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A proposal to build a solar farm on a 77-hectare site in Doncaster has been refused by local councillors. Members of the public applauded when the Marr Solar Farm was unanimously rejected by the City of Doncaster Council’s planning committee on Tuesday. Following two hours of statements, questions and debates, members of the committee decided…

How many homes could be heated by cow muck? It is not a question I have thought about before, but as Britain searches for sustainable sources of heat, many farmers are looking, well, right under their noses. Cow manure can be treated to release biomethane, a renewable gas which is already used to power central…

People in the north Highlands could be able to fly to Edinburgh next year under a proposed expansion of the subsidised air service at Wick John O’ Groats Airport. Eastern Airways entered administration in November, grounding regular flights between Wick and Aberdeen. Highland Council hopes to find a new airline to run the public service…

The winners of a Gen Z art competition have been announced at the opening of a new exhibition of their work. The Z Open run by Bradford District Museums and Galleries was open to entrants aged 16 to 25 years who live, work or study in Bradford. Judge Atiyya Mirza said the three winners, Juna…

A workshop at a kennels could become an art gallery under new plans. Applicant Jeremy Latimer wants to revive the Lowood Arts 2001 project on the site of Lowood Kennels near Armathwaite in Cumbria. A supporting statement said the arts organisation had previously been successful, but stopped in 2009 due to family commitments. The applicant…

Award-winning classical music broadcaster Sir Humphrey Burton has died at the age of 94. He presented the BBC’s Omnibus and In Performance arts programmes in the 1970s and 80s, was the corporation’s head of music and arts for six years, and launched its Arena documentary series. Sir Humphrey, who died on Wednesday with his family…

President Donald Trump has expanded a US travel ban, barring nationals of five additional countries and people travelling on Palestinian Authority-issued documents from entering the US. The White House said the restrictions were intended “to protect the security of the United States” and will come into force on 1 January. Full-entry restrictions will be imposed…

The family of a nine-year-old girl who died from a stab wound earlier this week have paid tribute to her “lively and bubbly” personality. Aria Thorpe was found dead at a house in Lime Close, Weston-super-Mare, on Monday evening. A 15-year-old boy arrested a short distance away has been charged with her murder. The teenager,…

White House Chief of Staff Susie Wiles has disputed portions of a Vanity Fair article in which she paints an unflattering picture of the Trump administration and many of its top officials. In the interview, Wiles described Donald Trump as having an “alcoholic’s personality” and Vice President JD Vance as having been a “conspiracy theorist”…

Celebrated Hollywood filmmaker Rob Reiner and his wife, producer Michele Singer Reiner, were found dead in their Brentwood, California, home on Sunday. Their son Nick Reiner, 32, was arrested in Los Angeles on Sunday. Prosecutors in Los Angeles on Tuesday charged him with two counts of first-degree murder. Rob Reiner, who was known for directing…