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Cows crash through weaver's ceiling smashing tables and chairs Sue Marshall feared a tree had fallen onto the workshop of her property in Lamorna, near Penzance, Cornwall.

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Sue Marshall feared a tree had fallen onto the workshop of her property in Lamorna, near Penzance, Cornwall.

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Husband gets planning permission to bury his late wife in their front GARDEN where they enjoyed their 'happiest times'

Philip Topham who is digging a grave in his front garden to bury his wife, Catherine, who recently died from cancer

Phillip Topham, 56 (right) married Catherine Ann Hooper, 57, (bottom left) just six weeks before she died from oesophageal cancer. Sadly Catherine - who was known as Kate - passed away in hospital last Thursday. Since her death Mr Topham has been digging a grave in the front garden (rtop left of the couple’s home in Colwick, Nottingham, where they lived together for 14 years. Gedling Borough Council granted Mr Topham special permission meaning he will bury his wife under their lawn next week. ...read

Miserable? No, soggy autumns offer a perfect playground for visiting wildlife...not to mention little creatures of your own

According to the RSPB, around 700,000 geese arrive here in the autumn, a vast squadron taking over our waterways and upsetting our ducks

Pretty little streams, all twinkling rapids and gurgling pools, instantly become nasty roaring hoodlums, snarling and tearing at the landscape that tries to contain them.

The caviar produced in DEVON! Fish farm becomes first in Britian to sell expensive delicacy

Exmoor Caviar Farm in Devon has become the first fish farm in Britain to sell caviar to celebrity chefs and top restaurants after its owners, Kenneth Benning and Pat (top right) and George Novle spotted a gap in the market in 2010.

Villagers brand Prince Charles a bully for sending them letters invoking ancient right to mine under their homes

The Prince of Wales's Duchy of Cornwall estate sent letters to residents of Stoke Climsland, Cornwall, to inform them that he owns the land beneath their properties.

Turf war! Florida town forces couple to uproot their 17-year-old vegetable garden over new ordinance

Crackdown: The couple ended up pulling all the greens from the soil rather than face a fine of $50 a day

After nearly two decades of cultivating kale and arugula in the front yard of their Miami Shores home, Hermine Ricketts and her husband

India’s biggest Bear Grylls fan who loves eating cockroaches prepares to set earthworm eating record

John Peter, from Coimbatore, India, lives on a daily diet of insects, including grasshoppers, cockroaches and dragonflies. Now, he is hoping to eat a record number of earthworms in a minute. The 23-year-old also enjoys consuming caterpillars, lizards, ticks, spiders, frogs, snails and ants. ‘I love people looking at me weirdly when I eat insects,’ said Mr Peter, who aspires to be like TV adventurer Bear Grylls. ...read

How the gorgeous gardens in her beloved Cumbria inspired Beatrix Potter's beautifully illustrated books

Beatrix, who had a lifelong passion for gardening, grew up in London but often holidayed in the Lake District with her family.

Wildlife presenter Chris Packham censured by the BBC for tweeting that those behind government's badger cull were 'brutalist thugs, liars and frauds'

Chris Packham has been reprimanded by the BBC after tweeting his views on the summer badger cull

He posted the tweets at the end of August on the eve of a cull to stop the spread of bovine tuberculosis.

Did he see it coming this time? Forecaster Michael Fish reveals a birch tree has fallen down in his garden

Mishap: Michael Fish in his garden, where a tree was blown over by St Jude's Storm

The 69-year-old joked that many people would believe the damage to his garden 'serves him right' for his incorrect prediction 26 years ago.

Homeowner who's held down job for 30 years told by council to sell them half his garden for a new bypass 'as it will improve his employment prospects'

Fury: Mr Morrison received a letter from the council which said his job prospects will be improved by the new road. However, he has held down the same role for the last 30 years

Glen Morrison, 49, is resisting the council's bid to buy his land in Aberdeen and wants them to purchase his £140,000 property so he isn't near the new road.

Don't be koi! Dutch Shepherd dog sparks bizarre friendship with giant goldfish... and loves to give them a lick

Puckering up: Wiebe the Dutch Shepherd gives the koi carp at the bottom of his garden a kiss

Wiebe found himself intrigued by the fish in the pond at his home near Eindhoven in Holland ever since he was a puppy, according to his owner Dorri Eijsermans.

Cameron swore he'd treasure the Green Belt. What a hollow promise

Change of plan: On Monday Cameron said building on the Green Belt would make life better for our children

David Cameron once said of the Green Belt: ‘I would no more put that at risk than I would put at risk my own family.’ It was a hostage to fortune he may now regret.

Taxpayers blast 'lazy' city workers for painting white street lines straight over a pile of leaves

Lazy: Some Memphis residents were angered by what they saw as a waste of taxpayers' money when workmen painted a white line over a pile of leaves and other garden debris

Memphis residents were left in disbelief this week after city workers painted street lines straight over a pile of leaves and garden debris by the side of the road.

Money really DOES grow on trees: Scientists in Australia find traces of gold in eucalyptus leaves

Scientists have found gold in the leaves of eucalyptus trees. The particles are too small to be seen with the naked eye but have been detected using a type of x-ray that is good at picking up trace amounts of metals and minerals

Researchers in Western Australia have showed levels of the precious metal were highest in trees growing directly over gold deposits in the ground.

WHAT A WHOPPER! RECORD-BREAKING FRUIT AND VEG

You can make a lot of pies with that! Farmer grows monster pumpkin the size of a small car that he hopes is a record breaker

This monster pumpkin could smash the UK record after growing to the weight of a small car

Farmer Mark Baggs, from Wareham, Dorset, has spent countless hours nurturing the giant pumpkin (pictured) after planting it in a 500ft polytunnel six months ago. He estimates it currently weighs 1,500lbs, the same as a Smart Car, but he hopes it will break the UK record of 1,504lbs - or 107 stones. The pumpkin boasts a 15ft circumference and its roots span the entire length of the polytunnel. ...read

New ugly pumpkin dubbed the 'Witches Wart' sends shivers down the spines of Halloween shoppers (and all for £3)

New variety of pumpkin promises to send a shiver down the spine of Halloween trick-or-treaters

A new variety of pumpkin – covered in the sort of warts that any witch would be proud of - promises to send a shiver down the spine of Halloween trick-or-treaters.

Wait 'till you see the potatoes! Pensioner grows the world's biggest swede and Britain's largest carrot

Ian Neale, 70, set a new world record with this 119.04lbs swede

Bachelor Ian Neale, 70, from Langstone in south Wales, grew an 8 1/2 stone swede and a 1st 4lb carrot for the Autumn Show in Malvern, Worcestershire.

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