62 h. ago Couple who fell in love at animal sanctuary get married with disabled sheep as ring bearer

Jake Ratcliffe met his wife Rosie whilst both working at a local sanctuary for animals, and only found it fit to tie the knot there, incorporating all the animals they have saved

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1 week ago I didn’t plan on a sausage dog but McKenzie nudged me back to hope | Debbie Elkind

First-time dog owner Debbie Elkind was worried how she’d fare with her new dachshund. Then she fell in love with her ‘ridiculous, beautiful’ animalI wasn’t looking for a long dog. I knew little about dachshunds, that odd-shaped breed with short legs and suspicious eyes. But during pandemic lockdowns I began scrolling PetRescue the way friends were swiping Tinder, and with just as little luck.So when I spotted her, I prepared for disappointment. I had recently been ghosted by an elderly chap with a heart condition. I had visions of giving him his golden senior years; he had better prospects. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago 'I fell pregnant two weeks after meeting my online lover abroad

Just two weeks after meeting her online boyfriend on the other side of the world, a woman fell pregnant with his child. Now the couple are happily in love and have a strong message for cruel trolls

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2 w. ago ‘Their chemistry made one of their deaths inevitable’: how a billionaire couple’s life in paradise turned deadly

He made millions on Wall Street, moved to the Costa Rican jungle with his wife and ended up being shot in bed. A new podcast tells the wild tale of the US couple whose dream became a nightmareThe death of John Bender mystified the world. A handsome American millionaire, Bender moved to Costa Rica with his wife, Ann, two years after they married, and set about building a 2,000-hectare nature reserve, centred on a mountaintop mansion that had neither walls nor windows. But despite moving to this vision of paradise, the couple’s mental health fell into sharp decline and in January 2010, Bender died of a gunshot wound to the head.Thanks to an unscientific forensic investigation by the Costa Rican authorities, the perpetrator remains unknown. Suicide is one option – John had written emails about wanting to die in the weeks previously – but the fact that he was shot in the back of the head, in bed, while wearing earplugs, suggests that Ann may have shot him. In the intervening years, the ...

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3 w. ago Scots youngster diagnosed with lung disease caused by pet parrots

Her youngest son, Kenny, inherited her love for the animals but started having flu-like symptoms - including a cough and high temperatures.

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last month Heartbreaking note left by couple before they fell to their deaths from cliff while holding hands

David and Susan Jeffcock, 80 and 74, tragically died after falling to their deaths

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