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15/10/2013
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British Racing Driver Sean Edwards Dies In Crash
Sean Edwards, a British racing driver, has been killed in a crash in Australia.
The 26-year-old, born in London, was a passenger in a Porsche which hit the barriers during a private test session at the Queensland Raceway.
He was taking part in the second day of a two-day coaching session for young drivers at the track.
Edwards was the current leader of the Porsche Supercup championship, a series which supports Formula 1 races.
London Zoo's newborn Sumatran tiger cub has drowned, the zoo has confirmed.
Five-year-old Sumatran tiger Melati gave birth to the cub on 22 September after a six-minute labour. The cub was the first tiger to be born at the zoo for 17 years.
On Saturday, zookeepers could not see the cub on the den cameras and its body was later discovered on the edge of a pool inside the enclosure.
Edinburgh Zoo Panda No Longer Pregnant
A female giant panda at Edinburgh zoo is no longer expecting a cub, the zoo have announced.
Tian Tian was artificially inseminated in April and had been showing signs of pregnancy for several weeks.
However, experts said her hormone and behavioural signs indicated that she had conceived and carried a foetus until late term, but then lost it.
(MH/IT)
Sean Edwards, a British racing driver, has been killed in a crash in Australia.
The 26-year-old, born in London, was a passenger in a Porsche which hit the barriers during a private test session at the Queensland Raceway.
He was taking part in the second day of a two-day coaching session for young drivers at the track.
Edwards was the current leader of the Porsche Supercup championship, a series which supports Formula 1 races.
London Zoo's newborn Sumatran tiger cub has drowned, the zoo has confirmed.
Five-year-old Sumatran tiger Melati gave birth to the cub on 22 September after a six-minute labour. The cub was the first tiger to be born at the zoo for 17 years.
On Saturday, zookeepers could not see the cub on the den cameras and its body was later discovered on the edge of a pool inside the enclosure.
Edinburgh Zoo Panda No Longer Pregnant
A female giant panda at Edinburgh zoo is no longer expecting a cub, the zoo have announced.
Tian Tian was artificially inseminated in April and had been showing signs of pregnancy for several weeks.
However, experts said her hormone and behavioural signs indicated that she had conceived and carried a foetus until late term, but then lost it.
(MH/IT)
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12 August 2014
Tests Show 'Strong Indication' Edinburgh Panda Is Pregnant
Edinburgh Zoo's panda is thought to be pregnant and could give birth by the end of the month, experts say. Tian Tian was artificially inseminated in July after the failure of efforts to bring her together with a make partner.
Tests Show 'Strong Indication' Edinburgh Panda Is Pregnant
Edinburgh Zoo's panda is thought to be pregnant and could give birth by the end of the month, experts say. Tian Tian was artificially inseminated in July after the failure of efforts to bring her together with a make partner.
19 January 2012
Betting Director Disqualified
The director of a betting company has been disqualified fro the industry for nine years following an investigation by The Insolvency Service in Manchester.
Betting Director Disqualified
The director of a betting company has been disqualified fro the industry for nine years following an investigation by The Insolvency Service in Manchester.
11 October 2012
Number Of Tourists To UK Falls
New figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) show that despite the Olympics the number of visitors to the UK fell in August, but the amount they spent rose. Overseas residents made three million visits to the UK in the month, down 5% from August 2011, according to the ONS.
Number Of Tourists To UK Falls
New figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) show that despite the Olympics the number of visitors to the UK fell in August, but the amount they spent rose. Overseas residents made three million visits to the UK in the month, down 5% from August 2011, according to the ONS.
04 October 2010
Nobel Prize Win For British IVF Pioneer
This year's Nobel prize for medicine has been awarded to British Scientist Robert Edwards, the man who devised IVF fertility treatment. On 25 July 1978, his revolutionary work led to the birth of the world's first "test tube baby". Since then almost four million babies have been born using the in vitro fertilisation method.
Nobel Prize Win For British IVF Pioneer
This year's Nobel prize for medicine has been awarded to British Scientist Robert Edwards, the man who devised IVF fertility treatment. On 25 July 1978, his revolutionary work led to the birth of the world's first "test tube baby". Since then almost four million babies have been born using the in vitro fertilisation method.
07 July 2015
Zoo And Director To Be Prosecuted Following Death Of Keeper
South Lakes Safari Zoo and its Director, David Gill, are to be prosecuted for breaches of health and safety law after a zoo keeper was fatally injured by a Sumatran tiger. Sarah McClay (24) died at the zoo in Dalton-in-Furness, south Cumbria on 24 May, 2013.
Zoo And Director To Be Prosecuted Following Death Of Keeper
South Lakes Safari Zoo and its Director, David Gill, are to be prosecuted for breaches of health and safety law after a zoo keeper was fatally injured by a Sumatran tiger. Sarah McClay (24) died at the zoo in Dalton-in-Furness, south Cumbria on 24 May, 2013.
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