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since 2025 › Jan › 18 (Sat) @ 08:14 UTC

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22 days ago

Civil servants at Department for Environment blew more than £700,000 of taxpayers' cash on business and premium economy flights last year

found 2025 › Apr › 11 (Fri) @ 09:55 UTC

a story from The Daily Mail › The Daily Mail

Figures obtained by the Daily Mail reveal that Defra spent £721,189.25 on plush aircraft seats for civil servants in the financial year from 2023 to 2024.

30 days ago

US base and 4,000 of its troops are 'at risk of complete destruction' if Trump decides to strike Iran, state newspaper warns as it lays out how Tehran would launch attack with long-range drones

found 2025 › Apr › 03 (Thu) @ 09:55 UTC

a story from The Daily Mail › The Daily Mail

Iranian armed forces-run Defra Press claimed that Iran 'certainly has sufficient weapons' to attack Diego Garcia, a remote island in the Indian Ocean where the US has recently bolstered military pres…

44 days ago

Watchdog investigating whether Defra breaking laws on cleaning up English rivers

found 2025 › Mar › 20 (Thu) @ 18:18 UTC

a story from The Guardian › International

Office for Environmental Protection says targets for water quality likely to be missed, and clarifying rules may help

The Office for Environmental Protection (OEP) watchdog has launched an investigati…

86 days ago

Scientists call for an immediate ban on boiling lobsters alive - as they confirm crustaceans CAN feel pain

found 2025 › Feb › 06 (Thu) @ 17:15 UTC

a story from The Daily Mail › The Daily Mail

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In an open letter to Defra, scientists are calling for the government to implement an immediate ban on boiling crabs and lobsters alive.

3 months ago

UK failing to match EU in fight against ‘forever chemicals’, say scientists

found 2025 › Jan › 17 (Fri) @ 05:41 UTC

a story from The Guardian › International

Experts criticise Defra’s decision not to use OECD definition of PFAS, with one asking if move is ‘politically based’

What are PFAS, how toxic are they and how do you become exposed?

Leading scientists…

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