doorstep

Head to Bristol if you want urban bustle and wild countryside on your doorstep

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There’s always been a vibrancy and edginess to Bristol. I know, because I grew up there.  I adore the city’s diversity; from swanky Clifton with its grand Georgian mansions and great expanse of green known as The Downs, to Brunel’s Suspension Bridge, which has spanned the Avon Gorge for 150 years, and the arty Harbourside … Read more

Horrifying moment pet cat is mauled to death by two dogs in vicious attack on her owner’s doorstep

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Horrifying moment pet cat is mauled to death by two dogs in vicious attack on her owner’s doorstep WARNING: DISTRESSING CONTENT Daisy was attacked by dogs outside her own home in Kings Norton, Birmingham She was rushed to the vet but her injuries were too bad and she was euthanised  Daisy’s owner, Vicky, has started … Read more

MIDAS SHARE TIPS: Tablets and debit cards… how Morses is taking doorstep lending upmarket

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Simple touch: Morses Club agents use tablets to make form-filling easier Doorstep lenders are a controversial bunch, often criticised for charging too much and harassing late-payers.  Their reputation has been further tarnished by high-profile revelations about payday lenders, offering fast bucks online but forcing borrowers to pay extortionate amounts of interest in return. The payday market … Read more

Doctor wails on her medical practice doorstep after losing her mother to coronavirus

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Heartbreaking photographs of a doctor wailing on the doorstep of her New York medical practice after losing her mother to coronavirus emerged on Thursday and lay bare the grief and horror of the pandemic.   Dr. Emancia Neil lost her mother, Minnette Parks, last week. Parks, 85, is among the 7,000 people to have died from … Read more