Why sausage dogs are the new hot dogs: Kennel Club says dachshund puppy registrations have jumped 112 per cent in just five years It seems sausage dogs have a big fanbase as registrations jump by 112 per cent Most popular is the miniature smooth-haired, followed by miniature long-haired  The dachshund is still behind the French bulldog, which is the most […]

Harsh winter conditions, combined with a surge of fighting in north-west Syria in recent months, have put child refugees at risk of life-threatening illness, an aid group is warning. Flooding in refugee camps in north-west Syria have made for horrible conditions for the youngest inhabitants.Credit:World Vision New refugees in north-west Syria's overflowing camps are living in open fields or in […]

Former Cabinet member Alun Cairns is cleared of breaking ministerial code over claims he knew about former aide’s role in a collapsed rape trial Alun Cairns cleared of breaking ministerial code over claims about former aide  Inquiry found it’unlikely’ he had not been told about Ross England’s role in case MP insisted he did not know details which Mr England […]

Vatican saw a ‘tsunami of sex abuse complaints’ reported this year, with a record 1,000 allegations around the world More than 1,000 allegations of sex abuse have been lodged against the Vatican During 2019 officials in Rome have received complaints from new countries  Clergy dealing with the complaints complain they need extra staff to cope  The Church received much criticism […]

Parents of British teen killed in crash involving American diplomat’s wife come to US Charlotte Charles and Tim Dunn seek to increase pressure on Anne Sacoolas to return to the U.K.; Greg Palkot reports from London. Anne Sacoolas, the wife of an American diplomat, was charged Friday with causing the death of a British teenager in a crash earlier this […]

Hermes delivery driver put three-year-old boy’s £75 Christmas presents into hot ash bin where they caught fire, angry mother says Courtney Ball saw parcel when she returned home in Trusthorpe, Lincolnshire The 21-year-old said her son will now have no presents to open on Christmas Day  His £75 JD Sports tracksuit and trainers were ruined when package caught fire A Hermes […]

Mother-of-two, 40, has her arm AMPUTATED after she was electrocuted while plugging in her laptop in accident that caused her 12 months of agonising pain Jue Snell, 40, was electrocuted plugging in her laptop in Northwich, Cheshire Her heart was monitored for one day before suffering Complex Regional Pain   The physical pain ‘felt constantly felt like it was soaking in boiling […]

He’s a Jed-high knight. A Texas man named Luke Aaron Skywalker Sexton was busted for marijuana possession after a cop pulled him over and smelled pot in his car, according to reports and jail records. Skwalker Sexton, 19, was pulled over in Garden Ridge, a city north of San Antonio, on Monday when a police officer noticed his car had […]

New California legislation designed to protect gig-economy workers at tech startups like Uber and Lyft has begun to slam freelancers across the state’s media industry — and the contagion is threatening New York, too. Freelance writers and photographers from Los Angeles to San Francisco are scrambling to obtain an injunction to block the state’s independent contractors legislation, known as AB-5, […]

Fire-risk Whirlpool washing machines were still on sale on the day British retailers were told to remove them from stores despite company bosses knowing about possible danger two months ago Whirlpool told its American investors two months ago that it was setting aside £80million to deal with a recall of 519,000 Hotpoint and Indesit appliances But British retailers were not […]