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Stretch of coast saved thanks to dying gift from reverend

Stretch of coast saved thanks to dying gift from reverend

By Lauren Beavis A stretch of coast has been saved for future generations - thanks to a dying gift from a local vicar who loved to walk there. The National Trust has acquired 13.66-hectare of land near Fowey in Cornwall using a bequest by Reverend Anthony Mapplebeck. He died

Man first in Europe to trial new antibody drug for prostate cancer

Man first in Europe to trial new antibody drug for prostate cancer

By Lauren Beavis A Brit has become the first patient in Europe to trial a pioneering antibody drug that "attaches" to cancer cells. Brian Holmes, 70, has suffered from metastatic prostate cancer for two years and has exhausted all traditional lines of treatment. But the pensioner has now

Dog rescued after falling off cliff edge

Dog rescued after falling off cliff edge

By Lauren Beavis Photos show a dog pulled to safety by firefighters after he was spotted perched on a cliff ledge. Lurcher-collie cross Storm went over the edge and was stranded 20m (66ft) down a cliff east of Seatown, in Dorset. Bridport and Beaminster fire crews lowered down and

Rare albino wallaby born at animal rescue center

Rare albino wallaby born at animal rescue center

By Lauren Beavis A rare albino wallaby has been born at an animal rescue centre. Keepers at the charity Little Zoo, in Wiltshire, discovered the white Bennett’s wallaby joey developing inside its mother’s pouch. The joey was first noticed earlier this year when it began to peek out

Rare species of pink fungus discovered in UK for first time

Rare species of pink fungus discovered in UK for first time

By Lauren Beavis A rare species of pink fungus has been recorded in the UK for the first time. The pale pink, fairy club fungus, known as Clavaria calabrica, was found during a waxcap watch survey in Somerset during autumn last year. The tennis ball-sized fungus has now been

Plastic bottles from 1960s Canada and Japan wash up on beach

Plastic bottles from 1960s Canada and Japan wash up on beach

By Lauren Beavis Hundreds of plastic bottles from 1960s Canada and Japan have washed up on a British beach. The bottles, dating back to the 60s, 70s, and 80s, and hundreds of thousands of polystyrene pieces were discovered on Orkney, off Scotland. Local litter pickers are "completely overwhelmed"