Couple reveal they have replied to over 2,000 Santa letters from needy children delivered

A couple have revealed they have answered over 2,000 letters addressed to Santa Claus and delivered to their New York apartment from needy children every year. Jim Glaub, 40, and Dylan Parker, 39, began receiving letters addressed to Santa Claus to their apartment on West 22nd Street in Manhattan in 2010. Among them were heartbreaking … Read more

People are decorating their Christmas trees with PPE

PP-Tree! Families deck the halls with toilet roll, face masks and syringes to mark the end of 2020 Families and businesses have decorated their homes with PPE for Christmas One school in Scotland covered their tree with paper towels and toilet roll A Glasgow GP surgery added blown up rubber gloves to their decorations  Here, FEMAIL … Read more

Couple who flipped five houses in eight years reveal tips to renovate your home on a budget

A couple who flip houses in their spare time have shared their renovation tips, including choosing bold colours over plain magnolia walls.  Deborah Marshall, 47, who is training to be a podiatrist, and her husband Paul, 44, who works as a joiner, have renovated and sold five houses in Yorkshire over the last eight years, … Read more

Murmuration of starlings form a festive shape in the skies above West Yorkshire 

Stocking thriller! Murmuration of starlings form a festive shape in the skies above West Yorkshire The huge murmuration of starlings formed the shape of a Christmas stocking Photographer Ed Sykes captured the moment at RSPB Fairburn Ings, Castleford The starlings formed the festive picture perfectly before going to roost By Rachael Bunyan For Mailonline Published: … Read more

Australian mother’s smart robot vacuum cleaner named ‘Mork’ sends text saying it’s stuck near cliff

Mum is left in stitches after receiving a VERY alarming text message from her trapped robot vacuum cleaner named ‘Mork’ A robot vacuum named ‘Mork’ sent family urgent text message seeking for help  The family found the appliance stuck on the second floor ledge of their home The mum shared the amusing encounter online, leaving … Read more

Florida siblings throw a ‘bark mitzvah’ for their dog’s 13th birthday

Mazel tov, pup! Florida siblings throw a ‘bark mitzvah’ for their labradoodle’s 13th birthday, complete with a doggie-sized yarmulke and a dance to Hava Nagila University of Florida student Raegan Fink and her brother organized the intimate party for their labradoodle In the Jewish faith, when a boy turns 13, he has a coming-of-age ceremony … Read more

Police officer hailed as a hero after helping a pensioner, 98, cross a busy junction

He really did stop traffic! Police officer is hailed as a hero after helping a frail man, 98, cross a busy junction by ordering all cars to wait The elderly man had been stuck in traffic after not walking fast enough in China Officer Tan used his body to shield the pedestrian and ordered vehicles to … Read more

Adventurous baby twins give father an impromptu workout as they take it in turns to play runaway

Catch me if you can! Adventurous one-year-old twins give their father an impromptu workout as they take it in turns to crawl out the open baby gate Daz Hocking was at home in Plymouth with fiancee Sarah Phillips and their sons  Father-of-two gave chase to son Charles who escaped through open baby gate But he … Read more

Scientists discover wombats glow in the dark due to biofluorescent fur

Australian mammals and marsupials including wombats ‘glow in the dark’ under ultraviolet light, according to a team of scientists. After a US study in October found that platypuses are biofluorescent, researchers from Western Australian Museum borrowed a UV light to verify the claim.  Not only were they able to confirm the findings of the earlier … Read more

Greyhound looks more like a giraffe thanks to its unusually large neck

A Spanish greyhound looks more like a giraffe than a dog thanks to her incredibly long neck. Ketama often draws bewildered looks near her home in the Netherlands thanks to her unusual physical feature.  The two-year-old rescue dog is from a breed of naturally long dogs, said owner Monique Morsink. But Ketama’s proportions are more … Read more