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DAVID LEAFE: Tally ho-no! Packs of hounds are now chasing humans in the latest country sport

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With their long faces and mournful eyes, bloodhounds are known for lugubrious expressions.  But there’s nothing sad about the pack bounding joyously towards me on a November morning in rural Northamptonshire. There are 19 of them and only one of me. And with their strong build — they stand around two feet tall at the … Read more

DAVID LEAFE: From Miranda Hart to Olympic heroes, how I got the stars to wish me happy birthday

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Dick Van Dyke will do it for £385, and former Charlie’s Angel Cheryl Ladd is available for £125. Closer to home, Miranda Hart is a snip at £80. And if you’re really on a budget, then Lee MacDonald, better known as Zammo from Grange Hill, will oblige for £15. Forget autographs and selfies, this is … Read more