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The United Kingdom is an island nation in northwestern Europe consisting of four countries: England, Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland. It has a rich history, including periods of imperial greatness and cultural influence. The UK is known for its historical landmarks such as Big Ben, Tower Bridge, Edinburgh Castle and many others. It is also a world center for financial services, having London as one of the largest financial centers in the world. A culturally diverse and tolerant country, the UK is home to many nationalities and has a rich cultural heritage including literature, music, theater and film.

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RAF F-35 fighter crashed into the Mediterranean Sea
F-35 aircraft aboard the aircraft carrier HMS Queen Elizabeth An RAF F-35 crashed into the Mediterranean Sea, the pilot ejected. This is reported by The Guardian newspaper, citing a message from the British Ministry of Defense. "The pilot of a British F35 from HMS Queen Elizabeth ejected this morning while flying in the Mediterranean," the agency said on Twitter. According to the Ministry of Defen...
Epizootic situation on especially dangerous animal diseases in the world from November 4 to November 12, 2021
During the period from 4 to 12 November, the World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) received reports of the registration of 247 foci of especially dangerous animal diseases in 22 countries of the world. The corresponding notifications were published on the official website of the OIE. In Jordan (1), an outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease caused by type O virus was recorded. The infection spread...
UK: Dairy prices set to rise due to runaway inflation
UK: Dairy prices set to rise due to runaway inflation A new report from Kite Consulting highlights the urgent need for higher dairy consumer prices in the UK. This suggests that the era of cheap food is over. Significant cost increases at the farm and milk processor level mean that price increases must be passed along the dairy chain to consumers to avoid migrating milk supply to more expensive ex...
Epizootic situation on especially dangerous animal diseases in the world from November 4 to November 12, 2021
During the period from 4 to 12 November, the World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) received reports of the registration of 247 foci of especially dangerous animal diseases in 22 countries of the world. The corresponding notifications were published on the official website of the OIE. In Jordan (1), an outbreak of foot-and-mouth disease caused by type O virus was recorded. The infection spread...
British Foreign Minister urges EU to boycott Nord Stream 2
The European Union should strengthen its ties with like-minded countries and reconsider dependence on Russia for gas supplies by blocking the certification of the Nord Stream 2 gas pipeline. This was stated by British Foreign Secretary Elizabeth Truss in an article for The Telegraph. “This [gas pipeline] risks undermining European security by allowing Russia to tighten control over those countries...
45 countries want to restructure agriculture
At the World Climate Change Conference in Glasgow, forty-five governments pledged their commitment to achieving more sustainable agriculture and food production. Governments want to invest money and effort into transforming agriculture into a greener and more sustainable sector. The UK government, which is hosting the global climate conference in Glasgow, said it was ready to commit a total of $4 ...
Exports of red meat from the UK to North America are on the rise
Exports of red meat from the UK to the US and Canada increased in the first 8 months of 2021 compared to the same period last year. British exporters shipped £19 million ($25.9 million) worth of red meat to the United States in the first year after the beef ban was lifted. During the first 8 months of the year, 1,211 tons of beef and 4,6......
UK pigs sent to EU for processing
According to the British Meat Processors Association (BMPA), an ongoing labor shortage has led meat producers to send cattle to Ireland for butchering. The processed carcasses are then shipped back to the UK, resulting in additional fees and customs clearance costs of £1,500 per truckload, BMPA told the BBC. Pork producers are expected to start sending pigs to the Netherlands for butchering. The N...
Scientists find gene that doubles risk of severe COVID-19
Relatively unexplored LZTFL1 gene may double risk of severe COVID-19, scientists from the University of Oxford suggested. According to them, this gene is found in 60% of people of South Asian origin and 15% of Europeans. Scientists at the University of Oxford have discovered a gene that they suggest nearly doubles the risk of severe COVID-19. The study was published in the scientific journal Natur...
