UK checks on certain produce from Europe have been delayed until 2027. Planned post-Brexit border checks on medium-risk fruits and vegetables will now ...

Doing the right thing and doing it well adds considerable costs. Global Brands (GB) says under the current EPR arrangements, ...

Disposable vapes are considered extremely harmful for the environment, being difficult to recycle and full of harmful waste such as lithium, battery acid and mercury. Holly Bowman, a 17-year-old ...

A one-year-old is injured in hospital with two others after a dog attack in a Manchester suburb. Eyewitnesses said people ...

For centuries, Kew has been a sanctuary of biodiversity, a hub of botanical research, and a guardian of our planet's natural ...

Using Usutu virus and Blackbirds as a case study, this survey is part of the Vector-Borne RADAR project, a wider partnership project funded by the UKRI and Defra to understand the emergence and ...

Water companies have committed to deliver nine new reservoirs and multiple new water transfer schemes to share resources. A Defra spokesperson said: “Our water infrastructure is crumbling after years ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) says US producers must have monitoring and certification procedures in place to prove they are compliant with UK food standards.

Convention on International Trade in Endangered Species of Wild Fauna and Flora (CITES) Scientific Authority As the UK CITES Scientific Authority for Flora (since 1976), we provide scientific advice ...

Previously, she was a writer and editor at MUO. Google last made a major change to its logo in September 2015, when the company updated its font to a sans-serif typeface. At the time, Google also ...

Defra has been forced to reopen the SFI 2024 scheme to around 3,000 applicants after a group of NFU-backed farmers threatened litigation over its decision to close the SFI without notice. Defra has ...