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Polecat caught on camera | The National Botanic Garden of Wales After two years of trying to capture a picture of an otter at night, the team at the National Botanic Garden of Wales have instead caught a picture of a polecat. The photo was taken adjacent to the Gatehouse and Plant Sales, on the edge of a stream that runs into Pond Ddu, the first lake you see when you come into the Garden. The cameraman was Colin Miles. See the link for the picture.

BBC News - Family's worry over British journalists held in Libya The father of one of two British journalists held by former rebel fighters in Libya says the family is finding the impasse "very stressful". Cameraman Gareth Montgomery-Johnson, 36, from Carmarthen, and reporter Nicholas Davies, 37, were captured by Misrata Brigade members last Tuesday. Mr Montgomery-Johnson's father Philip Johnson said he was relieved to hear the pair were being treated well. But he is worried they will not hand the Britons to the Libyan government.

BBC News - British journalists working for Iranian TV arrested in Libya Two British journalists working for Iranian-owned Press TV have been arrested in Libya. Reporter Nicholas Davies and cameraman Gareth Montgomery-Johnson were detained by members of the Misrata Brigade on Tuesday and are being held in Tripoli. Mr Montgomery-Johnson's sister Melanie Gribble says she has no idea why her brother, from Carmarthen, was arrested and she is concerned for his welfare. The Foreign Office confirmed that two British nationals have been detained.