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1 month ago | 
bbc.com | Malcolm Prior |Jenny Kumah
New national forest to see 20m trees planted Malcolm Prior and Jenny KumahBBC News rural affairs teamGetty ImagesThe new Western Forest area will include a mix of 20m newly-planted trees and restored woodlandTwenty million trees will be planted and 2,500 hectares of new woodland created in the west of England as part of a "national forest" drive, the government has announced.
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Jan 9, 2025 | 
ca.news.yahoo.com | Malcolm Prior |Jenny Kumah
Tractors rolled into Oxford as environment secretary Steve Reed launched a 'new deal' for farmers [BBC/Malcolm Prior]Protesting farmers angry at inheritance tax changes have tried to disrupt a minister's speech outlining the government's vision of a "new deal" for UK agriculture. About 40 tractors rolled into the streets of Oxford city centre blaring their horns, as Environment Secretary Steve Reed addressed a national farming conference.
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Dec 21, 2024 | 
envirolink.org | Malcolm Prior |Jenny Kumah
From BBC Getty ImagesEmergency use of three pesticides that can be deadly to bees will soon be stopped for good, the government has said. Neonicotinoids were banned in 2018 but sugar beet farmers have been given special permission to use them every year for the past four years to fight virus yellows, a disease spread by aphids. The government announced on Saturday that it would be looking at “legislative options” that would legally prevent all future use of three specific neonicotinoids.
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Nov 19, 2024 | 
ca.news.yahoo.com | Jenny Kumah |Malcolm Prior
The National Farmers' Union (NFU) has accused the government of "betrayal" as thousands prepare to gather in London for a rally against the planned changes to inheritance tax rules for farms. "To launch a policy this destructive without speaking to anyone involved in farming beggars belief," NFU president Tom Bradshaw will say in his speech on Tuesday.
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Aug 3, 2024 | 
aol.com | Jenny Kumah |Tom Bennett
August 3, 2024 at 3:31 PM[Getty Images]US presidential candidates Donald Trump and Kamala Harris are at odds over their first head-to-head debate, with each in favour of a different broadcaster and date. The Harris campaign is pushing for a debate to take place on ABC News on 10 September, in a slot previously scheduled for a debate between President Joe Biden and Mr Trump.
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Jan 26, 2024 | 
aol.com | Jenny Kumah |Jonathan Morris
Rory Bidwell is a fan of football, rugby and tennisA 12-year-old boy who scored the maximum in an IQ test says football still comes first. Rory Bidwell, from Great Torrington, Devon, joined the ranks of Mensa after acing the Cattell III B test with 162, the top score for children. This is above what is believed to be a score of 160 for Albert Einstein, and in the top 2% of the population. Rory is also a keen sportsman and said he would prefer a career in football because it is "what I love".
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Jan 26, 2024 | 
news.nestia.com | Jenny Kumah |Jonathan Morris
Image caption, Rory Bidwell is a fan of football, rugby and tennis By Jenny Kumah & Jonathan Morris BBC News A 12-year-old football fan has joined the ranks of Mensa after scoring the maximum in an IQ test. Rory Bidwell, from Great Torrington, Devon, aced the Cattell III B test with 162, the top score for children. This puts him in the top 2% of the population for intelligence and above what is believed to be a score of 160 for physicist Albert Einstein.
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Jan 26, 2024 | 
bbc.co.uk | Jenny Kumah |Jonathan Morris
A 12-year-old football fan has joined the ranks of Mensa after scoring the maximum in an IQ test. Rory Bidwell, from Great Torrington, Devon, aced the Cattell III B test with 162, the top score for children. This puts him in the top 2% of the population for intelligence and above what is believed to be a score of 160 for physicist Albert Einstein. Rory is also a keen sportsman and said he would prefer a career in football because it "is what I love".
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Jan 4, 2024 | 
bbc.co.uk | Jenny Kumah
The sale of flats in Looe worth £640,000 for £1 to help ease Cornwall's housing crisis has been welcomed by residents. Cornwall Council approved the sale of the 11 flats to a community land trust to avoid costly maintenance. Councillors said the deal meant the properties would remain as affordable housing for local people. One resident who has lived in the flats for more than a decade described the project as "wonderful".
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Oct 12, 2023 | 
bbc.com | Jenny Kumah
Image source, Family photoImage caption, Celia Marsh "religiously avoided" dairy, according to her familyThe family of a woman who died after eating a "vegan" wrap which contained traces of milk have said they fear allergy sufferers are still at risk. Celia Marsh, 42, had a severe dairy allergy and died in 2017 after buying the wrap from a Pret a Manger in Bath.
