Animals

Cock-a-doodle-don’t: man fined over cockerel’s morning noise

A man has been fined after his noisy pet cockerel subjected neighbours in a quiet street to “torture” by repeatedly crowing as early as 3am. Harold Brown, 80,...

Cost of ‘bat shed’ to protect colony near HS2 has topped £100m, chair says

The cost of a “bat shed” to protect a species in woodland along the new HS2 high-speed line...

Forty monkeys on the loose in South Carolina after escaping research facility

These monkeys went bananas: 40 monkeys escaped from a research facility in South Carolina, and local authorities on...

XL bully dog put down after fatal attack on North Yorkshire girl, 10

An XL bully dog has been put down after fatally attacking a 10-year-old girl in North Yorkshire last...

Girl, 10, dies after being bitten by family dog in North Yorkshire

A 10-year-old girl has died after she was bitten by her family’s dog, police have said.North Yorkshire police...

Of course I look like a crazy dog lady! I am one | Arwa Mahdawi

In the popular imagination, writers often have rock’n’roll lifestyles. Me? Not so much. In fact, I have the world’s most mundane weekday routine. Every...

Stella McCartney preaches Peace and Dove in mission to save birds

The battle to banish fur from fashion being mostly won, with almost all luxury brands fur-free, Stella McCartney is now on a mission to...

SofistiCAT 2024 international cat show – in pictures

Romanian cat owner, Gina (centre), with her daughter, Mina (left), pose with her Main Coon Zina, who took the first prize at the show...

The pet I’ll never forget: Shackleton, the cat who faked his own death

Late one night during the first Covid lockdown in 2020, my partner, Louisa, and I were watching TV in the sitting room when a...

Thai woman rescued after two hours trapped in four-metre python’s coils

A Thai woman has described being trapped in the coils of a 20kg (44lb) python for about two hours in her home before rescuers...

‘Miracle’ penguin found two weeks after escaping captivity in Japan

A fugitive penguin in Japan has been found safe and sound two weeks after escaping into the sea and paddling for miles in what...