People in Thorton in Lancashire had been advised not to eat locally-grown produce over contamination fears.

People looking after loved ones struggle to be heard by health professionals. Yet without us, the system would collapse, says author Emily Kenway

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The alarm was raised in woodland near Loch Allan and spread over an area of several miles.

This scandalous story gives lie to the claim that the biggest threat to country life comes from city dwellers, says Guardian columnist George Monbiot

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