Dogs can cry tears of joy when they are reunited with their owners, a small study has found. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/science-environment-62645859 This makes me feel that I never want to leave them....
…says Iran. //Iran's state broadcaster daily Jaam-e Jam highlighted the news that Rushdie might lose an eye following the attack, saying "an eye of the Satan has been blinded"….. Iran's foreign...
Under Taliban rule quality of life for women in Afghanistan is deteriorating rapidly, as this link illustrates. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-asia-62535300 I watched a documentary the other day...
Yesterday I spotted a little bee wandering slowly on my patio in the hot sunshine. He didn’t look happy so I put him in the shade on a shallow dish with some water in it. He didn’t move. Dead I...
….after water ban exemption. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-62532840 Just one snag for those claiming to be so concerned about the environment. The cement industry is one of the main...
An unnamed woman has been appointed Head Chaplain to a prison. The Cambridge dictionary defines a Chaplain as //a Christian official who is responsible for the religious needs of an organization//...
According to new research by the Post Office, in an effort to keep tighter control of their spending people are turning back to cash which seems a good idea to me. Plastic is all too easy to spend....
https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/19401421/guinness-world-records-42ft-10in-nails/ Which begs the question how does she cope with day to day living - and more curiously, how does she care for herself?...
//BBC News has gained access to institutions in Ukraine where widespread abuse and mistreatment of disabled people has been uncovered. Around 100,000 children and young people live in these...
One for disabled travellers in Europe to keep an eye on. https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-62287752 Conversely …. //The British government allows the use of French blue badges in disabled parking spaces...
I was just listening to the inimitable Roy Orison's 'Crying' - and singing along of course - but then a thought occurred to me. One of the funniest episodes Del Boy, Rodney & co ever filmed but one...
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/tvshowbiz/article-11040797/Ren-e-Zellweger-make-Bridget-Jones-comeback-fourth-film.html
I do hope it happens. Such fun!!!...
In its “inclusive language guide” for staff and students, Manchester University says sibling should be used to replace brother and sister, parent or guardian should be used rather than mum and dad,...
Does anyone else get fed up with the constant in-depth discussions on news items on television? I set the BBC 10pm news to record every night so I can catch up with the latest before going to bed but...
