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Changes to rules on sewage discharge, grassland fungi, inflation for agriculture

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The Government will tighten up rules on water companies dumping raw sewage into rivers.

The government has announced it will make changes to tighten up rules on water companies dumping raw sewage into rivers. But will it stop it happening?

The Government’s announced it will make changes to tighten up rules on water companies dumping raw sewage into rivers.  But will it stop it happening?
The National Trust is starting a new project to protect some of the rarest fungi in the world found on grassland in Yorkshire. 
An annual independent assessment of inflation for agriculture shows the cost of farming inputs, including fertilisers, seeds and fuel has risen by nearly 22% between Sept 2020 and 2021.

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