UK first in the world to approve a drug for the treatment of COVID at home
The UK has become the first country in the world to approve the use of a COVID-19 drug called molnupiravir. This is reported by the British Medicines and Health Products Regulatory Agency (MHRA). Molnupiravir is available in capsules, while other medicines certified in the EU or the US are administered intravenously. The drug will be sold in the UK under the brand name Lagevrio. The agency emphasi...
Epizootic situation on especially dangerous animal diseases in the world in October 2021
In October 2021, the World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) received reports of the registration of new foci of especially dangerous diseases in various countries of the world. The corresponding notifications were published on the OIE website. African swine fever has been reported in Haiti (6), Dominican Republic (1......
Epizootic situation on especially dangerous animal diseases in the world in October 2021
In October 2021, the World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) received reports of the registration of new foci of especially dangerous diseases in various countries of the world. The corresponding notifications were published on the OIE website. African swine fever has been reported in Haiti (6), Dominican Republic (1......
36,000 birds culled in the Netherlands due to bird flu
Dutch health authorities on Tuesday ordered farmers to stop free range and keep all poultry indoors to curb an outbreak of the highly contagious bird flu after an H5 bird flu strain was reported and confirmed in a poultry farm in the central province of Flevoland last week. "About 36,000 birds were culled from the farm to prevent the spread of the virus," according to a document released by the Mi...
Epizootic situation on especially dangerous animal diseases in the world from October 23 to October 29, 2021
For the period from 23 to 29 October 2021, the World Organization for Animal Health (OIE) received reports of the registration of 147 foci of especially dangerous animal diseases in 20 countries of the world. The corresponding notifications were published on the official website of the OIE. The Tunisian government has announced the discovery of an epizootic hemorrhagic disease in cattle. African s...
Five cases of new variant of coronavirus detected in Russia
Two new cases of infection with strain AY.4.2 were detected in Tatarstan. Scientists in Britain have warned that it could be up to 15% more contagious than Delta. Two new cases of infection with the AY.4.2 coronavirus strain, a mutation of the delta strain, have been identified in Russia, Rospotrebnadzor reported. New infected were found in Tatarstan. Prior to this, the head of the department, Ann...
The EU recognized the certificates of Armenia, where they vaccinate with "Sputnik V"
The European Commission has decided to recognize the covid-certificates issued in Armenia, according to the body's website. According to this decision, Armenia will join the EU digital certificate system. This means that Armenian citizens with covid-certificates (evidence of vaccination, past illness or negative PCR test) can come to the EU countries, as well as several states that have joined the...
Wales farmers see threat in New Zealand trade deal
Following the announcement of the UK-New Zealand trade deal, Hybu Cig Cymru - Meat Promotion Wales (HCC) raised concerns about the need to level the playing field for farmers and ensure that organic lamb and beef products are available to consumers. The trade agreement should immediately increase UK market access for New Zealand beef, as well as remove all restrictions on meat imports within 15 ye...
Britain faces a turkey shortage for Christmas
The UK could face a shortage of turkeys at Christmas due to a shortage of workers in the industry, British Poultry Union chairman Graham Dear said at a meeting of the British Parliament's profile committee. “We will do our best to ensure a normal Christmas, but a shortage is quite likely,” he said. The head of the British Poultry Union recalled that the government has approved the issuance of temp...
Britons asked to cut meat consumption by a third
UK consumers are being asked to cut meat consumption by 30% by 2030. According to a study published by the Lancet Planetary Health, consumers have reduced meat consumption by 17% over the past 10 years. Between 2008-2009 and 2018-19, average meat consumption in the UK dropped from around 103g per person per day to 86g, a decrease of around 17g or 17%. There was a notable decrease - by 13.7 g - in ...
Significant growth in New Zealand's red meat sector
The recent agreement in principle (AIP) signed between New Zealand and the United Kingdom offers improved access to the UK market for high quality New Zealand beef and greater confidence in the export of sheep meat. New Zealand is poised to confidently re-enter the UK meat market with the many benefits offered by the recently signed Agreement in Principle (AIP) between the parties. The Meat Indust...
