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A proposed solar farm in rural Lincolnshire has been approved by the government despite public concern.The Beacon Fen Energy Park, near Sleaford, is capable of powering up to 130,000 homes.Approving the project, John Wheadon from the Planning Inspectorate said there was an “urgent need” for the proposed development.Reacting to the news on social media, Conservative MP for Sleaford and North Hykeham, Dr Caroline Johnson, said the approval was “another kick in the teeth for local people who have campaigned tirelessly against it”.Developer Low Carbon said the project’s approval was a “landmark moment”.Managing director Mike Rutgers said: “As one of the…

High-performing civil servants will be sent to work in mayoral offices in England, as part of the prime minister’s efforts to transfer power from central government to local leaders. The pilot scheme, due to start in the autumn, will see every mayoral authority get between five and 10 civil servants for a six to nine month period. The 18 mayors will be able to request civil servants with the particular skills they need and Prime Minister Andy Burnham said the scheme would help communities “unleash and unlock their own potential”.The announcement followed a virtual meeting between local mayors and the…

Premier League clubs are starting the new season without gambling companies on the front of their matchday shirts, as a league-wide restriction takes effect.The change has forced eight of the league’s 20 clubs to find new front-of-shirt partners for the 2026/27 season, putting some of the most valuable advertising real estate in global sports on the market at the same time.At Fulham Football Club, online betting company SBOTOP has been replaced by ClickHouse, a Silicon Valley data infrastructure company.With several clubs all looking for new sponsors at the same time, companies such as ClickHouse suddenly had access to opportunities that…

Ground beef is seen on display in a store in Manhattan, New York City, U.S.Andrew Kelly | ReutersPresident Donald Trump on Friday morning said the United States will allow up to 300,000 metric tons of product for ground beef to be imported over the next three months without being subject to out-of-quota tariffs.Trump also said, “We have a commitment that this beef will be sold at 25 percent below current market prices.” The president’s Truth Social post announcing the move did not say which companies had made those commitments, which he said came “as we work to rebuild this herd…

Her EDS developed into severe gastroparesis, where food passes through the stomach more slowly than it should and became an eating disorder.”It basically means there is a missing genome in my DNA, so my body isn’t built fully as a normal person’s body would be,” Harley said.”In my case, it’s then developed into lots of other conditions.”The longer I’ve gone untreated, the worse it has become because I’ve then developed lots of other conditions. It’s just made life harder and harder.”Her condition would not have progressed as far had she received “proper treatment” or been diagnosed sooner, she believed.The Department…

Dominic LeBlanc (C), Canada’s minister in charge of US-Canada trade, arrives to meet with US Trade Representative Jamieson Greer at the headquarters of the Office of the United States Trade Representative in Washington, DC, on August 20, 2026. Mandel Ngan | AFP | Getty ImagesThe U.S. and Canada have yet to announce a final trade deal that will keep President Donald Trump’s new tariffs on hockey sticks, wine and other Canadian goods from taking effect early Saturday morning.The 50% retaliatory tariffs were initially set to kick in Wednesday — until Trump, in an eleventh-hour post on Truth Social, said he…

The latest meeting was called following a report by the council’s top legal officer, Alex Bougatef, who said it was his legal duty to declare the local authority is breaking the law.Presenting the report, Bougatef said the lack of anyone in charge raised serious concerns about decision-making, accountability, and effective governance.He said: “The appointment of a leader is not optional. It’s a statutory requirement.”On Thursday evening, seven proposals were put forward and all of them failed to pass, the Local Democracy Reporting Service said.Labour and Reform put forward bids to form a minority administration, as well as an alliance made…

A General Dynamics F-16 Fighting Falcon of the Romanian Air Force participates in the Tactical Leadership Programme in Albacete, Spain, on September 24, 2024. Joan Valls | Urbanandsport | Getty ImagesRomania’s president has accused Russia of deploying a marine drone that its military destroyed on Thursday after it was spotted close to a major natural gas development. The development marks yet another incident in which Russia’s war in Ukraine has potentially spilled beyond the country’s borders, underscoring risk to critical infrastructure.In a series of Facebook posts, Romanian defense minister Radu-Dinel Miruţă said F-16 fighter jets destroyed a marine drone in…

Ward told Greenpeace online he had taken “great pleasure” in removing its work, adding: “Thought Greenpeace was all about leave no trace and you do this to the mountain side.”Bangor Conwy Môn Senedd member, Janet Finch-Saunders, accused the group of “environmental vandalism”, saying burnt hillsides should not be used “as a canvas for political protest”.Greenpeace UK’s co-executive director, Areeba Hamid, said: “Our artwork was not intended to disturb [people’s] grief but to draw attention to the escalating climate crisis that’s putting these beautiful places and communities at risk.”We took great care to minimise our impact on the land. The artwork…

In a letter, Westminster City Council’s Paul Swaddle, Wandsworth Council’s Robert Morritt and Kensington and Chelsea Council’s Elizabeth Campbell said the government’s funding formula “punishes low tax councils”.They said: “If our councils do not impose council tax rises, our communities face considerable cuts in funding for local services.”This is not just devolving blame, it is devolving council tax rises and government cuts.”This is fiddled funding, cooked up in Whitehall but leaving town halls to carry the blame.”The three leaders added: “These tax rises are in addition to the new top-up council tax on many homes in our councils – and…