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Speaking to the , Bradshaw said high temperatures and drought conditions have placed all areas of farming under increasing pressure. Vegetable producers, he said, are running low on water, reducing the amount of food produced in the UK and increasing the cost it takes to grow it. “We can’t change what’s happening at the moment, there is no water in our rivers, but we must use this to take action for the future,” he said.”We have to recognise that water security is a critical part of our food security and food security is our national security.”He called on the government…

New manager Enzo Maresca is a “perfect one” for Manchester City, says defender Josko Gvardiol.The Italian has been given the perhaps unenviable task of taking over from the legendary Pep Guardiola, who stepped down at the end of last season after a trophy-laden decade in charge.Maresca signed a three-year deal to succeed the Spaniard, having previously won the Championship title with Leicester and the Club World Cup with Chelsea.The 46-year-old took charge of City for the first time in Saturday’s friendly defeat on penalties by Inter Milan in Hong Kong.”The level is that high and he has been chosen with…

She begins her term from a position of strength many considered out of reach. When the by election was triggered in June it was thought Reform UK would be genuine contenders and the first poll of public opinion suggested they’d win on the first round of counting, albeit falling behind Labour when second preferences were added. It can’t have helped their candidate, Sian Astley, a recently elected Manchester councillor, when her leader Nigel Farage triggered his own parliamentary by election in Clacton. It meant he wasn’t seen at all on the campaign trail. Polling just 21% in the first round…

A London music festival descended into chaos yesterday as attendees were “carried out on stretchers” after a stampede.Twenty-three people were injured at Ghana Party in the Park in Copthall Playing Fields, Barnet, due to “crushing”, the Metropolitan police have said. Of the 23, nine people were were assessed by the London Ambulance Service and three were taken to hospital, the Met confirmed, but their injuries have been described as “non-life-threatening”. In one video posted on social media, a police officer tells festival goers: “There’s been a massive accident, a stampede, which led to quite a lot of people getting hurt.”For…

Reform MP Andrew Rosindell has said he hopes “people can come together” after Rupert Lowe offered Nigel Farage a deal with Restore Britain. Speaking to GB News, the Romford representative said a “divided right” would only “benefit Labour and the left-wing parties”.Mr Lowe, who set up Restore as a splinter party after leaving Reform, extended an offer to Mr Farage following Labour’s victory in the Manchester mayoral by-election. Reform’s Sian Astley finished second with 111,928 votes, 21 per cent of the electorate, while Restore’s Marlon West finished fourth with 46,289 votes, or 8.7 per cent, in the first round. “The…

Princess Beatrice will mark her 38th birthday on August 8, but royal author Andrew Lownie believes the occasion will “not be an easy one” for the eldest daughter of Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor and Sarah Ferguson.Mr Lownie, whose book Entitled: The Rise And Fall Of The House Of York has chronicled the family’s turmoil, pointed to an avalanche of pressures facing the princess, from her father’s move to Norfolk and her mother’s reported time overseas, to attention on her marriage to Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi.The celebration is expected to be more subdued than any Beatrice has previously experienced, with her future position within…

Kieran spoke to a lot of Native Americans on his visits and most knew of a European ancestry which could explain their red hair. “The thing that surprised me was how early on there were these Scots and Irish marrying Native Americans,” he said.Lottie Wahkinney, a Comanche girl from Oklahoma, has Scottish grandparents, from Galashiels.Her father Jared told Kieran his dad was Comanche but his mum was born and raised in Scotland.”That’s why my Lottie has a good mix of everything going on,” Jared said. “My Scottish grandparents would come over every summer. “On my first visit to Scotland when…

Former champion jockey Jim Crowley has retired 10 months after sustaining serious injuries in a fall, saying it was “the most difficult decision” of his life.Crowley, 48, announced his retirement on Saturday at Goodwood, 20 years after he rode his first Group-race winner.He was injured at York in September when his mount Almeraq was brought down after clipping heels with a rival and then rolled over Crowley.The jockey was taken to Leeds General Infirmary and has since had multiple operations on his pelvis and legs.”It’s been a great career, it’s just unfortunate that after my accident at York my body…

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England’s netballers were beaten 68-50 by world number one side Australia in their quest to win bronze at the Commonwealth Games.The day after Saturday morning’s frustrating semi-final loss to New Zealand, England tried to rally themselves to get on the podium but came up against a Diamonds team recovering from one of the biggest shocks in the tournament’s history.Australia – who had previously been in every Commonwealth final and won the tournament four times – were stunned by Jamaica on Saturday afternoon, giving them less time to recover for the bronze-medal match than England.The crowd responded to a lively start…