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Charities is launching a Recruitment Drive for volunteers to help protect the native red squirrel. And coming up in the sport on bbc news, former Manchester City boss Roberto Mancini is the favourite to succeed Claudio Ranieri at Leicester City. Good afternoon, and welcome to the bbc news at one. It was, by any standards, a great result for the conservatives causing a major electoral upset by winning the long held labour seat of copeland in cumbria. Their Candidate Beat Labour by more than 2,000 votes. Its the first time a governing party has gained a seat at a by election since 1982. In the n...

The first case of squirrelpox virus north of Scotland's Central Belt has been identified near Dunfermline.

A red squirrel has been found killed by the disease in the Highlands. The squirrel had the tell-tale features of the disease including ulcers and scabs around the eyes and mouth.

The Scottish Government has announced £7.8m of funding for nature projects including river restoration and red squirrel conservation

They have worked in some of the world's most volatile conflict zones, from Belfast to the Middle East. But now a team of mediation experts have been drafted in to break down tensions in Scotland's countryside.