The authorisation from Natural England states that culling can take place from 1 June and will last for six weeks.

BBC: Badger

The results showed that culling badgers - a natural reservoir for bovine TB - did reduce the incidence of disease in cattle within the trial area, but that infection rates increased in the surrounding countryside as badgers were displaced.

BBC: Badgers back in the firing line

Groups of farmers and landowners would have to convince Natural England, the licensing authority, that culling was necessary and that they could run it effectively.

BBC: Badger cull heads for further consultation

After culling through the resulting images, choosing the photos with the best natural lighting, she presented Gaga with a CD of the pictures.

CNN: Before she was Gaga: The unseen photos