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A coffee bar owner has said ghosts in his ‘haunted’ house helped him find a secret vault door hidden inside its walls in a series of ‘spooky coincidences’. Rupert Ellis bought the home in Camborne, Cornwall, a couple of years ago and was unaware at the time that it was once the head office of the … Read more
Defiant hair salon owner who racked up £17,000 in fines for flouting Covid rules last year insists she will open again next week despite lockdown Sinead Quinn, owner of Quinn Blakey, hit headlines in November after refusing to close her salon in Bradford and incurring thousands of pounds worth of fines Ms Quinn cited the … Read more
Feline warm! Cheeky cat Mei Mei ‘fights’ over electric heater with his owner by sneakily pushing it to face towards him Footage shows the pet cat Mei Mei and his owner fighting over a heater in China This moggie loves staying warm so much he refuses to share it with anyone else He is seen sneakily … Read more
A rider who broke her pelvis after she was crushed by a horse during a fox hunt run by one of Britain’s wealthiest landowners is suing the animal’s owner for £100,000 over her injuries. Lisa Ford, 41, from Badminton, Gloucestershire, suffered multiple fractures, including internal bleeding, when her horse reared up and fell backwards onto … Read more
US casino operator MGM ends its £8bn bid for Ladbrokes and Coral owner Entain By Daily Mail City & Finance Reporter Published: 22:55 GMT, 19 January 2021 | Updated: 22:55 GMT, 19 January 2021 Shares in Ladbrokes and Coral owner Entain slid after its US suitor backed away from a bid. The betting giant had … Read more
Arcadia administrators are set to permanently shut another 31 of the fashion group’s stores by the end of January, with the loss of 714 more jobs. Sir Philip Green’s Arcadia retail empire collapsed into administration at the start of December. Arcadia, which once consisted of 444 UK retail chain stores including Topshop, Miss Selfridge, Dorothy … Read more
The owners of a ‘con artist dog’ have revealed how their pet fooled them into believing he was ill as he mimicked his owner. Billy the dog captured the hearts of the nation after a video showing him limping alongside his owner amassed millions of views across social media. The eight-year-old lurcher was seen hopping … Read more
Ever since he was 12 years old, James Perkins has been collecting — obsessively, passionately, unstintingly and, lately, increasingly secretively. Because his wife, Sophie, is fast losing her patience — particularly with the stuffed giraffes. As a boy, he started on toy Smurfs, but finding them ‘rather limiting’ quickly graduated to Marvel comics, followed by … Read more
Injured dog owner spends £300 on X-Rays and vets for his limping dog – only to learn he was only copying him out of sympathy The lurcher hops along the street and imitates his injured owner Russell Jones Footage shows the canine lift its paw above the ground and copy owner’s limp Mr Jones paid … Read more
Is this your idea of walkies? Dog owner is stunned to find his beloved pet on the ROOF after pooch climbed step ladder Vince Matteson, from Portland, Oregon, had been taking down Christmas lights His two-year-old golden retriever Ace followed him onto the roof of the house Footage shows the canine scale up the ladder … Read more