As if one Ramzan Kadyrov were not trouble enough, for a while this week it appeared that the world might have to deal with two of them. Chechnya's controversial president posted a number of photographs on his Instagram account laughing and joking with a body double. Both men were dressed in the same outfits and bore such a close resemblance to each other that it was impossible to tell which was which.
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50 pythons stolen from pet shop
Monday 06 May 2013
Police and RSPCA officers are hunting for 50 snakes stolen from a pet shop in Nottingham.
Surrey 338 Middlesex 161-9 match report: Dernbach impresses Andy Flower to leave Middlesex in trouble
Friday 03 May 2013
On a day that ultimately belonged to Surrey, Andy Flower was in attendance to cast an intense eye over two England fast bowlers representing both sides of the Thames.
US man bites dog to stop it attacking wife
Friday 03 May 2013
A US woman whose nose was severely injured by an attacking dog says her husband bit the animal to make it stop assaulting her.
The Apprentice 2013 contestants revealed: Get ready for new format and 'all the usual clichés'
Tuesday 30 April 2013
The Apprentice is back, but this time with a bit of a twist.
Animal cruelty convictions up 33% in England and Wales
Tuesday 30 April 2013
RSPCA's annual prosecutions report shows rise from 3,114 in 2011 to 4,168 last year
Would you say you're more of a cat person, or a dog person? Or a Blairite?
Monday 29 April 2013
Anyone who finds dachshunds charming and humorous immediately goes up in my estimation. Even certain former British prime ministers
Fido strikes gold with Britain’s most noxious biofuel: dog excrement
Sunday 28 April 2013
Scourge of the nation’s pavements is to be turned into electricity
Meet Jack, the dog with a very balanced diet: perfectly-poised pooch becomes internet hit
Thursday 25 April 2013
In recent years followers of British talent shows have seen more than their fair share of celebrity canines and posing pooches, but it's fair to say that Jack, an Australian cattle dog from San Franscisco, probably takes the biscuit.
Lynx is evidence that big cat did roam Britain – but it's the stuff of legend now
Thursday 25 April 2013
Preserved lynx discovered in museum was 'Beast of Bodmin' of its time
45 Things To Do In England (To Confirm You’d Rather Go Abroad)
Monday 22 April 2013
VisitEngland has come up with a list of 101 Things To Do In England. On the evidence of the list, the reasons for staying put are not compelling.
Searching for answers in Boston Marathon bombing: The suspect’s wife
Sunday 21 April 2013
With 19-year-old Dzhokhar Tsarnaev still considered unfit for interrogation, authorities will surely be asking questions of those closest to him and to his brother Tamerlan, 26, who was killed in a shoot-out with police. One person who may be able to shed light on the motives of the alleged Boston bombers is Tamerlan’s wife, 24-year-old Katherine Russell, who on Friday arrived at her parents’ home in Rhode Island, accompanied by agents from the FBI and the Department of Homeland Security.
Kate Humble: 'It was exciting being in a big city at 19, living on crisps, air and drugs'
Sunday 21 April 2013
I spent my whole childhood covered in the dung of various animals I grew up in a house next door to a farm in Bray, Berkshire. Most days I'd climb over the fence into our neighbour's farm and muck out the horses or the pigs.
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