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Calculated Shard: 16 (from laksa192)

2. Crawled Status Check

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curl -X POST \
  'http://laksa016.int.ahrefs:8124/' \
  -H 'Content-Type: text/plain' \
  -H 'X-ClickHouse-Database: crawler3' \
  -H 'Authorization: Basic YXBpOg==' \
  -d 'SELECT getAhrefsURLFromUnparsed(src_unparsed) AS found_url, ifNull(toUnixTimestamp(download_stamp), 0) AS crawl_time, ifNull(toUnixTimestamp(props_url_first_seen), 0) AS first_indexed_time, download_http_code AS http_code, src_unparsed AS src_unparsed, src_root_hash AS src_root_hash, history_drop_reason AS history_drop_reason, meta_title AS meta_title, meta_descriptions AS meta_descriptions, attrs_boilerpipe_text AS attrs_boilerpipe_text, attrs_markdown AS attrs_markdown, attrs_readable_markdown AS attrs_readable_markdown, meta_canonical AS meta_canonical FROM crawler3.page_info_local FINAL PREWHERE (src_root_hash, src_unparsed) IN ((getAhrefsRootHashFromUnparsed(getAhrefsUnparsedNoserviceFromURL(\'https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c145l7npjyro\')), getAhrefsUnparsedNoserviceFromURL(\'https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c145l7npjyro\'))) FORMAT JSONEachRow'

Response:

{"found_url":"https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/articles\/c145l7npjyro","crawl_time":1774372502,"first_indexed_time":0,"http_code":200,"src_unparsed":"com,bbc!www,\/news\/articles\/c145l7npjyro s443","src_root_hash":"1643509356818581016","history_drop_reason":null,"meta_title":"Tree-planting plan rejected by 'shameful' Runneymede council","meta_descriptions":["The local authority says allowing volunteers to plant trees could cause \"major headaches\"."],"attrs_boilerpipe_text":"Tree-planting rejection branded 'shameful'\n11 hours ago\nChris Caulfield\nLocal Democracy Reporting Service\nGetty Images\nA councillor said more trees are needed \"everywhere\"\nA council has been criticised after it turned down a tree-planting petition in Surrey.\nEnglefield Green Village Neighbourhood Forum had petitioned Runnymede Borough Council to allow volunteers to plant and maintain trees and hedges on selected council-owned sites.\nBut the local authority said it would be too much for already stretched staff and could lead to unintended consequences and costs.\nIt was also concerned about potential financial liability should volunteers disband or become unable to maintain what they planted.\nCouncillor Andrea Berardi said he was \"extremely disappointed\" by the council's recommendation to refuse the petition.\n\"It's really shameful that this council can't support community groups in environmental initiatives,\" he said.\n\"We need more trees everywhere.\"\n\"Trees will protect us from heatwaves, they will mitigate against flooding, they provide biodiversity.\"\nBerardi said he had repeatedly been told the council, which he claimed has a \"very embarrassing\" target of planting 20 trees a year, did not have any money to do its own planting.\n\"This would seem the obvious solution. You have many other councils that are bending over backwards to support voluntary planting,\" he said.\nRunnymede Borough Council said it had a long track record of supporting community groups\nHowever, it said the petition's wording \"effectively opened up\" all areas of the borough to planting, which could pose \"major headaches\", according to the\nLocal Democracy Reporting Service\n.\nThe petition is due to be considered at a council meeting on 17 June.\nMore on this story\nRelated internet links","attrs_markdown":"[Skip to content](https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/articles\/c145l7npjyro#main-content)\n\n- [Home](https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/)\n- [News](https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news)\n- [Sport](https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/sport)\n- [Business](https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/business)\n- [Technology](https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/technology)\n- [Health](https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/health)\n- [Culture](https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/culture)\n- [Arts](https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/arts)\n- [Travel](https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/travel)\n- [Earth](https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/future-planet)\n- [Audio](https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/audio)\n- [Video](https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/video)\n- [Live](https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/live)\n\n- [Home](https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/home)\n- [News](https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news)\n  - [US & Canada](https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/us-canada)\n  - [UK](https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/uk)\n    - [UK Politics](https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/politics)\n    - [England](https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/news\/england)\n    - [N. 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You have many other councils that are bending over backwards to support voluntary planting,\" he said.\n\nRunnymede Borough Council said it had a long track record of supporting community groups\n\nHowever, it said the petition's wording \"effectively opened up\" all areas of the borough to planting, which could pose \"major headaches\", according to the [Local Democracy Reporting Service](https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/lnp\/ldrs).\n\nThe petition is due to be considered at a council meeting on 17 June.\n\n*Follow BBC Surrey on* [*Facebook*](https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/BBCSurrey\/) *or* [*X*](https:\/\/twitter.com\/BBCSurrey)*. 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[**Read about our approach to external linking.**](https:\/\/www.bbc.co.uk\/editorialguidelines\/guidance\/feeds-and-links)","attrs_readable_markdown":"Tree-planting rejection branded 'shameful'\n\n11 hours ago\n\nChris CaulfieldLocal Democracy Reporting Service\n\n![](https:\/\/static.files.bbci.co.uk\/bbcdotcom\/web\/20260309-121341-5f81352518-web-2.41.1-2\/grey-placeholder.png)![Getty Images A tree is planted in a field. ](https:\/\/ichef.bbci.co.uk\/news\/480\/cpsprodpb\/e0ac\/live\/9888cc20-26c9-11f1-a4d4-99b68c75b55c.jpg.webp)Getty Images\n\nA councillor said more trees are needed \"everywhere\"\n\nA council has been criticised after it turned down a tree-planting petition in Surrey.\n\nEnglefield Green Village Neighbourhood Forum had petitioned Runnymede Borough Council to allow volunteers to plant and maintain trees and hedges on selected council-owned sites.\n\nBut the local authority said it would be too much for already stretched staff and could lead to unintended consequences and costs.\n\nIt was also concerned about potential financial liability should volunteers disband or become unable to maintain what they planted.\n\nCouncillor Andrea Berardi said he was \"extremely disappointed\" by the council's recommendation to refuse the petition.\n\n\"It's really shameful that this council can't support community groups in environmental initiatives,\" he said.\n\n\"We need more trees everywhere.\"\n\n\"Trees will protect us from heatwaves, they will mitigate against flooding, they provide biodiversity.\"\n\nBerardi said he had repeatedly been told the council, which he claimed has a \"very embarrassing\" target of planting 20 trees a year, did not have any money to do its own planting.\n\n\"This would seem the obvious solution. You have many other councils that are bending over backwards to support voluntary planting,\" he said.\n\nRunnymede Borough Council said it had a long track record of supporting community groups\n\nHowever, it said the petition's wording \"effectively opened up\" all areas of the borough to planting, which could pose \"major headaches\", according to the [Local Democracy Reporting Service](https:\/\/www.bbc.com\/lnp\/ldrs).\n\nThe petition is due to be considered at a council meeting on 17 June.\n\nMore on this story\n\nRelated internet links","meta_canonical":null}

