As those who’ve watched the latest season of
The Crown will know – in which a young Lady Diana Spencer wins over the Royal Family by going on a successful deer stalking mission with Prince Philip – animal hunting is part of royal tradition. Yet such sports are increasingly seen as inhumane and environmentally damaging, with the Duke of Cambridge most recently having been called upon to make changes to how game shooting is conducted at Sandringham.
Game shooting is part of Royal Family tradition, with the famous Boxing Day pheasant shoot at Sandringham an annual staple of the festive season. This year, however, the Queen and Prince Philip will be celebrating Christmas ‘quietly’ at Windsor on account of the pandemic, rather than hosting typical festivities at the monarch’s Norfolk estate.
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UK Government in Talks to Fund £20bn Nuclear Plant Sizewell C
The UK government has confirmed it is to negotiate with French power producer EDF about developing the proposed Sizewell C nuclear power plant in Suffolk.
The government is looking at options to enable investment in at least one nuclear power station by 2024, and is considering funding Sizewell C, a twin-reactor plant that could generate 3.2 gigawatts of electricity, 7 percent of Britain’s energy needs.
Negotiations will be subject to reaching a “value for money deal” as well as thorough scrutiny, and will need to satisfy the government’s robust legal, regulatory, and national security requirements, the Department of Energy said in a statement.
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Man shocked to see five green exotic parakeets in back garden
“My dad’s got a lovely garden and there were five feeding away - it’s a strange phenomenon.
Parakeets have been spotted feeding in a garden in Brookvale, Runcorn. (Image: Simon Wainwright)
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