BIZARRE: 18 - You Need To See This

Cost-of-living crunch hits spending on baby goods

Rising interest rates and petrol prices led to parents buying fewer prams and car seats at Baby Bunting, pushing down its full-year earnings guidance.

AAP · Jun 24

Warning over toxic toads that can kill pets ahead of rainy season in Southeast

Pets can die in as few as 15 minutes if they come into contact with mottled can toads

The Independent UK · Jun 23

Kristi Noem-led ICE left two dogs in an apartment without food or water for a week after owners were detained: report

ICE said it gives pet owners opportunities to make arrangements for their animals before they’re detained

The Independent UK · Jun 23

Woman Claiming to Be Missing Girl Flies 3,500 Miles for Test as Family Braces for Another False Claim

Heather McCord from Staten Island claims to be missing toddler Katrice Lee, reopening old wounds for the Lee family. Her DNA test pursuit in the UK adds to a history of false leads

International Business Times UK · Jun 22

Two baby giraffes found safe after vanishing from a Virginia zoo a year ago

The giraffe calves vanished after state officials seized about 100 animals from the zoo while investigating the for alleged animal abuse

The Independent UK · Jun 21

Wowcher apologises for ‘unacceptable’ crocodile email after boy’s zoo attack

Message allegedly read ‘snap up these deals quicker than a croc can catch a kid’

The Independent UK · Jun 21

Alice’s Adventures in Wonderland review – Lewis Carroll’s familiar characters move in from the garden

Alice gets a musical-theatre belter, the ‘Drink Me’ Bottle performs soprano acrobatics and the Caterpillar smokes his hookah like Audrey Hepburn

The Guardian - UK · Jun 21

Concerns over therapy ferrets used to kill rats at UK’s largest children’s prison

Prison officers’ union calls for immediate end to practice at HMYOI Wetherby over fears for child and animal welfare

The Guardian - UK · Jun 21

Nipple cream and marbles: a few of the things our dogs love to eat

Letters: Readers respond to an article on the weirdest thing pets have eaten

The Guardian - UK · Jun 21

Harriet Sperling Returns to Royal Ascot in a Bridal Lace Dress From a Princess Kate-Approved Label

She's definitely taking style pointers from the future Queen.

Marie Claire · Jun 20