Fresh cub hope for zoo’s giant panda

The UK’S only female giant panda has been artificially inseminated in a new attempt to produce a cub.

Tian Tian was given her annual health check at Edinburgh Zoo on Sunday, with a fresh bid made “under expert veterinary care”.

A Facebook post from the zoo suggested it was “far too early” to speculate about the chances of success.

Tian Tian previously had cubs in China, but not in Edinburgh where she and male companion Yang Guang arrived in 2011.