PARIS (Reuters) - France is open to phasing out common weedkiller glyphosate, the government said on Monday, following complaints from farmers worried about a potential imminent ban.

CHICAGO (Reuters) - Arkansas on Thursday moved just one step away from barring sprayings next summer of an herbicide linked to widespread U.S.

The assumption by regulators around the world that it is safe to use pesticides at industrial scales across landscapes is false, according to a chief scientific adviser to the UK government.

Several European countries face a growing scare over millions of eggs that have been contaminated with the insecticide Fipronil.Getty

High exposure to pesticides as a result of living near farmers’ fields appears to increase the risk of giving birth to a baby with “abnormalities” by about 9 per cent, according to new research.

A highly toxic weedkiller not authorised for use in the EU is being exported to developing countries from a UK factory.

Bumblebee queens are a common sight on a spring day, their large furry bodies flying industriously from flower to flower.