Guidance: Avian influenza (bird flu): cases and disease control zones in England

Current and suspected cases of avian influenza (bird flu) in the UK and the disease control measures in place.




Environment Agency warns communities to stay safe and be prepared as Storm Eunice approaches

Severe Flood Warnings issued due to expected tidal surge which poses high flood risk to properties along the Severn and Wye estuaries.




The Pesticides (Revocation) (EU Exit) Regulations 2022

This instrument revokes redundant retained direct EU legislation which forms part of the plant protection product (“PPP”) and maximum residue level (“MRL”) regulatory regimes, so that these regimes can continue to operate effectively following the end of the implementation period. The revocations concern direct EU legislation which came into force towards the end of the implementation period (and so was not addressed by the earlier EU Exit SIs described in paragraph 7.4) and which is given effect in Great Britain through transitional provisions in the earlier EU Exit SIs and the national statutory registers. As a result, the retained direct EU legislation to be revoked is no longer required.




Guidance: Avian influenza (bird flu): cases and disease control zones in England

Current and suspected cases of avian influenza (bird flu) in the UK and the disease control measures in place.




North East charity gets boost as water company pays for pollution

Northumbrian Water has paid £165,000 to Tyne Rivers Trust after an unauthorised discharge led to a pollution incident near Newcastle.