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26/06/25: Inheritance tax review, Hoads Wood, weather forecasting AI, agriculture students

A group of farmers are seeking a judicial review over the decision to re-impose inheritance tax on some farm businesses. The as yet unamed farmers are challenging what they say is a lack of Government consultation on the changes.

Work has begun to clear more than 30,000 tonnes of illegally dumped waste from a Kent woodland, in an operation led by the Environment Agency.
We've followed the saga of the waste dumped on this protected site for some time - it's now estimated the clean-up of Hoads Wood near Ashford will take more than a year and cost around £15m.

Artitficial Intelligence is starting to be used in weather forecasting. It's hoped it will reduce the need for enormous, energy-guzzling super-computers that are currently used, though experts say that could be some time off.

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