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Boilerpipe Text	Tree-planting rejection branded 'shameful' 11 hours ago Chris Caulfield Local Democracy Reporting Service Getty Images A councillor said more trees are needed "everywhere" A council has been criticised after it turned down a tree-planting petition in Surrey. Englefield Green Village Neighbourhood Forum had petitioned Runnymede Borough Council to allow volunteers to plant and maintain trees and hedges on selected council-owned sites. But the local authority said it would be too much for already stretched staff and could lead to unintended consequences and costs. It was also concerned about potential financial liability should volunteers disband or become unable to maintain what they planted. Councillor Andrea Berardi said he was "extremely disappointed" by the council's recommendation to refuse the petition. "It's really shameful that this council can't support community groups in environmental initiatives," he said. "We need more trees everywhere." "Trees will protect us from heatwaves, they will mitigate against flooding, they provide biodiversity." Berardi said he had repeatedly been told the council, which he claimed has a "very embarrassing" target of planting 20 trees a year, did not have any money to do its own planting. "This would seem the obvious solution. You have many other councils that are bending over backwards to support voluntary planting," he said. Runnymede Borough Council said it had a long track record of supporting community groups However, it said the petition's wording "effectively opened up" all areas of the borough to planting, which could pose "major headaches", according to the Local Democracy Reporting Service . The petition is due to be considered at a council meeting on 17 June. More on this story Related internet links
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Englefield Green Village Neighbourhood Forum had petitioned Runnymede Borough Council to allow volunteers to plant and maintain trees and hedges on selected council-owned sites. But the local authority said it would be too much for already stretched staff and could lead to unintended consequences and costs. It was also concerned about potential financial liability should volunteers disband or become unable to maintain what they planted. Councillor Andrea Berardi said he was "extremely disappointed" by the council's recommendation to refuse the petition. "It's really shameful that this council can't support community groups in environmental initiatives," he said. "We need more trees everywhere." "Trees will protect us from heatwaves, they will mitigate against flooding, they provide biodiversity." Berardi said he had repeatedly been told the council, which he claimed has a "very embarrassing" target of planting 20 trees a year, did not have any money to do its own planting. "This would seem the obvious solution. You have many other councils that are bending over backwards to support voluntary planting," he said. Runnymede Borough Council said it had a long track record of supporting community groups However, it said the petition's wording "effectively opened up" all areas of the borough to planting, which could pose "major headaches", according to the [Local Democracy Reporting Service](https://www.bbc.com/lnp/ldrs). The petition is due to be considered at a council meeting on 17 June. Follow BBC Surrey on [Facebook](https://www.facebook.com/BBCSurrey/) or [X](https://twitter.com/BBCSurrey). Send your story ideas to [southeasttoday@bbc.co.uk](mailto:southeasttoday@bbc.co.uk) or WhatsApp us on 08081 002250. 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Readable Markdown	Tree-planting rejection branded 'shameful' 11 hours ago Chris CaulfieldLocal Democracy Reporting Service ![](https://static.files.bbci.co.uk/bbcdotcom/web/20260309-121341-5f81352518-web-2.41.1-2/grey-placeholder.png)![Getty Images A tree is planted in a field. ](https://ichef.bbci.co.uk/news/480/cpsprodpb/e0ac/live/9888cc20-26c9-11f1-a4d4-99b68c75b55c.jpg.webp)Getty Images A councillor said more trees are needed "everywhere" A council has been criticised after it turned down a tree-planting petition in Surrey. Englefield Green Village Neighbourhood Forum had petitioned Runnymede Borough Council to allow volunteers to plant and maintain trees and hedges on selected council-owned sites. But the local authority said it would be too much for already stretched staff and could lead to unintended consequences and costs. It was also concerned about potential financial liability should volunteers disband or become unable to maintain what they planted. Councillor Andrea Berardi said he was "extremely disappointed" by the council's recommendation to refuse the petition. "It's really shameful that this council can't support community groups in environmental initiatives," he said. "We need more trees everywhere." "Trees will protect us from heatwaves, they will mitigate against flooding, they provide biodiversity." Berardi said he had repeatedly been told the council, which he claimed has a "very embarrassing" target of planting 20 trees a year, did not have any money to do its own planting. "This would seem the obvious solution. You have many other councils that are bending over backwards to support voluntary planting," he said. Runnymede Borough Council said it had a long track record of supporting community groups However, it said the petition's wording "effectively opened up" all areas of the borough to planting, which could pose "major headaches", according to the [Local Democracy Reporting Service](https://www.bbc.com/lnp/ldrs). The petition is due to be considered at a council meeting on 17 June. More on this story Related internet links
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