Experts assessed the danger of a coronavirus mutation detected in Moscow
The new mutation of the AY.4.2 coronavirus is a more infectious version of the delta strain and soon this variant will replace the usual delta, director of the Center for the Global Virological Network, WHO adviser, professor at George Washington University Konstantin Chumakov told RBC. Earlier, the head of Rospotrebnadzor, Anna Popova, said that a new mutation of the coronavirus AY.4.2, which had...
UK pork exports decline continues, but imports bounce back
UK fresh and frozen pork exports were down 23% year-over-year during the first eight months of this year due to problems with both the EU and China export markets . Total pork exports were down 7% over the period, as a 35% increase in offal sales partially offset a decline in other higher value categories. Over the same period, total UK pork imports were down 9% as more British pork was sold domes...
Pigs in the UK rose by 4% in June, according to preliminary data from Defra
The UK pig herd increased by 4% in the year to June 2021 to 5.28 million, according to preliminary data released by Defra. These figures take into account trends recorded in England and Scotland in 2021, with data for other regions of the UK carried over from 2020. The final results of the UK pig count, including all regional data for 2......
Rosselkhoznadzor banned the import of English beef into Russia
The Rosselkhoznadzor imposed a ban on the import of cattle (cattle) and products from it into Russia from the UK, on October 19, the press service of the department reports. It is explained that the Rosselkhoznadzor took this measure because of “an outbreak of bovine spongiform encephalopathy (BSE) in the English county of Somerset.” The fact of infection detection is confirmed by the World Orga...
British opposition called for sanctions against Telegram
The Telegram messenger is actively distributing materials of extremist content, which is why it is necessary to introduce tough sanctions against the leaders of the platform who do not fight extremism, up to criminal prosecution, said the leader of the UK Labor Party, Cyrus Starmer, speaking in the House of Commons. The speech was broadcast by the Sky News channel. “Telegram is called the app of c...
The British Ministry of Health saw no reason to consider a new strain of particularly dangerous
British Health Minister Sajid Javid acknowledged that a new variant of the delta strain, AY.4.2, is spreading in the country. It is reported by the Manchester Evening News. “Although there is no reason to believe that AY.4.2 poses an increased threat, the next strain or strain that appears after it may be more dangerous,” the minister said. In this regard, Javid called on the British to actively v...
What restrictions await Moscow. The latest about the pandemic on October 20
Putin was offered to repeat the long weekend in the country, the Moscow mayor's office is discussing the return of QR codes and a "short-term lockdown", in Russia a new record for deaths. The most relevant about the pandemic is in the RBC review October 20, 12:00 Moscow time Coronavirus Russia Moscow World +34......
Scientists warn of the spread in Britain of a strain more contagious than "delta"
A new strain, AY.4.2, is spreading in Britain. According to scientists, the mutation can be up to 15% more contagious than the original version. However, it is too early to say that it is more dangerous, In the UK, a new strain of coronavirus AY.4.2 is spreading - a variant of the well-known delta strain, the Financial Times reported. This mutation could be 1......
Sheep stock in the UK has been declining for 4 years in a row
2021 will be the fourth year of decline in the UK sheep herd, now at 32.4 million head, down 1% from the same time last year. According to data compiled by the AHDB, in 2017 the national inventory was 34.8 million heads. This preliminary study did not include data for Northern Ireland and Wales, which could mean that the actual decline is even larger. "The number of breeding ewes also decreased sl...
Britain's largest chicken producer: no more cheap food
Britain's 20-year period of cheap food is coming to an end as food price inflation could hit double digits due to a surge in supply chain prices, the UK's largest chicken producer said on Oct. 14, Reuters reported. "The food is too cheap," said Ranjit Boparan, known as the "chicken king" who owns 2 Sisters Group. “In relative terms, chicken is cheaper to buy today than it was 2......

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