Same happening near Chester. Thousands of identical, unimaginative, 'luxury' homes with double garages but minimal outdoor space, all cheek by jowl but nothing on the estate to support community cohesion eg playing fields, community hall, independent shops. It's so depressing.

How dare we call any other being a pest.

Thank you for your tireless efforts, Chris. You are the best of men.

Would that be big enough for blackbirds to get through, do you think? I love blackbirds.

That's a wonderful idea. May I ask where the wire cover comes from?

Crying my eyes out for a dog I knew only in your posts, Niall. Thing is, you shared her final days with us so eloquently and with such love - you always feared she was too malnourished to pull through and you were right, but she knew such joy in those final days. Bless you.

My instinct is to agree, but then I reflect and think, 'But what can "worst animal" possibly mean?' There is no best of worst animal, imho. There are just human animals and non-human animals. And some human animals are really not very nice at all, while all non-human animals just do their stuff.

I'd get a second opinion.

Great to be able to follow you and your amazing team again. Merry Christmas to you all.

Oh! You made me laugh. Out loud. In a super cool venue in Manchester. Thank you.

Some really nasty comments here. A shame. The vegans I know don't proselytise and I don't think Rico99 is either. It's just hard for a vegan to believe that a fellow vegan could ever think of going back on that commitment to animal welfare.