A part-time glamour model with a passion for animals was yesterday named Europe’s Sexiest Vegetarian 2011, beating 15 other finalists. The blond 21-year old Essex beauty has a stunning body to show that a meat-free diet does wonders for the figure. Sophie Barrett of Creffield Road, Colchester, entered the contest organized by charity People for the Ethical Treatment of Animals ...

After three decades in captivity cooped up in tiny cages, starved of natural light and subjected to gruesome hepatitis and HIV experiments in an Austrian laboratory, a group of 38 were finally released to the new £3million Gut Aiderbichl Animal Sanctuary near Salzburg, Austria , where they can spend the rest of their lives in peaceful retirement. A television camera ...