It's in breakfast cereals, gardens and garages, and it might be dangerous. Glyphosate, a chemical that kills weeds, is the most widely used herbicide in the country. It is in over 750 products ...

The species in question, called Italian ryegrass, is very widespread in the UK, but specimens impervious to the chemical have only been found on one farm in Kent. Glyphosate has been helping ...

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Glyphosate resistance could also have an impact on Britain’s shift to greener practices because regenerative farmers currently use the benign chemical to clear vegetation over more soil-damaging ...