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14 hours agoBy Aleks Phillips, BBC NewsWildfarmedAndy Cato traded in his synthesizer for a muck spreader to champion regenerative farming​​As one half of Groove Armada, Andy Cato has been an electronic music star for nearly three decades. But he has never been asked for as many selfies as he has since appearing on the latest series of Jeremy Clarkson’s farming show.He did not go on Clarkson’s Farm – which follows the presenter as he grapples with running his Oxfordshire farm – for renewed fame. Rather, his aim was to expose its audience to his passion: regenerative farming.That is, moving towards a food…

Police in New York state have shot dead a 13-year-old boy after he ran from police while holding a replica handgun, authorities said. Officers stopped Nyah Mway and another 13-year-old on Friday night as the pair matched descriptions of suspects wanted for recent robberies in Utica, police said.As the officers questioned the boys, Nyah Mway fled on foot and a chase ensued. Utica Police Chief Mark Williams said police spotted what “appeared to be a handgun”.One officer then wrestled the boy to the floor. “During a ground struggle”, another officer fired a single shot that hit the teenager in the…

Sir Michael Eavis said he was a little disappointed with the first Glastonbury festival in the summer of 1970 as he had hoped for bigger crowds.Despite that he said he was delighted with the music on offer for festival-goers who had come from all over the world.”I’m glad to get back to the cows again,” he said.Video Journalist: Will Richards Source link

Beryl, a storm building momentum in the Atlantic Ocean, is now the first named hurricane of the season. The storm threatens to wallop a number of Caribbean islands as it strengthens further. Forecasters say that Hurricane Beryl, which formed Friday night, has the potential to grow into a Category 3 storm as it moves from the Caribbean into the Gulf of Mexico in the coming days.Beryl is expected to reach the Caribbean islands of Barbados, Dominica, Grenada and Martinique late on Sunday. National Hurricane Center forecasters predict that by the time the storm reaches the Windward Islands – which are…

1 hour agoBy Mark Savage, Music CorrespondentTarek MawadLondon Grammar are one of Glastonbury’s Sunday night headliners, bringing their cinematic, moody electro-pop music to the festival’s beloved Park Stage.The set comes months before the release of their fourth album, The Greatest Love, in September, with fans looking forward to the prospect of hearing their first new material since 2021.Formed in the dorm rooms of Nottingham University by singer Hannah Reid and guitarist Dan Rothman, they’ve gone on to sell more than three million records, including their double-platinum debut album If You Wait.They’ve topped the bill at Glastonbury before, headlining the smaller Woodsies tent…

58 minutes agoBy Sofia Ferreira Santos, BBC NewsReutersPresident Biden and the First Lady arriving in New Jersey for a fundraiserUS President Joe Biden has assured Democrat donors that he can still win the presidential election against Donald Trump, after a poor debate performance fuelled concern about his candidacy.The president, 81, attended a series of fundraising events in New York and New Jersey on Saturday, and defended his performance in CNN’s Presidential Debate.Speaking at one of the events, Mr Biden admitted “I didn’t have a greatnight, but neither did Trump” on Thursday.”I promise you we’re going to win this election,” he said.The president…

An on-air tribute to Nick Owen after his MBE award in the King’s Birthday Honours left the BBC Midlands Today presenter in tears – after a message from his son was read out. On Friday, it was announced he was being honoured for his services to charity and broadcasting. Many hundreds of congratulatory messages were posted on social media over the weekend and a few of them were read out on Monday evening’s programme. Correspondent Ben Godfrey surprised his colleague with the final message from Tim Owen. Last year, his father underwent treatment for prostate cancer and talking publicly about…

We asked our readers to send in their best pictures on the theme of “shadows”. Here is a selection of the photographs we received from around the world.Mike FinnMike Finn: “A chance meeting with a lesser kestrel in Portugal.”Jane LuetkensJane Luetkens: “I was given this Indonesian shadow puppet more than 50 years ago by my father. I was recently struck by the amount of colourful, detailed decoration.”Marylise VigneauMarylise Vigneau: “On a rooftop, a group of young girls play with their own shadows [in Havana, Cuba]. In the background, one can see the black smoke produced by the nearby power station.…

2 hours agoBy Aurelia Foster, Health reporter, BBC NewsGetty ImagesThere has been a small rise in the number of Covid cases in EnglandThere is some talk of a “summer Covid wave” at the moment. We all seem to know someone who has had it lately, or a friend who has been off sick. But have cases really gone up and are there any new variants we should be worried about? What else do we know right now?Is there a spike in infections?Possibly, but it is difficult to tell.We do know there has been a very small increase in the number of people…

2 hours agoBy Mark Savage, Music CorrespondentGetty ImagesThe band played for two hours, racing through hits like Fix You and YellowIs there such a thing as a band that’s too big for Glastonbury?If so, Coldplay might be it.People are climbing up scaffolding, security guards are standing on emergency vehicles, actual Tom Cruise is watching from a viewing platform, accompanied by Gillian Anderson and Simon Pegg. Michael J Fox even joins them to play guitar on Fix You.At other stages around Worthy Farm, A-list artists floundered, with some fields barely at one-third capacity.Everyone, it seems, is straining for a glimpse of rock’s most…