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Rainfall helps West Country recover from prolonged dry spell
1+ day, 8+ hour ago Recent heavy rainfall has pulled the west of England into "recovery" status following an extensive dry spell. Prolonged dry weather status " a precursor to drought " was announced on 10 July by the Environment Agency (EA) for its Wessex area, which includes…...
Dumped kittens were left to die near Scarborough - rescuers
1+ week, 4+ day ago Three kittens and their mother were left dumped in a hard-to-reach location by someone "knowing they would die", staff at a cat rescue centre have said. Libby Gerhardsen, 66, one of the litter-picking pair, said the kittens were "obviously in distress…...
Chorley mum 'said goodbye' to son nine times before transplant
1+ week, 6+ day ago The mother of a five-year-old boy said she had been told to "say goodbye" to her son nine times before his life was saved by a triple organ transplant. Vicky Ogg, from Chorley, said her son Kacey fell ill when…...
Lincolnshire kitten finds new home after "horrific" injuries
2+ week, 9+ hour ago A kitten injured in a suspected dog attack has been found a new home after being nursed back to health. The two-week old cat was taken to a vets in Spalding after being found with a head injury by a…...
Images released in Wolverhampton car park murder probe
2+ week, 5+ day ago Detectives investigating the killing of a man in a Wolverhampton car park have released images of suspects they want to trace as part of their murder inquiry. Navpreet Singh, 26, died after being attacked when disorder broke out in a parking…...
Happy ending for kittens found by in abandoned car in Birmingham
2+ week, 5+ day ago Two kittens were rescued by West Midlands Police after officers were called to reports of an abandoned car. The pair were found in the dumped vehicle in Sparkhill, Birmingham, and given a check-up before being taken to Moseley police station....
Woman 'blown away' after finding cat missing for seven years
3+ week, 1+ day ago A cat owner was "blown away" after her missing moggy was found seven years after it escaped from its pet carrier. Rosie Wilson said rescue kitten, Gregory, came to live with her in 2017 but when he was one-year-old he did…...
'Miracle' kitten from abandoned Sheffield pub rehomed
1+ mon, 2+ week ago A black kitten whose mother was rescued from an abandoned pub has been successfully re-homed. The tiny feline, named Peggy, weighed just 1.3 lb (59g) when she was born at a rescue centre The RSPCA said the kitten's "poorly and stressed" mother…...
Lost Cambridgeshire cat believed found after microchip updated
1+ mon, 3+ week ago A former pet owner has been told a cat named Percy that her late mother lost in 2020 is alive after someone applied to update its microchip details. Due to data protection, Nicola Ibbotson from March, Cambridgeshire said she was not…...
Bedford hybrid airship firm secures first military reservations
1+ mon, 3+ week ago The company behind the Airlander 10 giant hybrid aircraft has secured its first reservations for use in the military. Bedford-based Hybrid Air Vehicles (HAV) said three had been reserved by an "innovative defence contractor" looking to make use of Airlander's unique…...