People have said that the investment will be 'so worth it' to save their furniture from this age-old pet owner dilemma

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The India-based street and documentary photographer captures a group of children in a moment of joyUniversity student Pradiptamoy Paul currently lives in Siliguri, West Bengal, but he still regularly visits his home town of Mathabhanga, a few hours’ drive away. On the day he took this photograph, back in 2023, he had done some work in the morning and was taking a walk by the Mansai riverside, hoping to capture something special.“It’s a residential area and there are no industrial sites nearby, so the water here is clean,” Paul says. “In this photo there is so much going on and so many characters. The boy at the front was taking a rest, someone else was splashing in the water, another boy was jumping from the concrete. And the boy jumping from the top corner happened spontaneously, at just the right moment! It’s impossible to say who the actual hero of this photograph is. They’re children immersed in a&nb...

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A leading pet nutritionist has warned dog owners against giving in to their pooch's puppy dog eyes on Shrove Tuesday.

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London’s queer scene has always been about gorgeous self-invention, and Severs’ house is testament to joyful, slightly unhinged, co-creation, writes India Block

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With 13 nominations, Emilia Pérez is the most-nominated foreign film in Oscars history, and one of its most controversial. Here writers who loved or loathed it go head to head

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The comedian reflects on mortality and the new course his life has now taken in this warm account of his cancer diagnosis and treatment There are enough cancer memoirs to fill a small bookshop, with bookcases for all the affected body parts. It can feel churlish to apply critical faculties to this of all subjects, but if there is a high bar for the genre, then it’s one Mark Steel clears like Dick Fosbury on a good day.Sporting metaphors are a feature of The Leopard in My House, a new entry in the “throat” section by the comedian, broadcaster and campaigner. While waiting for a radiotherapy appointment in the basement of a London hospital, Steel meets Jules, an army general. As the treatment weakens them, they resolve to take the stairs rather than lift back up to ground level. “We’d describe the previous day’s climb as ‘set off at a good pace but only the first stage of the Tour de France. By the third week it was ‘two sets and a break down with a heavily bandaged ankle, but determi...

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The ROLA provides pets with fresh, clean water while claiming to offer safety and convenience for owners

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Pair of over-the-ear headphones come with an audio transceiver that streams audio from your TV

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Procrastination may be my one true gift. I’m one of those go-getters who, when the going gets tough and a job needs to get done, will find something else to do. Even the smallest thing, like making a cup of tea or providing my child with medication, can be delayed by some dreamy fantasy in my own head.

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Virgin Media is giving away a free Hisense 4K smart TV worth £399 or £200 off your bills – but only until Monday

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Issues relating to water quality and ventilation have damaged the hospital’s reputation in the eyes of the public.

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Adelaide festival Finnish opera of staggering depth by Kaija Saariaho and directed by Simon Stone, set in the aftermath of a school shootingGet our weekend culture and lifestyle emailIt’s a cliche as regular as clockwork in the aftermath of an inexplicable tragedy: “That was the day we lost our innocence”. But do we really start from a place of innocence or are we always somehow complicit in acts of violence? Do perpetrators attack from without, or are they an expression of something abominable within the community, its monstrous id? These questions haunt the halls of Finnish composer Kaija Saariaho’s extraordinary contemporary opera as surely as they’ll disturb the dreams of its audience.Innocence opens with a deeply ominous series of chords from the lowest keys on the piano, as swirling strings and smirking bassoons mix with the trills and runs from the higher woodwinds, punctuated by the occasional crash of percussion. Atmospheric doesn’t begin to cover it. The music has shades o...

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The plastic water bottle lies in a small patch of grass by the kerb. Next to it, a sodden tissue and stained paper coffee cup surround a pool of dark, unidentifiable liquid.

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Employment judge Garry Smart said those from minority backgrounds are often 'confused' with others from the same heritage, which can make them feel hurt, offended and 'lumped as a group'.

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Several of Texas’ top Republicans are defending Gov. Greg Abbott’s pick to head the state’s water agency following pointed questions from a GOP lawmaker over the agency’s diversity hiring policies

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The World Health Organization says that authorities investigating the deaths of at least 60 people in northwestern Congo suspect the water source in one of the areas may have been contaminated

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Werewolf Of London Review: Funny & Smart, I Can See How This Werewolf Horror Influenced The Monster Movie Genre  Screen Rant

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The working group will be chaired by former Conservative minister Dominic Grieve KC.

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Creative directorial flourishes and streamlined approach ultimately don't add much to iconic character and his story.

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The Oscar-winning actor, best known for ‘The French Connection’ and ‘The Conversation’, was found dead along with his wife Betsy Arakawa and a pet dog

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