2 hours ago Top Dog Names 2024: Here are the 10 adorable names chosen by most new puppy owners this year

Struggling to think of a name for your new puppy? Here’s what’s been trendy over the last month.

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17 hours ago Family is charged £618 for just two hotdogs at popular Christmas market on festive day out

Laure Brumpton, 34, and her husband Alan, 37, were enjoying a day out at Nottingham 's Christmas markets when they decided to buy their two children a festive hot dog treat.

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2 hours ago What a dog's dinner! Hilarious moment golden retriever steals family's Christmas turkey before woman chases him through field in futile bid to get it back

The footage was filmed on Christman Eve in Armagh, Northern Ireland, when the woman in the video was dropping off presents at her friend's house.

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28 hours ago Schoolgirls falling out on Snapchat, a row over a parking space and a dead cat outside someone's home are all recorded as non

Freedom of information requests showed that other non-hate crime incidents included a rude word spelt with alphabet cups in Tesco and an 'offensive' dog name.

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39 minutes ago Man airlifted to hospital after 'medical emergency' on Loch Lomond island

The Loch Lomond Rescue Boat (LLRB) were called in to assist the man before the Coastguard airlifted him to hospital after a 'medical emergency' on Inchmurrin Island on Loch Lomond.

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5 hours ago Road closed near busy M6 junction after car hits telegraph pole and building

A person was rescued from the vehicle

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18 hours ago 'The worst smell I've ever experienced on a live animal': Couple left 'sweet' dog with tumour for a year

Scratch was 'mainly fed sausages', said the RSPCA

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27 hours ago Hook, line and whimper! Dog owner is landed with £3,000 bill after pooch swallows fishing hook and line during sea swim

'Greedy little terrier' Pip, 11, was having a paddle on Pakefield Beach in Suffolk when she swallowed the 'snack'.

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4 hours ago Burst pipe sees 50 homes evacuated in Basingstoke as emergency crews try to stem flood

Hampshire and Isle of Wight rescue services received multiple calls from Trinidad Close in Basingstoke, reporting water was in properties with 50 homes affected

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23 hours ago Mel C and boyfriend take romance to next level as they don matching rings on Christmas Day

Spice Girls icon Mel C and her model boyfriend Chris Dingwall looked loved-up as they enjoyed a Christmas stroll with their dog

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6 hours ago Woman dies in Norfolk Boxing Day horror blaze as fire service investigate cause

Norfolk Fire & Rescue were called to the scene in Norwich at 4am on Boxing Day after reports of a blaze, as crews later made the sad discovery of a woman's body in the home

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24 hours ago In a life of ups and downs, we have come to cherish our dog’s uncomplicated love | Ranjana Srivastava

Every day, we walk Odie along the same paths. He eats the same food at the same time. And yet, for him our bounties feel limitlessThe last patient on my rounds is elderly, cognitively impaired and wonderfully complimentary. The nurse is dedicated. Dutiful interns like mine go places. She loves my dress. We joyfully acknowledge these statements because we dread the next, heartbreaking question: “Do you know I have a dog?”Lizzy is a corgi named after the late Queen. For 10 years, they have lived and grown as one, watching television, pottering in the garden and sleeping side by side. Continue reading...

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7 hours ago Coronation Street teases David Platt's 'unexpected' downfall as family in chaos after Gail's exit

David's decisions will come back to haunt him in the ITV soap - and there's even mention of David the dog

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30 hours ago 'I had to cancel Christmas after my dog made off with glazed ham and ate it all'

Luke Vandore-Mackay spent hours carefully preparing the 3.5kg joint of gammon for his family's Christmas dinner, only for his pet dog to wolfed it behind his back

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10 hours ago Sydney to Hobart yacht race: third death averted as sailors prepare for ‘challenging night in the Bass Strait’

One sailor each on yachts Flying Fish Arctos and Bowline died after being struck by booms, a large pole at bottom of the sailGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastDetails have emerged of a “terrifying” incident in which a crew member fell from yacht Porco Rosso and drifted for more than a kilometre before being rescued on a deadly night of racing, during which two sailors on other yachts were killed.Two sailors on separate yachts, Flying Fish Arctos and Bowline, died at sea amid wild weather conditions that forced line honours favourite Master Lock Comanche to withdraw, among mass retirements.Sign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking news email Continue reading...

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12 hours ago Miraculous rescue of Utah man trapped in avalanche after his brother spotted his fingers poking out of snow

Two Utah brothers miraculously survived a giant avalanche one of them triggered while they were riding snowmobiles through the backcountry on Christmas Eve.

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12 hours ago Sydney to Hobart yacht race: third death averted on night of ‘big seas’ and wild weather

One sailor each on yachts Flying Fish Arctos and Bowline died after being struck by booms, a large pole at bottom of the sailGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastDetails have emerged of a “terrifying” incident in which a crew member fell from yacht Porco Rosso and drifted for more than a kilometre before being rescued on a deadly night of racing, during which two sailors on other yachts were killed.Two sailors on separate yachts, Flying Fish Arctos and Bowline, died at sea amid wild weather conditions that forced line honours favourite Master Lock Comanche to withdraw, among mass retirements.Sign up for Guardian Australia’s breaking news email Continue reading...

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16 hours ago Teenage boy, 17, fled home screaming 'he's stabbed me' after double murder in Christmas Day stabbing that also left a dog dead

Neighbours said the 17-year-old, who has not been named, suffered wounds to his head and chest in the attack in which the women, aged 38 and 24 also died.

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18 hours ago Late Rangers collapse at St Mirren leaves them flat on their backs as Clement injury prophecy comes true – 3 talking points

Caolan Boyd-Munce hits stoppage time winner after Danilo looked to have rescued a point for lacklustre Light Blues

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19 hours ago Two women and dog are killed in Christmas Day stabbing that also sees man and teenage boy seriously injured as police grill double murder suspect

Police rushed to the block of apartments in Santa Cruz Avenue, in Bletchley, Milton Keynes, just after 6.30pm following reports of a stabbing on Christmas Day.

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20 hours ago Adorable moment pride of lions rescued from Ukraine war celebrate first Christmas in UK

A family of rescued lions, freed from war-torn Ukraine, are thriving in their new Yorkshire home, celebrating their first Christmas with playful joy and a festive feast

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20 hours ago The dramatic operation to free fox cub trapped underground in pipe, as RSPCA reveals top rescues

'He was very shaken and very thin, but also growling and trying to bite'

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23 hours ago You CAN take a horse to water! Firefighters are called in to rescue mare trapped in swimming pool

Hampshire Firefighters were called to what certainly must have been their most obscure rescue of the year on Christmas Day after a horse became stranded in a Swanmore swimming pool.

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24 hours ago Christmas Day murders in UK flat – women found dead, man and boy injured and dog killed

Thames Valley Police's Major Crime Unit has launched a murder investigation following the deaths of two women in Bletchley, Milton Keynes, on Christmas Day. A man and boy were also injured, while a dog was killed

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25 hours ago Two women, 24 and 38, stabbed to death at home on Christmas Day with teen and man rushed to hospital

The two women died at the scene, while the man and teenage boy are in a stable condition in hospital. A dog also injured in the incident was taken to vets but did not survive.

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30 hours ago Woman taken to hospital after being attacked by dog in Scottish village

The woman was walking a dog when she was reportedly attacked by another dog

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