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On Thursday the Scottish people will go to the polls to vote on whether or not to become independent from the rest of the United Kingdom. Farmers at Thainstone Auction Mart in Aberdeen share their thoughts just days before the referendum.

It was supposed to "the greenest government ever" but a new Environmental Audit Committee report has given some of the coalition's environmental policies a 'red card' - especially when it comes to encouraging biodiversity and preventing flooding. Labour MP Joan Walley who chairs the committee tells Anna Hill why they marked the Government so harshly.

The charity World Horse Welfare is celebrating two major breakthroughs after months of campaigning for tougher rules on fly-grazing in England and better regulation of horse passports. European proposals for more robust identification documents have been accepted by member states, including the UK, and could become law by 2016. And the Defra minister Lord De Mauley has intimated that legislation could be a distinct possibility for fly-grazing in England.

And Princess Anne has officially opened a new equine school at the Royal Agricultural University in Cirencester.

Presented by Anna Hill and produced by Anna Jones.