Queen’s Crown Estate sells off lucrative rights to offshore wind farms

By Steve Doughty for the Daily Mail Lawyers for the Queen lobbied ministers to alter a draft law so that her private wealth could be kept secret, newly-uncovered records have suggested. Legislation was changed so that any ‘potentially embarrassing’ investments she held could be concealed from the public, it was alleged. The incident, which happened almost … Read more

Drake and Paul Rudd join Patrick Mahomes and Aaron Rodgers in State Farm’s Super Bowl LV ad

He’s not afraid to poke fun at himself, even in his own music videos. And Drake continued to play the good sport when he made a surprise appearance in State Farm Insurance’s Super Bowl LV ad on Sunday. The 34-year-old rap superstar joined Paul Rudd, 51, as stand-ins in a meta commercial that also featured … Read more

Vegan mother who raided farms when she was nine-months-pregnant says she is prepared to go to jail

A vegan activist has admitted to stealing livestock from farms to ‘liberate’ the animals, and says she’s prepared to go to jail for breaking the law, despite being mother to a 15-week-old daughter.  Tuesday Goti, 33, was raiding farms when she was nine-months-pregnant – and on one occasion she claims she was even shot at. She … Read more

Environment: UK firm reveals plans seaweed farms off the Welsh coast to tackle carbon emissions 

A British firm is looking to help combat climate change by growing seaweed farms to remove carbon dioxide from the ocean while producing eco-friendly cattle feed. Planting more trees is often touted a solution to help extract greenhouse gases from the air — as photosynthesis uses up carbon dioxide to create new biomass. Yet trees … Read more

Charlize Theron sports all-black gym attire as she stops by Bristol Farms to stock up on groceries

Charlize Theron sports all-black gym attire as she stops by Bristol Farms to stock up on groceries in Beverly Hills By Deirdre Simonds For Dailymail.com Published: 00:35 GMT, 5 January 2021 | Updated: 00:35 GMT, 5 January 2021 Charlize Theron did her part to help slow the spread of coronavirus as she masked up for a … Read more

Damselfish living in the waters of Belize train shrimp to run algae farms used for food

Could anything be better than chilling by the sky-blue waters of Belize, with servants doing your grunt work? Not for the longfin damselfish, who has turned the planktonic mysid shrimp into a virtual farmhand. The tiny shrimp have been trained to help the damselfish fertilize the algae farms that make up its diet, according to … Read more

One of Britain’s oldest Brussels sprout farms is blessed with a bumper crop this Christmas

Sprout-standing! One of Britain’s oldest Brussels sprout farms is blessed with a bumper crop this Christmas after a scorching summer sent yields soaring by 20% compared to last year A quarter of a million of the  sprouts will be hand-picked at Essington Farm  Staff at the Staffordshire farm will work all daylight hours during Christmas week Richard … Read more

Ministers ‘plot last-minute bid to weaken new food and farms watchdog for post-Brexit trade deals’

Ministers ‘plot last-minute bid to weaken new food and farms watchdog for post-Brexit trade deals’ The Mail on Sunday’s Save Our Family Farms campaign has pressured ministers  The Trade and Agriculture Commission will be put on a statutory footing  Government says it is ‘ wrong’ to claim the commission will be weakened By Mail on … Read more

China-controlled firms invest in UK wind farms and nuclear projects 

China tightens its grip on UK energy supply: Beijing-controlled firms invest in string of wind farms and nuclear projects By Matt Oliver For The Daily Mail Published: 21:50 GMT, 16 November 2020 | Updated: 21:50 GMT, 16 November 2020 Chinese state firms could soon be involved in providing one quarter of Britain’s power consumption, startling … Read more

The best cider farms to visit this autumn in Somerset, Devon, Gloucestershire and North Yorkshire

The harvest is now in and the fruity golden glow of cider is inextricably linked to the glorious season that is a British autumn. There’s nothing more relaxing than walks in orchards and tastings on farms surrounded by the wonderful smell of fresh apples. And cider is no longer a rough and ready drink – … Read more