Category National

A baby red panda may have died because of “a reaction to fireworks” on bonfire night, her minders say, prompting calls for tighter regulations. Wildlife conservation charity the Royal Zoological Society of Scotland (RZSS), which owns Edinburgh Zoo, said vets…

An explosion in Newcastle which killed two people, including a seven-year-old boy, has been called the “most challenging” incident faced by firefighters in years. Archie York and 35-year-old Jason Laws died in the blast in Violet Close, in Benwell, earlier…