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UK announces £1.33m aid to support flood affectees
Business Recorder
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August 22, 2025
ISLAMABAD: The United Kingdom (UK) Government has announced £1.33 million in humanitarian aid to support Pakistan’s response to the devastating effects of the 2025 monsoon season. This funding will help more than 223,000 people across seven...
'Farmaggedon' hits Dublin as NFL fever set to ramp up
RTE Ireland
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August 22, 2025
It's about that time of year folks. With the NFL season now under two weeks away, the eyes of the American sporting world will be on the Aviva Stadium today, as the Aer Lingus College Football Classic comes to town, with arguably its best match-up...
Man tipped off police about his own £26k cannabis farm after thieves 'came for drugs'
Birmingham Live
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August 23, 2025
A convict who tipped off police about his own £26,000 cannabis farm after fearing thieves had eyed up his drugs has walked free from court. Darren Taylor rang 999 when he became concerned masked men near his Black Country home were set to ransack...
Beauty spot near Greater Manchester with hot tubs and Highland cows awarded one of UK's best
Manchester Evening News
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August 23, 2025
This article contains affiliate links, we will receive a commission on any sales we generate from it. Learn more The UK has plenty of gorgeous cottages to rent out during the holiday periods, but few come quite as close to one near Manchester...
Waitrose, Farmfoods, Spar and Co-op shoppers warned 'do not eat' and urged to return products
Lancs Live
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August 23, 2025
Waitrose, Farmfoods, SPAR and Co-op have advised customers to avoid eating certain products. It comes as the Food Standards Agency (FSA) issued alerts with products being recalled for several reasons. The watchdog monitors if there is a problem...
‘Why here?’: inside mid-Wales village where far-right figure has created a settlement
The Guardian
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August 23, 2025
During the middle ages, monks would travel to the village of Llanafan Fawr in mid-Wales to visit the church and relics of St Afan, a son of the king of Gwynedd, martyred by foreign pirates centuries before. Today, a different sort of pilgrim can...
Rotor revolution: UK wind farm aims to power 1.2 million homes with recyclable blades
Interesting Engineering - New York
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August 22, 2025
German energy company RWE and turbine manufacturer Siemens Gamesa have installed recyclable rotor blades at the UK’s Sofia Offshore Wind Farm, marking the nation’s first large-scale rollout of circular wind turbine technology. The two companies...
Pomerleau growing in Western Canada as ITC Construction Group agrees to buy Farmer Construction
On-Site
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August 22, 2025
Pomerleau has announces that its subsidiary ITC Construction Group is continuing its national expansion plans with an agreement to acquire Farmer Construction in B.C. (Image courtesy of Pomerleau Inc.) ITC Construction Group has entered into an...
Today in History: Aug. 23, farm workers’ “Salad Bowl strike”
The Mining Journal - Michigan
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Cesar Chavez, who has launched a nationwide lettuce boycott to gain recognition of his ALF-CIO United Farm Workers Organizing Committee, relaxes in a room attached to his headquarters in Salinas, Calif., Sept. 19, 1970. Chavez's "salad bowl"...
Solihull farm offers walks with 'friendly and cheeky alpacas' for just £8
Coventry Live
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August 23, 2025
A farm in Solihull is offering the unique opportunity to embark on guided walks with its 'cheeky gang of alpacas'. Daisy Farm, located in Shirley, invites you to meet and stroll alongside their friendly alpacas, learning interesting facts and...
I visited the Surrey market town named one of UK’s best places to live and I'd happily move there tomorrow
SurreyLive
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August 23, 2025
Earlier this summer, Muddy Stilettos published its 2025 guide to the best places to live in the UK, and one particular neighbourhood on the western edge of Surrey shone brightly. Described as a 'handsome market town' with 'bags of character',...
Starmer accused of betraying farmers as British food pledge stalls
Business Matters
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August 22, 2025
Before the general election, Labour pledged that half of all food purchased by the public sector would be “locally produced or certified to higher environmental standards.” With the public sector spending an estimated £5 billion a year on food,...
Clarkson's Farm star Harriet Cowan is this year's Chatsworth Country Fair president
Derby Telegraph
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August 23, 2025
Thousands of people are expected to descend on this year's 42nd Chatsworth Country Fair, which will see Derbyshire-born Harriet Cowan as its president. She shot to fame recently after starring in the Clarkson's Farm television series, where she...
The Vietnam War – Marland Burckhardt – Farm and family life in rural Russell
Marshall Independent - Minnesota
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We have begun learning about Marland Burckhardt, who grew up in rural Russell as the first of three sons born to Katie (Wixon) Burckhardt and Edward Burckhardt. Marland described his mom’s roles in the family. “Mom was a housewife and took care of...
Lord Swraj Paul obituary: Made his mark in UK for philanthropy, business acumen
The Federal
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August 23, 2025
Lord Swraj Paul, the Indian-born industrialist, first came to London in 1966 to find medical treatment for his three-year-old daughter Ambika, who was suffering from leukaemia. Unfortunately, little Ambika did not survive, but Swraj Paul decided...
Britain’s Britpop hangover
Unherd
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August 22, 2025
Thirty years ago, as Britain laboured under an unpopular government in terminal decline, and sweltered under the longest heatwave in many years, the August silly season was dominated by the press-confected battle between Oasis and Blur for the...
UK condemns Israel's role in Gaza famine as moral outrage
The National News
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British government ministers have reacted with anger after the UN officially declared famine in Gaza. Foreign Secretary David Lammy said there had been sickening consequences, especially for children, from Israel sealing off the Palestinian...
Thousands expected at Dream Ride Experience in Farmington
WFSB 3 - Connecticut
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August 22, 2025
FARMINGTON, Conn. (WFSB) - A feel-good tradition returns to the state on the weekend as the Dream Ride Experience rolls into the Farmington Polo Club grounds. Organized by The Hometown Foundation, Inc., the three-day event is part of the...
Ellen DeGeneres shares new glimpse at her and Portia de Rossi’s ‘dream life’ in England after fleeing US
New York Post
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August 23, 2025
Ellen DeGeneres gave her followers a glimpse into her and wife Portia de Rossi’s dream life in the English countryside Wednesday as she showed off the “Arrested Development” star’s affinity for horses. The comedian shared an Instagram clip showing...
Farming siblings take on epic endurance challenge
Farmers Weekly
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August 22, 2025
A brother and sister from a farming family are set to become the first to cross the British Isles using only human power in an extraordinary endurance challenge raising money for the Royal Agricultural Benevolent Institution (Rabi). Hugh and Alex...