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Our Yorkshire Farm's Reuben Owen faces 'really bad' setback with girlfriend Jess
Manchester Evening News
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July 8, 2025
Our Yorkshire Farm star Reuben Owen faced a "really bad" setback with his girlfriend Jess on Tuesday (July 8). The second series of Reuben's show, Reuben Owen: Life in the Dales, is currently being broadcast on Channel 5. The programme follows...
UK slams BP and EnBW over missing wake effect study for new offshore wind farm
Windpower Monthly
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July 8, 2025
The UK government has criticised the developers of a newly approved 1.5GW offshore wind farm for failing to submit an assessment of the potential wake effect impacts on neighbouring Irish Sea projects. by Orlando Jenkinson
Wales’ largest offshore wind farm marks 10 years powering the nation
Energy Global
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July 8, 2025
RWE, a world leader in offshore renewables, has marked 10 years of electricity generation at Gwynt y Môr offshore wind farm, off the coast of North Wales, a major clean power milestone. At 576 MW installed capacity, Gwynt y Môr is currently the...
UK drought: should we monitor commercial water usage more closely in the...
Envirotech Online
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England’s freshwater stores are being drained at an increasing pace - but we don't yet know exactly how fast. A major investigation by Watershed Investigations has revealed that licensed water abstraction from rivers and lakes in England has...
Fury as tourists and daytrippers overrun beauty spot close to river immortalised by iconic British painter John Constable
Daily Mail
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July 9, 2025
Tourists have overrun a riverside beauty spot close to the rural scene immortalised by famous British painter John Constable. The village of Dedham in Essex, just half mile away from the iconic scene of Constable's The Hay Wain, has seen an...
Morning Digest: Trade unions, farmer bodies to go on general strike today; India, Brazil partnership relevant to the entire world, says PM Modi, and more
The Hindu
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July 9, 2025
Members of Centre of Indian Trade Unions (CITU) take out a protest rally against central government policies ahead of the proposed nationwide strike by over 25 crore workers from various sectors, in Kochi, Tuesday, July 8, 2025. | Photo Credit:...
Meet the Romford constable who is Britain's strongest police officer
Barking and Dagenham Post
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PC Sean Gannon, who serves with the Metropolitan Police’s East Area basic command unit, competed in the national event on Saturday, June 28. PC Gannon, based in Romford town centre team B, took part in a series of strength challenges. Events...
Canada Grants Investigational Permit for West Coast Offshore Wind Farm
The Maritime Executive
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Canada granted an investigative Use Permit to Oceanic Wind Energy for what could become the country’s first offshore wind farm. The company, which is in partnership with a First Nation company, Coast Tsimshian Enterprises, is calling the permit a...
Agrifac Condor Vanguard: Two for one
profi
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July 7, 2025
A Beckett recently changed their spraying set up to the latest tech, and it has revolutionised their crop protection system, and improved application efficiency and efficacy to boot. Based near Rufforth outside York, A Beckett grow 320 hectares of...
Businesses collaborate on sustainability roadmap for dairy farmers
Edie
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July 8, 2025
The Dairy Roadmap will be steered by AHDB, Dairy UK, NFU, Arla Foods UK, Dale Farm, First Milk, Lactalis UK & Ireland, Müller UK & Ireland, Tesco, Sainsbury’s, Morrisons, McDonald’s and Sysco GB. It aims to create a shared responsibility from...
UK farming ‘can’t give no more’ in US trade negotiations
Farmers Guide
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July 8, 2025
8th July 2025 Author: Aleksandra Cupriak UK farming industry leaders said that further agricultural concessions would cripple an already hard-pressed farming and growing sector, which they argued had ‘done its bit’ on trade with the USA. Stock...
Trump administration looks to ban sale of U.S. farmland to Chinese buyers
Pittsburgh Tribune Review - Pennsylvania
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July 8, 2025
The Trump administration is moving to ban the sale of American farmland to buyers from China and other countries deemed adversaries, citing national security concerns. U.S. Agriculture Secretary Brooke Rollins said during a news conference Tuesday...
Improving road access through critical highway repairs in West New Britain and Madang
Papua New Guinea Post Courier
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July 9, 2025
The Department of Works and Highways (DoWH) has finalised two major road work contracts to upgrade priority sections of the national highway network, with support from Australia’s Transport Sector Support Program Phase 3 (TSSP3). Valued at nearly...
UK farmers outraged Australian beef is selling cheaper citing lower welfare standards
Beef Central
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July 7, 2025
Major UK supermarket chain Sainsbury’s 30 Days Matured British Beef Thick Cut Sirloin Steak sells for the equivalent of £33.13/kg or A$69/kg FARMERS in the United Kingdom are outraged to see imported beef, including that from Australia, being sold...
Groundswell 25: Farmers reveal what makes a good grower group
Farmers Weekly
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July 8, 2025
Successful grower groups are those with good farmer engagement, flexible funding arrangements and an unwavering focus on two-way knowledge exchange, rather than knowledge transfer. A Groundswell session bringing together participants from Canada,...
Increased temperatures harming fish and wildlife in UK’s rivers
The Independent (U.S.)
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July 8, 2025
Your support helps us to tell the story From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or producing our...
I ate at Jeremy Clarkson's pub 90 minutes from Wales — 1 thing I wish I'd known before going
Wales Online
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July 8, 2025
I love Clarkson's Farm. This has very much come as a shock to me, given I'm one of those annoying people whose default starting position on anything popular is to dislike it. But the Amazon Prime Video series is a joy. It's funny, sad,...
UK gives green light to 1.5GW offshore wind farm
Splash 247
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July 8, 2025
The UK authorities have cleared the way for the development of the 1.5GW Mona offshore wind farm. The project, which will be the Irish Sea’s largest-ever offshore wind farm when completed, is seen as a Nationally Significant Infrastructure...
Get farming into schools: "A quiet revolution is happening across the UK's classrooms and farmyards"
Farmers Guardian
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July 8, 2025
A quiet revolution is happening across the UK's classrooms and farmyards. Teachers are planting food with their students. Farmers are opening their gates for school visits and helping children discover where food really comes from. Young people...
This Is A Prime Example Of The Hate Meghan Markle Is Subjected To In The UK, And How It Makes Absolutely No Sense
Buzzfeed
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July 8, 2025
Set in a picturesque farmhouse near her Montecito, California home, each of the eight 33-minute episodes showcases Meghan engaging in various activities such as harvesting honey, arranging flowers, and preparing meals, often accompanied by...