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Due to heavy snow, some of the biggest aviaries at Wildlife World were badly collapsed and damaged.

Zoo staff put in massive efforts clearing the snow from the nets.

Steve Phillip and his son Jordan, pictured eight weeks before Jordan died by suicide in 2019.

Baton of Hope UK co-founder Mike McCarthy is pictured, with fellow charity member Jayne Walsham, during the Newscastle stop of the 2023 tour.

Supporters pictured on the Baton of Hope tour when it stopped in Newcastle in 2023.

The Baton of Hope tour 2025 runs from September 1 to October 10, stopping at Leeds on September 10, World Suicide Prevention Day

Steve Phillip, who lost his son Jordan, of Leeds, to suicide in 2019, pictured hugging fellow Baton of Hope UK co-founder Mike McCarthy, during the 2023 tour.

An appeal to find a kidney donor for a 12-year-old boy in Leeds City Council’s care has been met with a ‘phenomenal response’. Stock image. Credit: AdobeStock

Surinder Sapal donated a kidney to a stranger, a two-year-old girl, in 2019. Pictured in hospital during her procedure.

Surinder Sapal donated a kidney to a stranger, a two-year-old girl, in 2019.