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A hedgehog in its natural habitat, on a woodland floor.

Zoo receives £4m grant for conservation projects

The cash injection will go towards the restoration of habitats and community support, the zoo says.

Jon Devereux is seen from his shoulders up wearing a red rugby uniform. He is smiling.

Rugby player dies after collapsing at half-marathon

The runner died in hospital, event organisers confirmed.

A newborn baby's hand holds on to mother's index finger

NHS Scheme to cut childbirth brain injuries extended

The scheme aims to help maternity staff to identify signs the baby is in distress during labour.

A fossa, with brown fur and light brown eyes, is curled up on a floor of wood chippings and resting on its long tail

Breeding hope as rare fossa arrives at zoo from US

Native to Madagascar the long-tailed, cat-like mammal is under threat of extinction in the wild.

Maria and Nik Payne sit on a sofa leaning into each other and touching foreheads, as their four children sit around them

Grief of family who made new life in the wilderness

Nik Payne, from Chester, had moved to Norway to live a life close to nature with his wife Maria.

Cardinal Peter Turkson in red biretta and soutane

'An African pope would be inspirational'

Roman Catholic ex-pats in the north-west of England speak about their hopes for the next pope.

Vicky Green smiles as she sits in a chair receiving chemo treatment. She is holding a knitted green cactus toy. She is wearing a blue patterned head scarf.

'I found a lump in my breast watching Bake Off'

Vicky Green says she is "grateful" to have caught her grade three breast cancer before it spread.

Sloth faces the camera and lies on bed as dentist operates on its tooth

Sloth has pioneering surgery to cure toothache

Dentists say it was a "great privilege" to treat the rare animal at Chester Zoo.

Andre Onana, wearing a yellow and orange Man Utd shirt and white goalkeeper gloves, looks out from his goal at the pitch

Man charged after Man Utd star Onana's wife robbed

Melanie Kamayou was robbed of a Rolex watch and Hermes bag outside a restaurant in Alderley Edge.