Yorkshire shepherdess will struggle to keep festive bubble small with nine children and 850 sheep

Sometimes a lowly cattle shed is just too . . . lowly. Not to mention outdoorsy.  Ciara the Cow — so called because she arrived during Storm Ciara in February — would rather spend the festive period indoors, with the family, thank you very much. ‘She was fed by hand as a calf because her … Read more

Dogs struggle to detect differences between similar-sounding words, study finds

Dogs struggle to detect differences between similar-sounding words like ‘dog’ and ‘dig’, according to a new study. Hungarian scientists put electrodes on doggies’ heads to measure signs of recognition from brain activity as they listened to various spoken words. The dogs listened to known words (like ‘sit’), similar but nonsense words (‘sut’) and very different … Read more

Lisa Curry details mental health struggle in extremely vulnerable post following daughter’s death

Lisa Curry has detailed her ongoing grief process and mental health struggle almost three months on from losing daughter Jaimi Lee, who died in September. In a heart-wrenching Instagram post on Monday, the Olympian was extremely vulnerable when it came to explaining her intense feelings.  ‘Somehow, this change I find myself in now is testing my … Read more

Small victory in the struggle for locked Child Trust Fund savings

The parents of up to 200,000 disabled children who need to go to court to access locked Child Trust Fund savings may no longer have to pay fees in order to do so, in a partial victory for campaigners. Families can ask for the Government to waive or refund Court of Protection fees of hundreds … Read more

Krystal Forscutt bottle feeding her son a ‘physical and emotional’ struggle with breastfeeding 

Krystal Forscutt reveals why she is bottle feeding her 9-week-old son after a ‘physical and emotional’ struggle with breastfeeding By Marta Jary For Daily Mail Australia Published: 12:04 GMT, 1 December 2020 | Updated: 12:04 GMT, 1 December 2020 Former Big Brother star Krystal Hipwell (née Forscutt) welcomed her third child, son Husky, in September.  On … Read more

Chezzi Denyer reveals struggle with crippling pregnancy condition

‘Be gentle on yourself’: Chezzi Denyer shares a candid photo of herself struggling with a crippling pregnancy condition as she reminds others suffering that they’re not alone By Kristy Johnson and Alisha Buaya For Daily Mail Australia Published: 14:03 GMT, 29 November 2020 | Updated: 14:03 GMT, 29 November 2020 Chezzi Denyer suffers from hyperemesis … Read more

Cygnet failure! Hapless rail staff struggle to round up two runaway swans

Cygnet failure! Hapless rail staff struggle to round up two runaway swans after they land on station platform Incident took place at Bath Spa station, in Bath, Somerset, on Saturday morning Hilarious footage shows moment Great Western Railway workers remove swans A member of staff attempts to throw his coat on one bird before falling … Read more

Wife of D-Day veteran who died in care home reveals struggle of not being able to hug him since July

The family of a D-Day veteran with Alzheimer’s who died in a care home said today that the ‘hardest bit’ was not being able to hug him. World War Two hero Jim Pass, originally from Castleford, West Yorkshire, died aged 102 on November 4 shortly after testing positive for coronavirus. He had been moved into … Read more

Savers struggle to hire financial advisers to cash in their pensions

All Don Forsyth wants to do is unlock the money tied up in an old pension he had forgotten about. But because the pension comes with valuable guarantees and is worth more than £30,000, he needs to pay a financial adviser to sign it off. Yet the trouble is, the 61-year-old cannot find one willing … Read more

Emma Willis predicts Giovanna Fletcher will struggle being separated from her kids on I’m A Celeb

Emma Willis has predicted best pal Giovanna Fletcher will struggle being separated from her children on I’m A Celeb – as she backs her to win the series. The Voice host, 44, said the mother-of-three will ‘desperately miss’ her family after being apart from them for up to four weeks if she makes the final … Read more