A woman who was abandoned in Hong Kong before being adopted by a British couple has admitted she just wants to find relatives who ‘look and sound like her’ in ‘one of the toughest ever’ Long Lost Family searches. Claire Martin, 58, was nearly two-years-old when she arrived at Heathrow Airport from Hong Kong’s overcrowded orphanages in … Read more
A dog called Kona has taken two shy kittens under her wing as she’s adopted a motherly role. Kona’s owner Asa, from New York City, has found more than 164 animals their forever home after fostering them. She took in Chester and Blair when they were around 10-12 weeks old and found in a backyard … Read more
Ruthie Henshall has opened up on her fears that her mother will die in her care home thinking she had been ‘abandoned’ by her own family, after her visits were cut amid the pandemic. The West End star, 53, has been unable to hug her dementia-stricken mother Gloria, 87, since March due to coronavirus restrictions, … Read more
An abandoned house on one of Wales’ poshest streets is going under the hammer for £325,000 – despite having holes in the roof, a pigeon infestation and rotting windows. The three-storey semi-detached, seven-bedroom property on Westbourne Road in Penarth, Vale of Glamorgan has been battered by the elements – so much so that a significant … Read more
Smart motorways are ‘inherently unsafe’ and ‘should be abandoned’, a police and crime commissioner says. Dr Alan Billings, PCC for South Yorkshire, has written to the Government saying the abolition of the hard shoulder should be ‘abandoned’ before more people die. In a letter to Transport Secretary Grant Shapps, Dr Billings accused Highways England of … Read more
Two Romanian men are found living in ‘filthy’ abandoned Sussex department store without hot water, heating or flushing toilets sparking modern slavery probe Romanian ‘slaves’ were living in squalor inside an abandoned department store Photos taken inside former TJ Hughes site in Eastbourne show ‘filthy’ conditions Two men were found living inside with no heating, … Read more
La Roche is exactly how you would picture a small village in South-West France. Red-tiled roofs, quaint shutters, a cat picking its way slowly across the square towards the mairie in the bright winter sunshine. My wife Penny and I live in what locals call ‘La Maison Toute Seule’ (The House All Alone), hidden at … Read more
‘Lockdown puppies’ flood rescue centres: Hundreds of pets are being abandoned as owners who bought them for company during pandemic struggle to cope with caring for them Adverts for unwanted pets have been posted on websites by owners Hundreds of pets including dogs and cats are being abandoned at centres RSPCA say they are ‘very … Read more
A kitten who was abandoned for being too ‘playful’ got a happy ending when he found a new loving home right before Christmas. D’Artagnan, a black and white kitten from South London, was abandoned by his former owner, who had no experience with cats and thought he was feral. The feline was handed to Battersea … Read more
A kitten who was abandoned for being too ‘playful’ got a happy ending when he found a new loving home right before Christmas. D’Artagnan, a black and white kitten from South London, was abandoned by his former owner, who had no experience with cats and thought he was feral. The feline was handed to Battersea … Read more