News Round Up
by Patrick O'Connor
IT'S been the feature of an iconic advertisement for 50 years but there are fears that the Old English sheepdog could become extinct.
The fluffy coated hound has been used to promote Dulux paint but according to The Sun, the Kennel Club reports that only 316 puppies were registered this year.
News Round Up
by Patrick O'Connor
FANCY wearing a pair of 'green' jeans?
The Daily Mail reports that a chemist and a fashion designer have created environmentally-friendly denim which removes harmful emissions in the air.
News Round Up
by Patrick O'Connor
DID you know that one in seven bank notes and one in 10 credit cards have traces of poo? No? Neither did I but the Daily Mirror seems to delight in presenting these facts. They also add that 11 per cent of people have hands with the same level of bacteria as you would find in a dirty lavatory.
News Round Up
by Patrick O'Connor
IT always makes staggering reading to see what sort of crazy reasons people come up with for dialling the emergency services 999 number.
A story in The Guardian quoted examples such as a caller who rang police 23 times asking for a lift from Hartlepool to Stockton and a 17-year-old girl whose hoax call about a bomb in Middlesbrough town centre caused chaos as the whole area was evacuated.
News Round Up
by Patrick O'Connor
WE Brits love our dogs but sometimes we can take it to extreme lengths!
The Daily Mail reported on Diva Dog Day, describing it as 'Britain's biggest dog pampering show.'
According to the Mail, the event saw over 300 'preened mutts donning wacky costumes including police uniforms, tutus, bow ties, tweed suits and superhero outfits gather with their owners at a venue in Essex.'
STARTING all over again is 32 year old Sarah Thomson from Exeter who has woken up from a coma convinced she was a teenager and without any recollection of her husband or three children.
The Daily Express reports that Sarah suffered a burst blood clot in her head 13 years ago but when she finally regained consciousness she thought she was 19 again.