AN ANIMAL rescuer who unwittingly bought two penguins which were stolen from South Lakes Safari Zoo in Dalton has appeared on an ITV show. TV star Ross Kemp travelled around the UK meeting the owners of dangerous animals as part of the two-part documentary series Britain’s Tiger Kings. It’s understood that there are around 4,000 dangerous animals including lions, tigers, bears, crocodiles and giant snakes that are being kept privately around the country. One of those collectors is Reece Oliver, 29, from Nottinghamshire, who not only keeps lions Rocky and Rora in his back garden, but also has a pet penguin named Mumble.
1/1 SEX offenders, drug dealers and abusive partners are among the criminals banged up this year having been brought to justice. Courts hit dangerous and depraved offenders with the full weight of the law in 2020, protecting victims - and communities as a whole. Among the most notable convictions this year were those brought to justice under Operation Horizon, a large-scale police response to gangs flooding Barrow with crack cocaine and heroin using county lines. The two-year operation ended in November with the last of 33 offenders sentenced at Preston Crown Court. And that court was often the site where judges handed criminals their just deserts.