The dog who saved us

I was a teenager during the Second World War, although the term teenager was not in use in those days. You were just a lad. What’s more, one often left school and became a worker at age 14, as I did i

In 1939, at the start of the Second World War, the government planned to evacuate 1.5 million civilians, mostly school children, mothers and other vulnerable people, from cities at risk of bombing to

YOU can’t just throw it all in a skip, Mum!” Bryony’s voice was muffled by a dust mask as she crouched in the loft space, carefully avoiding bumping her head on the beams. She examined a battered trun

In Ukraine’s front-line city of Kramatorsk, couples separated by war risk brief reunions as Russian forces close in

Assistance dog, Nina, is a vibrant, young Labrador with a truly life-saving gift. Nina can detect the chemical changes in the body before an oncoming epileptic seizure. Nina provides both comfort and

It came as a pleasant surprise to Linda Johnson, a cat lover of 40 years, when greyhounds entered her world. Introduced to her by her niece and a work colleague who both had a rescue greyhound, she im