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Dog boffin in ‘treats plea’
A leading dog behaviourist is challenging the mantra that you can’t teach an old dog new tricks! With 3.2 million households welcoming a pooch into their families since lockdown, dog owners across the nation have spent the past few months training their new pooches, often... read more »
The great Olympic ‘cash cow’
Twenty-two Britons are today the proud holders of Olympic gold medals following their exploits in the Tokyo Games, which ended a week ago. But while their feats earned them the ultimate Olympic accolade, they have not received any direct financial rewards for their endeavours –... read more »
Should I stay or go?
It’s one of the great questions among film fans and cinema devotees: should I stay and watch a movie's ‘end credits’. Or should I go when the action finishes and the titles roll? You wouldn’t believe how much... read more »
The key to happiness...
It has been a question human beings have been asking since time began: how do we make and keep ourselves happy? If we are to believe the media – particularly certain TV programmes and the marketing world – modern-day ‘happiness’ increasingly seems to be centred... read more »
Snooze and you lose
With remote working blurring the boundaries between work and home life, many Brits are using their computer screens for longer periods – and many are not shutting down their laptops until late at night. According to one study, evening exposure to intense blue light –... read more »
Too tired to be kind?
New research released has revealed the biggest barriers preventing people from showing kindness to one another are tiredness, unawareness and hunger-induced anger. Almost a quarter of all Brits (24 per cent of respondents) said they are too whacked after a hard day at work to... read more »
How to avoid 'sarnie sog’
According to university boffins, most Britons are utterly useless when it comes to making a decent sandwich. It doesn’t matter what the ingredients are, when it comes to making the perfect bread-based delight, most of us fail the taste and texture test! Thankfully, experts at the... read more »
Poirot actor’s Bible world-first
Known to millions of people as ace detective, Hercule Poirot, the actor Sir David Suchet is set to take on a role he regards as a real ‘privilege’ – reading the gospel of St John’s from Westminster Abbey on Easter Sunday. In a world premiere,... read more »
A thought for Palm Sunday
Anger has its place – but venting one’s spleen on social media every day of the week is definitely not the right thing to do. Many use the keyboard as a weapon to make themselves feel better, and to allow an often inflated ego to... read more »
Churches applaud legal win
Church leaders in Scotland have expressed their relief at a judge’s decision to overturn a Scottish Government ban on public worship. And now the way has been cleared for them to do so, they are able to open their doors to their congregations and communities... read more »