MP failed to disclose £70k Shell shares during Environment Secretary role

Tory MP Theresa Villiers did not declare ownership of over £70,000 in Shell shares while serving as Environment Secretary; Ms Villiers later updated her financial interests

New taskforce launched to crackdown on waste criminals

The Joint Unit for Waste Crime will target serious and organised waste crime, such as falsely labelling waste so it can be exported to unsuspecting countries

Sainsbury’s pledges to halve plastic packaging by 2025

The supermarket uses almost 120,000 tonnes of plastic packaging every year

‘Brexit will allow a renewed focus on sustainability and biodiversity’

That’s according to the new Environment Secretary, Theresa Villiers, who made her first official speech yesterday