Report finds between 50 and 60 per cent of wild deer should be destroyed each year for population to remain stable

MasterChef judges have served up a first by declaring joint winners in the final of the latest series, one of whom is from Devon.

From the choicest cuts of meat to the finest wines and sweetest treats, we’ve got all you need for a festive feast

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Suspended Tory MP Nadine Dorries got her teeth into life in the jungle by chomping on a camel's toe and an ostrich's anus in her latest stomach-churning challenge on I'm A Celebrity ... Get Me Out Of Here.

They could have at least waited until after Halloween. Six large deer have been stolen from a farm in Somerset, prompting a police investigation.

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Who knew that there is a character in Sesame Street by the name of Meryl Sheep? This ovine has appeared sporadically as the US children's show resident acting coach since 1987, once memorably teaching the Meryl Sheep Method to an eager Susan Sarandon.

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Plans are being laid to create a network of vast deer ranches in the glens and hills of Scotland to cater for the nation’s appetite for venison, once more commonly associated with historical banquets but now finding its way into shopping baskets as a low-fat, eco-meat.