The local water board apologises for 'causing alarm' with discharge from sewage tank maintenance.
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Elephants in Malawi relocated as part of conservation project
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Vegan advert claiming ‘Humane milk is a myth’ cleared by ASA
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Passers-by rescue dolphin on Weymouth beach
People wade into the water to help save a dolphin which was stranded close to the…