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Cattle in England to get tuberculosis vaccine from 2030 as badger cull to end https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2026/jun/10/cattle-tuberculosis-vaccine-badger-cull-england #BovineTuberculosis #FarmAnimals #Farming #Badgers #Wildlife #Cattle #RuralAffairs #Animals #Environment #England #UkNews

Cattle in England to get tuberculosis vaccine from 2030 as badger cull to end

Targeted vaccination and improved testing planned as part of drive to eradicate disease by 2038

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World news | The Guardian Jun 6

Predator or prey? The confounding case of the missing sea eagle https://www.theguardian.com/news/ng-interactive/2026/jun/06/missing-white-tailed-sea-eagle-north-york-moors #Birds #Conservation #Wildlife #Animals #England #NorthOfEngland #NorthYorkshire #Environment #UkNews #Hunting #RuralAffairs #Rewilding

Predator or prey? The confounding case of the missing sea eagle

The UK’s biggest bird of prey has been compared to a flying barn door. So how can one fitted with a satellite tracker disappear near a hunting estate?

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World news | The Guardian Jun 3

Rural UK ‘particularly at risk’ of diesel shortages if Iran war continues https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/jun/03/rural-uk-particularly-at-risk-of-diesel-shortages-if-iran-war-continues #Oecd #RuralAffairs #UkNews #UsisraelWarOnIran #WorldNews #PetrolPrices #Money #FoodDrinkIndustry #Business #Motoring #SupplyChainCrisis #Oil #Gas

Rural UK ‘particularly at risk’ of diesel shortages if Iran war continues

OECD forecast sets out economic risks from conflict, pointing to potential shortfalls to key energy products

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Climate crisis | The Guardian May 28

Country diary: Mayday, mayday … the heatwave is killing the swallow chicks | Kate Blincoe https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/may/28/country-diary-mayday-mayday-the-heatwave-is-killing-the-swallow-chicks #Environment #RuralAffairs #Birds #Animals #Wildlife #ClimateCrisis #Summer #UkNews

Country diary: Mayday, mayday … the heatwave is killing the swallow chicks

Caistor St Edmund, Norfolk: Adult swallows travel across the world to breed in Britain’s supposedly temperate climate. Instead, this week’s temperatures have been deadly

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World news | The Guardian May 25

Rise in shoplifting and theft in UK finds nine in 10 retailers in rural areas targeted https://www.theguardian.com/business/2026/may/25/rise-in-shoplifting-and-theft-in-uk-finds-nine-in-10-retailers-in-rural-areas-targeted #RetailIndustry #Crime #Business #UkNews #RuralAffairs #Farming

Rise in shoplifting and theft in UK finds nine in 10 retailers in rural areas targeted

Research shows cost of crime for each affected business was on average £83,000 in past year

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World news | The Guardian May 18

Rural Britain is becoming ‘food desert’ for lower-income families, study finds https://www.theguardian.com/society/2026/may/18/rural-britain-healthy-affordable-food-desert-lower-income-families-study #FoodPoverty #UkCostOfLivingCrisis #Inequality #RuralAffairs #FoodBanks #Poverty #England #Scotland #UkNews #Society

Rural Britain is becoming ‘food desert’ for lower-income families, study finds

Closure of local shops and poor public transport leaves households struggling to access healthy and affordable food

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World news | The Guardian May 2

‘There is real danger’: landline phone users voice fears over digital switchover https://www.theguardian.com/money/2026/may/02/landline-phone-users-voice-fears-over-digital-switchover #ConsumerAffairs #TelecommunicationsIndustry #Money #RuralAffairs #UkNews #Bt #Ofcom #Broadband #Business #Wales #Scotland #England #ConsumerRights #Infrastructure

‘There is real danger’: landline phone users voice fears over digital switchover

Rural dwellers reveal failings in backup plans, as campaigners call for deadline to be extended from 2027 to 2030

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Science | The Guardian Apr 27

Country diary: The skies here are busy with satellites and fieldfares | Rchard Smyth https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2026/apr/27/country-diary-the-skies-here-are-busy-with-satellites-and-fieldfares #Birds #Environment #RuralAffairs #UkNews #Space #Science #Animals #Satellites

Country diary: The skies here are busy with satellites and fieldfares

Prendwick, Northumberland: On a crisp, cold walk, I’m reminded that winter still clings on, and that familiar constellations are far from alone

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World news | The Guardian Mar 13

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 Guardian Mar 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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