UK Zoo of 'Horror' loses licence to operate ... finally

A zoo in Cumbria - where almost 500 animals died and a keeper was killed by a tiger - has had its application for a new licence rejected.

Zoo founder David Gill applied to renew the licence but was denied by the council's licensing regulatory committee.

The 486 deaths at South Lakes Safari Zoo in Dalton-in-Furness, Cumbria, between January 2013 and September 2016, were detailed in a report prepared by officers at Barrow Borough Council.  Read more.