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EU lead shot ban moves to adoption with seven-year transition

The EU lead shot restriction is moving to adoption with a seven-year transition, FACE says, with bullets and slugs excluded ...
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National Parks accept nature recovery will raise wildfire fuel loads

All 15 UK National Park Authorities acknowledge nature recovery will raise wildfire fuel loads, as the Moorland Association ...
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Retailers told to tighten knife marketing at Home Office summits

The Home Office held two summits on 8 October pressing retailers and online marketplaces to tighten knife marketing, sales ...
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Rigby opens Grade II-listed London home with museum

Rigby has moved to 42 Clapham Manor Street, a Grade II-listed former ballet school with open workshops, a museum and Jim ...
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Farmers tell Stormont hunting with dogs Bill is unworkable

The Ulster Farmers’ Union has told Stormont’s AERA Committee the Hunting with Dogs Bill is fundamentally unworkable, offering ...
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Amber Rutter crowned European Skeet champion in Greece

Amber Rutter has won European Skeet gold at Malakasa, beating Diana Bacosi by one target, with GB juniors Lungley and ...
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Dog owners told to ‘look before you leap’ as water rescues rise

Royal Kennel Club and RNLI research finds 74% of dog owners would risk their lives in water rescues. What working-dog owners ...
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Nearly half of farmers say fly-tipping is getting worse, union finds

A new National Farmers’ Union survey finds 49% of farmers believe fly-tipping has worsened in five years, with more than one in 10 reporting intimidation.
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Police launch Operation Galileo as hare coursing season begins

Lincolnshire Police launches Operation Galileo 2026 against illegal hare coursing, as the National Gamekeepers’ Organisation urges keepers to report it.
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Ballogie Estate retains silver Wildlife Estates accreditation

Ballogie Estate on Deeside retains silver Wildlife Estates Scotland accreditation, in Europe’s top 10%, after restoring the Cattie Burn for Dee salmon.
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Bird keepers told to tighten biosecurity against returning bird flu

Defra and the Welsh Government urge every bird keeper to tighten biosecurity as bird flu returns to the UK, with a £430 funded vet review in England.
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Countryside Alliance opposes Welsh close season for hares

The Countryside Alliance has opposed a statutory Welsh close season for hares, arguing the 1892 Act already protects them. Consultation closes 19 October.