KPMG wins UK government contracts despite withdrawing from bidding after scandals
Big Four consultancy secures £10mn of public sector work since saying it would stop pitching
Man who lived with 20 ducks is first in UK to catch new strain of bird flu
Alan Gosland, who had another 100 ducks outside his property, fell ill before Christmas
Paddy Power owner says no-deal Brexit could mean fewer horses at race meetings
Flutter chief Peter Jackson says fewer horses at race meetings is a possibility under a no-deal Brexit because moving them between Ireland, France and the UK would become more difficult
Climate change activists arrested in London protest released
Campaign group warns of ‘ecological emergency’ as it calls for government action
Department of Agriculture on alert for myxomatosis in hares
Reports of death of large numbers of brown hares in parts of England
Suspension of UK food safety controls considered if no Brexit deal agreed
UK academics say they have been informed of government plan to protect UK food imports
Iceland becomes first supermarket to vow to eliminate plastic packaging
EU unveils plans to make all plastic packagin recyclable by 2030
Plastic bag use in English shops falls 83% since levy introduced
Massive drop in use follows successful Irish initiative in 2002
Irish spend €22m at Cheltenham national hunt
Study shows people in Ireland bought 57,000 tickets for the four-day festival last year
CAP payments benefit farmers outside State
Department details show international applicants received funding from programme
Irish poultry farmers urged to be vigilant over bird flu
Minister for Agriculture says contingency plans are in place should an outbreak occur
Bird flu on farms in UK, Netherlands and Germany
Birds culled and transport of poultry and eggs banned in Netherlands
Cross-Border milk relations turn sour
National Dairy Council guarantee scheme likely to become contentious issue
Badger cull begins in Britain in bid to curb bovine TB
Ireland’s approach held up as example on issue as protesters mount candlelit vigils
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