Michael Gove has confirmed the Government will press ahead with plans to ban environmentally damaging plastic microbeads by the end of the year.

Michael Gove MP, Secretary of State for the Department of Environment Food and Rural Affairs (Defra), has said in a speech this morning that ‘farm subsidies will have to be earned rather than just handed out in future.’ He outlined that farmers will get only get payouts if they agree to protect the environment and enhance rural life.

Farmers will only get taxpayer subsidies after Brexit if they do more to protect the environment, Michael Gove will say today.

The Government is considering introducing tougher penalties for cruelty to animals, Michael Gove has suggested.

The Minister of State for the Department of Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) George Eustice has issued a written ministerial statement, providing an update on the implementation of the Government’s 25-year strategy to eradicate bovine TB (bTB) in England. 

Cross-party think tank Policy Connect calls on Government and Parliament to embrace key principles to achieve clean growth beyond Brexit and make the UK a global leader in the green economy.

The Government is "sleepwalking" into a "huge set of issues" on the security of the UK's food supply after Brexit, academics have warned.

An estimated 80% of environmental policies in the UK are shaped by the EU, says CPRE.

Coca-Cola European Partners has today unveiled its new GB sustainable packaging strategy – setting out an ambition for its GB business unit to work with local and national partners to recover all its packaging so that more is recycled and none ends up as litter.

A furious row has erupted after senior Labour MPs backed Zac Goldsmith's campaign for a top Commons post despite criticism of his attacks on Sadiq Khan during his attempt to become mayor of London.

Former West Country farmer & MEP, Neil Parish MP, writes in advance of the election for Chair of the Environment Food and Rural Affairs Select Committee, in which he is a candidate. He writes 'It’s vital that Select Committees engage with, and contribute to, the development of government policy throughout this Brexit parliament'.

Former Government minister Baroness Neville-Rolfe writes ahead of her parliamentary question in the House of Lords on: Guidance to local authorities clarifying what can be recycled.

Sea-bass and sardines to replace cod because of climate change.

The Animal Welfare Foundation (AWF) has opened applications and is looking to recruit as many as three trustees to help drive the charity's mission to improve the welfare of animals through veterinary science, education and debate.

NOAH has welcomed the statement by Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt and Business Secretary Greg Clark that the UK is fully committed to continuing a close working relationship with the EU, in particular the European Medicines Agency (EMA), post-Brexit. 

Daniel Carey-Dawes, Senior Infrastructure Campaigner at CPRE has commented on the transport secretary Chris Grayling’s announcement of a new “bypass fund” to tackle congestion.

Peers, MPs and leading vets gathered at the House of Commons to discuss animal health, animal welfare, public health and veterinary workforce issues at a Brexit briefing by the British Veterinary Association (BVA) and the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons (RCVS) last Tuesday (27 June).

The Government’s “extreme” plan for Brexit could cause a shortage of strawberries at Wimbledon, Vince Cable has warned. 

The UK is to withdraw from a fishing deal which has allowed other European countries to access British waters for decades.

Speaking today at the Policy Forum for London, Emma Gilthorpe, Heathrow’s Executive Director responsible for delivering expansion, announced further major steps forward in the airport’s plans to improve London’s air quality, as Heathrow gets on with delivering the third runway. 

Tomorrow (27 June) the British Veterinary Association, in partnership with the Royal College of Veterinary Surgeons, will hold a Brexit briefing on animal health, animal welfare, public health and the veterinary workforce in the House of Commons Thames Pavilion between 4pm and 6pm. 

Nicola Sturgeon has been forced to apologise to Scottish farmers over delayed payments of EU subsidies. 

 Charity buys 116 acre extension thanks to local generosity.

The British Veterinary Association is appalled at the reintroduction of tail docking in Scotland, which forces vets across the country into a lose-lose situation.