Badger cull resumes for third year

The latest attempt to cull badgers in parts of south-west England is under way, as part of the government's efforts to tackle the spread of tuberculosis in cattle.

Dorset has been included for the first time, along with Gloucestershire and Somerset, where culling has previously taken place.

Ministers want 2,000 badgers killed, but protesters say they will attempt to disrupt the cull.

Claire Marshall reports.

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