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Airport expansion on ‘vital’ nature reserve to be challenged in court
Tuesday 28 May 2013
RSPB and locals will fight to protect marsh used by migratory birds at Dungeness
Zoo keeper, Sarah McClay, was killed by tiger after door was left ‘wide open’
Tuesday 28 May 2013
Police investigate whether human error led to the death of the 24-year-old victim
YummyPets: The new social network for your furry friends
Monday 27 May 2013
Tech-savvy dogs and cats can now interact with their animal brethren on a new social network for pets.
Family mourn 79-year-old man attacked by 'out of control' dog
Monday 27 May 2013
The "heartbroken" family of a pensioner killed after being attacked by a dog have paid tribute to him. Clifford Clarke, 79, was in the garden of his home in Clubmoor, Liverpool, when he was mauled by an "out of control" dog on Saturday evening.
Faroe Islands face trade sanctions over fishery quotas
Monday 27 May 2013
Tiny North Atlantic nation repeatedly defies EU over herring and mackerel quotas
Vandals deface two London war memorials with 'Islam' graffiti
Monday 27 May 2013
Vandals have attacked two war memorials in central London.
Environment Secretary Owen Paterson faces squatting threat over badger cull
Monday 27 May 2013
Radical animal rights activists plan to squat at Owen Paterson’s house in southern France
Liverpool dog attack: Two women on bail after mauling which killed pensioner Clifford Clarke
Monday 27 May 2013
Clifford Clarke was mauled by an "out of control" dog on Saturday evening
Amsterdam’s Schiphol airport allowed to resume goose cull in bid to prevent bird strikes
Sunday 26 May 2013
Amsterdam’s Schiphol Airport is expected to start gassing thousands of geese this week to prevent potentially lethal bird strikes on aircraft, after an animal rights group failed to convince a court to halt the cull.
Two women arrested after ‘out of control’ dog savages pensioner
Sunday 26 May 2013
Two women are being questioned on suspicion of manslaughter after an elderly man was mauled to death by a dog.
Tiger mauling was result of ‘keeper error,’ says animal park owner
Sunday 26 May 2013
David Gill, the founder of South Lakes Wild Animal Park, claims Sarah McClay made a 'sad error of judgement'
Liverpool pensioner killed after dog attack in garden of his home
Sunday 26 May 2013
A 79-year-old man has died after a dog attacked him in the garden of his home.
Mystery over keeper’s death in tiger cage
Sunday 26 May 2013
Owner tells of frantic attempt at rescue as police investigate technical fault or human error at zoo
Zookeeper Sarah McClay dies after being mauled by tiger at Cumbria animal park
Saturday 25 May 2013
24-year-old woman was taken by ambulance to Preston Royal Infirmary
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Freedom fighters? Cannibals? The truth about Syria’s rebels
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Breaking the Silence: In the reality of occupation, there are no Palestinian civilians – only potential terrorists
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Special Report: US troops are stationed in Japan to protect the nation. But to sex workers in Okinawa, they bring fear, not security
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Vice pulls 'breathtakingly tasteless' fashion shoot glorifying the suicides of famous female authors from Sylvia Plath to Virginia Woolf
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Iran to send 4,000 troops to aid President Assad forces in Syria
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