57 h. ago Labour's war on farmers isn't just causing suicide and despair... it's threatening Britain's national security at a time of grave peril: JAMIE BLACKETT

The day before Rachel Reeves delivered her Budget, 78-year-old farmer John Charlesworth killed himself. He knew that the Government was going to mount a punitive tax raid on family-owned farms.

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3 d. ago Father who killed pregnant wife and hid body for over 20 years tried to 'literally get away with murder' by telling his son to dig her up

A father who killed his pregnant wife and hid her body for over 20 years tried to 'literally get away with murder' by telling his son to dig up her body, a judge said today.

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7 d. ago Farmer, 78, killed himself because he feared Rachel Reeves' inheritance tax raid, coroner concludes, as his distraught children urge Labour to ditch hated policy before more deaths

Yorkshire farmer John Charlesworth died while consumed with worry about the implications of the budget - 24 hours before it was announced by Chancellor Rachel Reeves, a coroner found.

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7 d. ago Farmer killed himself the day before Budget ‘to save farm’, son tells inquest

Mr Charlesworth, 78, who went by his middle name Philip, was found dead by his son Jonathan Charlesworth, 47, in a barn on their farm.

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8 d. ago RFK Jr and Mehmet Oz seek to save Canadian ostriches despite avian flu fears

Trump officials offer to move 300 birds to Oz’s Florida ranch after Canada imposes kill order over fears flock is infectedWhat is bird flu, and should you be worried about it?Senior officials in the Trump administration have intervened in attempt to save more than 300 ostriches on a farm in British Columbia which the Canadian government had ordered to be killed over fears the flock is infected with avian flu.Robert F Kennedy Jr, the US health secretary, and Mehmet Oz, a physician and former TV host appointed by Trump as the director of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid, have offered to move the birds to Oz’s ranch in Florida – despite the kill order imposed by Canadian health authorities. Continue reading...

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8 d. ago RFK Jr offers to save Canadian ostriches with suspected bird flu and move them to US

Trump officials offer to move 300 birds to Oz’s Florida ranch after Canada imposes kill order over fears flock is infectedWhat is bird flu, and should you be worried about it?Senior officials in the Trump administration have intervened in attempt to save more than 300 ostriches on a farm in British Columbia which the Canadian government had ordered to be killed over fears the flock is infected with avian flu.Robert F Kennedy Jr, the US health secretary, and Mehmet Oz, a physician and former TV host appointed by Trump as the director of the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid, have offered to move the birds to Oz’s ranch in Florida – despite the kill order imposed by Canadian health authorities. Continue reading...

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9 d. ago Harry Potter fans just realising Filch actor's son is a telly star in real life

David Bradley has enjoyed a lengthy and successful career in showbusiness, with roles in the Harry Potter franchise and Game of Thrones, and his son has also followed him into the limelight

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1 week ago Father's Day gifts for golfers, foodies and garden lovers from £7, handpicked by our experts

You don't have to blow the budget this Father's Day– we've found gifts to suit all father figures starting from £7

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1 week ago 25 gadgets for any budget dad doesn't even know he needs for Father's Day

Gadgets from Garmin, Ninja, Apple and Amazon all top the list

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2 w. ago Michael Gaine killer 'cut body into small parts pushed through gaps inches wide'

Officers in Ireland believed the killer of beloved farmer Michael Gaine, 56, spent 'hours' dismembering the man's body, possibly with a chainsaw - before pushing it through tiny gaps on his farm

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2 w. ago Farmer's killer 'cut body into tiny parts and pushed it through inches

The killer of Kerry farmer Michael Gaine is still on the lose after they cut the body into tiny pieces that could be pushed through gaps just inches wide, Gardaí believe

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2 w. ago South African political party reacts to Donald Trump's 'white genocide' claim rejected by President Ramaphosa by issuing statement: 'Kill the Boer, kill the farmer!'

The words come from a chant referring to white farmers, which is rooted in the anti-apartheid struggle and has been defended by campaigners as a metaphor.

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2 w. ago Dad promises son prize if he beats 'impossible' challenge and something epic happens

A dad says he 'made have made a mistake' after telling his nine-year-old son he could have any prize he wants. All he had to do was complete a difficult door challenge

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2 w. ago EDEN CONFIDENTIAL: Girlfriend of photographer David Bailey's son Sascha set to write tell

Lucy has previously said that the behaviour of Robinson, who was jailed for 18 months last year for contempt of court, 'changed after the fame and money started rolling in'.

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2 w. ago Rob Macfarlane : ‘Sometimes I felt as if the river was writing me’

The writer and poet on reimagining rivers as living beings, the ecological crisis near and far and why copyright laws should protect natureRobert Macfarlane has been called the “great nature writer and nature poet of this generation”. A teacher, campaigner and mountaineer, he has been exploring the relationship between landscape and people since his breakthrough book, Mountains of the Mind, in 2003. His latest work, Is a River Alive?, was more than four years in the making, and, he says, the most urgent book he has written.Q: Your book is poignant and inspiring, but one part that made me laugh is where you first tell your son the title and he replies, “Duh, of course it’s alive. That’s going to be a really short book.” So, I should first congratulate you on stringing it out for more than 350 pages! Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Robert Macfarlane: ‘Sometimes I felt as if the river was writing me’

The writer and poet on reimagining rivers as living beings, the ecological crisis near and far and why copyright laws should protect natureRobert Macfarlane has been called the “great nature writer and nature poet of this generation”. A teacher, campaigner and mountaineer, he has been exploring the relationship between landscape and people since his breakthrough book, Mountains of the Mind, in 2003. His latest work, Is a River Alive?, was more than four years in the making, and, he says, the most urgent book he has written.Q: Your book is poignant and inspiring, but one part that made me laugh is where you first tell your son the title and he replies, “Duh, of course it’s alive. That’s going to be a really short book.” So, I should first congratulate you on stringing it out for more than 350 pages! Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Telling sign son of notorious drug lord 'El Chapo' has FLIPPED on brutal Sinaloa Cartel in US plea deal

Video allegedly showed multiple adults and children holding their luggage as they met with the FBI - the latest sign that drug lord Ovidio Guzmán has flipped on the Sinaloa Cartel.

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3 w. ago Revealed: Brooklyn Beckham's shocking reaction when David rang him

As the family feud hits a new low, The Mail on Sunday can reveal that Brooklyn, Posh and Becks's eldest son, is refusing to even take his parents' calls

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3 w. ago Farmer taking wool to mart knocked over and killed 'inspirational' 92

Malcolm Perry ran over John Symmonds on a country road near Pontypridd

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4 w. ago Erin Patterson’s daughter says accused mushroom poisoner was ‘very good’ cook, murder trial hears

Patterson’s son tells jury eye-fillet steak from leftovers of fatal lunch was ‘some of the best meat I’ve ever had’Get our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastErin Patterson’s children ate the leftovers of her beef wellington lunch after their mother and relatives fell ill eating the same meal the previous day, a court has heard.Videos of interviews the siblings gave separately to police on 16 August 2023 have been shown to the jury in Patterson’s triple murder trial. Continue reading...

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