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This year's Ellesmere Toad Patrol volunteer effort has been estimated to have helped 6,150 of the bleary-eyed creatures make their way across the road after they emerge from hibernation.

A Labrador has brought joy to a church in Keswick after sniffing out precious silverware feared to have been gone for good.

The chalices and plates were stolen from St John's Church in Keswick during a raid in February, but some of the items never made it far from their home.

Animal rights campaigners have protested in Londonderry, Northern Ireland, demanding tougher laws to deal with people convicted of animal cruelty.

Sixteen lambs have been killed in a suspected livestock worrying incident in Fife, following a call by the sheep sector for more action to tackle the crime.