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Fishing is again proving a major and problematic issue in the Brussels Brexit talks this week. It's difficult to see how the UK鈥檚 insistence on annual negotiations on access to its waters can fit with the EU鈥檚 insistence on maintaining the existing access European fleets have to British waters.
We鈥檝e been looking at how rural communities have changed during Covid, and mental health has obviously been a big part of that. The lockdown put a strain on many of us, wherever we live, but farming can present unique challenges, from isolation to long hours. Charities supporting farmers say they鈥檝e had more calls, but Covid has made helping harder.
We鈥檝e reported on a lot of poor harvests this year with yields down for many cereal crops hit by bad weather. One small sector is having a really good harvest, and that's grapes. English wine producers say they鈥檙e on for a record harvest this year.

Presented by Charlotte Smith and produced by Beatrice Fenton.