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A dog has been rescued by fire fighters after being trapped for 60 hours in a badger sett. The alarm was raised when the...
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During the swinging 60s, more than 40 million hedgehogs roamed through the British countryside. Today that figure stands at less than one million –...
David Hockney World renowned British artist David Hockney has died. He was aged 88. Hockney was the country’s greatest contemporary artist. He died peacefully...
Sir Mark Rowley Picture: Katie Chan Smartphones are to be fitted with a “kill switch” that make them useless if stolen. Apple has agreed...
The hedgehog – the nation’s favourite mammal – is slipping towards extinction. No more than 60 years ago the hedgehog population in Britain was...
A dog has been rescued by fire fighters after being trapped for 60 hours in a badger sett. The alarm was raised when the...
Comedy actress Lynda Baron – who played Nurse Gladys Emmanuel in Open All Hours – has died. She was aged 81. Ms Baron starred...
A shopkeeper tried to steal a £130,000 lottery win from a partially deaf pensioner. Narendra Gill pocketed the winning ticket after checking it for...
A conservation project to save coral reefs in the Maldives has been boosted by members of a hockey club more than 5,600 miles away....
Britain’s “most wanted woman” has been caught while walking her dogs in Spain. Sarah Panitzke was involved in a multi-million pounds VAT fraud. She...
A single snowdrop bulb has been sold for a record £1,850. An unnamed collector bought the Galanthus plicatus – “Golden Tears” – on eBay....
The cost of fish and chips – Britain’s “national dish” – could reach £10, warns industry bosses. The National Federation of Fish Fryers revealed...
Procol Harem singer Gary Brooker had died. He was aged 76. Brooker was behind the seminal worldwide hit “A Whiter Shade of Pale”. With...
Hedgehog numbers in urban areas are increasing despite a dramatic decline in their country cousins. Between 30% to 75% of the hedgehog populations have...
A charity in memory of fund-raising hero Captain Sir Tom Moore has been criticised for trying to appoint his daughter as the CEO with...