Bison born in UK wild for first time in more than 6,000 years

A bison has been born in the wild in the UK for the first time in more than 6,000 years. The calf was spotted by two rangers in a Kent woodland, where three female bison – none of which were known to be pregnant – were introduced in July as part of a rewilding project. “There were a couple of days when we didn’t see Female 2 and that was sort of an alarm bell, because she’s normally very confident,” said bison ranger Tom Gibbs. “I went off to try and find her, and after about an hour, I could hear some rustling... Then, lo and behold, this little face popped out from behind the female, and that was the eureka moment. It was just unbelievable.

Woman becomes first to swim length of Great Britain

A 23-year-old from North Yorkshire has become the first woman to swim the length of Great Britain. Jasmine Harrison set off from Land’s End in July and swam into John O’Groats harbour last week, having encountered a shark, a whale, dolphins and thousands of jellyfish on her 900-mile trip. She survived on chocolate, tinned meat and sandwiches, slept on a boat with a support crew, and said she was now looking forward to spending time with her dog Bonnie.

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Officer recognises chin of prolific robber

A police officer with a photographic memory managed to recognise one of London’s most wanted robbers while monitoring CCTV footage of the Notting Hill Carnival – even though only the man’s chin was visible. “I pointed him out and said, ‘It’s that chap there’,” PC Arron Lewars recalled. His senior officer was sceptical, given the suspect had covered his head in a T-shirt and was wearing sunglasses and a cap; but when Lewars said he was “100% sure,” officers were sent to arrest the man, and his identity was confirmed.