18 h. ago The definitive guide to which dog is best for YOU: From hidden costs to secret medical issues, DR PETE WEDDERBURN reveals everything you need to know about these popular breeds

How do you choose your friends? Do you demand a meeting with their mother and father? Well, you should... if you're choosing a dog to be your family's new best friend.

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23 h. ago Guide dog 'brought back joy' for Paisley man after losing wife and job following retinal tear

Guide dog Marine helped Carlos Rodriguez gain his confidence back after losing his wife and his job.

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44 h. ago Scots blind man who weighed 27st says guide dog saved his life

Carlos Rodriguez, 47, from Paisley, became depressed and suicidal after losing almost all of his vision.

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44 h. ago ‘It’s over! It’s over!’ they shout, but people here in Gaza still fear what the future may bring | Hassan Abo Qamar

Phase one of Donald Trump’s peace plan has brought joy and relief, yet it’s hard to believe this fragile peace will lastHassan Abo Qamar is a Palestinian writer and journalist based in GazaOn Thursday morning, I didn’t wake up to the sound of explosions, but to my brother shouting: “It’s over! It’s over!” For a moment, I thought I was dreaming. I wondered: what is happening? Has another loved one been targeted? What is over? Then he told me that Donald Trump had said it. “I am very proud to announce that Israel and Hamas have both signed off on the first Phase of our Peace Plan,” the president wrote on his social media. For the first day in a long time, people in Gaza woke up to news that could be called happy. The ceasefire went into effect at noon. The sound of Israeli warplanes still echoed in the sky, but, for once, they didn’t feel frightening.The first phase of the agreement only includes the exchange of prisoners. That means 20 Israeli hostages in Gaza thought to be alive and...

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7 d. ago Strictly's Stefan Dennis' Neighbours wife Gail Robinson 36yrs later with major job change

Neighbours star Fiona Corke played Gail Robinson on the soap, wife to super-scheming Paul – but what became of the actress who once starred alongside Stefan Dennis?

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8 d. ago Only Fools and Horse's star Patrick Murray took a job driving cars 'after roles dried up' in bid to raise money so his wife and child could move over from Thailand

He was once a familiar face on TV screens across the country in his role as Cockney chancer Mickey Pearce in the classic British comedy Only Fools and Horses.

Society

9 d. ago Livingston man refurbishes 200 iconic Guide Dogs collection boxes

Jim Grundison, who is part of the Guide Dogs West Lothian fundraising group, began repairing the life-sized dog collection boxes from his home workshop in 2022.

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1 week ago Zinedine Zidane could bring classy WAG to Man Utd whose four kids all became footballers

Zinedine Zidane has been linked with the Manchester United job again and could bring his stunning wife Veronique Fernandez with him to Old Trafford if he is appointed as Ruben Amorim's successor

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1 week ago Blind man angry over pavement parking forcing him into the road in Welsh town

Nick depends on his guide dog Benje to get him around town but Nick said vehicles parked on pavements routinely force him into the road

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1 week ago ‘Kildunne and Dusted’: Red Roses dialled up to 11 for emotional World Cup victory | Robert Kitson

Shaggy-haired secret weapon Ellie Kildunne settles England’s early nerves against Canada for a feelgood triumph that will echo down the yearsThey think it’s all over. And finally, for England’s women, it is now. The last time the Red Roses lifted the World Cup was 11 years ago and defeat on home turf in front of a world-record 81,885 crowd would have been beyond devastating. Hence the tears of relief and shared collective joy at the final whistle as they finally brought the big one home.Among other things this trophy has brought them the validation they dearly wanted and, in truth, needed. Since the introduction of full-time professional contracts in 2019, the Red Roses have won 74 of the 76 matches they have contested. The number of registered female participants in Canadian rugby would barely fill half of England’s towering citadel. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Brand new day for Atlético as Julián Alvarez tees up derby with dramatic rescue | Sid Lowe

Atlético Madrid needed their own superhero in the win over Rayo, but next comes a derby they cannot lose“Football is fantastic,” Diego Simeone said, which he could say by then. All night he had watched Marcos Llorente fly up the wing; for the last half an hour he had watched his son do so too, all clenched jaw and bulging veins, stuck on fast forward, a determination so intense it looked like he might explode. Now it was the Atlético Madrid manager’s turn, who had literally been on his knees for much of the night, sprinting up the touchline in his black suit and shiny shoes, screaming and let loose again. Simeone had been here before, a week earlier, when he had admitted that Atlético’s victory had brought relief not joy. This was even wilder: five goals, four of them belters, and 54,098 people losing their heads.Simeone especially. Six weeks into the season and for the sixth time, Atlético had scored first; for the fifth time, though, they weren’t going to win. Worse, this time the...

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3 w. ago Gogglebox star Giles Woods' impressive job which helped him retire aged 21 revealed

Giles Wood is best known for sharing his viewers on the latest shows on telly with his wife Mary Kilen but he had a completely different job away from Channel 4's Gogglebox

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4 w. ago Steve Darling and guide dog Jennie win the hearts of Westminster’s Dog of the Year

Steve Darling's guide dog Jennie won Westminster Dog of the Year's "pawblic" vote on Thursday, 11 September, after winning the hearts of politicians with her antics in the House of Commons.

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