A cat has been found and returned to its owner three years after going missing.
A cat
Keith Bigland was left devastated when his late mother's moggy Biscuit escaped from his home in 2017. However, it was handed back to him last week after being spotted just a mile away.
Bigland told the PA news agency: "I still can't quite believe it, I had totally given up hope, we never thought the call would come.
"When he arrived at our house my wife threw her arms around the vet in relief.
"It's funny because as far as we know he could have been right around the corner the whole time, or miles away, we just don't know where he's been.
"What makes it even more special is that Biscuit was handed in just a few days after the third anniversary of my mother's death, which makes you wonder if she's watching over us."