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100,000 dead fish wash up on British beauty spot

More than 100,000 fish have washed up on the banks of a UK river with officials urging the public to stay away.

The fish were spotted on the banks of the River Nene in Peterborough's Ferry Meadows park with officials from the Nene River Trust suspecting the incident could have been caused by polluted streams from the south flowing into the park.


Critically endangered rodents have new home in Plymouth

A pair of Eurasian beavers have been released into a re-wilding enclosure at Poole Farm, Plymouth. The male and female are unrelated orphans from the Tay Catchment in Scotland and have spent the last few months at the Cornwall Seal Sanctuary.


Seven puppies found in a carrier bag - and only two survive

People are being urged to avoid giving animals as presents this Christmas after a litter of puppies was found dumped in a carrier bag near Whitchurch.


Man caught having sex with a cow after farmer set up surveillance

A depraved pervert who was caught sneaking into a cowshed and having sex with a calf after a farmer set up surveillance has avoided jail.