50 h. ago Who’s a clever boy: the average dog has a mental age of about two. But what are they really thinking?

They can learn hundreds of words, count to five and read humans like a book, so why do we struggle to understand them? Scientists reveal the truth about our pets – and whether they ever feel guilty for eating our slippersThe thing that made me think my dog may be a genius was the word monkey. We’d developed a game where I’d hide her monkey toy – a sad, lifeless being, long lobotomised by my golden retriever puppy – and, when I asked her to find it, I realised she could differentiate the word monkey from other objects. A woman in the park had a similar story. On holiday in an unfamiliar cottage, she had misplaced the car keys. After hunting for them for over an hour, her dog, a border collie, overheard her and her husband talking about it, recognised the word “keys” and immediately went and found them.So maybe my dog, Rhubarb, isn’t a genius after all. Dogs, says Vanessa Woods, director of the Puppy Kindergarten project at Duke University in North Carolina, US, and writer of sev...

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67 h. ago JoJo Siwa's mum says 'she's fallen in love with Chris Hughes' in emotional video

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3 d. ago Helen Flanagan admits 'I don't feel guilty' after week away while Celebrity Big Brother 'crush' uncovered

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3 d. ago Loose Women star recalls emotional reaction after becoming a mum for the first time

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2 w. ago Michael Gove's son Will reveals he carried 'emotional baggage' after politician's divorce from mum Sarah Vine in latest celebrity episode of 'The Apple & The Tree' podcast

Of all the tumultuous political events endured as a family, Will said he and older sister Beatrice felt the pandemic was the most trying time in his parent's relationship.

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3 w. ago Benefits of ADHD medication outweigh health risks, study finds

Children taking ADHD drugs showed small increases in blood pressure and pulse rates but ‘risk-benefit ratio is reassuring’The benefits of taking drugs for attention deficit hyperactivity disorder outweigh the impact of increases in blood pressure and heart rate, according to a new study.An international team of researchers led by scientists from the University of Southampton found the majority of children taking ADHD medication experienced small increases in blood pressure and pulse rates, but that the drugs had “overall small effects”. They said the study’s findings highlighted the need for “careful monitoring”. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago 'I refuse to walk my daughter down the aisle – I have a good reason'

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The presenter shared an emotional tribute to her mum as she adressed her 'coping with ilness' after feeling shamed for taking time off

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