A gran was forced put down her five dogs after catching a rare disease (Image: Wendy Hayes / SWNS) SUBSCRIBE Invalid email We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you've consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. You can unsubscribe at any time. More info Wendy Hayes, 61, had five dogs, which contracted Brucella canis from a Belarusian rescue dog she was fostering. The infected dog, Moosha, had only been with Wendy for three days before signs emerged. Related articles Mum launches food bank for dogs to help struggling owners feed pets Birdemic! ‘Super-angry’ seagulls target bin men Ms Hayes, from Stoke-on-Trent, brought Moosha, a German Shepherd cross, over through a rescue dog company which sources strays from Ukraine and Belarus. She was initially put on a "stay at home" notice due to a fear of rabies - but both her and the rescue … [Read more...] about Heartbreak for gran, 61, forced to put down five dogs – due to rare disease ‘Horrific’
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Menacing seagulls strike AGAIN – but expert says they are ‘misunderstood’
GETTY Vicious seagulls have been blamed for a string of attacks across the country SUBSCRIBE Invalid email We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you've consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. You can unsubscribe at any time. More info The boisterous birds have made headlines in recent weeks following reports of seagulls killing several pets - including a dog and a tortoise - as well as attacking humans. But as the list of attacks and injuries continues to grow, a leading seagull expert has claimed that the vicious birds are just "misunderstood". In the latest string of attacks by the feathered fiends, a hench security guard was left needing hospital treatment after being knocked off his bike by one of the massive birds. Related articles Vicious seagulls 'could kill BABIES' if they are not brought under... Reign of terror by vicious … [Read more...] about Menacing seagulls strike AGAIN – but expert says they are ‘misunderstood’
‘Never fails!’ Mrs Hinch fans share cheap hack to get windows ‘gleaming’ and streak free
Mrs Hinch cleaning hack fans say gets rid of black mould SUBSCRIBE Invalid email We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you've consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. You can unsubscribe at any time. More info Mrs Hinch is a cleaning influencer with over four million followers on Instagram. She shot to fame thanks to the sharing of her cleaning tips and tricks, which millions of Britons have found helpful. Related articles Inside Helen Skelton’s stunning converted cottage in Yorkshire Mrs Hinch is so popular that she has encouraged cleaning enthusiasts to create Facebook groups in her honour. In one group, with over 100,000 members, one member wanted to know the best way to clean windows. Emily Jade wrote: “What’s the best way to clean windows without leaving them streaky!!” The post was inundated with comments in … [Read more...] about ‘Never fails!’ Mrs Hinch fans share cheap hack to get windows ‘gleaming’ and streak free
Birdemic! ‘Super-angry’ seagulls target bin men in shock attack: ‘Like a horror movie’
Dave Baker describes constant attacks by seagulls SUBSCRIBE Invalid email We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you've consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. You can unsubscribe at any time. More info The situation was described by Mark Hall of Divert.co.uk as a “total birdemic” - and “like a scene out of a Hitchcock movie”. Mr Hall said barely a day goes by without one of the company’s operatives being attacked by the surprisingly large birds , armed with their fearsome beaks and claws. Related articles Millions of Britons warned as 'giant cleaver' slamming down on economy 'Made in Britain' labels fuel £7.6bn post-Brexit surge in exports He explained: “It’s like a scene out of an Alfred Hitchcock movie. The one with all the birds. “These new super-angry seagulls are becoming a total birdemic, with our … [Read more...] about Birdemic! ‘Super-angry’ seagulls target bin men in shock attack: ‘Like a horror movie’
Nuisance seagulls.. it’s our RELIGIOUS RIGHT to feed them
GETTY Seagulls have become a nuisance in the town of Conway SUBSCRIBE Invalid email We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you've consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. You can unsubscribe at any time. More info Despite the Prime Minister David Cameron saying a "big conversation" is needed about the issue of seagulls, Conway County Council bosses in North Wales have claimed the ban of feeding seagulls could breach anti-discrimination laws. steal food out of beachgoers' hands and peck passers-by in the "under-siege" town of Conway. Related articles PICTURED: The amazing moment a SEAGULL flies with the Red Arrows Terrified chihuahua puppy savagely pecked to death by killer... GETTY A seagull pecks at rubbish The seagulls are a total menace, I can't believe they're being protected by human rights Local resident Dai … [Read more...] about Nuisance seagulls.. it’s our RELIGIOUS RIGHT to feed them
Macron says Putin using gas as ‘weapon of war’ amid rationing fears
