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Offbeat News tagged with england

Honey, I Shrunk the...Pig?
Offbeat  (tags: england, latest craze, mini pigs, micro pigs, pets )

Simone
- 3 days ago - animalwelfare.change.org
The latest craze to hit the United Kingdom is miniature pigs, or micro-pigs. They are the size of teacup when young and grow to be about 55 pounds -- about a third the size of adult pot bellied pigs. Breeders report that they're clean, intelligent pets
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First Sighting of England's Biggest Insect in Yorkshire
Offbeat  (tags: animals, environment, largest insects, sightings, England )

Cher
- 20 days ago - wildlifeextra.com
The Forestry Commission has confirmed that a picture taken of a mystery insect near Dalby Forest Visitor centre in Yorkshire in September, was of a Great Green Bush Cricket - England's biggest insect and the first recorded sighting of the creature in
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Endangered Coral Flown 9,000 Miles By Mistake
Offbeat  (tags: endangered coral, england, travelled from australia, mistake, international law )

Simone
- 28 days ago - manchestereveningnews.co.uk
ENDANGERED coral has been seized by officials at Manchester Airport. Officers from the UK Border Agency discovered the marine animal, which is protected under international law, in air freight flown 9,000 miles from Australia. Workers searched the
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Tiny Porkers With a Big Price Tag: £700 'Micro-Pigs' Are the Latest Celebrity Pet Craze
Offbeat  (tags: tiny pigs, teacups bigger, pet craze, england, celebrities )

Simone
- 51 days ago - dailymail.co.uk
Tiny pigs the size of tea cups are the latest pet craze sweeping across Britain. The must-have micro pigs have become so popular they are almost impossible to get hold of in the UK and sell for up to £700 each. The adorable animals, which grow to
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UK Warned as Plague of Bee-Eating Hornets Spreads North in France
Offbeat  (tags: bee eating hornets, invasion, england, journey, destruction )

Simone
- 54 days ago - all-creatures.org
For five years they have wreaked havoc in the fields of south-western France, scaring locals with their venomous stings and ravaging the bee population to feed their rapacious appetites. Now, according to French beekeepers, Asian predatory hornets have
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Uk (England): **Newsflash** - Over 600 Crazy, Wild Gorillas Run the Streets of London !!
Offbeat  (tags: gorilla run, conservation, gorillas, fund raising, england )

Simone
- 58 days ago - serbiananimalsvoice.wordpress.com
More than 600 runners in gorilla costumes put a smile on the faces of Londoners on Saturday 26 September in the Great Gorilla Run 2009. The run, in its seventh year, is one of the most popular annual events in the capital. The run was started by
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Pet Owner Spots Her Cat on TV... Strolling Across the Set of BBC's Question Time
Offbeat  (tags: missingcat, sighted, television show, england, owner, mystery )

Simone
- 147 days ago - dailymail.co.uk
Devotees of the BBC's Question Time have many big issues to grapple with. But the only question on viewer Jackie Ellery's mind was... what her missing cat was doing on screen. One-year-old Tango became the unlikely star of the late night current
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"Renegade Herd" of 40 Horses Tackled By Police
Offbeat  (tags: england, police, renegade wild horse herd, rounded up, sheep, motorists )

Simone
- 272 days ago - horsetalk.co.nz
Police in Britain have rounded up what they called a renegade herd of horses which they said had endangered motorists and "blighted" the lives of local residents. About 40 horses and a dozen or so sheep were loaded on to trucks in County Durham and take
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Armed Police Scrambled After Pack of Wild Hunting Dogs Escape From Animal Park
Offbeat  (tags: armed police, wildlife animal park, escaped, asiastic wild dogs, missing, england )

Simone
- 287 days ago - dailymail.co.uk
Armed police scrambled a helicopter this morning after a pack of wild dogs escaped from a rural animal park. A total of ten dholes - also known as Asiatic wild dogs - went missing from Howletts Wild Animal Park near Canterbury in Kent. All but three
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Whale Hedge Sculpture Proves a Big Hit in Seaside Town
Offbeat  (tags: england, whale sculpture, hedge )

Jacquelin
- 297 days ago - dailymail.co.uk
This gardener must have had a whale of a time sculpting this giant hedge. The enormous sculpture, with its big smile and flicked-out tail, has proved a big hit in the seaside town of Whitstable, Kent. Its creator, Nicki Leggatt, 59, a senior lecturer at
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The Stone of Scone,Is,The Stone of Destiny, the Coronation Stone,Kings,Queens of Ireland,Scotland,England,Crown ed for Century Af
Offbeat  (tags: he Stone of Scone, is, The Stone of Destiny, the Coronation Stone, Kings, Queens of Ireland, Scotland, England, scott shaubel, crowned for century after century )

Scott
- 393 days ago - scotlandview.co.uk
The stone goes back to Old testament times when according to the legend Jacob used the stone as a pillow when he saw the ladder going into heaven.This is the legend of one of the greatest artifacts of all time.QE was crowned on it.
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Problems With Tree Ring Dating,and Carbon 14 Calibration,Timber Circle Discovered at Holme, England
Offbeat  (tags: Problems With Tree Ring Dating, Carbon 14 Calibration, timber circle discovered at Holme, England, love, jesus, earth, yourself, everything )

Scott
- 450 days ago - detectingdesign.com
a very old living tree has 2,500 rings,very near 2,500 years - right? Wrong! living trees could be dated as far back as 4,700 years. The Methuselah Tree is has around 4,767 rings, making it the oldest living thing on Earth)... Not.
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Animal Dung Coffee at £50 a Cup
Offbeat  (tags: drink, unusual, humans, money, england )

Linda
- 594 days ago - news.bbc.co.uk
A gourmet coffee blended from animal droppings is being sold at a London department store for £50 per cup.
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The Grandfather Who Won £1million With a 50p Flutter on the Horses | the Daily Mail
Offbeat  (tags: england, uk, millionaire, grandfather, racing, bet, gamble )

Chrissy
- 640 days ago - dailymail.co.uk
A frugal grandfather has been revealed as the punter who won £1million with a 50p horseracing bet. Hours after discovering the flutter of a lifetime had come up, Freddie Craggs celebrated his 60th birthday having a pub meal with friends - but chose not
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Shock Horror for Would-Be Power Cable Thief
Offbeat  (tags: power, cable thief, England )

Elisabett
- 650 days ago - reuters.com
LONDON (Reuters) - Police in central England are hunting for a badly scorched would-be copper power cable thief after finding a hacksaw embedded in an 11,000 volt power cable Saturday night. The thief, who also left a lit blow torch at the scene, is ex
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