Woman quits job and becomes animal healer

"Huge increase" in big cat sightings across Britain, filmmakers claim

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There has been a "huge increase" in reported big cat sightings across Britain, according to the makers of a documentary.<br /><br />Matt Everett, the director of Panthera Britannia Declassified, said his team has been "inundated" following the film's July release.

"I love being one of the UK's only guinea pig judges - it's like Crufts on steroids"

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One of the UK’s only guinea pig judges has told how he enjoys a jet-set lifestyle presiding over pet ‘beauty’ pageants - dubbed "Crufts on steroids".<br /><br />Jme Eglington has been a national judge for seven years and owns 80 guinea pigs which he lovingly keeps at his home in Coseley, West Mids.

"I treat my dogs like children – I serve them steak for Christmas"

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A "dog mum" treats her pooches like kids and serves them up a steak for Christmas – which costs more than her dinner.<br /><br />Yasmin El-Saie, 45, says she's "best friends" with her pet chihuahuas, Chilli, 11 and Sukhi, five, and loves to celebrate Christmas Day with them.

"We fell in love with two puppies in Bali - now we need £5k to bring them home"

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James Mangan, 25, and girlfriend Chloe McPartland, 20, took the dogs in after finding them on the street. They've since grown to love the cute pooches - and want to take them back to Liverpool.

"We fell in love with two puppies in Bali - now we need £5k to bring them home"

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A British couple who fell in love with two stray dogs in Bali are now trying to bring them home - but need £5k.<br /><br />James Mangan, 25, and girlfriend Chloe McPartland, 20, took the dogs in after finding them on the street.<br /><br />They've since grown to love the cute pooches - and want to take them back to Liverpool.

'Adorable' toy poodles who look like they're always smiling go viral on TikTok

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Meet the “world's happiest poodles” who have gone viral on TikTok - all because of their adorable smiles. Abbie Qu's five toy poodles Angel, Kongkong, Kaka, Fengfeng and Bobo have charmed the internet since she started posting videos of them on her account, @Abbieququ. They now have hundreds of thousands of followers and millions of likes on the social media platform.<br />

'Big cat' caught on camera in British field

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A woman has captured a 'big cat' on camera in the British countryside - in what experts have hailed an 'incredible' sighting.<br /><br />Becky Clarke spotted the mystery beast prowling through a field while out for a walk recently.<br /><br />The video, recorded on Becky’s iPhone has been hailed as “incredible” by some experts. Via SWNS

'Big cat' caught on camera in Scotland

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Annie Mitchell, 71, was looking out her window at her bird box while having lunch when she saw the "large black cat".<br /><br />She went out for a closer look and watched as it prowled around the now-closed tennis courts near her home in Kirriemuir in Angus, Scotland.

'Biggest dog in UK' weighs 18 stone, costs £11 a day to feed

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Meet the UK's biggest dog - an 18 stone 'gentle giant' who eats an entire chicken for dinner every day.<br /><br />Two-year-old Abu, a Turkish Malakli, stands at 7ft 2in when on his hind legs and weighs just over 18 stone - the same as a baby elephant.<br /><br />Owner Dylan Shaw, 33, believes this makes him the UK's biggest dog - and he's expected to put on a few more stone in the next year.<br /><br />The huge hound wolfs down 3kg of meat a day, including one whole chicken, three whole mackerel, two eggs, and raw meat dog food every day.<br /><br />Dylan says Abu's diet costs him £11 a day - a little over £4k a year.

'Black panther' spotted in Wales

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A driver believes they spotted a black panther trotting through a field - in WALES.<br /><br />Video shows a large, dark shape walking up a hill in the Colwyn Bay area.<br /><br />The person who captured the video - who does not want to be named - says they are "sure" it's a black panther.<br /><br />Rumours that big cats roam the British countryside have been around for years.<br /><br />The witness said: "It's such a privilege seeing an animal like that. I'm still over the moon about it.<br /><br />"It was very exciting watching it.<br /><br />"People have been talking about seeing it, then I was just driving my van and I spotted it. I just slammed on the brakes.<br /><br />"Everyone who has seen the video is very sure it's a black panther."