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Jamie Oliver will welcome two families of BEAVERS onto his Essex country estate in bid to help local flooding

Jamie Oliver will welcome two new beaver families onto his country estate in a bid to help reduce flooding in the local area.


Grandfather heartbroken after allotment was torched in suspected arson attack

A grandfather has been left heartbroken after his beloved allotment was destroyed in a suspected arson attack - killing 30 of his chickens and ripping through a log cabin - days before his 70th birthday.


Shropshire animal rescue charity fears closure amid bird flu outbreak

An animal rescue centre in Shropshire fears it would have to close if avian flu spreads to the birds it cares for.

From today, all poultry and captive birds in England must be kept indoors under new restrictions to fight the disease, the government has announced.

 


Tourists who pet or feed New Forest's wild ponies face a £1,000 fine

Anyone caught petting or feeding wild ponies in the New Forest could be fined up to £1,000 in an attempt to crackdown on antisocial behaviour.