Scotland’s soft fruit crops are becoming increasingly vulnerable due to our changing climate and a “dramatic rise” in production costs, researchers warn. The James Hutton Institute near Dundee has held its latest event, ‘Fruit for the Future’, aimed at offering solutions to farmers. “The biggest cost for any soft fruit …
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Anyone still with an old-style stamp has only until tomorrow to use it, says Royal Mail. The traditional stamps will no longer be accepted after July 31 as the postal service completes the transition to the larger barcoded stamps which have been in circulation some time. But those who find …
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Receive the free Morning Headlines email for breaking news from our reporters around the world Sign up for our free Morning Headlines email Billionaire Elon Musk rebranded Twitter this week, replacing the iconic blue bird logo with a black X in his latest attempt to overhaul the social media giant. …
Read More »Personal Finance Expert from CashLady.com, Dan Whittaker, has released comments to advise the public on the incoming change, encouraging those with the stamps in question to use them before the deadline, and how to swap stamps for updated versions to avoid losing money. Explaining the upcoming change, Mr Whittaker said: …
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Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Billionaire Elon Musk rebranded Twitter this week and replaced the iconic blue bird logo with a black X, in his latest effort to overhaul the social media giant. …
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Repeated break-ins have forced a community larder to close temporarily as organisers issue a plea to locals in need. The Boomerang Food Larder in Stobswell, Dundee, has been broken into three times in the past two weeks. The facility shut its doors on Friday after windows were broken and a …
Read More »Ukrainian soldiers fired UK-donated AS90 self-propelled artillery guns to mark the end of their training in south-west England. Uniformed troops wearing ear defenders blasted rounds into the air as Ukraine’s blue and yellow flag was pictured flying above one of the artillery units on Thursday. British Army instructors taught the …
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Leaving aside his childish petulance, his apparent lack of emotional intelligence and his inability to read the room, Musk has ignored the very basics of brand building by rebranding Twitter as “X” earlier this week. In doing so, he has also stuck two fingers up at the libraries full of …
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Members of the Royal Family are said to be “encouraged” by the recent tactical movements of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle. It has been claimed The Firm is pleased the pair are focusing their attention on future prospects rather than speaking out about their time has working royals, according to …
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King Charles, Queen Camilla, Prince William, and the Princess of Wales are thought to be readying themselves for two years of tours in a bid “to keep the Commonwealth intact”. The blitz of royal tours follows an absence of royal trips following the death of Queen Elizabeth II last year …
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