The number of ‘toy’ and ‘giant’ breed dogs being abandoned has gone through the roof because of rushed purchases, according to new figures. Over the past few years The Dogs Trust has seen a huge spike in the number of dogs at each end of the size extreme being brought in. This goes from Chihuahuas […]
Read MoreJust three in 10 Brits are ‘happy with their lives’, a new study has revealed. Money worries, dead-end relationships and unfulfilling jobs were among the reasons many said they are unhappy. The study of 2,000 people found that 69 per cent feel trapped in the same old routine and over 40 per cent are unhappy […]
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A couple are getting married where they had their first date – in a MORRISONS cafe. Rebecca Wooller and her fiance Blake Green enjoyed romantic meals in the store as she was ill and couldn’t travel far when they met. After just two weeks Blake proposed and the couple decided what better place to get […]
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A loved-up couple are hoping to fund their lavish wedding – by auctioning off places at the ceremony to random STRANGERS. Patsy O’Connor, 39, and fiancee Radina Hadshieva had planned to tie the knot in an extravagant Las Vegas do just a day before St Patrick’s day. But when the potential cost spiralled to just […]
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A glamorous US TV anchor who arrived at an English country house in a tight dress and high heels was given a dressing-down by the Lord of the Manor – who insisted she wear tweed. CNBC presenter Susan Li visited North Cadbury Court to film a travel piece about the 1,500-acre estate’s Downton Abbey-style breaks. […]
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A notebook revealing Alan Turing’s mind-boggling calculations as he battled to crack the Enigma code during World War II is expected to fetch £600,000 at auction. The book – which has never been seen in public before – dates from 1942 when he was working at Bletchley Park to break the Nazi code. It contains […]
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Boffins have revealed why we always think life was better in the past – because we form our strongest recollections between the ages of 15 and 25. A study found 70 per cent of people think the world is getting worse and more than half of us reckon our own lives used to be better. […]
Read MoreA new smartphone app which promises to pay users up to £30 a month just for making phone calls has been launched. Call Rewards pays 2p in cashback for a 10 minute call to a landline. The free Android app makes money by directing the call through a random number owned by the parent company […]
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A classic painting of Venice by Claude Monet is expected to sell for £30 million when it goes under the hammer in London. Le Grand Canal was painted by the French artist during a three-month trip to Venice in 1908. Monet, then 68, beautifully captured the domes of Santa Maria della Salute, seen from the […]
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A pub has created the world’s meatiest burger – which contains FIFTEEN types of bacon. The 15 Shades of Bacon burger is made from chicken fried bacon, unsmoked and smoked bacon and a generous slice of Italian sausage. The gut-busting meal also includes turkey bacon, prosciutto, pancetta and a sausage patty. Bacon-infused cream cheese and […]
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