F rench President Emmanuel Macron has accused Russia of using energy as a “weapon of war” as the chief executive of oil and gas giant Shell warned gas rationing in Europe this winter was possible. Mr Macron yesterday told citizens to "prepare for a scenario where we have to manage completely without Russian gas." "The summer, early autumn will be very hard," he said. "Russia is using energy, like it is using food, as a weapon of war." He said the government would prepare a "sobriety plan" to conserve energy, which would start with turning off public lights at night when they aren't useful. "We need a general mobilisation," Mr Macron said in a televised address for Bastille Day. Ben van Beurden, chief executive of Shell, echoed the French president’s remarks, saying Russia had shown it is “able and willing to weaponise energy supplies.” Mr van Beurden said Moscow had “surprised” the market and told governments to be prepared for the Kremlin to restrict gas further. “For a … [Read more...] about Macron says Putin using gas as ‘weapon of war’ amid rationing fears
Residents warned to stay indoors after fire tears through rural building
Firefighters from four different stations are trying to put out a building blaze (Image: Humberside Fire and Rescue) SUBSCRIBE Invalid email We use your sign-up to provide content in ways you've consented to and to improve our understanding of you. This may include adverts from us and 3rd parties based on our understanding. You can unsubscribe at any time. More info Four crews rushed to the property - thought to be a factory - in Scunthorpe, Lincolnshire, in the early hours and have used an aerial ladder platform to help fan the flames . Nearby residents are being advised to keep all doors and windows closed to avoid smoke inhalation and people are also being asked to stay away from the area. Related articles Mum launches food bank for dogs to help struggling owners feed pets Gran loses £53K after state pension age raised 'without proper notice' A report of the fire was first posted on Humberside Fire and Rescue's official … [Read more...] about Residents warned to stay indoors after fire tears through rural building
Dudes With Drones
No one knows exactly how many personal drones are buzzing through our skies, but Chris Anderson, the longtime editor of Wired magazine who now heads a drone manufacturer called 3D Robotics, estimates that at least 500,000 have been sold in the United States alone. Though drones are fun to fly, the autopilot feature on newer models frees you up to, say, cheer at your kid’s soccer game while the drone records it from the air. On the horizon is facial-recognition software that will let drone users film themselves while catching a wave on a surfboard or navigating a mountain chute on skis. And although the Federal Aviation Administration maintains that flying drones for commercial purposes won’t be legal until next year at the earliest, drones have already proved useful in agriculture, search and rescue, architecture, and other fields. According to the Association for Unmanned Vehicle Systems International, a trade group, drones could generate more than 100,000 jobs and $82 billion in … [Read more...] about Dudes With Drones
My Escape From the Taliban
T he text message came a little before 5 p.m. It was August 26, 2021. Eleven days earlier, the Taliban had overthrown the Afghan government. My friend—a German writer and academic—had been trying to help my family flee the country. Now she told me she had gotten my two younger sisters and me on the list for a flight to Frankfurt, a last-minute evacuation negotiated by the German government and a nonprofit group. “What about my mom?” I asked. She didn’t reply for a moment. “I was not able to get her on this flight,” she answered. Please, I begged her: “My brothers are gone and my father is living with his second wife. She just has us, no one else, for God’s sake please do something.” But there was nothing she could do. “These are the names that they offered me,” she wrote. “I know it’s a terrible choice.” She said we had 20 minutes to decide whether to stay or go. We would need to pack, then take a taxi to a secret location, where we’d meet the buses that would drive the … [Read more...] about My Escape From the Taliban
Lib Dem plan to solve the energy crisis is radical – but at least they have one
If there's one thing that this Government is really good at, it is doing nothing. They have turned it into an art form – a meeting here, a conflab there, briefed details of a hastily-arranged emergency summit designed to show purpose yet utterly devoid of substance. Seeing to do rather than actually doing is how Boris Johnson’s administration will be remembered. If the race to succeed him is anything to go by, it is a style of leadership that may persist. Nowhere is this troubling approach more evident than the response to the energy crisis. The latest predictions for bills are frightening for those on low incomes: £4,267 a year by January, which is £650 more expensive than previously thought; and more than £4,400 annually by April, according to analysts at Cornwall Insight. Meanwhile UK households owe £1.3bn to their energy suppliers, three times higher than a year ago, with six million households more than £200 in debt on average, according to Uswitch, and winter is still … [Read more...] about Lib Dem plan to solve the energy crisis is radical – but at least they have one