Government says ambition for 2036 will be good for food and climate resilience, but concerns remain over fundingThe government has set an ambition to increase the share of English land farmed organically to 10% by 2036, but...
Read MoreMinisters have been speaking to farming activists to try to build bridges after relations were soured by the tax changes introduced under Keir Stamer As an arable farmer, Olly Harrison’s WhatsApp messages are normally concerned...
Read MoreCampaigners say pheasants and partridges reared ‘on industrial scale’ do not have same protections as chickensThe government is considering a crackdown on pheasant shooting in England as part of a consultation on strict new...
Read MoreThe UK’s biggest bird of prey has been compared to a flying barn door. So how can one fitted with a satellite tracker disappear in prime grouse-shooting country?The six police officers arrived at the Snilesworth estate in two...
Read MoreDeep-rooted problems of food inequality are hidden behind area’s affluence and beautyRural Britain is becoming ‘food desert’ for lower-income families, study findsWhat does a “food desert” look like? In the case of the modestly...
Read MoreLots of us aren’t very keen on bats. But the more we find out about them, the more amazing they turn out to beBats have a bad rep: in a recent survey by the Bat Conservation Trust (BCT), 46% of people expressed negative feelings...
Read MoreMore than 20% of weekend availability lost in England since 2022, forcing some to turn to A&E, says national associationPeople who need to obtain medication at the weekend are having to undertake long trips because more...
Read MoreFrom Jill’s flung flapjack to Nigel’s tragic fall, the Great Flood, Helen’s acquittal and a priceless cameo from Dame Judi, here’s an anniversary feast of epic Ambridge momentsThe Archers, Radio 4’s “everyday story of...
Read MoreWhen BT earmarked the kiosk for closure in January, Derek Harris began to campaign. The fight gave him purpose at a difficult time in his life‘I don’t want it to die’: one man’s battle to save the last phone box in his...
Read MorePoll released by group as people gather for traditional Boxing Day hunts finds 76% of voters believe Labour prioritises urban issues over rural onesKeir Starmer’s government has been told it has “alienated rural people” as...
Read MoreTreasury says concession could be worth £30m next year and then £70m annually until 2030Rachel Reeves has eased inheritance tax on agricultural property after pressure from farmers.As the chancellor made her budget speech on...
Read MoreThe faded resorts and coastal towns of Tendring in Essex offer few job opportunities but many of its 20-somethings are set on finding their way in an area with one of England’s oldest populationsShare your experiences of living...
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