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

WE’RE about to embark on the holiday of a lifetime, heading for Heathrow Airport after leaving Ruby and Edgar in the safe hands of house-sitter, Sue. She hadn’t met the dogs before this morning, but t

● It had been, until that point, an ...

IT’S A FUNNY OLD WORLD

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

Jayne and Mike Walker have finally found their calling in life