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Room in your heart? Meet excitable ‘new-born baby’ Battersea staffie Gizmo searching for new home

It’ll be lonely this Christmas for Staffordshire Bull Terrier Gizmo who is facing a fifth month at Battersea Dogs Home

‘Dangerous’ alien mussels that kill wildlife and cause floods discovered in River Thames at Richmond

An invasive breed of mussel that kills native wildlife and causes flooding has been unearthed in the River Thames at

Ogilvie-Bull praises team performance as Hallett’s kicking game sees Wimbledon to win against Basingstoke

Basingstoke RFC 20-23 Wimbledon RFC Wimbledon RFC coach James Ogilivie-Bull praised Neil Hallett’s kicking game as his 13 points helped

‘In my nightmares I’m back in North Korea’: Army defector escapes horrors and finds sanctuary in New Malden

North Korea is arguably the most mysterious country in the world, but not for Joo-il Kim, he spent 32 years

Review: Bonapeti, plant-based meals delivered to your door

What did you have for lunch today? A sad sandwich, insipid soup or some lacklustre leftovers? As South West London

From king of the road to country paupers: Meet some of the UK’s most adorable hedgehogs in danger of extinction – in pictures

Once famed for nibbling at the top of milk bottles the hedgehog was once commonplace in our back gardens. Shuffling

Paloma Faith fronts PETA video campaign exposing horror of ‘origin assured’ fur – graphic image warning

A shocking video released by PETA, and narrated by Paloma Faith, reveals the appalling conditions in which animals destined to

Santa Paws is coming to town for Battersea’s Christmas carol concert

A special ‘mutt-ley’ crew of carollers will welcome guests to Battersea Dogs & Cats Home’s Christmas concert on Monday December

Mogzilla! Morbidly obese cat weighing 12 kilos on strict Christmas diet at Battersea shelter

A 12-kilo monster moggy has arrived at Battersea Dogs & Cats Home weighing THREE TIMES its recommended weight. Concerned staff

Fur real? PETA teams up with Liberty to donate fur coats to London homeless this winter

PETA has teamed up with luxury department store Liberty to donate unwanted fur coats to the homeless this winter. The

Strictly judge Craig Revel Horwood reveals soft spot for Scott Mills and advises X Factor’s Cheryl to stick to Tweedy at Battersea charity gala

Strictly Come Dancing judge Craig Revel Horwood showed his softer side at an animal charity fundraiser last night by showing

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