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Floods: Budget will double spending on defences, says Treasury
2020-03-07 23:34:06| BBC News | Business | UK Edition
The 5.2 billion over five years will mean 2,000 new flood defences in England, the Treasury says.
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Flood defences in England get 1% of infrastructure spending
2020-02-16 01:54:08| BBC News | Business | UK Edition
Nearly 5bn is due to be spent on flood defences in England up until 2026, government figures show.
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Circovac on the farm: Veterinarian saves farm by strengthening the immune defences of the pigs
2018-09-24 02:00:00| ThePigSite - Industry News
When the PRRS virus broke out in a large swine farm in Western Himmerland, Denmark, the farm veterinarian proposed treatment by vaccination against a totally different virus, PCV2, to strengthen the immune defences of the pigs enabling them to fight the PRRS virus (PRRSV) themselves.
Rural crime rise prompts 'medieval' defences
2018-08-06 00:59:15| BBC News | Business | UK Edition
As the cost of crime rises to 44.5m, farmers are building up fortifications, a report says.
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Home & dry? The flood victims who are putting up their own defences
2016-02-21 07:59:00| Climate Ark Climate Change & Global Warming Newsfeed
Guardian: Government pledges to spend billions of pounds on flood defences are failing to convince vulnerable householders, who are taking matters into their own hands. The government plans to spend 2.3bn on flood management and defences over the next six years. Yet, as UK residents are warned to expect more flooding after the devastation in Cumbria, Yorkshire and Lancashire, some homeowners are installing or building their own defence systems. The Pavitts Charlotte, 33, and Andrew, 36 have chosen...