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Armed police officers, the Coastguard and members of the Royal Marines were called in to track down the animal from north Wales after he fled a festive celebration in Formby, Merseyside, on Saturday.

Like most kids born in the north of England, the young Duncan Spencer kicked a football around.

Military helicopters have been deployed to airlift stranded residents, and deliver food, though one crashed just north of Colombo on Sunday evening.

There in Africa, smugglers link up with al Qaeda-affiliated groups that escort the cargoes north and extort payments from the overland convoys, said current and former rebel leaders in northern Mali.

She joined a club team based in Oakland, flying north twice a month for weekend practices.