A NOVICE metal-detecting enthusiast said yesterday he was “stunned” to unearth a £1 million (€1.12m) Iron Age hoard during his first outing with the machine.

ANIMALS don’t always make good lodgers – especially when they make a mess on the carpet. That’s what one safari park keeper is finding after taking home a needy baby antelope.

Safari park staff in Worcestershire have appealed for information after thieves snatched two rare tortoises.