However, ministers have been criticised for its slow progress.

"People contact us to pick up or drop off different items that they have but don't want anymore," she told BBC Radio Gloucestershire."We ask people to make sure that they're clean, so we check them through."

The freecycling events have taken place at various venues across the Forest of Dean, including Taurus Crafts, Lydney Community Centre, and Bream Sports Centre."It's a win-win from the point of view of the environment and people's pockets," Ms Penny said."We get kids come along and they're playing with toys and go home with something really fun, which is lovely to see."

Keepers have revealed the sex of four lion cubs born at a zoo in January.The northern African lions, now aged 12 weeks, consisted of three females and one male, Whipsnade Zoo in Bedfordshire said.

Section manager Sarah McGregor said her team was "delighted" with the litter's health after their first check-up, having

Staff have now asked for the public's help in naming the quartet, who have been added to a conservation breeding programme for vulnerable species."Operations like this require information from the public telling us of any suspicious activity they might have seen or heard about," he added.

West Midlands Police said anyone with concerns about shops selling illegal or counterfeit items can report it via 101.When two white vapour trails cross the sky near the front line in eastern Ukraine, it tends to mean one thing. Russian jets are about to attack.

But what happened near the city of Kostyantynivka was unprecedented.and a new object quickly accelerated towards the other vapour trail until they crossed and a bright orange flash lit up the sky.