Other News In Brief

Owners Told To Repaint Pink Cottage

The owners of a 17th Century cottage have been ordered to repaint the currently vivid pink building.

Retrospective planning permission was refused by Teignbridge District Council, who said that any repainting needed consent.

Owner Ann Kennedy argued it had "always been this shade of pink" and their work merely restored the previous hue.

The owners have been given three years to repaint it in an agreed colour.

£1.2 Million Spent On Baroness Thatcher's Funeral

Some £1.2 million was spent on the funeral of Baroness Thatcher's, according to the BBC.

It is understood that the service had expected to cost around £1.6 million.

Policing costs for the event totalled £943,833, according to newly published figures. £67,908 was spent on the fee for St Paul's Cathedral and £20,445 was spent on London Ambulance Service.

An undisclosed share of the cost was met by Lady Thatcher's estate, with the remainder borne by the taxpayer.

Two Young Elephants Die At Chester Zoo

Chester Zoo has lost a second young elephant following the death of three-year-old male Nayan Hi Way.

It follows the death of a two-year-old female elephant Jamilah a few weeks ago, the zoo said.

A post-mortem examination showed Jamilah died of an illness that affects both wild and captive elephants aged between one and four years of age.

Staff said it was too early to determine what had caused the second death, but the rest of the elephant herd remains in good health.

(MH/CD)