Think your lockdown’s a handful? Spare a thought for the nation’s puppy breeders

Think your lockdown’s a handful? Spare a thought for the nation’s puppy breeders – and one family who have 12 six-week-old pups living in their kitchen!  Mrs Cousins-Brown, a Kennel Club breeder, has 12 six-week-old briard pups All the puppies are reserved and were due to be picked up by their new owners  The coronavirus … Read more

Being young WON’T spare you from coronavirus, CDC study warns

Younger American adults are also at risk of becoming seriously ill because of the novel coronavirus, a new report reveals.  Although those who are oldest, aged 80 and above, have the greatest risk of dying, a sizeable portion of those hospitalized were younger, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC). Among 508 … Read more

Coronavirus fears spare pensioner behind £53million elver eel smuggling operation from jail

A pensioner behind a £53million smuggling ring has been spared jail as his lawyer claims he is vulnerable to the coronavirus. Gilbert Khoo, 67, made a fortune smuggling critically endangered elver eels from a barn in Gloucestershire to the Far East. Khoo would import the live baby eels from Spain, hide them under hauls of … Read more

By Gum, it’s quality stodge (but spare me the goat’s cheese!)

By Gum, it’s quality stodge (but spare me the goat’s cheese!) By Tom Parker Bowles Event for The Mail on Sunday Published: 22:01 GMT, 11 January 2020 | Updated: 22:01 GMT, 11 January 2020 The Gumstool Inn Calcot & Spa, Tetbury, Gloucs Rating: The road wears the mist like a sodden blanket, the headlights barely … Read more

Woman overhauls her ‘gross’ spare room into a spacious modern bathroom using DIY hacks

Thrifty woman overhauls her ‘gross’ spare bedroom into a bright modern bathroom for just £2,500 by shopping for bargains at eBay and Asda Leah Holden posted a room transformation on Facebook’s DIY On A Budget UK She turned her ‘gross’ spare bedroom into a bathroom using budget buys Social media users were impressed as she … Read more