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College Candy
| 9 months ago
Oh Wait, it's Just a Cat [WTF Friday] Amidst all the naked photos of Prince Harry, I think we all neglected to notice a much more important British news story. Last week, residents of the English town of Essex (right next door to my hometown, yay!)...
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The Sun UK
| 9 months ago
1 hr ago THE Essex lion hunt took another wild twist yesterday as police chased reports of a huge CUB on the loose. Cops raced to a school 50 miles from where villagers feared a lioness was at large after a 999 call that a younger one was sitting on...
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The Independent
| 9 months ago
London Zoo is currently refurbishing a large area that backs on to Regent's Park. Where once there were camels and a pigmy hippo, now there are diggers. Recently, a sign was added, explaining that they were building the new tiger enclosure there. "...
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BBC
| 9 months ago
Spotter adamant 'big cat is out there' Gill and Steve Atkin took this photograph of what they said appeared to be "a very large animal" A couple who claimed to have seen an animal which looked like a lion in an Essex field have said they believe the...
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Mail Online UK
| 9 months ago
Prowling through the fields the fearsome feline patrols his hunting ground, pausing only occasionally to preen his luxuriant ginger mane. His confident strut attracts the attention of onlookers, but after teasing them with a glimpse the elusive...
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The Independent
| 9 months ago
And so it passes into myth, and joins the Beast of Bodmin, the Surrey puma and other such legendary creatures the 24-hour wonder that was the Essex lion. Yesterday, police called off the hunt for this prime example of the king of the jungle,...
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United Press International
| 9 months ago
Police in England said they have called off the search sparked by an alleged lion sighting and said the animal was likely a large domestic cat or a wildcat. Essex police said about 25 officers and experts from the Colchester Zoo searched the St.
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Guardian Unlimited
| 9 months ago
The photo taken by Gill and Steve Atkin of what they thought was a lion in a field behind their caravan at Earls Hall Farm in Essex. Photograph: Gill and Steve Atkin A kind of August bank holiday delirium settled over Clacton-on-Sea on Monday as the...
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Epoch Times
| 9 months ago
August 27, 2012 Police in the British city of Essex who were investigating reports that there was a lion on the loose have called off the search, with authorities saying that it was likely a large domestic cat or a wildcat. On Monday, police advised...
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Mail Online UK
| 9 months ago
27 August 2012 As police officers searched frantically for a lion on the loose today, others thought they would join in the hunt for the beast by posting their own version of the predator on the internet. The claims a lion had been spotted near...
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The Guardian
| 9 months ago
The Loch Ness monster is the best-known mythical British beast, but big cats have featured heavily in local folklore since the Beast of Bodmin was 'sighted' in 1995. Photograph: Keystone/Getty Images The Beast of Bodmin is still be the most famous '...
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The Observer
| 9 months ago
Police search for the 'lion' at Earls Hall Farm in St Osyth, near Clacton, Essex. Photograph: Steve Parsons/PA Police have called off a search for a lion reportedly on the loose in Essex saying they now believe the animal was "either a large domestic...
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Mail Online UK
| 9 months ago
32 Click to rate Rating (0) How could anyone mistake a domestic cat for a lion?...Do you have to pass a stupidity test to be a copper these days?- Original Ray, Liverpool, 27/8/2012 16:16...............And if someone was mauled by a lion...
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The Independent
| 9 months ago
Suggested Topics Police have called off a search for a lion reportedly on the loose in Essex. Officers have spent almost 24 hours combing the countryside around Clacton-on-Sea after a group of residents yesterday claimed to have seen the king of the...
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BBC
| 9 months ago
Essex Police call off 'lion' search Police in Essex investigating reports of a lion being spotted in a field have called off the search. The animal was seen near Earl Hall Drive in St Osyth, near Clacton-on-Sea, by holidaymaker Bob Martin at about 19:...
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The Guardian
| 9 months ago
big cat' seen near St Osyth 'probably a dog', says zoologist Expert consulted by Essex police over sighting of 'big cat' near Clacton says images taken by holidaymakers were inconclusive Reality check: is there a lion loose in Essex? Police at Earls...
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International Business Times
| 9 months ago
Armed officers, Colchester Zoo experts and helicopters are hunting for a massive lioness in Essex after it was sighted by locals. Although it was thought to be speculation, Essex police have initiated a full-fledged operation to find the big cat. A...
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The Guardian
| 9 months ago
Essex police have warned those walking in the countryside surrounding Clacton, Essex to remain 'extra vigilant' after residents in the surrounding area reported seeing a lion in the area last night. The nation is divided over whether there really is...
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News 24
| 9 months ago
British police said on Monday they were investigating reports of a lion being spotted in a field near a seaside town in the eastern county of Essex. Armed officers spent the night scouring the area, while a police helicopter with heat-seeking...
