Country Life Today
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Country Life Today: The 'Holy Grail' of gooseberries has been grown in Yorkshire
This morning's news looks at the world's greatest gooseberry show, the nature reserve the size of Dorset waiting to be used in Britain and the accidental colonisation of the moon.
By Toby Keel Published
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Country Life Today: The Viking drinking hall unearthed on Orkney, and why harvest mice fall asleep in flowers
Wednesday's news round-up looks at the life and career of Mata Hari, finds what lurks beneath ponds and brings tales of Vikings knocking back flagons of ale.
By Toby Keel Published
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Country Life Today: The Spitfire flying round the world, the 'robot nanny' for Britain's sharks and an electronic tongue that tastes whisky
This morning's news round-up brings more worrying news about our food supplies, a touch of science fiction with robots and electronic tongues, and news of a glamorous round-the-world adventure for the world's most glamorous plane.
By Toby Keel Published
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Country Life Today: How crime in the countryside is on the up once more
In today’s news round-up we bring you news of rising crime, the saving of an 11th century castle and a farmer whose mission of mercy to save a cow didn't impress magistrates.
By Rachael Turner Published
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Country Life Today: Dinosaur protection in Skye, rush hour on the farm and a chocoholic on the run
In today’s news round-up find out how the Isle of Skye is tackling overzealous fossil hunters.
By Rachael Turner Published
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Country Life Today: Plastic bag sales plummet by 90% thanks to Blue Planet effect and seagulls are up to no good in an Exeter pub
Our news round-up features a 90% drop in the sale of plastic bags, Prince Charles's new guide to village life and how you can help basking sharks find protection in Scottish waters
By Holly Kirkwood Published
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Country Life Today: Britain's 10 hottest years, Tintagel's new bridge and how cathedrals are bringing their flocks a touch of the funfair
Our news round-up features a record-breaking day for tree planting, alarming data from the Met Office, weird and wonderful cathedral attractions and a worrying trend reported by sheep farmers.
By Rachael Turner Published
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Country Life Today: Buy your own volcano in Devon for the price of a family car
Our news round-up unearths a volcano for sale in the UK; a funding opportunity for farmers looking to reduce their impact on the environment; a supermarket looking to ban game shot with lead ammunition; and a new online platform that connects different generations through cooking
By Carla Passino Published
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Country Life Today: The dying tree kept alive by its children
Today's news round up explores how an incredible root system kept a felled tree alive, discovers the best places you can visit to keep cool in this heatwave and finds out how to make a swimming pool out of a skip.
By Alexandra Fraser Published
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Country Life Today: Baby owls, ancient kings and what the new Environment Secretary means for the British countryside
This morning's news round up takes a look at the new head of DEFRA, takes a look at baby owls who'll be tracked throughout their lives and looks back at the moment in history which brought Scotland and England together.
By Toby Keel Published
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Country Life Today: The 100 million reasons why organic apples really do keep the doctor away — and taste better too
Our daily news round-up looks at research which shows great benefits to organic food, wonders if we really have 18 months to save the planet and look back at the discovery of Machu Picchu.
By Toby Keel Published
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Country Life Today: How bringing back our peat bogs could save Britain £100 billion
Today's news round-up explains why Britain going to the bogs could help us all; anticipates the hottest night in Britain's history; and chuckles at the best vegetable puns you'll see this week.
By Toby Keel Published
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Country Life Today: The seagull who flew off with a dog in its beak
A seagull has flown off with a chihuahua; the bright pink sheep causing consternation; a call to build on the green belt around London; the threat to Britain's Ribena supplies; and birthday wishes for Prince George.
By Toby Keel Published
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Country Life Today: The farmer who made a 23ft gap in Offa's Dyke — and tried to blame his sheep
This morning's news round-up finds a butterfly charity calling for volunteers to count migration of painted ladies to the UK; discovers if making plastic from weeds could reduce a car's carbon footprint before it's even driven; and hears of the farmer who damaged Offa's Dyke and pinned the blame on his sheep.
By Alexandra Fraser Published
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Country Life Today: Why thousands of discarded banana peels are making Ben Nevis an increasingly treacherous climb
Why abandoned banana peels are making Ben Nevis a treacherous climb; how snow cannons could save our ice caps; the new test which could put an end to bovine TB.
By Alexandra Fraser Published
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Country Life Today: The town-dwelling sheepdogs that end up needing counselling
Why working dogs are struggling with modern life just as much as the rest of us; how the Queen is set for a windfall — literally; and a tragedy that's a warning for anyone visiting a British beach this summer.
By Toby Keel Published
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Country Life Today: The 1,000-year-old road in Wales that's just been named the world's steepest street
Ffordd Pen Llech in Harlech is finally recognised as the world's steepest street; how the face of the new £50 note saved 14 million lives; and how farming is still being done just as it ever was.
By Toby Keel Published
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Country Life Today: We have 18 months to save the planet, says Prince Charles, and it's time to lead by example
The Price of Wales issues a warning about our future; an Oxford don suggests that farming holds the key; and how Henry VIII's final wife is unfairly written off as little more than a nursemaid.
By Toby Keel Published
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Country Life Today: Why miles and miles of one of our National Parks was turned over to a group of teenagers
Why the Brecon Beacons' new management team is quite a lot younger than you would think, how a deposit scheme could save us £2 billion a year and the terrifying fish that ate a shark whole.
By Alexandra Fraser Published
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Country Life Today: Planting a tree? Leave that to me, says The Queen, aged 93
The Queen shows she's still capable of wielding a spade, why gorillas throw parties, bad news for Britain's most famous alpaca and why the government is acting like Dad's Army on climate change.
By Toby Keel Published
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Country Life Today: Why the search is on for Britain's shiniest grass
How solar energy will work far better with shiny grass; a barbecue that set fire to a nature reserve; and the best qualified lifeguard in history.
By Toby Keel Published