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New deputy chief medical officer appointed

A new deputy chief medical officer for England has been appointed, the Government has confirmed. Dr Thomas Waite will cover emergency response and preparedness, infectious diseases and vaccines – including Covid-19 related issues. He replaces ...

14 Apr 2022 at 20:55

Government sets out new five-year plant biosecurity strategy

Officials will step up online monitoring of the trade in plants to stop pests and diseases entering the country, as part of a new plant health action plan. The Government is setting out measures in a five-year strategy to protect Britain’s ...

09 Jan 2023 at 00:01

World

Australian prosecutors drop case against Amber Heard over pet Yorkshire terriers

Australian prosecutors have dropped a potential criminal case against American actress Amber Heard over allegations that she lied to a court about how her Yorkshire terriers, Pistol and Boo, came to be smuggled into Australia eight years ...

23 Aug 2023 at 11:45

Post-Brexit checks ‘mean only the rich will be able to give flowers’, Lords told

The Government has been accused of “withering romance” with their new import controls as “only the rich” will be able to give flowers. As of April 30, new sanitary and phytosanitary checks have been imposed on food and agricultural ...

02 May 2024 at 18:19

Research hub to receive £4m to tackle pests and pathogens threatening trees

Britain’s leading forest research centre will receive £4 million from the Government to help tackle pests and pathogens threatening trees across the country. The Environment Department (Defra) said the funding will pay for a ...

11 May 2024 at 00:01

Ireland

Poultry farmers told to keep flocks indoors amid rise in bird flu cases

Poultry farmers have been told they must keep their flocks indoors following a rise in bird flu cases. The confinement order from Agriculture Minister Charlie McConalogue will take effect from Monday November 7. The ...

02 Nov 2022 at 13:01

Minister to amend record after suggesting block on China genomics ‘engagement’

A minister will correct the record after she appeared to suggest a block on China bankrolling the UK genomics supply chain. Taking a question about the Chinese Communist Party’s influence on genomics, Cabinet ...

24 Oct 2024 at 13:37

Sniffer dog trained to detect tree disease in ‘groundbreaking’ project

A sniffer dog has been successfully trained to detect a tree disease as part of a “groundbreaking” project to protect the UK’s woodlands. Experts taught Ivor, a six-year-old cocker spaniel Labrador cross, to ...

30 Nov 2024 at 00:01

Weed resistant to key herbicide glyphosate found in UK for first time

A glyphosate-resistant weed has been found in the UK for the first time in what comes as another headache for British farmers. Glyphosate is the most effective herbicide for clearing vegetation before ...

10 Jan 2025 at 14:01

Northern Ireland

NI restricts animal imports from German area hit by foot-and-mouth disease

Northern Ireland has restricted animal imports from an area of Germany following an outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease (FMD), Agriculture Minister Andrew Muir has said. Following an Executive meeting ...

16 Jan 2025 at 18:14

Northern Ireland

Bird flu protection zone to be introduced in Northern Ireland

An avian influenza prevention zone (AIPZ) is to be introduced in Northern Ireland, Agriculture Minister Andrew Muir has confirmed. It comes after bird flu was confirmed in a wild goose found near ...

17 Jan 2025 at 21:11

Government urged not to ‘sacrifice’ British agriculture in US trade talks

The Government has been warned not to “sacrifice” British agriculture to seal a US trade deal amid growing concerns over biosecurity. Farming and food sector leaders said they were “very ...

01 Apr 2025 at 18:28

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