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Angler lands huge 108lb catfish

An angler in Leicestershire has caught a huge fish weighing in at 108lb.

Daniel Sibley with his 8 stone fish in Northamptonshire.
Daniel Sibley with his 8 stone fish in Northamptonshire. Credit: Daniel Sibley

Daniel Sibley, 21, managed to reel in the massive catfish with a line designed to take up to catch fish weighing just 20-40lb.

It is reported to be one of the largest catfish caught in the UK.

Read more on the ITV News Central website.

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Rare kitten with two faces is born in the US

A rare kitten with two faces, also known as a 'Janus', has been born in the US.

The owners of the kitten, since named Duecy, did a double take following his birth in Oregon.

The kitten with two faces has been born in Oregon, US. Credit: RTV

The newborn has been rejected by its mother, so her owner is now feeding her kitten formula with a syringe and keeping her warm with a heating pad.

The kitten with two faces is being hand-reared by its owners after being rejected by its mother. Credit: RTV

Marks on Mars may be tracks of frozen carbon dioxide

The blocks of dry ice create gullies on Martian sand dunes.
The blocks of dry ice create gullies on Martian sand dunes. Credit: NASA

New research from NASA indicates that chunks of dry ice, frozen carbon dioxide, may glide down sand dunes on Mars, plowing furrows in the process. The evidence suggests that the blocks flowed down the Martian surface on cushions of carbon dioxide gas.

The dry ice creates furrows as it glides down the dunes. Credit: NASA

The long thin grooves, called gullies, were discovered on images from Nasa's Mars Reconnaissance Orbiter. Some of the gullies were as long as 2.5km, according to researchers.

A close-up of the dunes, showing the marks made by the dry ice. Credit: NASA

More: Pebbles discovery fuels hope for life on Mars

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Bristol Zoo celebrates birth of tiny deer

Pudu fawns have distinctive white spotted markings on their backs. Credit: Press Association

A baby from the world's smallest species of deer has been born in Bristol Zoo Gardens. The pudu deer, now 12 days old, weighs just two pounds and is part of an international breeding programme to protect vulnerable species.

Pudus live in lowland temperate rainforests in Chile and south-western Argentina, and their numbers have declined recently due to deforestation and hunting by natural predators. When fully grown pudus stand at only 15 inches at the shoulder, and weigh between 20lb and 33lb.

Lynsey Bugg, assistant curator for mammals at Bristol Zoo Gardens, said:

"Its early days so we don't yet know whether the fawn is male or female.

"Over the coming weeks we expect to see the fawn becoming more confident and venturing out into the paddock."

Base jumper's lucky escape after parachute malfunction

An Austrian base jumper had a lucky escape after she jumped from the top of a Spanish hotel and crashed into its side after her parachute malfunctioned on Friday.

Maria Steinmayr, 22, landed in the 10th floor balcony of a room whose guests had left the glass door open, the Daily Mail reports.

The base jumper suffered a broken nose and some cuts and bruises after accident at the 525ft Gran Hotel Bali in Benidorm.

She had been competing in the BASE Jump Extreme World Championship but withdrew from the contest after the incident.

Watch: 102-year-old Dorothy Custer base jumps off a bridge in Idaho

Moonwalking Shetland pony 'centre of paternity battle'

A Shetland Pony who became an internet hit after 'moonwalking' to the Fleetwood Mac song Everywhere is at the centre of a paternity battle, according to reports.

'Socks' the Shetland pony struts his stuff Credit: Three

Socks, who starred in the mobile phone advert for Three, was put out to stud with three mares but decided he was interested in a filly called Kimberley and swam across the loch to meet her.

The neighbouring pony gave birth to a black colt called Scamp and hair from the three animals has been sent away for genetic testing.

If Socks is the father, it will be the first foal he has fathered since achieving fame.

The advert he starred in has just under seven million views on YouTube.

Read: Shetland's dancing pony has 'star quality' about him

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