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The UK's only giant pandas have left Edinburgh Zoo for their return home to China.

Tian Tian and Yang Guang will depart from the city's airport for Chengdu this afternoon.

A 10-year loan, which was extended by two years during the pandemic, has come to an end.

A Boeing 777 cargo plane, operated by China Southern, will carry them on the journey home.