4 h. ago Drunken usher bites off groom's uncle's finger at wedding 'like wild animal'

Daniel Peasnell was jailed for five years after he bit off part of Stephen Dixon's finger at his friend Peter Green's wedding at The Perch pub in Binsey, near Oxford

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21 h. ago Usher who bit guest's finger off 'like a wild animal' after he was accused of being too drunk at his best friend's wedding admits GBH and affray

Daniel Peasnell (pictured), 33, attacked Stephen Dixon at The Perch Pub in Binsey near Oxford, on May 20, 2023.

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3 d. ago Homeless mum's heartbreak as roof crashes in on kids' Christmas presents

Lianne Skivington said the roof collapsed depite warnings to the council about a dangerous leak weeks earlier.

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7 d. ago Have we learned NOTHING from Covid? Illegal pangolin meat seized in Deptford

Officials from the Food Standards Agency (FSA) found the wild animals at a site in Deptford, south east London on December 5.

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9 d. ago The monogamy 'league table' for the animal kingdom: Deer mice and wild dogs top the list...while humans are 7th in the rankings

If you truly want to commit to someone for life, it's worth taking notes from the California deermouse.

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1 week ago Reindeer set to be put down as council says they're 'dangerous wild animals'

A member of the public complained and the farm may now have to close

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1 week ago Farmer may have to kill reindeer as they're 'dangerous wild animals'

The council launched an investigation after a complaint

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1 week ago Bear attacks worker at wildlife park 'after it was driven wild by the smell of animal treats'

The black bear mounted the dramatic attack at Hangzhou Safari Park in the eastern Chinese province of Zhejiang on Saturday as it was being led onto stage for a performance.

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2 w. ago TikTok prankster with 31,000 followers launches 'wild animal' attack on man in shop

Gavin Davies, 38, who has 31,000 followers on TikTok, had been drinking after being released from prison and getting engaged

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2 w. ago TikTok prankster launched biting attack like 'wild animal' after getting engaged

Gavin Davies, 38, barged into a shop in Merthyr Tydfil without his top on and began smashing up the store before attacking a shopper who said he behaved like a 'monster'

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2 w. ago TikTok prankster unlaunched ferocious attack on man in shop like 'wild animal'

Gavin Davies, 38, who has 31,000 followers on TikTok, had been drinking after being released from prison and getting engaged before carrying out the unprovoked assault

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2 w. ago TikTok prankster launched ferocious attack on man in shop like 'wild animal'

Gavin Davies, 38, who has 31,000 followers on TikTok, had been drinking after being released from prison and getting engaged before carrying out the unprovoked assault

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3 w. ago City life is reshaping raccoons – and may be nudging them toward domestication

Scientists say urban raccoons’ shorter snouts and calmer reactions to people mirror traits found in domesticated animals across speciesRaccoons living wild in cities in the United States are beginning to show physical changes that resemble early signs of domestication, according to a recent study.The study found that urban raccoons had developed shorter snouts than rural raccoons, with the research produced by the University of Arkansas at Little Rock and published in Frontiers in Zoology. This is an example of a physical trait that appears across domesticated animals that have adapted to living in close proximity to humans over long periods of time, along with other traits such as smaller teeth, curlier tails, smaller brains and floppier ears. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago How trading wild turkeys for other animals became a conservation success story

Swapping turkeys for other animals was once a key part of North America's wildlife conservation efforts

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4 w. ago Man puts huge hamster wheel in forest and can't get over reaction from wild animals

The man set up two wheels in the woods to see how wildlife would react to them – and he could have never expected to capture footage that is so remarkable

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4 w. ago The end of one of Britain's most dangerous junctions: Council spends £25k fixing road after 13 crashes caught on camera in just six weeks

Draycott Cross Road junction in Cheadle, Staffordshire, earned the title after CCTV footage showed cars flipping over and colliding with lorries as they ignored give way signs.

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