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BBC News By Justin Rowlatt image captionThe greys were introduced to Britain from North America in the 19th Century The UK government has given its support to a project to use oral contraceptives to control grey squirrel populations. Environment minister Lord Goldsmith says the damage they and other invasive species do to the UK's woodlands costs the UK economy £1.8 billion a year. The bizarre-sounding plan is to lure grey squirrels into feeding boxes only they can access with little pots containing hazelnut spread. These would be spiked with an oral contraceptive. Lord Goldsmith says the d...

Royal Forestry Society urges grey squirrel cull in the wake of more than £1bn of woodland damage Members have named the furry rodent as the number-one threat to their broadleaf woods 21 January 2021 • 7:55pm John O'Brien from Arklow, Ireland captured this extraordinary moment a red squirrel decided to confront grey squirrel that had entered its territory Credit: John O'Brien/SWNS Grey squirrels are causing £1.1bn of damage to Britain’s woodlands, the Royal Forestry Society has said, as it recommends they be culled. The invasive rodents have already caused red squirrels to be wiped from...

Vulnerable people stuck in homes amid perfect storm of Covid and winter © Kenny Elrick / DCT Media Seaton Park, on January 5, 2021 was so frozen some people used ice skates to get about. Sign up for our daily newsletter featuring the top stories from The Press and Journal. Thank you for signing up to The Press and Journal newsletter. Something went wrong - please try again later. Sign Up Long nights, treacherously icy pavements, freezing temperatures and feeling “trapped” will make this winter lockdown “hellish” for some of the most vulnerable in society, it is feared. Chariti...

Tesco’s high-impact Christmas ad comes after a stellar performance by its marketing team through the year Tesco’s ‘No naughty list’ ad is the nation’s favourite supermarket Christmas ad this year, according to analysis of data from YouGov BrandIndex. Out of all retail and fmcg category brands tracked, it came second only to McDonald’s and its CGI ‘Inner Child’ festive ad. Aldi, M&S, Asda, Lidl and Sainsbury’s all saw their festive ads push their brands into the top 15 ranking last month, based on consumer awareness of the ads. However, despite the usually strong performance...