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Reform has surged in the polls, panicking both Labour and the Conservatives. It’s a trap, and the risks are highNigel Farage is making trouble again. Reform, his latest political vehicle, has surged in the polls, moving into first place with some pollsters, and ruffling feathers on Labour back benches.While Farage has caused headaches for every prime minister since David Cameron, his recent rise is something new. Reform scored an average of almost 25% in January polls, past the peaks achieved by Ukip or the Brexit party in earlier parliaments. And while past Farage surges were spikes driven by circumstances –

Scotland’s botanic gardens suffer ‘unimaginable’ loss of rare specimensFor more than a century, whenever winter came to Scotland, they stood tall against the wind and rain and snow. But last month, battered by Storm Éowyn, hundreds of rare and historic trees in the living collection of the Royal Botanic Garden Edinburgh were lost.The charity has four sites in Scotland. Its tallest tree in Edinburgh, a 166-year-old Himalayan cedar, fell during Éowyn’s gusts of up to 80mph, while Benmore Botanic Garden on the west coast has suffered “unimaginable” devastation. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/environment/2025/feb/08/kew-rescue-mission-arborists-head-to-scotland-after-hundreds-of-trees-and-plants-felled-by-storm-eowyn Author : Donna Ferguson Publish date

Rita and Philip Potter ‘never gave up hope’ after their labrador Daisy was stolen by suspected backyard breedersA couple whose dog was stolen more than seven years ago have said it was a “dream come true” when the RSPCA reunited them.Rita and Philip Potter, from Norfolk, said they “never gave up hope on her being found one day” after thieves stole theirlabrador Daisy from their garden in November 2017. Continue reading... Source link : https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025/feb/08/norfolk-couple-reunited-with-their-dog-stolen-seven-years-ago Author : Daniel Lavelle Publish date : 2025-02-08 14:59:00 Copyright for syndicated content belongs to the linked Source.