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Where in the UK is in drought - and will it spread to the rest of the country?
The Independent
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July 9, 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...
Ed Miliband 'abandons zonal electricity pricing' plan that would have charged people in southern England more for power than Scots
Daily Mail
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July 9, 2025
By DAVID WILCOCK, DEPUTY POLITICAL EDITOR FOR MAILONLINE Published: 05:07 EDT, 9 July 2025 | Updated: 05:07 EDT, 9 July 2025 Ed Miliband has shelved a controversial plan to make people in southern England pay more for their electricity than Scots....
Most beautiful walk in the UK named - not in England
Daily Express
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July 9, 2025
The UK's most beautiful walk has been named in a new analysis, and it is not in England. In fact, no English walking route made the top five list. The study, which was conducted by CEWE, examined and ranked different walks across the UK based on...
Stunning Sussex art treasure find: painting of Charleston Farmhouse by Bloomsbury Group artist found in Yorkshire
Sussex World
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July 9, 2025
A painting by the Bloomsbury group artist Duncan Grant of Charleston Farmhouse, the 16th century Sussex property that became the country meeting place of the extraordinary circle of radical artists, writers and intellectuals, is to go under the...
Vermont quilters honored at Billings Farm’s 39th annual quilt exhibition
The Mountain Times - Vermont
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July 9, 2025
WOODSTOCK—The artistry and tradition of quilting are on full display this summer at Billings Farm & Museum’s 39th annual quilt exhibition, “A Vermont Quilt Sampler,” now open daily through Sept. 1. Featuring 54 quilts from artists in 36 Vermont...
Field breaks ground on Holmston battery site in Scotland
Energy Global
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July 9, 2025
Field continues to deliver its 3.5 GW pipeline of battery storage sites across the UK, with construction in Scotland now underway at its Holmston site and due to begin at Drum Farm later in 2025. Construction on Field Holmston in South Ayrshire...
Environment Agency insider alleges ‘cover-up’ over sewage sludge on farmland
The Guardian
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July 9, 2025
An Environment Agency (EA) insider has broken ranks to expose what they describe as a “deliberate and ongoing cover-up” of the public health and environmental dangers of spreading sewage sludge on farmland. They accuse the regulator and government...
‘Plant Protein Split’ Must Be Part of Mandatory Reporting on UK Food Sales, Say 200+ Organisations
Green Queen
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July 9, 2025
5 Mins Read The UK government’s initiative to make reporting of healthy food sales in supermarkets mandatory doesn’t go far enough, experts say in a new report. British supermarkets must disclose the ratio of plant- and animal-based proteins sold,...
Our Yorkshire Farm's Reuben Owen shares plans of leaving after series ends
Devon Live
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July 9, 2025
Reuben Owen of Our Yorkshire Farm fame has shared his ambitions to move on from the farm. Tuesday night's finale of Life in the Dales season two saw Reuben pondering his future. He revealed: "It's been a hectic time. Three years in business, I'm...
Corrie Energy launches new innovative dual-axis solar trackers for UK market
Renewable Energy Magazine
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The Latitude40 solar tracker is likely to make a substantial impact on the UK solar and storage sector, increasing renewable energy generation, optimising land use and accelerating the country’s net-zero ambitions. The new tracker generates up to...
Glamox wins contract to light the world’s largest offshore wind farm
Renewable Energy Magazine
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Glamox will provide marine-certified LED luminaires for Hornsea 3, which will be the world’s largest single offshore wind farm. Once fully operational in 2027, Hornsea 3 will generate 2.9 GW of clean electricity, sufficient to power more than 3...
8 Best Airbnb Stays to Book in Manly, New South Wales in 2025
TripZilla
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July 9, 2025
The Airbnbs in Manly are quite scenic and full of calm vibes. Manly, New South Wales, is a fantastic tourist destination thanks to its stunning beaches, relaxed coastal vibe, and easy access from Sydney via a scenic ferry ride. Visitors can enjoy...
Farmers provide update on harvest 2025
Farmers Guide
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July 8, 2025
8th July 2025 Author: Aleksandra Cupriak The Farmers Guide team brings you the latest harvest 2025 updates from across the UK. Stay with us for more as the season unfolds. Harvest at Hernon Agri in Chatteris, Cambridgeshire, photo by Tyler Buddery...
Best time to see spectacular orange ‘buck moon’ over UK skies
Yahoo News - United Kingdom
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The buck moon will rise in British skies on Thursday, and it should be a spectacular orange sight. Like last month’s full moon, it will be low in the sky, due to last December’s ‘major lunar standstill’, an event that occurs roughly every 18 years...
Brits urged to do 1 simple garden task during the heatwave
The Mirror
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July 8, 2025
As the UK braces for another heatwave, Brits are being urged to make a simple addition to their gardens to aid local wildlife. With temperatures set to soar to 30℃ in some parts of the country, our feathered friends will need a bit of extra...
The new great British getaway: We're falling back in love with holidays at home
LBC
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9 July 2025, 07:36 The new great British getaway: We're falling back in love with holidays at home. Picture: LBC/Alamy There was a time when “going on holiday” meant getting as far away from the British Isles as possible. But not anymore. Listen...
Turner Family Scholarship for agribusiness established at Williams Baptist University
Northwest Arkansas Democrat Gazette
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July 9, 2025
Williams Baptist University has established a new scholarhip for agriculture business majors. The scholarship, worth $2,000 per year, will be be awarded annually to a WBU student who plans to enter farming or another agriculture-related business...
Outrage as UK town trashed by 'green hippies' - 'you'd think it was Glastonbury!'
Daily Express
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July 9, 2025
A riverside beauty spot close to a scene immortalised by painter John Constable has been likened to 'Glastonbury' after being left blighted by litter-dropping tourists. The village of Dedham in Essex, just half mile from the iconic scene of...
Study offers new interpretation of risks from BC salmon farms
The Fish Site
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Salmon farming in British Columbia has grown rapidly since the 1970s, sparking long-standing concerns about disease transmission to wild salmon. However, decades of research, including government risk assessments and studies led by fish...
I spent a weekend in one of Britain’s ‘worst places’ and fell in love
Metro
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July 9, 2025
‘Smoke on stench’ is not the nickname I’d give it (Picture: Jon Fellowes) In the 12th installment of Metro Travel Hot Takes, Jon Fellowes makes the case for Stoke-On-Trent, a city variously described as crap, unsexy and the worst place to live in...