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‘Watershed’ moment as first legal wild release of beavers in England takes place

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Farmers team up with National Trust to create wood pasture for songbirds

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Baby orangutan travels first class to join youngsters at Dorset monkey sanctuary

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Baby orangutan taken in by Dorset monkey sanctuary

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Metal detectorist dubbed Batman after reuniting hundreds with lost items

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Giant pterosaur fossil found in Oxfordshire quarry is nicknamed ‘Abfab’

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Fossil of enormous sea monster and 'ultimate killing machine' found

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Couple celebrate £1.2m Lottery win reliving romantic weekend in Weymouth

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Bovington Tank Museum becomes unlikely YouTube hit

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Everything we know about the Bibby Stockholm barge for asylum seekers

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Big Ben strikes again at London Marathon as GP dons costume for charity

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Fine wine is key to long and happy life, says veteran marking 102nd birthday

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A woman was left 'shocked' after finding this statue of 'Nicolas Cage'

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Bletchley Park codebreaker awarded France’s highest honour

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GCSE student achieves all passes while completing 80-mile cycling challenge

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Team GB rules the waves with double gold medal wins

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Giles Scott wins sailing gold in dramatic fashion in Tokyo

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Sibling rivalry led windsurfer Emma Wilson to bronze, her Olympian mother says

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Slowly does it… bronze tortoises stolen 30 years ago return home

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In pictures: Britons enjoy the sun on first day of summer

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In pictures: Finally! Britain basks in bank holiday sunshine

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Town crier drives sheep through model village

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In Pictures: Temperatures tumble as cold snap bites

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In Pictures: Life’s a beach as Britons bask in balmy March weather

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Everyone’s very excited for the ‘heatwave’ and it’s peak British

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From Virginia Woolf to Mary Clarke: Campaigners fight for more female statues

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Pioneering fighter pilot to feature in memorial to Sikhs killed in wars

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Round-the-world solo sailor Pip Hare given ‘incredible’ home-coming reception

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