Bear recaptured escaping enclosure and embarking on nine-month ‘crime spree’ stealing honey 

Bear is recaptured after scaling 13ft electrified fence to escape Italian enclosure and embarking on nine-month ‘crime spree’ stealing honey Papillon the bear, aged 3, escaped from his Trento enclosure last summer  The bear went rogue and raided bee hives, farms, and even approached humans  He has finally been caught by hunters in the mountains … Read more

War hero who defied the Nazis by escaping from prison camps FOUR times during WWII dies aged 101 

A war hero who escaped from Nazi prison camps four times has died at the grand old age of 101. David Thomas Davies repeatedly fled from capture but refused to speak about his wartime experiences for many years – even to friends and family including wife Betty and their four children, Michael, Graham, Andrew and Ann. … Read more

One of Europe’s best show jumping horses is saved from drowning after escaping stud farm

One of Europe’s best showjumping horses worth £60,000 is saved from drowning in freak accident after escaping stud farm and leaping into river A £60,000 horse was saved from drowning after it escaped from its stud farm Crown’s Ace of Pearl was found stuck in the River Lugg in Herefordshire The stallion was stranded for 90 … Read more