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[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/1024/branded_news/0ed1/live/17fc92d0-a2f2-11f1-aed2-8d6da8d75094.jpg”] BBC One evening in early August, farmer Daniel Sizer’s phone buzzed with a message. It was from his local water board and it read: “River levels are low but have recovered enough to allow one night of irrigation tonight.” Like much of the lower half of England, Daniel’s fourth-generation farm had seen…

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[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/1024/branded_news/3575/live/40950170-a24b-11f1-b3a6-2bc501807fe4.jpg”] Getty Images Donald Trump and Mark Carney have both declared tariffs on each other’s country A raft of new tariffs have been announced during the latest escalation of the trade war between the US and Canada. The North American neighbours have been locked in a bitter economic conflict since US President Donald…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/1024/branded_news/6691/live/b40e7f80-a356-11f1-a291-b542ee92de7c.jpg”] AFP via Getty Images The US has reached a deal with Venezuela to control more than 65 billion barrels of its proven oil reserves, President Donald Trump announced. “This Historic Transaction MORE THAN DOUBLES American Oil Reserves, greatly increases our Oil Supply, and will substantially lower Gas Prices for all Americans,” Trump…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/1024/branded_news/f782/live/25abd190-a304-11f1-80b3-bf1a174ac193.png”] Supplied by the University of Western Ontario Seth Guikema, a climate resiliency researcher, will be moving from the University of Michigan to the University of Western Ontario Canada is hiring dozens of researchers away from US universities, including top research institutions such as Harvard as its relationship with its neighbour continues to…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/1024/branded_news/86ea/live/35df52c0-a32d-11f1-8e46-c39d9fc92d9e.jpg”] Henry Redcliffe The British singer treated fans to hits from her latest albums and her back catalogue Charli XCX has ushered in her next era with an electrifying headline set at Reading Festival which showcased hits from across her music career. It marked the British singer’s first UK festival performance since releasing…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/1024/branded_news/4ef3/live/e55a4930-a2f6-11f1-8d5b-155abe464768.jpg”] Getty Images Richard Gadd’s career began at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival Richard Gadd says he owes everything to the Edinburgh Festival Fringe. His show Baby Reindeer, a dark comedy about his experience of a stalker, won a string of awards, and enjoyed a sell-out run in Edinburgh before transferring to the London…

[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/1024/branded_news/2508/live/e5e7fa90-9af0-11f1-aed2-8d6da8d75094.png”] BBC Sputnik went on air in Edinburgh in August 2016 Ten years ago, an alien object entered Scotland’s airspace for the first time. The website and internet radio station Sputnik News was named after the first man-made satellite which was launched into space in 1957. The size of a basketball, the original…

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[analyse_image type=”featured” src=”https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/ace/branded_sport/1200/cpsprodpb/510c/live/ef1d9800-a319-11f1-8937-ebc435db1160.jpg”] Cherki genius and Wharton excels – Palace v Man City player ratings Image source, ReutersImage caption, Manchester City beat Crystal Palace 4-1 at Selhurst Park on Friday By Phil McNulty Chief football writer at Selhurst Park Published 28 minutes ago Manchester City continued their winning Premier League start under manager Enzo Maresca…