British pig hero recaptured

One of Britain's most celebrated fugitives has been captured after a chase which lasted more than a week.

A search is continuing for his accomplice.

At the centre of a drama that has gripped the nation -- two pigs which escaped from a slaughterhouse and swam to freedom across a river in the English county of Wiltshire.

Crowds of journalists, police and animal lovers have been on their trail ever since.

Their owner has already bowed to public pressure and commuted their death sentence -- promising to sell them to anyone who will provide them with a good home.

From the newsroom of the BBC World Service