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I’ve always been obsessed with animals. We had pets growing up and I was also fascinated by caterpillars. Even had a woodlouse called Tony. He died when I was eight, so I made him a coffin out of cardboard with a gold nail varnish cross on it. Almost 30 years on, he’s still in there, […]

DOGS can be fed an array of human food alongside pet-specific food, but not all fruits and vegetables are good for your pooch.  Dr Andrew Jones regularly shares his expertise on his YouTube channel Veterinary Secrets, and in one video, he explained the five fruits and vegetables your dogs should never eat, and why you […]

One sunny afternoon last April, I had the crazy notion to roller-skate to a client meeting. My starting line was Primrose Hill, and as I kneeled to tighten my laces, a guy staring at the park map struck up conversation. ‘Wow, you’re skating?’ he said. I nodded, avoiding eye contact. He was so handsome, I was embarrassed. […]

LIZ JONES’S DIARY: In which I agree to meet David 1.0 It was the battle of the high-end rooms. I was in my hotel, Thyme in the Cotswolds, after my awful day at a wedding. He was at Soho Farmhouse doing god only knows. The Rock Star – lazy as always; my overriding memory of our […]

Royal Mail has shared a service update for this weekend (Saturday 23 and Sunday 24). Some parts of the UK are expected to be hit by postal delays. The postal service told customers: “Weekend delivery and collection services are expected to take place on Saturday, September 23 and parcel deliveries on Sunday, September 24.” Royal […]

The West London Thai restaurant that can match Bangkok’s finest for £25 a head is revealed by TOM PARKER BOWLES EATING OUT  Tom lives the Thai life at a little West London restaurant to match Bangkok’s finest Phet mak mak. Three words to use with immense caution. Unless, that is, you’re after thrills of a […]

Why I couldn’t disagree more with the hoo-ha over My Mum, your Dad’s widower Roger Hawes daring to start dating again: ALEX DELANEY also found herself being judged when she started looking for companionship three months after her husband died at 34 My Mum, Your Dad concluded on ITV last night with three couples finding […]

LIKE many women, I experience severe discomfort during my periods (to put it mildly). From dull and achy cramps right up to intense pain that feel unmanageable. Since the tender age of 12 when my periods began, I've relied heavily on painkillers and my trusty hot water bottle to get me through the worst days of […]

San Sebastian’s pix-in-post showcases have often launched standout movies, such as Sebastian Lelio’s “Gloria,” winner of the Films in Progress Award at the 2012 edition, plus notable directors, such as Jayro Bustamante, whose praised debut “Ixcanul” played at the festival in rough cut in 2015 before winning the Alfred Bauer prize for innovation at 2016’s Berlinale, […]

Secrets from the set: The Woman in the Wall The real-life Magdalene Laundries housed Ireland’s ‘fallen’ women until 1996 READ MORE: Everything you need to know about BBC One’s new gothic thriller With its haunted house, scary nuns and sleepwalking scenes, you could easily mistake this BBC mystery drama for a horror film. But the […]