wiltshire's farmers know only too well what hare—coursing involves.ey can stream it live on the internet for people anywhere in the world, to start placing bets on what is going to happen. the origins of hare—coursing date back century, it was banned in 2005 but in recent years has involved criminal gangs increasingly. i years has involved criminal gangs increasingly-— increasingly. i have been briefed and seen at _ increasingly. i have been briefed and seen at the _ increasingly. i have been briefed and seen at the national - increasingly. i have been briefed and seen at the national crime | and seen at the national crime agency hare—coursing being live streamed into china where people are betting thousands on which ever dog is going to catch the hare first so it is seriously big business and the people doing it are often serious criminals, who are involved in county lines, in modern day slavery, all sorts of other crimes. forces like wiltshire have been criticised for not taking it seriously enough in the past but this year have drones equipped with

zones have to have housing, if you are _ have housing, if you are in a predominantly rural area like wiltshirenst them. despite all the pressure, the government insists that it is committed to halting the decline in nature and its obligations to the environment will not be undermined by the pursuit of growth. claire martial. bbc news. blood supplies in england the nhs says they only have about two days of supplies left for some blood types. hospitals are having to limit how much blood they use to make sure it's available for the patients who need it the most. joining me now is our health correspondent catherine burns, and the problem is notjust down to a shortage of donors? no, that is what you might expect and since the news came out there has been a surge in potential donors coming forward. there was a queue 50 minutes to get on to online booking system. this isn't about a lack of donors it is about staff shortages and this has been an ongoing issue since the pandemic. nhs blood and transplant likes to have about six days worth of bloodstocks at any time, if you take just one type, 0 negativ

claire marshall, bbc news, wiltshire.leased as the supreme court considers whether scotland can hold another independence referendum without the permission of westminster. the scottish government has set out its plans for the economy in an independent scotland. the paper detailed proposals for issues such as currency, trade and border arrangements and are being released as the supreme court considers whether scotland can hold another independence referendum without the permission of westminster. 0ur scotland editor, james cook, reports. are you voting for independence or not? that�*s the question. and to help these voters, and their fellow scots answer it, nicola sturgeon has been setting out the economic case. the uk economy is in long—term decline. the uk economic model is failing, and failing badly. but, in relation to an independent scotland, people want to know, indeed people have a right to know this. can we do better? do we know how to do it, and will it be worth it? her answer, emphatically, yes. but there were qu

i have with me a conservative mp who was he at conference, the mp for devizes in wiltshire, what didcould have lay the ground better? i truss saying she could have lay the ground better?— truss saying she could have lay the ground better? i am gratefulto her for doinu ground better? i am gratefulto her for doing so — ground better? i am gratefulto her for doing so because _ ground better? i am gratefulto her for doing so because the _ ground better? i am gratefulto her for doing so because the fact - ground better? i am gratefulto her for doing so because the fact is - ground better? i am gratefulto her for doing so because the fact is the | for doing so because the fact is the politics of this has been pretty unfortunate and it is easy to say that with hindsight, and i think she is right to recognise that what should have happened is the sequencing of these announcements should have been different. there is a large scale reform package the government is going to be introducing, details of that will be announced over the coming months. i recognise now, what we should have seen was th

wiltshire's rural crime team patrol salisbury plain.rt, bringing organised crime, threats and criminal damage to rural communities. wiltshire's farmers know only too well what hare coursing involves, but if you've never heard of it, it's basically people who chase hares across the land using either dogs or 4x4s, and they can stream it live on the internet for people anywhere in the world to start placing bets on what's going to happen. the origins of hare coursing date back centuries. it was banned in 2005, but in recent years has increasingly involved criminal gangs. i have been briefed and seen at the national crime agency hare coursing being live streamed into china, where people are betting tens of thousands of dollars on whichever dog is going to catch the hare first. so it is seriously big business, and those people who are doing it are often serious, serious criminals, who are involved in county lines, in modern—day slavery, all sorts of other crimes. forces like wiltshire have been criticised for not taking it seriously enough i

now, if you are in a predominantly rural area like wiltshire, getting housing into these green zone areashers in australia. they say that their so—called mini—brain can sense and respond to its environment and has the potential to develop more advanced robots and ai systems. other experts describe the work is exciting but say that calling the brain cells sentient is going too far. here's our science correspondent, pallab ghosh. these little white blobs are clumps of brain cells that have been grown in a lab. researchers connected cells similar to these to a computer. under the microscope you can see the tiny wires that sent electrical impulses in and out. it learned to play a 19705 game called pong, in the rectangle on the screen. the lab grown brain moves a white line to try and stop the dot getting past. right now, we have the chance for drug discovering, disease modelling, understanding intelligence. the next stage could open up options such as cybersecurity management, or more autonomous devices. finally, perhaps we could even lead to sentient and fully autonomous robots that can act

i used to live in bristol, i now live in wiltshire because the house prices are just insane.ed to do. according to the office of national statistics in 2020, the number of births in england and wales fell for the fifth consecutive year. this was over 4% lower than in 2019 and 16% lower than a decade ago in 2012. so what's happened ? so 2020 was a particularly unusual year. first of all, of course we had covid. then i think also there was just a general level of uncertainty. people feeling a little bit uncertain, not wishing to start families, worrying about the cost of living. and of course, some people are choosing not to have children because of the environment. and the decline in birth rates are having a huge impact on schools. at this primary in somerset, they did this extension in 2018 to accommodate more pupils who just haven't been born. empty classroom, empty classroom, empty classroom. so this is your fourth empty classroom? yes, so for... this was purpose built for reception. by this time, we expected to be running two classes. they've got the space for 60, but this