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

Jayne and Mike Walker have finally found their calling in life

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

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

UNLIKE MY LATE mother, who owned every single household power tool she could get her hands on and always bought the latest kitchen appliances, I have never been a sucker for a gadget. I don’t even buy