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I spent the day with the Clarkson’s Farm cast the bickering is real [Video]

‘The mortality rate has reduced actually,’ said Charlie Ireland as he slowly emerged from behind a crowd of people sitting on hay bales.

A group of journalists, social media stars and one farmer-turned-Love Island star, Will Young, were packed into a barn overlooking some of the 1000 acres of land belonging to Jeremy Clarkson.

The man himself was holding a press conference to promote the third series of Clarkson’s Farm, and had begun describing how he’s been able to improve his pigs’ chance of survival, which technically means more pigs were dying, rather than his intended meaning – more pigs were surviving.

The land advisor, who Jeremy has dubbed Cheerful Charlie due to his habit of often delivering bad financial news, couldn’t let the grammatical error slide.

‘Here he is. Corrected on my English there,’ remarked Jeremy.

Soon, it was Kaleb Cooper, 25, and Jeremy, 64, who had a go at one-upping each other. This …

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Jeffrey Donaldson faces 11 charges including rape | Newstalk [Video]

The charges against former Democratic Unionist Party (DUP) leader Jeffrey Donaldson have been revealed for the first time.Sunday Life reported the 61-year-old politician faces 11 historical sexual offence charges including rape.His wife Eleanor Donaldson is charged with aiding and abetting additional offences in relation to her husband’s case.The charges against the pair will be formally put to them when the case is heard at Newry Magistrates Court for the first time on April 24th.Belfast-based journalist Amanda Ferguson told Newstalk Breakfast, however, the charges remain“a legally sensitive topic”.“There may be some changes to the charge sheet,” she said.“An official breakdown hasn’t been provided yet - you wouldn't usually get that until the first court appearance.“It's possible that the PPS makes adjustments to the charges that Jeffrey Donaldson faces.”Following the charges, Mr Donaldson resigned as DUP leader on March 29th. Deputy DUP leader Gavin Robinson was appointed interim leader.Mr Donaldson is Northern Ireland's longest-standing MP, first elected in 1997, and had been the DUP's leader in the UK House of Commons since 2019.It is understood he will contest the charges against him, but Ms Ferguson said “the political ramifications of what's unfolded over the Easter week are being felt to this day”.The DUP following Mr DonaldsonThe North South Ministerial Council will take place in Armagh today as ministers from both sides of the Irish border meet to discuss ongoing cooperation between the two governments.Amid this meeting, Ms Ferguson said the “media operation will be tightly controlled” for those in the DUP.“It remains to be seen whether Deputy First Minister Emma Little-Pengelly of the DUP will take questions because last week, the DUP were at a very tightly-controlled press conference with only selected media outlets invited,” she said.Ms Ferguson also noted this will be outgoing Taoiseach Leo Varadkar’s last official outing as leader of the country before handing the reins to Simon Harris.“It will also be the first time North South Ministerial Council has been in Armagh since 2016,” she said. “Back when Enda Kenny, Baroness Arlene Foster and the late Martin McGuinness were running the show.”It is expected ministers today will discuss business, shared infrastructure and cooperation between the two states on the island.#politics #newstalk #ireland ___________________________________________________________________________📱 Have you downloaded the Newstalk app?- Find the app in the Google Play store: https://play.google.com/store/apps/details?id=com.thisisaim.newstalk&hl=en_IE&gl=US- Find the app via Apple: https://apps.apple.com/ie/app/newstalk-106-108-fm/id372643826#️⃣ SUBSCRIBE to the Newstalk social channels:- YOUTUBE | youtube.com/@Newstalkfm - TWITTER | twitter.com/newstalkfm- INSTAGRAM | instagram.com/newstalkfm/- FACEBOOK | facebook.com/newstalkfm- WEBSITE | https://www.newstalk.com/🎧 PODCAST - listen at your leisure: newstalk.com/podcasts- iTunes: search for Newstalk in your app!- Spotify: search for Newstalk for our latest pods and news- Or wherever you get your podcasts!📱GET IN TOUCH WITH NEWSTALK- WhatsApp: get in touch on 0871400106