AMELIA arrives home from her half-day at work. She has the week’s shopping and quickly squirrels everything away, leaving just her children’s magazines on the kitchen table. Seeing she only has three-

Red kites, great spotted woodpeckers and pink-footed geese are only a few of the birds doing brilliantly in the British Isles right now. Mark Cocker celebrates their success stories and looks at what might be learnt from them

Animal magic and a camera changed everything for my girl Paula McDonald, 39, Ardrossan, North Ayrshire

Chelsea had only popped in for some nappies, when utter tragedy struck…

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