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Padstow is set to ban second home owners from buying new-build houses amid fears that incomers are pricing out Cornish locals. The town council is looking to limit the number of second home owners in the area as a way to stop local residents being priced out of the market by wealthy outsiders. The coastal … Read more
Barking mad! Ginger the rescue pug screams ‘like a banshee’ to get her owner’s attention Ginger, four, a pug-cross, is captured shrieking like a human instead of barking Her owner Whitney Lawson, 41, filmed the clip at home in Calgary, Canada Dog is heard producing alarming scream for attention as owner sits on the couch By Milly … Read more
Looking to stave off lockdown boredom with a little online shopping? This week sees one of the UK’s most eclectic art collections going on sale in a live virtual auction – and you could pick up a 65-million-year-old dinosaur skull, a floating giraffe named Gerard, or an antler chair that has housed the derriere of Liam … Read more
Clucking marvellous! Chicken owners reveal their VERY creative homemade coops – from a UFO to a castle with a turret In a collection of photos collated by Pupperish, animal lovers showed off designs From UFOs to castles, owners made an effort to create a unique coop Standout designs include a Tardis and a coop named … Read more
Mucky pups! Owners share photos of their dirty dogs COVERED in mud – including a lazy French bulldog who blends into the pavement Pet owners from around the world shared photos of their mucky pups online They include a white Samoyed from Finland who got very muddy on a walk Best examples are included in a … Read more
Would YOUR dog take the biscuit? Online craze challenges mutts to not eat five tasty treats until they get the go-ahead… and owners who fail donate £2 to charity Dog lovers have taken to testing canine companions in lockdown with new trend Test sees pile of treats placed in front of pets and see if … Read more
Shocking moment Colombian gangster throws GRENADE at auto shop from the back of his motorcycle wounding 14 people Colombia officials have tied a grenade attack to a local gang’s extortion efforts An explosive was tossed from a motorcycle Tuesday in Barranquilla At least 14 people, including a minor, suffered non-life threatening injuries The Barranquilla Metropolitan … Read more
The last piece of Nazi-looted art discovered among the collection of a German pensioner has been returned to its rightful owners eight years after it was found. Carl Spitzweg’s drawing ‘Playing the Piano’ was handed over to Christie’s auction house on Tuesday at the request of the heirs of its rightful owner, Henri Hinrichsen, after … Read more
The RUFF guide to your dog’s mood: New £73 canine collar uses AI tech to analyse barks and tell owners how their prized pooch is feeling Petpuls uses artificial intelligence to determine the animal’s emotional wellbeing South Korean company compares dog’s bark with database of 100,000 samples Collar can categorise bark into five emotional states from happy, anxious … Read more
Iguana escapes blaze on top of a fireman’s helmet after faulty heat mat in its cage set its owner’s house alight Northamptonshire Fire and Rescue Service team called to house alight Iguana decided to escape flames by hitching a ride on the firefighter’s helmet Blaze was believed to have been started by the lizard’s heat … Read more