World news | The Guardian4d ago
Patients face long journeys for medicines as pharmacies cut weekend hours https://www.theguardian.com/society/2026/mar/13/patients-face-long-journeys-for-medicines-as-pharmacies-cut-weekend-hours #Nhs #Society #Health #RuralAffairs #PharmaceuticalsIndustry #Business #UkNews #HealthPolicy #Politics #PublicServicesPolicy
Patients face long journeys for medicines as pharmacies cut weekend hours

More than 20% of weekend availability lost in England since 2022, forcing some to turn to A&E, says national association

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Science | The GuardianMar 3
Country diary: To the old quarry, for a Triassic quest | Jennifer Jones https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/mar/03/country-diary-to-the-old-quarry-for-a-triassic-quest #Fossils #Biology #Science #Environment #RuralAffairs #UkNews #TreesAndForests
Country diary: To the old quarry, for a Triassic quest

Storeton Wood, Wirral: Two centuries ago, this landscape was being transformed by George Stephenson as he built Liverpool; more than 200m years ago very different creatures roamed here

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Science | The GuardianFeb 24
Country diary: The magic of knowing a meteorite fell here, of all places | Amy-Jane Beer https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/feb/24/country-diary-the-magic-of-knowing-a-meteorite-fell-here-of-all-places #Meteors #Meteorology #Science #Environment #Television #Culture #RuralAffairs #UkNews #Space
Country diary: The magic of knowing a meteorite fell here, of all places

Wold Newton, East Yorkshire: On a dreary day in a nondescript field, I visit the site where a 4.56 billion-year-old bit of space rock came to Earth

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World news | The GuardianJan 12
British Library acquires archive of rural life writer and essayist Ronald Blythe https://www.theguardian.com/books/2026/jan/12/british-library-acquires-archive-ronald-blythe #Books #BritishLibrary #RuralAffairs #Suffolk #Essex #UkNews #Culture #Heritage
British Library acquires archive of rural life writer and essayist Ronald Blythe

Exclusive: Collection includes workbooks and index cards, and papers that show his research for bestseller Akenfield

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Science | The GuardianJan 10
Country diary: Look up! Tonight’s the night to see Jupiter at its brightest | Nigel Brown https://www.theguardian.com/science/2026/jan/10/country-diary-look-up-tonights-the-night-to-see-jupiter-at-its-brightest #Jupiter #Space #Environment #RuralAffairs #UkNews #Science
Country diary: Look up! Tonight’s the night to see Jupiter at its brightest

Ynys Môn (Anglesey): The wolf moon is spectacular enough, but look east and you’ll see a celestial titan the size of a pinprick

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Environment | The Guardian USJan 8
‘They are going after everything rural’: inheritance tax U-turn does little to dampen farmers’ anger at Labour https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/jan/08/they-are-going-after-everything-rural-inheritance-tax-u-turn-does-little-to-dampen-famers-anger-at-labour #Farming #InheritanceTax #RuralAffairs #UkNews #Environment
‘They are going after everything rural’: inheritance tax U-turn does little to dampen farmers’ anger at Labour

At the Oxford farming conference there were signs the government has much to do to win back farmers’ trust

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World news | The GuardianJan 8
‘They are going after everything rural’: inheritance tax U-turn does little to dampen farmers’ anger at Labour https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/jan/08/they-are-going-after-everything-rural-inheritance-tax-u-turn-does-little-to-dampen-famers-anger-at-labour #Farming #InheritanceTax #RuralAffairs #UkNews #Environment
‘They are going after everything rural’: inheritance tax U-turn does little to dampen farmers’ anger at Labour

At the Oxford farming conference there were signs the government has much to do to win back farmers’ trust

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World news | The GuardianDec 26
Labour ‘alienating rural people’ with plan to ban trail hunting, says Countryside Alliance https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025/dec/26/labour-alienating-rural-people-with-plan-to-ban-trail-hunting-says-countryside-alliance #Hunting #RuralAffairs #UkNews #Labour #Politics #AnimalWelfare #Animals
Labour ‘alienating rural people’ with plan to ban trail hunting, says Countryside Alliance

Boxing Day hunts take place in England as poll suggests 65% of people think government neglects rural areas

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World news | The GuardianDec 26
Labour ‘alienating rural people’ with plan to ban trail hunting, says Countryside Alliance https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025/dec/26/labour-alienating-rural-people-with-plan-to-ban-trail-hunting-says-countryside-alliance #Hunting #RuralAffairs #UkNews #Labour #Politics
Labour ‘alienating rural people’ with plan to ban trail hunting, says Countryside Alliance

Boxing Day hunts take place in England as poll suggests 65% of people think government neglects rural areas

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Environment | The Guardian USNov 27
Rachel Reeves hands farmers inheritance tax break https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025/nov/27/rachel-reeves-hands-farmers-inheritance-tax-break #Commercialproperty #Inheritancetax #Taxandspending #Landownership #RachelReeves #Ruralaffairs #Environment #Budget2025 #Politics #Property #Farming #UKnews #Money #Tax
Rachel Reeves hands farmers inheritance tax break

Treasury says concession could be worth £30m next year and £70m a year until 2030

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