These are photos taken by John Badman that have appeared on the pages of The Telegraph or online this week.

A red-nosed reindeer might not be as unusual as you think. Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer is a Christmas icon, immortalised in books, songs and films. But the cause of the beloved cervid's crimson ...

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