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Squirrel goes nuts in magistrate’s house

ENGLAND: A squirrel trashed a magistrate’s living room, causing thousands of pounds-worth of damage, after it fell down her chimney.

Margaret Bousfield, 64, said that, in its efforts to escape, the squirrel ransacked the room by clawing the curtains, soiling the carpets and ruining a sofa.