Clear skies permitting, skygazers could be able to spot as many as 10-20 meteors per hour as the shower peaks this week.

Conservationists say that, with red squirrels dwindling in the UK, Jersey is an "important refuge".

Curraghs Wildlife Park has its busiest October weekend ever after the birth of eight capybara pups.

Tower mustard has suffered steep decline in London but has been successfully grown and replanted.