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Bee-harming pesticide use given emergency authorisation
Malcolm Prior BBC News Rural Affairs team Getty Images Neonicotinoids can have harmful effects on pollinators The UK government has again given emergency authorisation for…
How do bottle deposit schemes work?
Reality Check team BBC News Getty Images A scheme is being proposed to encourage recycling and cut plastic waste, which would see customers in England…
North Sea whale death raises by-catch safety fears
PA Media Humpy the humpback whale washed up dead on the beach at Blyth The recent death of a humpback whale off the Northumberland coast…
Pret A Manger to double reusable coffee cup discount
Getty Images High Street food and drink chain Pret A Manger is to increase the discount for bringing in a reusable cup to 50p from…
New Zealand egg shortage threatens pavlova
KarpenkovDenis New Zealand is in the grip of a nationwide egg shortage which is driving up wholesale prices and putting its much-loved dessert, pavlova, at…
Marmite maker Unilever to cut 1,500 jobs worldwide
Reuters Consumer goods giant Unilever has confirmed it will cut about 1,500 jobs globally as part of an overhaul of its management and structure. The…
No guarantee from May on farm cash after Brexit
James Williams BBC Wales Brexit correspondent Theresa May promises a system that works “in the interests of Welsh farmers” Theresa May has declined to promise…
Rivers used as ‘open sewers’, says WWF charity
Daniel Wainwright & Paul Bradshaw BBC News Melissa Compton became seriously ill while swimming the length of the River Severn Targets for 75% of rivers…
Theresa May says Brexit bill ‘a sensible way forward’
Getty Images The prime minister has insisted her Brexit bill is a “sensible way forward” despite the Scottish Parliament refusing to grant its consent. Theresa…
Call for clarity over Scottish consequences of budget
Scottish Parliament Finance Secretary Kate Forbes has called for “urgent clarification” on the consequences for Scotland of the £30bn coronavirus budget package. However, Ms Forbes…