This is a well-reported story in the news media about an IT specialist, Tim Shaddock, who decided to try and sail from Mexico to French Polynesia in a catamaran with his dog; a journey that went horribly wrong 1,200 miles off the coast where he …
In a sombre world where many things are happening which can make us anxious and despondent such as the pandemic and the Ukraine war, we need this kind of photograph to lift our spirits and remind ourselves that there is a lot of good stuff …
Researchers at Queen’s University Belfast have found that dogs are able to pick up stress in humans through volatile organic compounds in their breath and sweat. They can detect the difference in the breath and sweat of people who are stressed and calm. Clara Wilson, …
NEWS AND COMMENT-UK: This is a story about the forgiveness inherent in all dogs. Buddy, who looks like a cute little terrier, was used to get pit bulls into the mood for a fight and he was shot at repeatedly with an air rifle and …
Since the Uvalde school shooting in which nineteen children and two teachers were killed by a single shooter with a semiautomatic rifle, there have been seventeen other mass shootings according to the website THE TRACE. I knew that there had been a number since then …
A brand-new prison in Wellingborough, Northamptonshire, HMP Five Wells, will seem, to some, like a holiday camp. It does not sound like a prison. Everyone calls everyone else by their first name including the prison warden. There are no bars on the windows and the …
