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Scottish forests offer red squirrels sanctuaries from invaders

Twenty Scottish forests could act as “natural strongholds” for native red squirrels, protecting them even if greys “run rampant”, research has suggested.


Turn your sunflowers to the east to attract more bees

Sunflower house owners ought to flip their crops eastwards so as to attract more bees and produce a better quantity of pollen, a brand new research suggests.


Stockton river warning after 20 swans found dead

People are being warned to keep their pets away from part of the River Tees in Stockton, UK, where 20 swans have been found dead.


Man left dogs to die in hot car

A security worker left two dogs to die in a hot car for more than two hours because neighbours complained about their loud barking.

Richard Armstrong, 47, left the pair of security dogs shut in the boot of his Vauxhall Astra estate on a hot April day when temperatures hit around 24C.