Britain has an inflation problem - we need to stop shooting ourselves in the foot and making it worse: SIMON LAMBERT

Britain has an inflation headache. Fresh figures from the ONS revealed consumer prices inflation stuck at 3.8 per cent in August, way above the 2 per cent target. Inflation is also considerably higher than the 2.9 per cent level in the US and the...

Scotland’s Future Farming Scheme draws 7500 applications

Unveiled at this year’s Royal Highland Show by cabinet secretary for rural affairs Mairi Gougeon, the FFIS was established to help farmers and crofters invest in equipment, infrastructure and practices that aid efficiency and sustainability. The...

British Wool Celebrates 75 Years Of Championing UK Farming With An Open Day In Bradford

12:00 AM 18th September 2025 business This September, British Wool, the UK’s national body supporting sheep farmers and promoting the value of British fleece, celebrates 75 years of backing rural communities and championing sustainable wool. To...

Introducing the finalists for the British Farming Awards Employer of the Year 2025

For thirteen years, the British Farming Awards have shone a light on the best in British Farming. During this annual event, Britain's farming industry comes together to celebrate the achievements of its contemporaries. Whether they are operating...

HMRC faces investigation over new inheritance tax rules for UK households

HMRC faces a PROBE over new inheritance tax rules. Peers in the House of Lord's have been scrutinising HMRC inheritance tax changes that could see beneficiaries face a raid above 90 per cent from the taxman. The Finance Bill Sub-Committee in the...

Zelensky approves ratification of One Hundred Year Partnership Agreement with Britain

President Volodymyr Zelensky signed a law ratifying the One Hundred Year Partnership Agreement with Great Britain and thanked King Charles III of the United Kingdom for his support. The President announced this on social media X, according to...

I’ve stayed in spa hotels all over Wales and I think this is one of the best

This article contains affiliate links, we will receive a commission on any sales we generate from it. Learn more Nothing says "treat yourself" like sinking into a bubbling hot tub or drifting off mid-massage in a plush robe and slippers. When...

Post-Brexit farm support - how is Defra spending the money?

One of the reasons many farmers voted for Brexit in 2016 was because they were so fed up with Brussels red tape. Our survey at the time, run in the weeks before the June referendum, had 72% citing “regulation and policies” as their primary reason...

Dairy Focus: Reaping rewards of registered farm partnership in Co. Westmeath

The partnership between Tony McCormack and Christopher Cahill began in January 2022 and, after a few tough years, maturing cows and weather are aiding in production and cash flow on their Co. Westmeath farm. The farmers opened up the farm gates to...

EU orders Britain to OPEN its borders as Brussels's 'number one priority' revealed

The EU has told Britain that it will not sign a deal to remove red tape on food imports unless the Government says yes to freedom of movement for young Europeans. The Prime Minister is under intense pressure to get the deal done as he attempts to...

NFU Scotland demands urgent rethink of farm tax

The union submitted a formal response this week to HMRC’s consultation on the Draft Finance Bill, raising concerns over changes to Agricultural Property Relief (APR) and Business Property Relief (BPR). NFUS warns the proposals would have 'severe...

Mandatory food labelling is essential for UK food security

Too often, the public is assured that factory farming is the key to securing affordable, reliable food. The truth, however, is starkly different. Eighty-five percent of the UK’s farmed animals are reared in intensive systems, where sentient beings...

New UK Exhibition Looks at ‘The Most Fashionable Queen’ Marie Antoinette 

Burberry's turnaround drive, which has tapped Oscar winner Olivia Colman and Oasis frontman Liam Gallagher to champion its British heritage and classic trench coats, faces a fresh test on Monday when it unveils its latest designs at London Fashion...

Research points to 27 action areas to transform UK food system

18 September 2025 UKRI research programme publishes 27 actions to deliver healthier diets, stronger communities and lower environmental impacts across the UK food system. A UK Research and Innovation (UKRI) investment has published new evidence...

Kuhn expands across north-west, midlands and mid Wales with new dealer appointment

18th September 2025 Author: Aleksandra Cupriak Kuhn Farm Machinery has strengthened its presence across Cheshire, Staffordshire, Shropshire, Derbyshire, south Lancashire and mid Wales with the immediate appointment of RVW Pugh to its dealer...

What’s going on with all the UK’s fried chicken chains?

The UK is being inundated with chicken chains (Picture: GETTY) If there’s one thing the UK isn’t short of, it’s chicken chains. In the last few weeks alone, Raising Cane’s revealed it’s going to be opening a flagship restaurant in the capital in...

Donald Trump State Visit LIVE: Keir Starmer braces for awkward Epstein questions as President's visit brings £150bn investment to Britain

Sir Keir Starmer is bracing for awkward questions about Jeffrey Epstein when he and Donald Trump host a press conference at Chequers later today. Questions around Lord Mandelson are expected to come up, following his dismissal over his previous...

Digital agriculture technologies grow three times faster than average, as global food security challenge intensifies

With the global population projected to exceed 10 billion by 2050, the challenge of producing enough food while using fewer resources has never been greater. A new technology insight report and technology platform from the Observatory on Patents...

How Britain’s Keir Starmer became Europe’s soft-spoken Trump whisperer

The dinner would set the tone for an unusual political relationship between the brash American president and the soft-spoken, left-of-center former human-rights lawyer. Trump dimmed the lights to show Starmer the sparkling Manhattan skyline, and...

The British journalist who charmed the Fuhrer... but paid the price in his integrity

Adolf Hitler attending the Reich Harvest Thanksgiving Festival in in Buckeberg in October 1934 (Image: Universal Images Group via Getty) It was a day when the world held its collective breath. This week, 87 years ago, PM Neville Chamberlain had...