty that lets fossil fuel firms sue governments over climate policiesLabour tells NFU conference it will reduce imports that undercut British farmers
Labour has laid out its plans for farming at the National Farmers’ Union (NFU) conference, promising to reduce imports that undercut British farmers and forge…
View More Labour tells NFU conference it will reduce imports that undercut British farmersEU cuts toxic air limits but still falls short of WHO guidelines
The European Union has agreed to set stricter limits on the toxic particles and dangerous gas that dirty its air, but will not aim for…
View More EU cuts toxic air limits but still falls short of WHO guidelinesFrom beehive to kitchen table: UK beekeepers call for new law to trace honey’s origin
Britain’s beekeepers are backing proposed new rules to combat fraud in the supply chain, ensuring a jar of honey can be traced on its journey…
View More From beehive to kitchen table: UK beekeepers call for new law to trace honey’s originFarmers are in revolt and Europe’s climate policies are crumbling. Welcome to the age of ‘greenlash’ | Paul Taylor
Ursula von der Leyen surrendered to angry farmers last week faster than you could shake a pitchfork or dump a tractor-load of manure outside the…
View More Farmers are in revolt and Europe’s climate policies are crumbling. Welcome to the age of ‘greenlash’ | Paul Taylor