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Asian hornets are smaller than native hornets, but deadly to our bees and other pollinators (Photo: Wildlife and Countryside Link/PA Wire)

Killer insects invade UK

XL Bullies will be banned from Februrary 2024.

XL Bully Ban: Everything you need to know as ban comes into place

Hannah Mills of Team Great Britain. Photo: Clive Mason/Getty Images

Going Green: Get involved and help make a difference

Wood burners and open fires are the second biggest source of small particle air pollution in the UK. Photo: Adobe

Going Green: Impact of wood burners on air pollution

Brucella canis can spread from dogs to humans in rare cases (NationalWorld/Adobe Stock)

Explainer Three people in UK test positive for bacterial disease spreading in dogs

Asian hornets have been spotted near Dover in Kent

Government issues urgent warning after ‘killer’ Asian hornets spotted

The measures were made per 10,000 of the population.

The 10 UK towns and cities with the worst air pollution

A dangerous Asian hornet queen has been spotted in Britain for the first time - ...

UK wet wipe ban is our opportunity to end '˜flushaway' culture

If carrying dogs in the back of an estate or hatchback you should fit an approved dog guard.

Common sense needed with pets in your vehicles

Calum Kerr (centre) during a farm visit to McGregor Farms, Coldstream with Colin McGregor (left) and NFU Scotland President Allan Bowie (right).

MP seeks action on payments

Speaking in the House of Commons last week, Borders MP Calum Kerr called on the new Secretary of State for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs, Andrea Leadsom, to honour the government's commitment to deliver a better deal for Scottish farmers by the end of the year.

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Pet shops and motorist stores stock an ever expanding range of equipment to help all occupants stay safe and to make sure we have complied with the law as it stands.

Animal Matters

Calum Kerr MP: There is no doubt farmers in the Borders depend and benefit hugely from CAP payments

Calum Kerr seeks better EU deal for Borders farmers

Fat lady singing Defra’s and Scottish Government’s song

CAP doesn’t fit for Scottish farmers after EU changes

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