UK suspends ban on pesticides linked to serious harm in bees

Farmers allowed to use two neonicotinoid pesticides on their crop for 120 days despite concerns over serious risk to bees and other pollinators

Farmers will be able to use blacklisted pesticides linked to serious harm in bees after the UK government temporarily lifted an EU ban.

Opponents called the decision "scandalous" and criticised the government's secrecy, which The Guardian revealed has included gagging its own expert advisers. But prime minister David Cameron defended the move. "We should follow the science," he said.