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Brexit poses a major challenge for the British civil service

Government departments have been squeezed particularly hard over the past few years. Now they need to find thousands of people who can work out how to leave the EU.

H7N7 bird flu case confirmed at Lancashire farm

A case of H7N7 avian flu has been confirmed at a poultry farm in Lancashire.

UK government must produce meaningful new air quality plan and reduce NO2 pollution, EU court finds

Defra will be required to produce a meaningful new air quality plan to reduce the levels of nitrogen dioxide (NO2) in the air, after a landmark ruling by the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU).

Bird flu outbreak confirmed at Yorkshire duck breeding farm

An outbreak of avian flu has been confirmed at a Yorkshire duck breeding farm, the Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (Defra) has said.