Malcolm Prior

digging up investigations for @BBCNews Rural Affairs; formerly @BBCCountryfile Investigations Producer @BBCTheOneShow Series Producer/Investigations Producer

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The full scale of illegal #waste “super sites” is revealed in a new government hit list of England’s worst dumps - but one affected business owner tells @BBCNews he has “no faith” they’ll be cleared up… #flytipping #countryside https://t.co/D6wZnsF3Qa

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White-tailed #eagles are coming back to Exmoor - good news for #nature say conservationists but sheep #farmers fear the worst #rewilding @BBCNews @BBCBreakfast @BBCr4today https://t.co/IX2TYk2Zbl

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Consultation begins on proposed trail hunt ban - #animalwelfare campaigners say it is a “pivotal moment” in preventing illegal #hunting but the joint master of one hunt tells @BBCNews the benefits it brings to #rural communities and economy https://t.co/agSp4L8yZH

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The government says it will fund the clear up of three illegal #waste supersites - but many more dumps remain hidden across the English #countryside. Will the culprits be tracked down and made to pay? #flytipping @BBCNews @BBCBreakfast @BBCr4today https://t.co/KXFVQBTxjM

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Attacks on livestock are a constant “nightmare”, one #farmer tells @BBCNews - will new laws and unlimited fines facing #dog owners make a difference? https://t.co/80aeL9jX8G

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New figures show #flytipping is on the rise and #farmers say they have had enough. Should there be a new permit scheme to allow them to clear their land of #waste and dump it free of charge? @BBCNews @BBCWorldatOne https://t.co/Ex1587rweB

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Nature-friendly #farming and #food production will go hand-in-hand under new-look environmental scheme, says the government, but will it be given enough funding? #NFU26 @BBCNews https://t.co/MhicJTDMfH

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With #fire risks at supersized illegal #waste sites across the English #countryside what’s being done to clear them up? @BBCNews https://t.co/sv4gbSvB8i

[Malcolm Prior @NewsMPrior]

At least 11 supersized illegal rubbish dumps with more than 20,000 tonnes of #waste are found across England by a @BBCNews investigation. Hundreds are being operated across the #countryside by criminals - so what’s being done to clear them up? @BBCr4today https://t.co/GWbDKXV0lC

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“That’s it” - government tells #farmers protesting at @oxfordfarming there’ll be no more changes to #inheritancetax proposals @BBCNews https://t.co/0kuY6bjIWY

[Malcolm Prior @NewsMPrior]

A ban on trail hunting and an end to puppy farming but what will the government’s new #animalwelfare strategy mean for #farming? @BBCNews @BBCr4today https://t.co/yHcpOO52DB

[Malcolm Prior @NewsMPrior]

Long-awaited review of #farm profitability finds #farmers 'bewildered and frightened' by inheritance tax changes - but what help could a ‘new deal’ for agriculture offer? @BBCNews https://t.co/qSD1yDr69e

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A #Christmas turkey breeder providing premium birds to UK #farms has been suspended by. @RedTractorFood amid allegations of poor #biosecurity and #animalwelfare standards @BBCNews @BBCr4today https://t.co/rbUODasN1C

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Could #wildcats be set to make a return to the English #countryside - and, if so, what might be the impact? @BBCNews @BBCr4today https://t.co/wKVB7D8UdJ

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Trial of #bovaer in #cow feed on 30 UK #farms ends with no decision yet on future use. Meanwhile, concerns raised by #farmers in #Demark are being investigated. Manufacturers say it is “proven, effective and safe”. @BBCNews @BBCr4today https://t.co/klerqFikxW

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Could this be set to be the worst #birdflu yet? #farmers warned to prepare for the worst and make sure #biosecurity is robust @BBCNews https://t.co/9Z6O1X0xou

[Malcolm Prior @NewsMPrior]

“I believe #nature helped save me. It has given me hope.” How growing a sunflower started Emily on a journey to boost her #mentalhealth and fight anorexia @BBCNews @BBCr4today https://t.co/rbMqBd7I3j

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New two-year report from @uniofleicester looks at #rural #racism - how it is experienced and dealt with across the English #countryside @BBCNews https://t.co/W8mTROWGUB

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Abandoned #WW2 explosives have hampered firefighters tackling the North York Moors #wildfire but data reveals present day live-fire army training has sparked hundreds more across the UK #countryside @BBCNews https://t.co/UQecxuInrh

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Successive years of unpredictable extreme weather linked to #climate change are taking their toll on #farmers @loosecollie tells @BBCNews how it’s impacting #harvest and the future of farming https://t.co/HalB54ix0U