An autistic youngster was thrilled to receive his own copy of the hard-to-find Peppa Pig book after his family's appeal for ...

A Preston councillor has revealed he was almost pushed to the floor by a resident whose door he had knocked on during campaigning for a by-election. Stephen Thompson – the only Reform UK member of ...

As 2025 comes to a close, we’re looking back at the most popular items at Naperville Public Library this year. For the first time in a long time, our top circulating item of the year was a nonfiction ...

Following recent outbreaks of African Swine Fever (ASF) in Spain, UK pig producers are being urged to maintain strong biosecurity measures and ensure robust contingency plans are in place. Julian ...

Activists are celebrating “landmark” animal welfare reforms that could spare millions of animals from being gassed to death or suffering in cramped cages while being farmed for their meat, eggs or fur ...

An end to farrowing crates and gas stunning in the pig sector, and to caged hens in the egg sector, are set for implementation in England and Wales under the government’s newly published Animal ...

Payments for both the animal health and welfare review and the endemic disease follow-up in England will increase from January 22. For pigs, the review payment will rise from £557 to £648, while the ...

The government is planning to end the use of hen cages as part of a raft of proposals to improve animal welfare standards in England. The measures also include moving away from the use of pig ...

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A wealthy sausage firm tycoon is suing her former friend for nearly half a million pounds following a bust-up over a bungalow they bought together to renovate and sell on for a profit. Tracy Mackness, ...

A family from Solihull are hoping to grant their autistic son his one special Christmas wish this year - by finding a discontinued Peppa Pig sound book. Dad James Murphy believes the kindness of ...

Defra have published the results of their June Agriculture Survey, which states that the total UK pig population has seen marginal change year-on-year, totalling 4.74 million head. The number of ...