The environment secretary, Owen Paterson, will announce on Tuesday that the government is delaying its plan to cull thousands of badgers, probably until next year at the earliest, amid growing concern about the cost and effectiveness of the controversial scheme.

The Guardain newspaper report this morining that Owen Paterson has been recalled from a trip abroad to oversee the announcement that the cull will be delayed.

http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2012/oct/22/badger-cull-plans-major-setback