Pigs that escaped onto a busy road near Basildon have been saved from slaughter after locals raised almost £6,000 towards their care. Eight of the animals are being taken in by a sanctuary, where males and females will be kept apart and three have already been reunited with what appears to be their mother.
A young man rescued the family dog in an act described as heroic.
Fewer honey bee colonies were lost over last winter in Northern Ireland than the year before, according to a survey by the Agri-Food and Biosciences Institute. About one in four colonies were lost in 2025/26, down from a third the previous year.
A deaf cat named Quinn, missing for six weeks from St Helens, was found at a motorway services in Peterborough after apparently hitching a ride in a vehicle. Staff and a local volunteer helped her, and her owner made the round trip to bring her home.
