Analysis suggests this year’s harvest in England was one of worst for decades
A think tank says 2024 was a ‘shocker’ – and warns climate change is to blame. Source link
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Government ‘risks breaking manifesto pledge to deliver bottle deposit scheme’
Greenpeace and Coca-Cola are among those calling on ministers to urgently introduce legislation for the flagship recycling scheme. Source link
Treasury Committee asks public bodies for details on contracts with Fujitsu
About 43 of those contracts are still in operation, worth a total of £3.6 billion, including the contract for the Post Office Horizon system, and multiple Government departments including the Home Office, the Foreign Office, Defra and the Ministry of Defence. Source link
Vigilance urged as flooding expected to continue, Environment Agency warns
A total of 190 flood warnings and 210 flood alerts were in place in the UK by 3.30pm on Saturday. Source link