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A white powder appearing over your garden bed can be a serious warning sign - fortunately there are some ways to help prevent this highly troublesome plant infection

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48 m. ago 'Shock' moment rat filmed climbing in upstairs window of Scots home

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60 m. ago Local elections live: Millions go to polls across the country in major test for Labour, Reform and Tories

Voters casting ballots in 23 local authorities and six mayoral contests across England

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69 m. ago New Zealand city declares state of emergency as streets and homes flood

Forecasters are warning of a ‘threat to life’ from falling trees and flying debris

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84 m. ago Rolls Royce reveals 'optimism' as Royal Mail takeover rubber

Watch today’s business headlines in less than two minutes as a Birmingham bin strikes deal edges closer, Royal Mail’s takeover is approved and the US and Ukraine sign deal to share mineral sales profits.

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1 hour ago Major M4 motorway bridge suddenly closed sparking ‘severe’ delays

The westbound entry slip road to the M4 Prince of Wales bridge near Bristol is shut due to a diesel spill overnight - drivers have been told to expect long delays

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1 hour ago Local elections live: Reform aim to deal major blow to Keir Starmer as voters across England head to the polls in council, mayoral and Runcorn & Helsby by

MAILONLINE BLOG: Follow live coverage as voters in England head to the polls in local and mayoral elections as well as the Runcorn & Helsby by-election.

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1 hour ago Keir's worst Nigemare! Labour braces for Reform explosion in local elections TODAY

Nigel Farage's insurgents are expected to make major gains on councils across England, amid a wave of disaffection with the main parties.

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1 hour ago Kemi Badenoch's life from moving to UK with £100 to hacking a rival's website

The local elections are taking place today and the Conservative frontwoman could be facing a huge loss of seats. We take a look at how Kemi Badenoch rose to the top

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1 hour ago Have YOU got a vote in today's local elections? 23 councils, six mayoralties and one Commons seat up for grabs

Polling stations are open between 7am and 10pm as voters choose more than 1,600 councillors, half-a-dozen regional mayors, and a new MP for Runcorn and Helsby.

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1 hour ago Several countries sending firefighting planes to Israel to help tackle major wildfire

Several countries are sending firefighting aircraft to Israel as crews battle for a second day to extinguish a wildfire that had shut down a major highway linking Tel Aviv and Jerusalem and sent drivers scrambling from their cars

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2 h. ago Ship broking giant Clarksons issues profit warning as Trump's tariffs hit rates

FTSE 250 listed company says profits will be in the range of £85 million to £95 million

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2 h. ago Arctic plant study reveals an ‘early warning sign’ of climate change upheaval

A warming tundra has seen unexpected shifts, raising the alarm about fragile ecosystems and those who rely on themScientists studying Arctic plants say the ecosystems that host life in some of the most inhospitable reaches of the planet are changing in unexpected ways in an “early warning sign” for a region upended by climate change.In four decades, 54 researchers tracked more than 2,000 plant communities across 45 sites from the Canadian high Arctic to Alaska and Scandinavia. They discovered dramatic shifts in temperatures and growing seasons produced no clear winners or losers. Some regions witnessed large increases in shrubs and grasses and declines in flowering plants – which struggle to grow under the shade created by taller plants. Continue reading...

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2 h. ago Dramatic footage shows smoke billowing from devastating moor fire near Cat and Fiddle

Firefighters have been working at the scene since Wednesday morning

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2 h. ago Jerusalem fires latest: Israel declares national emergency and appeals for international aid over ‘largest ever’ wildfires

Netanyahu warns fire could reach close to Jerusalem as officials struggle to control it

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2 h. ago Raging Jo Potter boots Rangers dugout as SWPL title hopes at risk of going up in smoke

An incensed Potter told her players they have to do better or risk being shown the door this summer

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2 h. ago Local elections live: Millions to vote across the country as polls open

Voters casting ballots in 23 local authorities and six mayoral contests across England

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2 h. ago Local elections 2025 LIVE: Latest updates as polls open across England

Sir Keir Starmer faces his first test since taking power last year with two electoral challenges - a by-election in Runcorn and Helsby and local elections across England

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2 h. ago Nature nurture: the Devon estate where rewilding and mental health go hand in hand

A restoration project at Sharpham near Totnes aims to tackle the loss of the natural world while helping people build mental resilienceTwo landscapes separated by a wide sweep of river tell a story of change. On one side is traditional farmland, close-cropped grazing, uniform grasses, neatly tended hedges and a sparsity of trees, a farmscape ubiquitous across England. On the riverbank opposite, rougher, less uniform grasses grow unevenly between trees, thistle and brambles, in a chaos of natural disorder swaying in the breeze towards the reedbeds below.The land on the Sharpham estate side of the River Dart used to be a mirror of the traditional farmscape on the opposite bank. It hosted a non-organic dairy farm and a vineyard, within a tightly controlled 18th-century heritage landscape of deforested parkland. Continue reading...

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