Conservation groups attack government green pledges

Conservation groups say the state of the economy may lead ministers to ignore wildlife

Ministers are failing to keep to most of their promises to help wildlife, leading nature groups have said.

Failures include culling badgers to tackle bovine TB and attempts to sell off publicly-owned forests in England to businesses.

The group of 29 of the UK's leading environmental groups say just two out of 16 key commitments made by the government...