Disposable vapes are now banned from the shelves of all shops in the UK in a bid to cut their use among young people and high ...

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 ...

Defra has apologised to farmers after a technical error in the 2024 Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI) application process left thousands of applicants facing ...

Dr Middlemiss and Dr Stewart had written to the chair of the Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Efra) Committee of MPs, Alistair Carmichael, which scrutinises Defra. Mr Carmichael previously ...