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A baby red panda has been literally scared to death by fireworks being set off near her home at Edinburgh Zoo, according to conservationists.The Royal Zoological Society of Scotland (RZSS), which owns the zoo, said vets blame three-month-old Roxie's death on her reaction to the fireworks. She had recently lost her mum, Ginger, but had been responding well to specialist care before she was overwhelmed by the loud noises on […]

Pension "mega funds" will be created under government plans to increase infrastructure investment.Reforms could "unlock £80bn" of investment, according to Treasury plans, which say bigger funds can get greater returns. Chancellor Rachel Reeves wants to imitate the way large Canadian and Australian pension schemes work.She will give more details about her plans in a speech at Mansion House on Thursday evening.Politics latest: Farage mocked over 'rare' PMQs appearance Image: Rachel […]

A Scottish football club where James Bond star Sir Sean Connery was once a player has launched a fundraiser to fix a slope on its pitch.Bonnyrigg Rose received a six-point deduction on Tuesday for failing to address the issue at New Dundas Park. It followed a Scottish Professional Football League (SPFL) disciplinary tribunal at which the governing body said the League Two club admitted the rule breach.The "Rosey Posey" have […]

Actor Timothy West has died peacefully in his sleep aged 90 "with his friends and family at the end".He was known for many roles in television and the theatre, including popular soaps Coronation Street and EastEnders. His children Juliet, Samuel and Joseph West said in a statement issued by his agent: "After a long and extraordinary life on and off the stage, our darling father Timothy West died peacefully in […]

Fines of £10,000 for social media bosses who don't remove illegal knife adverts are being considered by the government.The proposals are part of attempts by Labour to fulfil their promise to halve knife crime levels in the next decade. The Home Office wants to introduce the measures to stop the "unacceptable use of social media and online marketplaces to market illegal weapons and glorify violence" and ensure content is quickly […]

A serving Gloucestershire police officer has been arrested on suspicion of a terrorism offence.A constable in his 30s was arrested by counter-terror police on Tuesday in Gloucester under the Terrorism Act on suspicion of providing support for a proscribed organisation, which Gloucestershire Constabulary named as Hamas.The suspected support for the group is related to online activity, the force added.Hamas, an Islamic militant group that operates out of Gaza, has been […]

A man killed in a triple shooting after a party in south London was a father-to-be, his family have said.Curtis Green, 30, died from gunshot wounds at the scene of a shooting in Sydenham, around 10am on Sunday.A woman was taken to hospital with gunshot wounds to her legs and a third person suffered similar injuries - both described as non-life threatening.No arrests have yet been made after what the […]

The Queen will return to public duties today after her chest infection but will miss the Gladiator II premiere on Wednesday to aid her recovery, a royal source said.Queen Camilla was forced to withdraw from her duties last week and missed the weekend's Remembrance Day commemoration events. She will attend a Booker Prize reception at Clarence House on Tuesday, but will meet guests for a shorter period than planned.The Queen […]

No one under the age of 25 knows Match of the Day without Gary Lineker.A TV era is ending with the Saturday night hot seat being vacated when the Premier League season ends in May, Sky News has been told. The arrival of a new director of BBC Sport made this decision increasingly inevitable as Alex Kay-Jelski is said to be shaking up how sport is covered on air and […]