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Cat sharpening its claws at the Foreign Office

The British Foreign Office hires a cat - named after a legendary Foreign Secretary - to solve its mouse problem. Palmerston's been recruited from Battersea Dogs and Cats home, in south London. Battersea's Head of Catteries is Lindsey Quinlan. Are cats a good way of dealing with mice?

Photo shows Larry the Downing Street who will be living just up the road from Palmerston at the Foreign Office. Photo credit: PA

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