The nudists who have frequented Eastney beach in Portsmouth for more than a century thought they were on the way out.
Qinetiq, a British defence technology company, wants to build 131 luxury apartments there, potentially leaving the nudists very unwelcome.
But help is at hand, and it has taken the form of a tiny and rather [...]
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Captured on camera as they swim in a lake, drag pieces of wood to make their dens and play with one another, these are the first beavers to be born in Britain in 400 years.
The enchanting scene is a heartwarming sight for animal lovers as the species was previously extinct in this country.
The 12 baby [...]
Pet owners in Britain are feeding their animals an astonishing diet of junk food, including scones, chocolate, pizza and burgers, a charity has revealed.
The People’s Dispensary for Sick Animals warned that the trend is fueling an epidemic of over-sized pets, ranging from dogs and cats to hamsters, gerbils, rats, rabbits and budgies. The charity estimated [...]
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A British pub has taken kangaroo off its menu after pressure from a radical vegetarian group backed by Sir Paul McCartney.
The Pig and Fiddle in Bath stopped serving roo burgers after being lobbied by Vegetarians International Voice for Animals! (Viva!), which campaigned against the recent roo cull in Canberra.
Viva! has now set its sights [...]
Initial post-mortem examinations on some of the 26 dolphins found dead in southwestern England this week fail to explain why the animals swam ashore in Britain’s biggest mass stranding of marine animals for nearly 30 years, scientists said Thursday.
Scientists from the Zoological Society of London, which is leading the investigation into the deaths of [...]
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This picture of two rare butterflies getting amorous with one another has given fresh hope for the future of species that was once extinct in Britain.
Conservationists who are trying to re-populate the Large Blue butterfly in the wild are delighted with the sight which proves their programme is working.
The insect was wiped out completely in [...]
