内容摘要：Head to the grocery store in the US and the shelves are stocked with jars of St Dalfour strawberry spread and Bonne Maman raspberry preserves - some of the more than $200 million (£154m) in jams that Europe sends to the US each year.

Head to the grocery store in the US and the shelves are stocked with jars of St Dalfour strawberry spread and Bonne Maman raspberry preserves - some of the more than $200 million (£154m) in jams that Europe sends to the US each year.

"If we couldn't negotiate trying to get the most basic things in place, for when she was dying, how could anybody who was perhaps less able?"Joan, was a “party animal" who was belly-dancing at her 80th birthday party, according to her daughter.

One year later, in 2020, she was diagnosed with cancer and died within three weeks.Ms Hughes and her two sisters, one of whom is a nurse, cared for their mother at home.“We were three capable women who thought ‘well, of course we can care for her’,” she said.

But she said they were not prepared for how difficult it would be - with the biggest issues pain management and trying to make their mother comfortable.District nurses were not able to change the pain medication, and the family spent a lot of time trying to get their mother supported by a palliative care team.

“Mum knew her body, she knew that it didn't work. We weren't listened to. So we weren't part of the decision-making process when it came to the care for her. We didn't have the support that we needed," she said.

“Not only did we feel like we were on our own, but what was worse was that we felt that mum was going through on her own as well."border collie Endeavour and owner Laura Chapman, from Salisbury, won The Kennel Club Agility Championships for medium dogs at Crufts. She said: "Endeavour was absolutely amazing. This is something I've dreamt of for years, so for it to happen, it's like a dream come true."

A snake found in a toilet in sheltered housingSwindon Borough Council had to remove the snake, now known as Geraldine, and it is in the care of Shannon Furey, owner of Cold-Blooded Creatures.

Aldbourne Band - based at the village near Marlborough - has won the Championship Section of the West of England Brass Band competition. Judges described the performance as "musical, masterful, and breath-taking".More than 100 brownies and girl guides have received their Wiltshire Police Challenge badge. Activities included designing your own police force, a training exercise to solve a crime and learning about uniform and equipment before doing a public order challenge.