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DEFRA confirms law change ‘now in force’ could see dog seized
DEFRA confirms law change ‘now in force’ could see dog seized New UK dog walking law 2026 also means huge new fine Officials have confirmed a new law is now in force which impacts all dog owners taking their pet out for a walk. Earlier this year the Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs introduced a new law which is aimed at stopping dog owners allowing their pets to cause mayhem among livestock. The maximum penalty for livestock worrying has increased.
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Feargal Sharkey brands '£100billion' cost of nationalising water 'nonsense'
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Active disease surveillance: TSE statistics
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Trophy hunters bring bodies of lions and bears to the UK - despite repeated pledges to ban imports
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Quota use statistics
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'EU's environmental policy must be part of defence strategy,' Commissioner Roswall says
The European Environment Commissioner told Euronews that Brussels must "connect the dots" and understand that environmental, economic and security interests go hand-in-hand. The European Union's environmental policy should now be considered a key part of Europe's defence strategy, Jessika Roswall, European Commissioner for Environment, Water Resilience and a Competitive Circular Economy, said. She noted that many of the environmental concerns felt by the bloc, including the impacts of...
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Millions of hard-up households missing out on cheaper energy, water and broadband
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