FOXES are usually regarded as a pest by farmers but now they've also annoyed motorists in Tunbridge Wells in Kent, says The Guardian. Apparently, foxes have chewed through the brake cables of several cars and police have warned drivers to check their brakes before setting off on journeys. Wildlife expert John Bryana was called in […]

WHAT a wild lot we are....the BBC quotes a report which says that wild animals including lions, tigers, crocodiles, rattlesnakes and zebras are being kept legally on private property across the UK.

It also showed more than 300 cobras, vipers and rattlesnakes are being kept.

SPECIAL heritage protection has been given to an underground wireless station set up in 1940 by Winston Churchill.

The BBC says that the secret station was manned by civilian volunteers who would send and receive messages for the Army.

It was discovered in 2012 at a house just outside Norwich called Pinebanks and was concealed by a fake bookcase and had an escape tunnel.

News Round Up by Patrick O'Connor ACCORDING to the Daily Mirror, a plague of fleas is set to hit Britain this summer. Forecasters reckon the UK could have its hottest summer for 40 years and experts say a mild and wet winter followed by a summer of heatwaves are ideal for fleas to thrive. Rob […]

It seems that villagers in the sleepy village of Ushaw Moor in County Durham are being kept awake at night...by the noise of mating peacocks!

The Independent says the birds have also been getting on the wrong side of residents by attacking cars and fouling the streets as they roam wild.

THE BBC reports that the chimes of Big Ben will have to stop after 157 years of nearly unbroken service, when urgent repair work will be carried out at a cost of £29m.

The Elizabeth Tower, which houses the iconic London clock, will also be repaired during the three year project, which starts next year.