Man admits bid to smuggle peregrine falcon eggs

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-birmingham-11024315

Micro pig farm gets ad ban for pet that's not so wee wee wee

http://www.guardian.co.uk/world/2010/aug/18/micro-pig-advertising-ban-asa

Micro pigs may be the £700 accessory du jour for celebrities including Victoria and David Beckham, but there is a catch: they may not remain micro. An advertisement from a leading breeder has been banned after experts queried a claim that the pigs would not grow beyond pint-size.

The complaints centred on advertising claims by the Cambridgeshire-based Little Pig Farm, a purveyor of pampered micro pigs billed as getting "a big cuddle each and every day", with Classic FM piped through to their bedrooms.

We have allowed developers to rob us of our village green

http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/2010/aug/09/housebuilding-developers-planners-obesity-crime

Fragile habitat of French mystery island 'risks being trampled underfoot'

http://www.guardian.co.uk/environment/2010/aug/11/france-mystery-island-protection