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Diego Luna

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Renata Noyce

Suicidal kids with autism need more help, mum says

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Mediterranean bird spotted on Scottish island

Experts said droughts in Europe may be behind sights of black-crowned night herons in the UK.

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Grooved Carpet Shell Clams

Shellfish farms reopen in oil-spill harbour

Shellfish farms in Poole Harbour were closed after oil leaked from a pipeline on 26 March.

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dead carp

Fishing lake not poisoned, investigators say

The Environment Agency says algae growth is likely to have caused fish deaths at an angling site.

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Zoltan Pohner

Snake-catcher says second python is on the loose

Zoltan Pohner says he caught a python on the loose but it is not the one police were looking for.

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A graphic including a dog at a polling station

Is there an election in my area?

Renata Noyce

Suicidal kids with autism need more help, mum says

Renata Noyce set up a support group in Christchurch for parents of autistic children.

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  • Dorset
Black-crowned night herons

Mediterranean bird spotted on Scottish island

Experts said droughts in Europe may be behind sights of black-crowned night herons in the UK.

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  • Highlands & Islands
Grooved Carpet Shell Clams

Shellfish farms reopen in oil-spill harbour

Shellfish farms in Poole Harbour were closed after oil leaked from a pipeline on 26 March.

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  • Dorset
dead carp

Fishing lake not poisoned, investigators say

Zoltan Pohner

Snake-catcher says second python is on the loose

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