1+ day, 5+ hour ago   (791+ words) Scotland's nature agency has denied ignoring scientific evidence after refusing a licence for the killing of hundreds of young seabirds on a Hebridean island. NatureScot rejected the application this year for the annual Guga hunt on Sula Sgeir - an uninhabited…...

3+ day, 21+ hour ago   (268+ words) A moggy belonging to a Suffolk MP has been crowned Purr Minister 2026 after she was voted Westminster's Top Cat. Fourteen-year-old Bella is the beloved pet of Waveney MP and former co-leader of the Green Party, Adrian Ramsay. She won 877 public…...

5+ day, 22+ hour ago   (278+ words) A tunnel has been built beneath a new dual carriageway to provide a safe route for bats and other local wildlife. The 45m-long (148ft) crossing runs under the new 10-mile (16km) A421 road, between Black Cat roundabout, in Chawston on the outskirts of…...

1+ week, 18+ hour ago   (585+ words) Donald Trump has signed an executive order to remove endangered species protection for the grey wolf and a subspecies, the Mexican wolf. The US president's decision could pave the way for pastoral farmers to kill the canines to protect their…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (419+ words) A horse almost died after being fed dangerous foods by campers near a farm, prompting a warning friom the animal's owner. Julie Kershaw said people had been throwing unsuitable into into her field on the Syke Moors in Rochdale over…...

2+ week, 8+ hour ago   (925+ words) Every winter, a sliver of the South Australian coast hosts the world's largest mating event for giant cuttlefish. Some years, hundreds of thousands of the unique marine species endemic to Australia gather along the Cuttlefish Coast for the annual mating…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (386+ words) Visitors to a cemetery are being told to show respect and consideration, following complaints of abuse, threatening behaviour and dogs urinating and fouling on memorials. Gloucester City Council said there had been a significant increase in complaints from families visiting…...

2+ week, 4+ day ago   (418+ words) A friendly crow perched on a BBC journalist's head during a TV report about his recovery in a woman's garden. Nicknamed Cuthbert, he was found weak and malnourished at Hylands Park in Chelmsford by Vanessa, who took him home to…...

2+ week, 5+ day ago   (373+ words) A cunning fox managed to outwit security and find its way to an MP's office on the fourth floor of a Westminster building. The furry visitor was discovered inside the office of George Freeman, Conservative MP for Mid Norfolk, in…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (303+ words) A dog walking site has not been allowed to expand over concerns it would lead to run-ins between children and "excitable" dogs. Bradford Council refused a planning application earlier this year to expand Bingley View Dog Park in East Morton…...