5 h. ago Dog shelter staff 'heartbroken' after 'friendly' puppy is abandoned at pound

The one-year-old puppy, who's been named Freddy Flintstone, left dog shelter staff 'heartbroken' when he was abandoned at the pound and 'unclaimed', putting him at risk of being 'destroyed'

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4 d. ago Staff injured and teachers left terrified as young inmates brawled in HMP Parc

Inmates from rival wings fought running battles in the prison's education centre

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6 d. ago Ukraine war briefing: Russian troops inside Dnipropetrovsk region, Ukraine says

Fighting under way, Ukrainian military confirms, in central oblast that is not part of Russia’s illegal annexation. What we know on day 1,281Ukraine acknowledged for the first time on Tuesday that Russia’s army had entered the Dnipropetrovsk region, a central administrative area previously spared from intense fighting. “Yes, they have entered, and fighting is ongoing as of now,” said Viktor Tregubov, a spokesperson for Ukrainian forces in Dnipro, Ukraine’s fourth-largest city. Russian forces have slowly gained ground in costly battles for largely devastated areas in eastern and southern Ukraine, normally with few inhabitants or intact buildings left.Separately, Ukraine’s military general staff rejected Moscow’s claims to have fully captured the villages of Zaporizke and Novogeorgiivka just inside Dnipropetrovsk oblast. But battlefield monitor DeepState, which has close ties to Ukraine’s military, said on Tuesday that Russia had “occupied” them and was “consolidating its positions [a...

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6 d. ago Moment man walking dog chased before fatal stabbing in Essex

Three men who called themselves the three musketeers chased down a man walking his dog before he was stabbed to death in a street, a court has heard.

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1 week ago Moment dog walker is chased down street by three men minutes before being stabbed to death

CCTV footage shows Kieran Shepherd, 30, with his dog before being ambushed by Joseph Dawe, Zack O'Keeffe and Harrison Carpenter in Great Baddow, Essex.

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1 week ago India scales back plan to remove stray dogs from streets of Delhi

Country suspends ‘catch-and-keep’ plan for strays in favour of a more ‘holistic’ approachIndia’s top court has scaled back an order to clear Delhi’s streets of stray dogs, in a decision that was cheered by animal rights supporters.Earlier this month, the supreme court ruled that all strays picked up in Delhi’s capital region would be confined to shelters after sterilisation and vaccination, and not returned to the streets. The goal was to protect people – particularly children – from dog attacks and rabies, which remains endemic in India. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Protests at Glacier as national parks reel from Trump cuts: ‘They’ve gutted staff, gutted funding’

As Republicans tout their stewardship of public lands, Montana protesters say their park is suffering – and help is urgently neededDozens of former rangers, park volunteers, and local residents protested at the gateway to Montana’s Glacier national park on Wednesday against the staff cuts and hiring freezes that have thrown many national parks into crisis, including Glacier.Current and former staffers and watchdog groups say the cuts have meant staff are not able to keep up the facilities and infrastructure. Some say the park has been left with inadequate infrastructure and too little staff to be able to respond to emergencies. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Prolific shoplifter faces jail after crime spree at Chingford supermarkets which left staff in fear

Mark Stavrou faces a jail sentence for a spree of shoplifting offences at Sainsburys and Morrisons in Chingford

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1 week ago Howard Stern insiders spill on 'desperate' shock jock's summer of turmoil... and humiliating gamble to save his career

We revealed earlier this month that the shock jock's staff had been left blindsided by reports his radio career would finish. But the humiliation of Howard Stern shows little sign of stopping.

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2 w. ago Primary school pupil left without painkillers or treatment for hours after breaking arm so badly on a school trip he 'looked like Mr. Tickle'

Julia Teixeira, from Braintree in Essex, claimed school trip staff left her son Salvador Teixeira, 11, without painkillers or taking him to hospital for hours- despite breaking his arm badly

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2 w. ago BBC staff left 'raging' as Huw Edwards keeps hold of £200k salary amid job losses

Disgraced BBC News presenter Huw Edwards still hasn't paid back his £200,000 salary to the BBC after he was still paid for five months following his arrest

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2 w. ago 'I adopted abandoned dog and one heartwarming gesture made it all worth while'

Mark adopted the dog who was left abandoned on the streets then named him Dexter, now the rest is history. He shared his heartbreaking story in a post on TikTok

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2 w. ago Street dog who 'knew nothing but pain' saved and in recovery leaving people in tears

A street dog who has so far only known a life of "pain" has been rescued, with his recovery and transformation planned by a UK charity keen to help eradicate the suffering of countless street dogs all over the world

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2 w. ago Callous owner WAVES at confused elderly dog while dumping him in crate outside Arizona animal shelter

The dog, named Little Dude, was abandoned outside the gates of Pinal County Animal Care and Control in Casa Grande in sweltering 85F heat.

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3 w. ago Animal shelter staff left stunned after scanning microchip of stray dog found on streets

Animal control officers were left stunned after scanning a stray dog for a microchip when they discovered he had been missing for an entire year before reuniting him with his owner.

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3 w. ago Suicidal girl, 14, died on children's mental health ward that had half its staff off work when inexperienced agency worker left her unsupervised, inquest told

Ruth Szymankiewicz was being treated for an eating disorder at Huntercombe Hospital in Berkshire but died on February 12, 2022.

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3 w. ago Hospital ward ‘missing half its staff’ on day suicidal girl left unsupervised

Ellesha Brannigan told an inquest that her team at Huntercombe Hospital had to bring in staff from another ward so staff could take breaks.

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3 w. ago Shock jock Howard Stern's 20 year run about to end in stunning move that's left staff blindsided

The future of Howard Stern's long-running SiriusXM radio show is in jeopardy as the end of his $500million five-year contract looms.

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4 w. ago 'I saw man shoplifting at BP station but staff's response to me left me floored'

Shop staff at a BT petrol station reportedly asked members of the public to intervene to stop shoplifters who were performing what is known as a "kamikaze" raid on a station near London

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4 w. ago MTV facing 'bloodbath of cuts' as UK production as staff 'left in tears'

In a blow to British music, MTV UK is no more as the channel that gave the likes of Emma Willis, Greg James and Joel Dommett their big break is closed leaving staff 'in tears'

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