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Country Life Today: British farmers want to lead the fight on climate change

Farmers want to take action to battle climate change and many are already doing so, while we also pay tribute to former England cricket captain Bob Willis.

Things to do: The swans of Cookham, chamber choir in London and Christmas at Waddeston and Doddington Hall

Country Life rounds up the best things to see, do and book this week.

Country Life Today: The most popular dogs' names of 2019 have been revealed

A poll of two million pet owners has revealed the most popular dog names in Britain, plus we take a look at the Mary Celeste and a magical combine harvester.

Country Life Today: Government 'release fracking report with 37 of 48 pages entirely blacked out by censor's pen'

Country Life Today: The $10 million apple that stays ripe and fresh for an entire year

Elizabeth I's terrible handwriting helps scholar identify a manuscript written by Good Queen Bess herself

Country Life Today: Why deadly bacteria could be our allies in the fight against climate change

Meet the 18,000-year-old frozen puppy that could be the world's oldest dog

Perfectly preserved down to its frozen paws, Dogor might one of the very first dogs to have been domesticated — but whether pet or wolf, he's already an Internet celebrity.

Country Life Today: Discover the favourite side of bottlenose dolphins

In today's round-up, we learn about the dominant side of dolphins; look at the irreversible changes that can worsen climate change; and find out why farmers are complaining to the BBC.

Country Life Today: The great electric car debate — could they really be worse than diesel?

Country Life Today: Why the winners at next year's Chelsea Flower Show will have to be greener than ever

New judging criteria are on the cards at RHS Chelsea, an appeal to save a great nature reserve, looking back at a movie classic and an owl who's found a perfect home are in today's round-up.

Country Life Today: How living near a top state school can more than double the price of your home

Does farming's greener future mean a return to tradition, or new technology that heralds 'the end of sustainable agriculture as we know it'?

With the climate emergency and biodiversity crisis becoming increasingly pressing, we could see a shift away from conventional agriculture towards indoor food production, say some experts.

Hands off our red phone boxes, say Yorkshire parish councils

North Yorkshire residents are fighting to save 43 phone boxes that have been slated for removal, saying that they are crucial for public safety in an area with patchy mobile coverage.

The Saxon treasure hoarders 'have been convicted of a crime that they needn’t have committed'

Treasure theft made the headlines after two metal detectorists were convicted of stealing a £3-million Viking hoard, but an expert thinks cases are actually decreasing compared to the past.

Walkers warned to watch out for ticks after potentially deadly parasite found in British sheep

While testing sheep in the North of Scotland, scientists from the University of Glasgow have detected the tick-borne organism, which can infect humans and has serious consequences if left untreated.

Climate emergency named as the Oxford Word of the Year for 2019

This year marked a seismic shift in the way we talk about the climate, with a meteoric rise in a wide range of phrases that express gravity and urgency.

Country Life Today: The Eden Project lights up the Cornish night in a stunning display

In today's round-up, we reveal why the Cornish garden has illuminated its biomes; discover an unusual Jacobite relic that is going under the hammer next month; and find out why Africa's tropical plants are facing extinction.

Country Life Today: Beavers set to return to Somerset and the South Downs

In today's round-up, we look at the reasons behind the National Trust's decision to reintroduce beavers to two of its sites; discover why China may derail efforts to tackle climate change; and find out what it really means to be a farmer.

Are we facing 'Insectmageddon' or is it too soon to worry? Experts split over latest bug research

There's good news and bad news from the insect world in two recent reports that paint different pictures of the plight of insects around Britain. Carla Passino explains.