2 h. ago Dog to be destroyed after gruesome attack outside Tesco left pet and owner 'covered in blood'

WARNING, GRAPHIC CONTENT: Buddy the West Highland terrier was tragically killed in a savage attack in the car park of Tesco Extra in Bidston, Wirral, earlier this month

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2 h. ago Five reasons pet Halloween costumes could see owners banned from keeping animals

Many people like to dress their furry friends in cute outfits - but they could put both the animal and the owner at risk.

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4 h. ago People could be banned from owning pets over 'cruel' October habit

It happens every year - and pet experts are warning against this kind of behaviour

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7 h. ago Dog owners warned not to dress up pets in costume for Halloween

People have been told that while they may be cute, it could cause distress

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31 h. ago Nine symptoms of ‘severe’ winter dog illness and when to see a vet

Pet owners should look out for some key signs of illness in their pets this winter

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48 h. ago Vet says busy families should not own these five breeds of dog as a pet

Is one of your four-legged pals on this list?

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49 h. ago Vet shares five popular dog breeds she'd 'never choose to own'

A UK-based vet has shared her personal list of dog breeds she would never choose to own as a pet, and it includes some popular choices

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59 h. ago Investment scams pushing up amount of money being lost to APP fraud – UK Finance

The average loss per authorised push payment case in the first half of this year was £2,325, but for investment scams it was £15,098, UK Finance said.

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64 h. ago More than a third of pet owners sleep with their cat or dog every night

A study found that more than a third of Brits prefer to let sleeping dogs lie by leaving them to slumber in bed with them rather than kicking them out

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3 d. ago 'Vet left me note after cat died and I couldn't hold back tears'

A pet owner was left in tears after their vet left them a note after their cat died. They couldn't help but cry when they took the time to read the poignant words

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3 d. ago Could Zurich’s housing cooperatives be the solution to the rest of Europe’s housing crisis? | Peter Apps

One in every five citizens in the city has bought a share in the company that built and owns their apartment block• Peter Apps is a contributing editor at Inside HousingChildren zoom down a tunnel slide, as their parents watch on, sipping coffees and chatting amicably on the long benches in the middle of the courtyard.They are surrounded by modern-looking housing developments – architecturally smart, medium-rise, expensive-looking in their design. This appears to be just another 21st-century development in a major city, a development that a builder has made a tidy profit out of, and flats that will have inevitably been snapped up by landlords and rented out at the highest market rate.Peter Apps is a contributing editor at Inside Housing and the author of Show Me the Bodies: How We Let Grenfell Happen Continue reading...

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3 d. ago Vet's 'touching' note to pet owner after cat's death leaves people in tears

A vet sent a "touching" note to a pet owner after they tragically lost their cat. It's so heartwarming, it left cat owners around the world in tears after reading it

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3 d. ago ‘The police weren’t interested’: what’s driving the rise in private prosecutions?

As the police and courts continue to struggle with the legacy of austerity, many people are seeking alternative routes to justice – but it could be making matters worseIn the summer of 2018, the private investigator Simon Davison got a call from a woman who said her ex-boyfriend had stolen £10,000 from her. Carol (not her real name), a traffic manager at a local council, was not a typical client for Davison. As the director of investigations at AnotherDay, a crisis consultancy in London, Davison usually works for wary companies and wealthy individuals. A former police detective, Davison has recovered stolen cryptocurrency, uncovered secret properties owned by bankrupt business people and tracked down fraudsters to Cyprus.Davison’s speciality is private prosecutions, a little-known area of law that allows victims to pay for justice. These cases are heard in the same courts used by the Crown Prosecution Service (CPS), the public prosecutor for England and Wales, and they can carry the...

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3 d. ago Vet warns against 'irresponsible' TikTok trend that sees dog owners scaring their pets with Halloween animatronics

While many see the latest TikTok trend as funny, Dr Anna Foreman, the in-house vet at Everypaw Pet Insurance, has blasted it as 'irresponsible'.

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3 d. ago Four people banned from Celtic Manor for life after police called to 'disturbance'

Officers escorted four people from the resort

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4 d. ago DWP fraud bank account checks alert for people on three benefits

The DWP could also be able to directly take funds from people's bank accounts

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4 d. ago Devastated dog owners realise their common habit has been hurting pet's feelings

Dog owners have been left heartbroken after discovering their common habits could be hurting their pet's feelings, and they have seen been apologising to their pets

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4 d. ago EDEN CONFIDENTIAL: Becks gets his own rose... from his little petal

David Beckham described himself as 'immensely proud' when he was awarded a knighthood in the King's Birthday Honours.

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4 d. ago Pet owners beware: Dog and cat food recalled over potential health risks

Potentially contaminated pet food is either frozen or freeze-dried

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4 d. ago Barbaric exotic pet owners in Scotland killing animals at home instead of at vets

Shocking research uncovered killing methods like cutting the heads off wild birds, gassing rodents and inflicting blunt force trauma on frogs.

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