Our round-up of the funny, fascinating and unusual stories this fortnight

A s we edge closer to spring, I find myself daydreaming about morning walks that no longer require five carefully chosen layers just to stay warm. That said, I’m far less confident that a change in se

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Penny recalls a time when it wasn’t unusual for dads to come home from pubs with new members of the family

LONDON’S MOST EXCLUSIVE SHOPS, RESTAURANTS, CLUBS, HOTELS AND HOMES ARE WELCOMING CANINE COMPANIONS LIKE NEVER BEFORE. FROM ANNABEL’S AND LIBERTY TO SCOTT’S AND J SHEEKEY, ALEXANDRA GOSS DISCOVERS TAILS WAGGING ACROSS TOWN, AND SEEKS ADVICE FROM THE CAPITAL’S MOST IN-DEMAND BEHAVIOURIST

Are you ready for this?” I asked Nigel, my golden retriever, as I waved from the bay window to the young woman at the kerb. She stood unloading her toddler from her car. My son planned to marry finall