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Over 10,000 farmers have now applied to SFI, Defra says

More than 10,000 farmers across England have applied for the Sustainable Farming Incentive (SFI) since it opened in September, Defra has announced.

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Defra opens application windows for 2023 farm payments

The application window for the BPS and the claim window for existing CS revenue and Environmental Stewardship (ES) agreements opened earlier this week.

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Which of Britain's striking workforces do you support the most? Vote here and tell us why

Britain is seeing workforces across industries striking in rows against pay and conditions. Railway workers, Royal Mail staff, Border Force, nurses, and teachers are walking out.

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Kate Garraway in clash with Emily Thornberry over husband Derek's NHS treatment in private hospital

The Good Morning Britain presenter challenged the Shadow Attorney General over Sir Keir Starmer's radical plan to tackle the enormous backlog by outsourcing to private hospitals.

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More than half of voters back Rishi Sunak's new 'minimum service' law to limit strike action

A new poll today shows 56 per cent support legislation to bring in minimum service levels during industrial action for paramedics, firefighters and railway workers.

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Unions warned a generation of passengers will be put off the railways FOREVER by train strikes

The journeys of millions of people will be hit this week as militant rail unions launch yet more strikes that are set to create the worst disruption in three decades.

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Who is striking in January, for how long and how will it affect YOU?

Traffic officers are set to compound the chaos caused by this week's rail strikes by also downing tools. They will be followed later this month by nurses and ambulance workers.

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